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Sky Captain & the World of Tomorrow [Soundtrack]

~ Edward Shearmur
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Product details

  • Audio CD (20 Sep 2004)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Soundtrack
  • Label: Sony
  • ASIN: B0002XOYPC
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 150,307 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

1. The World Of Tomorrow
2. The Zeppelin Arrives
3. The Robot Army
4. Calling Sky Captain
5. Back At The Base
6. The Flying Wings Attack
7. An Aquatic Escape
8. Flight To Nepal
9. Treacherous Journey
10. Dynamite
11. Three In A Bed
12. Finding Frankie
13. Manta Squadron
14. H-770d
15. Flying Lizard
16. Totenkopf's Ark
17. Back To Earth
18. Over the Rainbow - Jane Monheit

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A film destined to make cinematic history, director/writer Kerry Conran's Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow uses groundbreaking techniques to tell an epic, globe-trotting adventure story set in a richly imagined world of the future, circa 1939. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow is the first feature film entirely shot against a blue screen, with every frame digitally filled after principal photography was completed. The film's end-title sequence features a stunning new version of "Over The Rainbow" sung by the acclaimed young American jazz diva Jane Monheit. Composer Ed Shearmur (Charlie's Angels, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, Wings Of The Dove, Reign of Fire) has written the film's lavish orchestral score, in the style of Hollywood's golden-age composers.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The composer of tomorrow?, 12 Oct 2004
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Edward Shearmur's score is the best thing about Kerry Conran's frustratingly uneven Art Deco Sci-Fi extravaganza(Jude Law - that bland Kings Road clothes horse - the worst). If you're a fan of John Williams circa his luminous "Empire Strikes Back"/ "Superman" period and composers of Hollywood's Golden Age (Korngold/ Newman et al) do not hesitate to acquire this barnstorming score. Fantastic sound quality and virtuoso playing from the London Symphony Orchestra-in-disguise are the icing on the cake.
Forget Horner and Zimmer - Mr Shearmur shows those production line sausage makers how it's really done!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A rare classic, 23 May 2005
By tayloran9 (London UK) - See all my reviews
Wow! There's been a lot of talk of comparisons between some up and coming composers and the likes of John Williams (Michael Giacchino, David Arnold) but I would have to say that on the basis of this superior soundtrack, Edward Shearmur could easily walk off with that mighty accolade - I would actually describe this soundtrack's flavour as a cross between Raiders Of The Lost Ark and Silvestri's The Mummy Returns, both classics.
Sky Captain's harmonies, orchestration and execution by the London Metropolitan Orchestra are first rate and have an intricacy that Mr Williams would be quite proud of I'm sure. Whether or not the orchestrations are the work of Shearmur himself or an experienced orchestrator I'm not entirely sure but that doesn't detract at all from Shearmur's obvious superior musical talents - the basics of the music here - and where a composer's talents really lie - namely the melodies, harmonies, developments, representation and musical complexity, are all so good that I only hope Shearmur can one day be given the right material and embark on a larger body of work, something to call his own Star Wars.
Sky Captain does sound a lot like vintage Williams and there are some rather engaging themes weaving their way throughout the cues. The main theme is perhaps not as memorable as one could have hoped for but it is certainly heroic enough, is nicely harmonised and in another sign of Shearmur's talent, is well developed so that it at times also suits a more romantic or sombre mood.
Sky Captain is really a non- stop action affair with a few light moments but the (now quite fashionable) powerful overblown trombones are never far away and when the choir is used (The Robot Army), it is awesome.
If I were to offer any criticisms, I would say that the rather beautiful romance theme is unfortunately underused and could have perhaps been adapted into some sort of bonus concert cue a la John Williams. Also, some of the cues do run seamlessly into one another and whereas on CD this is not a problem, my MP3 player inserts a little gap between them; so perhaps there could have been some reorganisation of the cues such as having one cue but two or three titles within that cue, again a la John Williams.
However, I have no real criticisms about the music and I would say not to listen to people who complain that it's all been done before. Sure, it's reminiscent of past classics but unlike other such soundtracks, Sky Captain stands right up there with them. In short, this is the most enjoyable soundtrack I've had the pleasure of listening to in a very long time and I look forward to following Shearmur's musical career with pleasure.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant in every sense of the word, 28 Oct 2004
By Andrew Kyle "Fangg" (Glasgow, Scotland) - See all my reviews
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I couldn't believe how good the music was in the film (which i also loved, in contrary with the overall critique). Ed Shearmur has captured the true sense of childish, bombastic adventure with this score. Each character has their own cue (near enough) and there are several punch the air moments scattered through the wholly fantastic CD. "Calling Sky Captain" and "Manta Squadron" are stand outs, but you'll find yourself listening to all the tracks one after the other, reliving the best bits of the movie over and over again. The only downside that i can find (and its not enough to even drop the overall score to less than a perfect 5) is the final track, "Over the Rainbow" by Jane Monheit. Its not as good as the original and frankly the only track i haven't listened to about a million times. Escapism in its purest form this is excllent and Edward Shearmur has a talent just waiting to join the ranks of John Williams, Hans Zimmer and James Horner.
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