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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