Hans Zimmer And Lisa Gerrard - Gladiator: Music From The Motion Picture

Label:

Decca

Catalog#:

289 467 094-2

Format:

CD, Album

Country:

Released:

2000

Genre:

Classical, Electronic, Stage & Screen

Style:

Soundtrack, Modern Classical

Tracklist

1	Progeny	2:15
2	The Wheat	1:03
3	The Battle	10:02
4	Earth	3:02
5	Sorrow	1:26
6	To Zucchabar	3:16
	Written-by [Music] - Djivan Gasparyan
7	Patricide	4:08
8	The Emperor Is Dead	1:21
9	The Might Of Rome	5:18
10	Strength And Honor	2:10
11	Reunion	1:14
12	Slaves To Rome	1:00
13	Barbarian Horde	10:33
14	Am I Not Merciful?	6:33
15	Elysium	2:41
16	Honor Him	1:20
17	Now We Are Free	4:14

Credits

Arranged By [Orchestrated By] - Bruce Fowler* , Elizabeth Finch , Jack Smalley , Ladd McIntosh , Walt Fowler , Yvonne S. Moriarty
Artwork By [Art Direction] - Penny Bennett
Artwork By [Design] - Björn Ramberg
Cello [Solo] - Tony Pleeth*
Composed By [Additional Music], Arranged By [Additional] - Klaus Badelt
Composed By, Arranged By - Hans Zimmer , Lisa Gerrard
Conductor - Gavin Greenaway
Edited By - Adam Smalley
Edited By [Temp Music Editor] - Dashiell Rae
Engineer [Assistant] - Bruno Roussel , Gregg Silk , Jake Jackson , Kevin Globerman , Nick Wollage
Executive Producer - Hans Zimmer
Executive Producer [Soundtrack] - Pietro Scalia , Ridley Scott
Guitar - Heitor Pereira
Leader - Gavyn Wright
Music By - Hans Zimmer (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12 to 14, 16, 18) , Klaus Badelt (tracks: 5, 8, 11, 15, 17) , Lisa Gerrard (tracks: 1 to 5, 7 to 17)
Oboe [Duduk] - Djivan Gasparyan
Orchestra - Lyndhurst Orchestra, The
Other [Assistant To Hans Zimmer] - James Dooley , Michael Alexander , Moanike'ala Nakamoto
Other [Music Contractor] - Tonia Duvall
Other [Music Coordinator] - Maggie Rodford
Other [Music Preparation] - Tony Stanton
Other [Music Supervisor] - Adam Smalley
Other [Package Coordination] - Lainie Handelman , Thanne Tangel
Other [Soundtrack Coordination] - Kristen Turner , Randy Dry
Photography - Jaap Buitendijk
Producer - Hans Zimmer , Klaus Badelt
Recorded By [Additional] - Slamm Andrews
Recorded By, Mixed By - Alan Meyerson
Technician - Justin Burnett , Marc Streitenfeld
Trumpet [Solo] - Maurice Murphy
Vocals - Lisa Gerrard

Notes

Score recorded at Air Studios Lyndhurst, London.

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Rated 4/5

Review by OmegaSupreme Mar 28, 2006 (edited over 3 years ago)

This is the album that got me hooked on film scores in the first place. It contains one of Zimmer's biggest sounding themes to date (as heard in 'The Battle' and 'The Barbarian Horde') and was also one of the first scores to utilize the old-world, quazi-ethnic vocal style of Lisa Gerrard ('Now We Are Free' being the best example). Unfortunately, this style of vocals, which was something of a novelty at the time this score was produced, has been done to death in the years since.

'Gladiator' is an important score, despite receiving a 3-star average among film score reviewers and critics. It marked a turning point in Zimmer's scoring style that would influence everything he has done since, as well as influencing a new crop of composers (compare this with Steve Jablonksky's score for 'The Island' or Klaus Badelt's score for 'Pirates of the Caribbean').

'Gladiator' marks the pinnacle of a style of film scoring for Zimmer that began with 'Crimson Tide', 'The Peacemaker' and 'The Rock'. But don't forget Lisa Gerrard's or Klaus Badelt's contributions to this score. Both are responsible for the equally memorable 'Earth', 'Elysium' and 'Patricide' themes, not to mention Gerrard's moving vocal work.

If you're after an introduction to the world of film music, then this is an excellent starting point - big themes that have an instant catchyness about them, but infused with enough depth to keep you coming back for repeat listens.