This is one of my most favorite soundtracks. When the movie came
\nout, I was unsure of whether I’d like it or not. After seeing it, I
\nliked it immensely. However, it was the soundtrack by newcomer
\nDavid Arnold that really stuck with me. It managed to lift what was
\na decent movie and make it into a great one-which is the highest
\ncompliment I can give it. But, let’s delve into it a little
\ndeeper.<\/p>\n
Like I said before,
\nStargate<\/i> was the big debut for Arnold in the world of movie
\nscoring. Having done the soundtrack to a small British film, Arnold
\nwas then tapped by director Roland Emmerich for his new
\nscience-fiction movie,
\nStargate<\/i>. Working with the Sinfonia of London, Arnold then
\nproceeded to turn in one of the strongest scores of the last ten
\nyears.<\/p>\n
The music begins with the “Stargate Overture.” Playing over the
\ncredits, the music sets up the main
\nStargate<\/i> theme and deftly uses it as a lovely adventure
\npiece before ending on a horror-movie streak of music. This also
\ndoes set up the various dichotomies of the score. On the one hand,
\nthere is a lot of wide-eyed adventure music-much like the main
\ntheme. There’s also a lot of action cues and music and, to top it
\nall of, there is a dash of horror-movie style music in there as
\nwell.<\/p>\n
From the “Stargate Overture,” the first half of the album can be
\ndescribed as the adventurous side. Tracks like “Giza, 1928,” “The
\nStargate Opens” and “Entering The Stargate” are full of adventure
\nand wonder. There are even hints of romance with “Daniel And
\nShauri.” This is the wide-eyed and wonder-filled side of the
\nsoundtrack. After all, everything is new and exciting. They are
\nbreaking codes, passing through space and meeting new
\ncivilizations.<\/p>\n
However, with the track “Sarcophagus Opens,” the track takes a
\nquick turn into horror. From “Ra – The Sun God” to “Myth, Faith,
\nBelief,” the villains are set up and the music is filled with tense
\nstrings and a feeling of dread becomes prevalent. While it’s only
\ntemporary, this is important to give the feeling and mood that the
\nbad guys establish in the movie. Arnold capably captures that with
\nhis music.<\/p>\n
From this point forward, the soundtrack becomes an action score.
\nTracks like “Slave Rebellion,” “Battle At The Pyramid,” and “Kasuf
\nSurrenders” combine the
\nStargate<\/i> theme with action music that comes just this close
\nof rivaling the work of master composer John Williams. This is an
\namazing feat, considering that this was Arnold’s second score ever.
\nThe final track, “Going Home” easily wraps the entire score and
\nsends us off.<\/p>\n
While Arnold has somewhat moved into a combination of
\ntraditional scoring with electronic sounds (like
\nThe World Is Not Enough<\/i>), it’s great to hear where he began.
\nMore than that, this is one of those scores that is full of
\nadventure and action and is really enjoyable. While it is easy to
\nknock the Emmerich\/Dean Devlin movies, their choice of a composer
\ncannot be questioned. Arnold’s music easily lifts their movie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":28075,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[5729],"rating":[5646],"class_list":["post-39469","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\/39469","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\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39469"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/39469\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=39469"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=39469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}