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THE WATER HORSE:
LEGEND OF THE DEEP

 ABOUT THE SOUNDTRACK

Composer: James Newton Howard
Label:
Sony Classical
Release Date: December 4 2007
Links:
www.sonybmgmasterworks.com

www.sonypictures.com

 

 



TRACK LISTING
1
Back Where You Belong (Theme from The Water Horse)
2
The Water Horse Main Title
3
Angus Feeds Crusoe
4
You Didn't Even Get Wet
5
The Workshop
6
Ann
7
Bathtub
8
Driving to the Loch
9
Run Angus
10
The Fishermen
11
Angus in Training
12
Swimming
13
The Children Laugh
14
The Dinner Party
15
There's No Monster
16
Saving Crusoe
17
The Net
18
The Jump
19
End of the Story
20
The Water Horse Suite

ALBUM REVIEW:

For a wholesome family movie like this, listeners can either fall into a yawn fest or enjoy an imaginatively wondrous score. Thankfully, we have the talented James Newton Howard composing the music, and the result is a beautifully orchestrated score with a nice touch of Celtic flavour that will enchant and fascinate the most cynical listener. From the Oscar-nominated composer’s credits (“The Village” was a lyrical hit, “Lady in the Water” was almost perfect, “King Kong” was an unforgettable experience), you can almost say that nothing can go too wrong.

The 58-minute album contains a generous amount of material ranging from the mystifyingly exciting “Angus Feeds Crusoe” to the somewhat forlorn but warm “Ann”. Cues like “Bathtub” evoke feelings of playfulness, while “The Children Laugh” is touchingly heartwarming. “The Fishermen” is a cheery and upbeat track, while “The Dinner Party” is a cheeky composition that evokes images of running and chasing. It definitely takes a versatile composer to compose cues of such variety.

The highlight of the album is “Swimming”, a six-odd minute track which starts off gently with soft woodwinds before launching into an exhilarating and stirring adventure you’ll certainly enjoy. With a soaring vocal, a thumping percussion bear, a buoyant tempo, grand brasses and magnificent strings, this is a striking example of how a composer painstakingly puts different elements together to create music magic. And how aptly so, considering the fantastical theme of this winning movie. There are also action cues like “Saving Crusoe” and “The Net” which will keep your pulses running. The album may not be as memorable as the composer’s previous works in terms of thematic content, but the impressive moments in the album already makes it recommendable.

Also included on the soundtrack is Irish Grammy Award winner Sinead O’Connor’s performance of “Back Where You Belong (Theme from the Water Horse)” a gorgeous tune that will appeal to listeners young and old. It complements and adds that magical touch to an album that is already delightfully thrilling to listen to.

ALBUM RATING:



Recommended Track: (12) Swimming

Review by John Li

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