I know that readers hate to see this disclaimer on any film
\nsoundtrack I review, but
\nFinding Nemo<\/i> is yet another film I haven’t seen. (Quite
\npossibly, the only people who hate this disclaimer more are the
\npublicists who are working these discs.) However, I have been
\nplanning to see this film ever since I saw the first preview for
\nit, and by the time you have read this review, chances are good
\nthat I’ll have plunked down serious coin to both see it and reserve
\na copy on DVD.<\/p>\n
There are apparently many good reasons why
\nNemo<\/i> has overtaken
\nThe Lion King<\/i> as the highest-grossing animated film in
\nhistory. And while the almost Midas touch of the powers that be
\nover at Pixar has to be lauded, one cannot discount the beautiful
\nscore created by Thomas Newman. Capturing both the beauty and the
\ndanger of undersea life — quite often at the same time — Newman
\npaints a picture of Marlin and Dory’s search for Nemo without
\nneeding a single visual cue.<\/p>\n
In the liner notes, director Andrew Stanton says he wrote the
\nscreenplay for
\nFinding Nemo<\/i> listening only to Newman’s scores. It is in
\nthis manner that a symbiosis of audio and visual images combine to
\ncreate something special. Yet for those few unfortunate souls who
\nhaven’t seen this film yet (cough, er, ahem…), Newman makes you
\ncomfortable in exploring this world, albeit blindly, for the first
\ntime.<\/p>\n
Newman keeps the Australian theme alive with subtle hints in
\npieces like “Wow” and “Finding Nemo,” keeping the spirit of the
\nfilm alive with every gentle note that pours through the speakers.
\nYou can’t help but love the playfulness of tracks like “The Turtle
\nLope” or the almost Aborigine-type feel of “Mt. Wannahockaloogie,”
\na track which sounds so pure that I found myself listening for
\ninstruments like a didgeridoo.<\/p>\n
You almost find yourself even shuddering at the early doom that
\nawaits Marlin’s family on “Barracuda,” and the struggles of search
\nand escape on such works as “Lost,” “Filter Attempt” and “Fishing
\nGrounds”. It’s a masterful composer who can keep the peaks and
\nvalleys of the movie alive in the music, and Newman has nailed it
\nperfectly.<\/p>\n
I even have to give credit to Robbie Williams for his
\non-the-button delivery of the closing track “Beyond The Sea.” A
\nstar across the pond who has never made it to superstar level in
\nAmerica, Williams proves with this track that he has the goods to
\nmake it to the next level, taking a classic track and giving it new
\nlife without ruining the original vibe. Well done, sir, well
\ndone.<\/p>\n
I often hesitate picking up soundtracks because, while they may
\nprovide immediate joy (especially after seeing the movie), they
\ntend to end up collecting dust on the shelves through no fault of
\ntheir own.
\nFinding Nemo<\/i> is a solid enough effort that Newman’s music
\ncan stand on its own without needing the breathtaking animation of
\nthe film to go along with it. Of all the discs I’ve had the chance
\nto listen to this year,
\nFinding Nemo<\/i> may well be the prize catch of them all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":26449,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[5729],"rating":[5646],"class_list":["post-37683","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-soundtrack","rating-rating-a"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/37683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37683"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/37683\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=37683"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=37683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}