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STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS

 ABOUT THE SOUNDTRACK

Composer: Kevin Kiner
Label:
Sony Classics
Release Date: August 12, 2008
Links:
www.sonybmg.com

www.starwars.com/clonewars


 

 



TRACK LISTING
1
Star Wars Main Title & A Galaxy Divided (1:13)
2
Admiral Yularen (0:56)
3
Battle Of Christophsis (3:19)
4
Meet Ahsoka (2:44)
5
Obi-Wan To The Rescue (1:24)
6
Sneaking Under The Shield (4:24)
7
Jabba's Palace (0:45)
8
Anakin vs. Dooku (2:18)
9
Landing On Teth (1:43)
10
Destroying The Shield (3:08)
11
B'omarr Monastery (3:10)
12
General Loathsom / Battle Strategy (3:07)
13
The Shield (1:36)
14
Battle Of Teth (2:45)
15
Jedi Don't Run! (1:22)
16
Obi-Wan's Negotiation (2:07)
17
The Jedi Council (2:04)
18
General Loathsom/Ahsoka (3:39)
19
Jabba's Chamber Dance (0:42)
20
Ziro Surrounded (2:20)
21
Scaling The Cliff (0:45)
22
Ziro's Nightclub Band (0:53)
23
Seedy City Swing (0:34)
24
Escape From The Monastery (3:12)
25
Infiltrating Ziro's Lair (2:21)
26
Courtyard Fight (2:41)
27
Dunes Of Tatooine (2:00)
28
Rough Landing (3:03)
29
Padmé Imprisoned (0:50)
30
Dooku Speaks With Jabba (1:28)
31
Fight To The End (3:59)
32
End Credits (0:51)

ALBUM REVIEW:

First thing we should get out of the way is that this score for the first Star Wars animated feature isn’t a John Williams score. Sure, the album cover says "Original Star Wars Themes and Score by John Williams" (you know they had to print something like that to sell the CDs), but the music you’ll find in this 68 minute album is anything but what you’d expect from the Oscar winning maestro.

If you are a Star Wars fan, you should know by now that this is the first Star Wars film not to have an introductory text scroll during the title sequence. Hence, fans should also not be too shocked to hear the signature theme for only a few brief seconds in the first track "Star Wars Main Title & A Galaxy Divided" (and for that matter, during the concluding track "End Credits"). From there on, composer Kevin Kiner takes over and introduces a whole new soundscape to the much loved intergalactic franchise.

The first few cues are typical musical orchestrations of sci-fi movies which feature grand brasses and majestic tempos. But things take a sharp turn when electric guitars suddenly come on in "Obi-wan to the Rescue", and this is when you know that Kiner has decided to take a more daringly and drastically different approach to score the series, especially when compared to the traditional orchestral music composed by Williams.

Expect exotically unique sounds in "Jabba’s Palace", hypnotically mystifying resonances in "B’omarr Monastery", sleazy melodies in "Ziro’s Nightclub Band" and "Seedy city Swing" and a excitingly techno buildup in "Escape From The Monastery". These are cues which a die hard fan would not expect and definitely nothing similar to his countless editions of the Star Wars soundtrack albums.

Those distinctively exceptional elements of the score aside, there are adrenaline drive action cues like "Battle of Teth", "Jedi Don’t Run" and "Scaling The Cliff" which should please fans of engagingly loud music. Just remember the brief cues on this album will not remind you of anything remotely comparable to memorable themes like "The Imperial March", "Duel of the Fates" and "Across the Stars".

ALBUM RATING:



Recommended Track: (24) Escape From The Monastery

Review by John Li

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This soundtrack review is made possible with the kind support from Sony BMG


 


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