{"id":4117,"date":"2012-01-18T13:33:09","date_gmt":"2012-01-18T18:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=4117"},"modified":"2012-01-18T13:33:09","modified_gmt":"2012-01-18T18:33:09","slug":"cd-war-horse-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=4117","title":{"rendered":"CD: War Horse (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=1515\">V to Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/WarHorse_s.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4118\" title=\"WarHorse_s\" src=\"http:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/WarHorse_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: 16 tracks \/ (67:28)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Special Notes: 8-page foldout colour booklet with notes by director Steven Spielberg.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Composer: John Williams<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Review:<\/p>\n<p>Steven Spielberg tends to bring out the inner-schmaltz in composers, and  although <strong>War Horse<\/strong> is anchored around a big sweeping, folk  theme bursting with warmth, a sense of freedom, and nobility for its titular  equine character, as with most of John Williams\u2019 scores what\u2019s really intriguing  is how the composer delivers the goods without heavy clich\u00e9s.<\/p>\n<p>The lofty theme is tightly woven into every cue, but as the horse goes  through various extreme emotional situations, Williams similarly pushes his  theme into unusual guises. Besides variations steeped in sensations of wariness,  contemplation, and hesitation \u2013 each lovingly orchestrated for thickly grouped  strings \u2013 there are some striking contrasts between strings and brass.<\/p>\n<p>The amusement in \u201cBringing Joey Home, and Bonding,\u201d with its dance-like  rhythm in the first half, starts the score on a light emotional plain before the  horse is pushed into the crises of vicious WWI combat. For the battle scenes,  Williams is surprisingly restrained (perhaps due to the film&#8217;s sound effects  mix), but when brass and a march rhythm do appear, they hit the listener with  great impact. Cues such as \u201cThe Charge and Capture\u201d are exceptionally tense, and  the syncopated rhythms are reminiscent of Williams\u2019 Indian Jones scores, but far  more dire.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a genuinely elegiac quality to <strong>War Horse<\/strong>, and while  Williams supports all the classic emotional plot points \u2013 the horse\u2019s intro,  bonding with his master, friendship, dangerous circumstances, near-death, and  redemption \u2013 it\u2019s one of his most majestic works.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 2012 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\/nm0002354\/\">IMDB <\/a>&#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.soundtrackcollector.com\/title\/94486\/War+Horse\">Soundtrack Album<\/a> &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.soundtrackcollector.com\/catalog\/composerdetail.php?composerid=9\">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=1515\">V to Z<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Return to:\u00a0Home \/\u00a0Soundtrack \u00a0Reviews \/ V to Z . Rating: Excellent Label: Sony Classical\/ Released: November 21, 2011 Tracks &amp; Album Length: 16 tracks \/ (67:28) . Special Notes: 8-page foldout colour booklet with notes by director Steven Spielberg. . Composer: John Williams . . 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