{"id":6986,"date":"2013-09-04T11:12:12","date_gmt":"2013-09-04T15:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=6986"},"modified":"2013-09-04T11:44:35","modified_gmt":"2013-09-04T15:44:35","slug":"cd-green-lantern-%e2%80%93-the-animated-series-2011-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=6986","title":{"rendered":"CD: Green Lantern \u2013 The Animated Series (2011-2012)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>Rating: Excellent<\/p>\n

Label: La-La Land Records<\/a>\/ Released: \u00a0Vol. 1: August 31, 2012 + Vol. 2: July 3, 2013<\/p>\n

Tracks & Album Length: Vol. 1: 36 tracks \/ (71:20) + Vol. 2: 37 tracks \/ (76:31)<\/p>\n

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Special Notes: Vol. 1: 10-page colour booklet \/ Vol. 2: 12-page colour booklet \/ Limited to 1500 copies.<\/p>\n

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Composer: Frederik Wiedmann<\/p>\n

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In a big change of pace, Frederik Wiedmann moves from horror films to the neon coloured world of the Green Lantern: The Animated Series<\/strong>, Warner Bros. Animation\u2019s 2-season series dominated by heroism, interstellar worlds and exotic characters.<\/p>\n

Wiedmann\u2019s episodic scores, released in separate Vols. 1 and 2 discs from La-La Land, feature a collective 2.5 hours of large-scale orchestral music that\u2019s heavily thematic and action-oriented, and while the production budget may have limited the bulk of sounds to orchestral emulations, in Wiedmann\u2019s hands, the results are very detailed and nuanced.<\/p>\n

The Green Lantern<\/strong> music is extremely robust, passionate, and large in scope \u2013 especially when conveying dreadfully dire situations for our hero \u2013 and action fans will really be delighted by the vivid orchestrations within the kinetic action cues. Instead of bombast, the emphasis is on layered rhythms and all manner of instrumental diversity, from brass through exotic percussion.<\/p>\n

Each cue is tied to some character theme, and the CDs have been edited to create a cohesive, flowing drama as formal themes are spun off into grim or passionate guises \u2013 \u201cThe Red Knight,\u201d for example offers a free-form unfurling of material, with swelling tonal clouds, synth pulses, and an authentic duduk \u2013 whereas slightly Asian harmonics dominate \u201cSaint Walker.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thunderous percussion and acoustic instruments dominate \u201cBumpy\u2019s Lazy Eye,\u201d and sampled chorus are woven into \u201cHal\u2019s Lantern.\u201d It’s a cue that\u2019s also indicative of the sometimes mercurial emotional tone of tracks where big sweeping moments give way for small character statements before large banks of brass or percussion swing forward.<\/p>\n

If Vol. 1 serves as an intro to the series\u2019 main themes, LLL\u2019s Vol. 2 presumes listeners are familiar with the motifs, and goes head-first into drama and pounding action. \u201cBreaking In\u201d is heavily rock-styled with drums and lots of backbeats on percussion and vibes, whereas \u201dBreaking Through\u201d features chorals, furious sweeps between thundering percussion, brass, and a steady, militaristic tempo.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s some melodic material to provide a few rest spots for the listener, but much of Vol. 2 showcases Wiedmann\u2019s eerie atmospheric cues (\u201cDark Revelation\u201d) and perhaps a greater integration of electronic beats and percussion.<\/p>\n

One can sometimes hear slight traces of Wiedmann’s inspiration – lighter-styled cues sometimes evoke a little John Powell – and the large chorals have a nice grandeur that’s reminiscent of Basil Poledouris\u2019 Conan the Barbarian <\/strong>in cues like \u201cBattle of Betrassus.\u201d<\/p>\n

LLL\u2019s CDs are tightly edited and showcase a great variety of material, and it\u2019s to Wiedmann\u2019s credit he was able to winnow down 20+ separate scores to a pair of CDs that maintain both variety and a dramatic arc. A prior release for the animated feature Green Lantern: First Flight<\/a><\/strong> [M<\/a>] featuring Robert J. Kral\u2019s score was released in 2009 by LLL.<\/p>\n

A podcast interview<\/a> with composer Frederik Wiedmann is also available.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 2013 Mark R. Hasan<\/p>\n

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External References:<\/p>\n

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

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