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Caliburn
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Thu May 26, 2011 3:27 pm Post subject: Pirates of the Caribbean 4 a dissapointment |
 
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I bought like loads of others the Pirates 4 album. With great excitement with the great themes from the other 3 movies in my mind I put it in the CD player.
To me this soundtrack was quite a disappointment..
- It was short
- It contained a lot of weird remixes I did not like.
- It misses the full orchestra sound of the other three movies that makes the score epic.
I am wondering if others feel the same way too or that I am the only one. |
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 LadyInque
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Thu May 26, 2011 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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You are not alone. Well, not alone in disliking the album. I listened to it free via AOL. The remixes are garbage.
If you feel strongly, I say, write a review!
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I listened to it on AOL as well. I enjoyed a couple of the tracks, but not enough to buy the whole album. Maybe I'll just buy the good tracks on iTunes or something. When I saw the movie in the theaters I noticed many of the same themes from the first three movies, with some new ones mixed in too. Still some good music, but yes, those remixes were interesting...
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LadyInque
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Mon May 30, 2011 10:05 am Post subject: |
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Okay, the remixes were probably some sort of cynical cash grab. My question is, does anyone really like that kind of thing, and why? I'm not judging; I want to know.
I think Cal and I have different feelings about epic. I think that Zimmer tends to be so overblown sometimes, I was grateful for the scaled-back approach on this album. It was also blessedly free of electronics, which are another thing I think he overdoes. It probably makes it easier to clone his sound, but I'm not a fan.
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Caliburn
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Wed Jun 01, 2011 6:07 am Post subject: |
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My definition of epic is pretty easy:
Sitting with my eyes closed on the floor in front of my speakers.
Epicness = goosebumps.
This score does not have that.  |
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LadyInque
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Johnny_Cage
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Sat Jun 04, 2011 8:10 pm Post subject: |
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I think "Mermaids" is very epic. Love the choir, the build-up and the payoff.
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| Okay, the remixes were probably some sort of cynical cash grab. My question is, does anyone really like that kind of thing, and why? I'm not judging; I want to know. |
For reasons I can't explain, I've always been fond of trance/techno. So I enjoy the remixes, especially Static Revenge's "Angry and Dead Again" mix.
However, I would have gladly traded them all in exchange for more of Zimmer's material. There were some great action score pieces that didn't make the cut but deserved to.
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 Dutchbat
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Sun Jun 05, 2011 11:09 am Post subject: |
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Cal you're right IMHO.
For me the cd ends at track #12.
You could expect much of the same theme of course and I particularly like the guitar parts.
But goosebumps like with POTC1, uhh no.
Still good to have it though. HZFC!
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AdamR
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This album definitely disappointed me. I don't like remixes very often, and for a soundtrack album to have half the running time full of remixes, well, that's not going to win me over. Plus, a lot of the tracks were repeats of themes heard from earlier albums. The mermaids track was good...I'll give Zimmer that, but one track an album does not make. |
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