1 |
The Ark Theme |
2 |
Baxter's
To Bed |
3 |
God's
Theme |
4 |
Grooming
Montage |
5 |
Genesis
6:14 |
6 |
Evan's Theme Michael Lang, Piano |
| 7 |
Evan Runs From Capitol |
8 |
God's
Valley |
9 |
God Crane Arrives |
10 |
Congressional
Animals |
11 |
I'm
Noah |
12 |
Evan
and God Michael Lang, Piano |
13 |
Hummer Ride |
14 |
Take It Down |
15 |
The Flood |
16 |
Acts Of Random Kindness |
SOUNDTRACK REVIEW:
With scores from critically-panned movies like The Pacifier,
Chicken Little and Cheaper by the Dozen 2 under your resume,
you won’t think that composer John Debney would be recognized
for his talents (this reviewer genuinely enjoyed Chicken Little’s
soundtrack though). But the Oscar nominee (The Passion of
the Christ) does produce works that are pleasing to the ear
and this latest score from the critically-panned (again!)
movie does prove that point.
This
disc contains 49 minutes of original score material (as opposed
to the song compilation album released earlier), and is accessibly
likeable. Opening the album is a very grand “The Ark
Theme”, which introduces listeners to the kind of music
they can expect from the rest of the soundtrack. The lively
and majestic theme evokes images of, well, a gigantic ark.
Another
noteworthy aspect of this enjoyable album is the use of an
impressive chorus in tracks like “Hummer Ride”
and “Take It Down”. The Page LA Studio voices
lend a very appropriately holy tone to the entire soundtrack.
A standout solo choral voice featured in “God’s
Theme” is distinctively saintly and divine to listen
to.
Elsewhere,
there are the obligatory piano melodies in cues like “Evan’s
Theme” and “Evan and God” which are easily
likeable. Then there are the bombastically loud moments in
cues like “Evan Runs from Capitol” and the lengthy
“The Flood”, which runs at seven minutes long.
It is almost a cue of god-like proportions, complete with
big numbers, grand orchestrations and a strongly backed-up
chorus.
ALBUM
RATING:
Recommended Track: (3) Evan's Theme
Review
by John Li
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