1 |
20
Years Ago (1:10) |
2 |
Bathroom
Titles (1:09) |
3 |
The
Church of Magneto, Raven Is My Slave Name (2:40) |
4 |
Meet
Leech, Then Off To The Lake (2:37) |
5 |
Whirlpool
of Love (2:04) |
6 |
Examing
Jean (1:12) |
| 7 |
Dark
Phoenix (1:28) |
8 |
Angel's
Cure (2:34) |
9 |
Jean
and Logan (1:39) |
10 |
Dark
Phoenix Awakes (1:45) |
11 |
Rejection
Is Never Easy (1:09) |
12 |
Magneto
Plots (2:05) |
13 |
Entering
the House (1:18) |
14 |
Dark
Phoenix's Tragedy (3:18) |
15 |
Farewell
to X (0:30) |
16 |
The
Funeral (2:52) |
17 |
Skating
On the Pond (1:12) |
18 |
Cure
Wars (2:57) |
19 |
Fight
In the Woods (3:06) |
20 |
St
Lupus Day (3:03) |
21 |
Building
Bridges (1:16) |
22 |
Shock
and No Oars (1:15) |
23 |
Attack
on Alcatraz (4:36) |
24 |
Massacre
(0:31) |
25 |
The
Battle of the Cure (4:20) |
26 |
Phoenix
Rises (6:29) |
27 |
The
Last Stand (5:29) |
REVIEW
When
Bryan Singer decided to give up X-Men: The Last Stand to direct
Superman Returns, he brought his composer John Ottman along
with him to score the movie. Fear not, because John Powell
was roped in to take over the baton for this summer superhero
blockbuster, and trust us, he has given us one exhilarating
listening experience. Unlike
the previous two X-Men scores, this one shamelessly makes
sure that the movie’s main music theme sticks in your
head. Loud brasses and pounding percussions will have your
heart thumping by the album’s second track “Bathroom
Titles”. This theme is repeatedly played over the soundtrack’s
total running time of over 60 minutes.
There
are quieter moments in the album too, featuring graceful strings
and beautiful oboe solos in tracks like “Jean and Logan”
and “Skating on the Pond”. The highlights of this
score are the tremendously affecting tracks “Dark Phoenix’s
Tragedy” and “Phoenix Rises”. The music
soars to a dramatic level with the orchestra’s full
performance. Your sense will reach another level as well,
with the majestic tune ringing in your ears. Choir voices
are also generously utilized throughout the album to excellent
effects.
It
has taken three different composers to score the three X-Men
films, and Powell has grandiosely brought this franchise to
a magnificent end. Never mind that the film did not please
every X-Men comic fan - this soundtrack score is definitely
a must to own if you are into bombastic high-paced action
music balanced with some nice touches of elegance. If there
is one young composer to look out for this year, it is Powell,
who has given us the wacky score to Ice Age: The Meltdown
and will also compose the somber soundtrack for the upcoming
United 93. Like a superhero, we sure hope this well-diversified
composer will soar to great heights in his music career.
SOUNDTRACK
RATING:
 
Review
by John Li
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