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The Golden Compass [Soundtrack]

~ Alexandre Desplat, Kate Bush
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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Product details

  • Audio CD (10 Dec 2007)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Soundtrack
  • Label: Universal
  • ASIN: B000YPMQJY
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 12,032 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. The Golden Compass (The Golden Compass)Alexandre Desplat 2:20£0.69
Listen  2. Sky Ferry (The Golden Compass)Alexandre Desplat 2:42£0.69
Listen  3. Letters From Bolvangar (The Golden Compass)Alexandre Desplat 2:32£0.69
Listen  4. Lyra, Roger & Billy (The Golden Compass)Alexandre Desplat 1:27£0.69
Listen  5. Mrs Coulter (The Golden Compass)Alexandre Desplat 5:18£0.69
Listen  6. Lyra Escapes (The Golden Compass)Alexandre Desplat 3:42£0.69
Listen  7. The Magisterium (The Golden Compass)Alexandre Desplat 1:57£0.69
Listen  8. Dust (The Golden Compass)Alexandre Desplat 1:08£0.69
Listen  9. Serafina Pekkala (The Golden Compass)Alexandre Desplat 1:48£0.69
Listen10. Lee Scoresby's Airship Adventure (The Golden Compass)Alexandre Desplat 1:18£0.69
Listen11. Iorek Byrnison (The Golden Compass)Alexandre Desplat 5:26£0.69
Listen12. Lord Faa, King Of The Gyptians (The Golden Compass)Alexandre Desplat 2:17£0.69
Listen13. The Golden Monkey (The Golden Compass)Alexandre Desplat 2:02£0.69
Listen14. Riding Iorek (The Golden Compass)Alexandre Desplat 4:39£0.69
Listen15. Samoyed Attack (The Golden Compass)Alexandre Desplat 1:21£0.69
Listen16. Lord Asriel (The Golden Compass)Alexandre Desplat 2:08£0.69
Listen17. Ragnar Sturlusson (The Golden Compass)Alexandre Desplat 6:19£0.69
Listen18. Ice Bear Combat (The Golden Compass)Alexandre Desplat 2:15£0.69
Listen19. Iorek's Victory (The Golden Compass)Alexandre Desplat 1:27£0.69
Listen20. The Ice Bridge (The Golden Compass)Alexandre Desplat 1:31£0.69
Listen21. Rescuing The Children (The Golden Compass)Alexandre Desplat 2:18£0.69
Listen22. Intercision (The Golden Compass)Alexandre Desplat 2:48£0.69
Listen23. Mother (The Golden Compass)Alexandre Desplat 3:34£0.69
Listen24. Battle With The Tartars (The Golden Compass)Alexandre Desplat 4:29£0.69
Listen25. Epilogue (The Golden Compass)Alexandre Desplat 3:27£0.69
Listen26. Lyra (The Golden Compass)Kate Bush 3:19£0.69

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Album Description

The soundtrack to the major movie adaptation of 'Northern Lights', the first book in Philip Pullman's critically acclaimed 'His Dark Materials' Trilogy, starring Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Ian McKellen, Eva Green and Ian McShane.

Original Score by Golden Globe Winner and Oscar® nominee Alexandre Desplat (The Queen, Painted Veil, Girl With A Pearl Earring, Syriana).

Final Track, 'Lyra' written and performed exclusively by Kate Bush



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Original Score by Golden Globe Winner and Oscar® nominee Alexandre Desplat (The Queen, Painted Veil, Girl With A Pearl Earring, Syriana).

Final Track, 'Lyra' written and performed exclusively by Kate Bush

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Golden Soundtrack, 11 Dec 2007
It's no secret that Golden Compass wants to be the next Lord Of The Rings. It wouldn't be the first to try that. Unlike all other films in that vein, however, TGC gives it a darn good try.
The soundtrack is a similar, earnest-filled effort. If you love film soundtracks, or big sweeping symphonic orchestras, then this is right up your alley. It doesn't quite hit the giddy perfection of LOTR's soundtracks, but it comes surprisingly close.
The real highlight on here, though, is the final track; 'Lyra', sung by Kate Bush. It's haunting, sparse vocals backed up by nothing but a harrowing, distant choir is chilling stuff that will send a shiver down your spine from it's bleak beauty.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars musically exploring meaning and insignificance..., 12 Dec 2007
By Horatio Guttersnipe (London, England) - See all my reviews
The Golden Compass lifts your spirits musically. Though I found the film to be less than perfect, hardly adding anything new to Pullmans work, he has praised it's inventiveness and clarity in depicting his worlds, so this does render critics mute and despite what you may think about the film this score is beautifully put together. I am sure as soon as the dvd is out with all the scenes extended there will be more music to come, there is clearly going to be extra scenes to put back into the film because there is so much scope to add more giving clarity to what is a very richly complex film. This is probably one of the finest recordings this year!
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3.0 out of 5 stars 3 stars just for Kate, 8 Nov 2009
By Dee Tee (Scotland) - See all my reviews
I didn't have any interest in seeing the film and only bought the CD because I wanted to own 'Lyra' the track Kate Bush contributed to the soundtrack. It's beautiful of course... The rest of the music however passed me right by.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly good
In a style reminiscent of Howard Shore's work on "The Lord of the Rings", Alexandre Desplat has composed music quite literally for a parallel universe, interweaving several themes... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Calvin Scholtz

5.0 out of 5 stars Grandiose Fantasy, NOT Something Comparable to "The Lord of the Ring"
A lot of people are comparing the whole theatrical feature to "The Lord of the Ring". I don't personally think it is worth doing at all. Read more
Published 18 months ago by chatvarin

5.0 out of 5 stars A turning point In Desplat's already impressive career.
I was fortunate enough to get an invite to a couple of the Abbey Road recording sessions earlier this year. I have to confess I knew little of this composer. Read more
Published 22 months ago by A. Moore

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