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Pledge, The (2001)
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Whos is it anyway?
Hans Zimmer is a Demigod in the art of scoring.he is a master in themes and african drumming, and percussion is the basis for action scoring.over the years, he's had some inspired disciples, and now the time for Klaus Badelt has come.and he's done his action scores, like "Time Machine"and"Pirates of the Caribbean".But this is nothing of the sort. If anything, it's "The Thin Red Line"for a rednecks film. And Badelt does nothing more that keep it afloat. the theme is nice and distressfully quiet, but is it enough? Clearly not. How do you fill the rest of the running time?With noise? I guess his answear was... yes.
If I have to say it...
This cd isn't good. This is ambience music yes, but i don't like it. I'm a fan of Hans Zimmer (like of John Williams, Danny Elfman, james Horner or Howard Shore who are best composers) but I don't know him in this soundtrack. I shouldn't buy it..
Even without Nwahulwana this CD is beautiful and moving
I was not happy to see that Nwahulwana was not included on the soundtrack, but having downloaded the song from another site (where it is legal and free to do so), I am satisfied with the music inclusion in the final CD product. My one complaint is that the music is not in the same order that it appeared in the movie. This is something I've always hated. When you release a soundtrack you should release the music in the same order in which it was heard in the movie. With that said, I will move on to the positives of the CD. The music from The Pledge was so perfect for this movie, and the very best music is track one (The Angler). Without this music in particular, the CD would not have been worth buying. I thought this was the most beautiful opening music for one of the most gut-wrenching movies. Listening to it puts me in a mood that I just can't explain with any other word than melancholy. Another piece of music that I was glad was included was that which was heard when Detective Black appeared at the Larson crime scene. There's a feeling of dread I think one gets every time this music is heard, and it was also very appropriate to this movie. Ginny's Picture and The Swing were also outstanding pieces of music which reveal the gleeming contrasts this movie displays. The music playing while Chrissy is on her swing is uplifting despite the fact that she is an obvious sitting duck for a killer out looking for someone just like her, while the music playing while Detective Black is looking at Ginny's picture on the school hallway wall reminds us that some of the most beautiful things in life are target number one for some of the most deranged sickos on the planet. I was so glad to see this CD finally come out as I had all but decided that its release was never to be. I highly recommend that anyone considering it but who hasn't seen the movie yet see the movie first and then you'll appreciate the CD even more.
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