Stardust [Music from the Motion Picture]
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Free Music Review: Magnificent ... but one track is missing, methinks
Hit: 4 Stars
The music in this film is at least a fourth of the reason why I've gone back to see it, in the theater, six times to date! (The rest being a superlative, perfectly cast fantasy-action-romance, impossible to describe easily, which can only be conveyed fully on the big screen.)
Eshkeri's score is lush, evocative, using the full London Metropolitan Orchestra to resonate against the visuals. It's perfectly pitched to the action - and with three tracks on this CD reflecting the final battle, in various phases, the listener can tell that the composer is not falling back on shortcuts or needless repetition.
When a motif is used again, it's to evoke a particular character. This helps in seeing the film, as it has three broadly sketched plot lines, involving growing romance, murderous witches, and plotting princes. The cues make the plot intersections even more fluid than the screenplay has already done.
The score is, however, not all of the music. The song "Rule the World" by the British group Take That, over the first half of the end credits, has its own lush and emotional take on the romance that's at the heart of the film, and wears its feelings on its lyrical and melodic sleeves. It's a superb follow-up to Eshkeri's symphonic score, and (as I am told - see below) the last track on this disc has a transition into the song's chord scheme.
I said "am told," though, because I have not yet bought this disc. This, and my rating it only 4 instead of 5 stars, is because Take That's song is NOT included on the disc. I cannot fathom this decision on the part of the producers - unless the song was recorded considerably later than the symphonic score.
Offenbach's "Can-Can" (track 14), used in the film to hilarious effect, is repeated over the second half of the end credits. So this disc ends up including the entire musical experience ... except the one part that involves melodic human voices. To me, the disc has an esthetic hole in it.
I may buy this CD nonetheless, and will edit the review if I do - but until I can obtain the Take That song as a single, the musical experience will be incomplete, to my great regret.
Free Music Review: A New Star Composer? Ilan Eshkeri and "Stardust"
Hit: 4 Stars
Two of the better film scores this summer came from relative unknowns: Nicholas Hooper and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and Ilan Eshkeri and Stardust. The latter was a particularly pleasant surprise. Both Mathew Vaughn's film, Stardust, and Eshkeri's music more or less came out of nowhere at the end of the summer when we usually are left with less than prime films. Stardust proved a sheer delight as did its score. Generally, Eshkeri's music is a fine fit to this film, especially the chase scenes, and works as a very pleasant soundtrack. There are several tracks of music by other people, the director, Take That, and oh yes, Bach, Dvorak, and Offenbach which are important in the film and the latter are a fun aside on the album as well. Overall, Eshkeri's orchestral (with some chorus) score captures the magic, romance, awe, and sense of adventure that we associate with the fantasy genre. Solid production values and nice packaging by Decca.
Free Music Review: fairy tale
Hit: 4 Stars
I loved the movie and all the warm feelings the movie provided come back in a flash while listening to the score. When the "can can" plays I can see Robert DeNiro prancing and dancing and I laugh out loud everytime.Free Music Review: Stardust Original Soundtrack
Hit: 4 Stars
I loved the movie and the music is just as great. Though I was surprised that the song from the end of the film is not on here. Either way, it was worth the purchase.Free Music Review: Great movie, great soundtrack.
Hit: 4 Stars
I enjoyed the movie, and the music was quite moving at parts, and wonderfully silly at others. So the soundtrack was a great buy. The book is wonderful, too.