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The soundtrack from Zimmer, best ever?

posted 10 years ago by StanleyKubrick2001
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rKpcsmxgOY

just listen to this before you comment.

Is this the best Zimmer soundtrack ever?

[–] jimminielsen 10 years ago

Gave med mad chills. Zimmer is in a class of his own

[–] Flags_of_Discontent 10 years ago

This entire score gets my vote for one of the best ever.
Zimmer's newer stuff with Chris Nolan...not so much.

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[–] SyphiliticHobbit 10 years ago

Yes. It's unbelievable.

[–] irishtom29 10 years ago

I think his best score is The Thin Red Line. Gladiator is a good core but Zimmer's copying of Holst and Wagner is too obvious. Influences are one thing, copying is another.

[–] broadsword2004 10 years ago

Gladiator was a fantastic score, however IMO his best score was to Crimson Tide (that is the score that really put him on the map).

[–] Tadpole10538 9 years ago

The soundtrack is undoubtedly a masterpiece. Would have been nice if they had added a music-only audio track option on the Blu-Ray alongside the existing ones, could then watch it like a silent film with all dialogue handled via subtitles. I guess it could happen on a future re-issue.

Not sure if the soundtrack beats that of Lawrence of Arabia but it is certainly amongst the greatest of all time.

[–] Stenian 9 years ago

I'd say Prince of Egypt is his best work, even though I'm not really a fan of that film.

[–] spiritascent 9 years ago

I really like "Detach" from 'Interstellar': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlJ8vbl9lR4