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300

 ABOUT THE SOUNDTRACK

Composer: Tyler Bates
Label:
Warner Bros Records
Release Date: March 7 2007
Links:

www.300themovie.com

www.warnerbrosrecords.com





 

 



TRACK LISTING
1
To Victory (2:34)
2
The Agoge (2:33)
3
The Wolf (2:34)
4
Returns A King (2:22)
5
Submission (2:39)
6
The Ephors (1:59)
7
Cursed By Beauty (1:40)
8
What Must A King Do? (1:02)
9
Goodbye My Love (3:22)
10
No Sleep Tonight (2:34)
11
Tree Of The Dead (2:24)
12
The Hot Gates (3:00)
13
Fight In The Shade (3:17)
14
Come And Get Them (2:05)
15
No Mercy (2:23)
16
Immortals Battle (2:55)
17
Fever Dream (2:23)
18
Xerxes' Tent (3:20)
19
Tonight We Dine In Hell (1:13)
20
The Council Chamber (2:35)
21
Xerxes' Final Offer (3:18)
22
A God King Bleeds (2:18)
23
Glory (1:44)
24
Message For The Queen (2:32)
25
Remember Us (3:00)

REVIEW

At first listen, Tyler Bates’ score for this movie based on Frank Miller’s graphic novel does sound similar to Hans Zimmer’s composition for Gladiator (2000). After all, both films are about angry men fighting for glory in an era that has long gone.

The opening track “To Victory” introduces us to the grandeur of the 60-minute soundtrack album with its pounding electronic beats, accompanied by a male chorus and a lead solo that resonates of a massive battle scene. Following that are 24 short tracks that somehow feel too rushed for an epic movie like this.

That is probably the flaw of this otherwise well=produced album.

There is no main theme listeners can identify with, only snippets of impressively-orchestrated cues that features Iranian Azam Ali vocal solos. Listen to “Cursed By Beauty” and “Goodbye My Love” for an idea of how a soaring female voice can heighten your listening experience.

Elsewhere, there are extensive orchestrations that will sweep you off your senses. “The Hot Gates”’ features a remarkable percussion performance while “Tonight We Dine In Hell” is hauntingly beautiful with its strings, horns and female choral accompaniment. It is a pity these tracks are too brief for full enjoyment.

After composing scores for movie like Dawn of the Dead (2004) and See No Evil (2006), this seems to be Bates’ first high profile project for Hollywood. The Los Angeles-born composer does show some potential and flair for coming up with quality scores, so we can only hope that his talents will not go unnoticed in a sea of many other up-and-coming composers.

Welcome to the glorious world of Hollywood.

SOUNDTRACK RATING:

Review by John Li

 

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ABOUT THE MOVIE


. The Movie Review and more


. The Original Frank Miller's Graphic Novel Review

 

This soundtrack review is made possible with the kind support from Warner Music

 


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