{"id":3947,"date":"2011-12-14T15:12:55","date_gmt":"2011-12-14T20:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=3947"},"modified":"2011-12-14T15:12:55","modified_gmt":"2011-12-14T20:12:55","slug":"cd-puss-in-boots-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=3947","title":{"rendered":"CD: Puss in Boots (2011)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p><em><strong>Return to<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\">Home <\/a>\/\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?page_id=9\">Soundtrack \u00a0Reviews<\/a> \/ <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?page_id=1509\">P to R<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/PussInBoots2011_s.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3948\" title=\"PussInBoots2011_s\" src=\"http:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/PussInBoots2011_s.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a>Rating: Excellent<\/p>\n<p>Label: Sony Classical\/ Released: November 21, 2011<\/p>\n<p>Tracks &amp; Album Length: 24 tracks \/ (66:02)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Special Notes: 8-page colour booklet.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Composer: Henry Jackman<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Review:<\/p>\n<p>Unlike the <strong>Shrek<\/strong> films from which <strong>Puss in  Boots<\/strong> is derived, Henry Jackman\u2019s score is a robust, all-orchestral  soundtrack based around a Latin-fusion style instead of the more favoured  pastiche of interpolating contemporary songs and topical musical references.<\/p>\n<p>Integrated into the score are a pair of non-film songs by Latin guitar band  Rodrigo y Gabriela (of which the lengthy \u201cDiablo Rojo\u201d is an explosive  delicacy), plus plenty of Latin rhythms and guitar textures that Jackman\u2019s  layered into his rambunctious writing style.<\/p>\n<p>Generally grounded in fairly classical Hollywood composition, <strong>Puss in  Boots<\/strong> is reliant on strong themes which Jackman spins into heroic,  desperate, and combative guises, and a playful use of the orchestra\u2019s dynamics,  frequently alternating between lush romantic strings, tongue-in-cheek brassy  bravado, and great big surges of sound for dramatic punctuation in action cues  such as \u201cWagon Chase.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Running just over an hour, Sony\u2019s CD offers an excellent range of cues, and  fans of Jackman\u2019s <strong>Monsters vs. Aliens<\/strong> (2009) will recognize  Jackman\u2019s patented deftness in gliding through various moods with seamless ease.  A romantic undercurrent gives the score added warmth, and the epic instrumental  scope guarantees repeated plays.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 2011 Mark R. Hasan<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>External References:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm2273444\/\">IMDB <\/a>&#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.soundtrackcollector.com\/catalog\/soundtrackdetail.php?movieid=94460\">Soundtrack Album<\/a> &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.soundtrackcollector.com\/catalog\/composerdetail.php?composerid=8597\">Composer Filmography<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Return to<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\">Home <\/a>\/\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?page_id=9\">Soundtrack Reviews<\/a> <\/em>\/\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?page_id=1509\">P to R<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Return to:\u00a0Home \/\u00a0Soundtrack \u00a0Reviews \/ P to R . Rating: Excellent Label: Sony Classical\/ Released: November 21, 2011 Tracks &amp; Album Length: 24 tracks \/ (66:02) . Special Notes: 8-page colour booklet. . Composer: Henry Jackman . . 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