Title: Maybe I'm being too harsh . . .
Review: [Review of original score not of the period pieces]Saving Private Ryan, The Thin Red Line, and Band of Brothers contain some of the best, dramatic scoring for a war film. Flags of our Fathers does NOT join that rank. There is no memorable music from Eastwood's too simplistic score. It sounds nice on the trailer but on film, well, all you remember is the same melody played over and over then back and forth among the ensemble. The weak trumpet piece is nice but gets trying after the two hours of film. There's little score in the film and on the album hence the era filler music.The score does support some parts of the film but it falls short during the flag rising. That should have contained music that would make one's arm hair rise. Didn't happen. On album, the music is a tired listen. Three stars for effort. One star for boring original score. Sorry, Eastwood. Next time outsource your music to someone that specializes in that area of the filmmaking process.
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