{"id":5333,"date":"2012-08-06T12:47:13","date_gmt":"2012-08-06T16:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=5333"},"modified":"2012-08-06T12:47:13","modified_gmt":"2012-08-06T16:47:13","slug":"cd-amazing-spider-man-the-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=5333","title":{"rendered":"CD: Amazing Spider-Man, The (2012)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"<\/a>Rating: Very Good<\/p>\n

Label: Sony Classical\/ Released: July 3, 2012<\/p>\n

Tracks & Album Length: 20 tracks \/ (71:03)<\/p>\n

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Special Notes: 8-page foldout colour booklet..<\/p>\n

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Composer: James Horner<\/p>\n

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Sony\u2019s rebooting of the Spider-Man<\/strong> franchise brought in a whole new cast & crew this time, and among them is James Horner, who\u2019s scored almost every kind of genre in his lengthy career, but in this case had the large shadows of Danny Elfman and Christopher Young looming within the hearts of fans.<\/p>\n

In truth, it takes a few listens to acclimatize to Horner\u2019s more subtle reading of the Spider-Man tale because his music is supposed to be tied to a high school kid instead of a slightly older & wiser Peter Parker from the prior films. The younger elements meant Horner could indulge in his love of children\u2019s choirs and a big sweeping melody, but update the youth element with slight electronic enhancements (mostly synth percussion and soft textures) that update the composer\u2019s emotionally epic sound.<\/p>\n

Peter Parker\u2019s theme is presented in sweeping and very gentle guises (the piano solos throughout the score are quite lovely), and there are a few great suspense tracks that are tense yet slightly wry, such as \u201cThe Briefcase\u201d with its elliptical triplets.<\/p>\n

The rapid-fire brass fanfares are back, as are the heavy anvil hits (\u201cBecoming Spider-Man\u201d), but there are fewer edgy cues where Horner can have fun with the kind of large-scale dissonance that\u2019s part of his signature style. The use of rapidly struck piano keys in \u201cSaving New York\u201d harken back a little, but the cue ends with a rather saccharine blend of chorals. More successful is \u201cOscorp Tower\u201d with its non-stop bass line and some eerie choral effects near the finale, and a few waves of the orchestra\u2019s potent force.<\/p>\n

Sony\u2019s CD contains a generous 70 mins. of music that\u2019s pleasing, with smooth orchestrations and crisp engineering, and while not one of Horner\u2019s best scores, it\u2019s perhaps typical of what a studio would request for its franchise reboot: nothing too busy or outrageous; and music that efficiently helps the audience accept new faces for what Sony hopes will yield another string of sequels.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 2012 Mark R. Hasan<\/p>\n

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IMDB<\/a> — Soundtrack Album<\/a> — Composer Filmography<\/a><\/p>\n

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