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Title: Jerry Goldsmith in awesome adventure mode
Review: This is Jerry Goldsmith's triumphant return to adventure films. Unlike "The Mummy" and "The Haunting," which are by-the-numbers scores, Goldsmith clearly invested a lot of thought and emotion into this rousing score. If you're like me, you won't get past the first track until you've listened to it 4 or 5 times...it kicks! I love how the orchestra (a BIG one) blends with electronic elements, exotic percussion, and wonderful use of a male chorus. Some of the action cues are a bit overdone, but why quibble when there's nearly an hour of music to savor. It's all seamlessly done. Author Michael Crichton writes a nice tribute to Jerry inside the CD liner. Along with "The Phantom Menace," this is clearly one of the best movie scores of the year...and certainly one of Goldsmith's best scores of the decade. Bravo!
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