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 | Title : Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Author : Williams, John
Release Date : 20020423
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $18.98
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Editorial Reviews :
There's never been anything quite like the symphonic film music series that John Williams has forged for George Lucas's sprawling Star Wars saga. By the time the sixth chapter rolls around, Williams will have created a body of work that spans fully 30 years of his career, a virtual Ring Cycle of sci-fi/fantasy soundtrack music. While Attack of the Clones again achieves the high standards of its predecessors, it also succeeds by both forging some rewarding new musical themes at the same time it begins to bring the galactic fable full circle. The budding relationship between now-teenaged Anakin Skywalker and Amidala/Padme is informed by 'Across the Stars--Love Theme from Attack of the Clones,' a grand romantic motif that's infused with a subtle melancholy that hints at the tragedy that must ultimately befall the young lovers. The composer's mastery of idiom and color serve him especially well in the action cues, infusing 'Zam the Assassin and the Chase Through Coruscant' and 'Jango's Escape' with bracing doses of 20th-century modernism and its inherent rhythmic fury performed, as always, by the London Symphony Orchestra. Williams also incorporates the 'Force' and 'Jedi' themes of the first SW trilogy sparingly, before 'Confrontation with Count Dooku and Finale' completes the musical/thematic tapestry by interweaving The Empire Strikes Back's menacing 'Imperial March' with both the new 'Love Theme' and the Phantom Menace's dramatic choral showcase 'Duel of the Fates.' This sweeping denouement should rightfully take its place among the saga's most compelling musical sequences. Purists may grouse at the obviously abridged music here, but given history a complete/ultimate edition of the score can't be far behind. This soundtrack is issued with one of four different, collectible covers.
Buyer Reviews :
This is an odd soundtrack. Aside from the inclusion
of familiar franchise themes in (very) brief spurts,
most of the tracks here sound like something James
Horner might have composed, albeit on a very creative
day. Apart from the main title, love theme and closing
credits, this is largely incidental music--very unusual
from the masterly John Williams.
There is little here in the way of melody. Apart from
the old-fashioned sweep of 'Across The Stars', there
are no new themes introduced in this chapter of the
saga. Every other Star Wars film has introduced at
least three recognizable new tunes apiece.
Relying on lively percussion and moody but simplistic
leitmotifs, Williams has fashioned serviceable but not
compelling music. Compare the chase music here with
the instantly recognizable horns from the asteroid
chase from 'Empire'. Or compare the climactic battle
music here to the swelling strains of the final assault
in 'Jedi'. Any Star Wars fan could whistle the earlier
tunes by heart, but I defy anyone to whistle 'Zam The
Assassin.'
I suspect Williams work here may have been deliberately
designed to facilitate lots of dialogue, sound effects,
or complicated scenes. Or perhaps Lucas's liberal
manipulation of William's ambitious 'Phantom Menace'
soundtrack convinced Williams to provide music that
might be more easily re-edited at the last moment.
Whatever the cause, as a listening experience, 'AOTC'
comes up a little short in comparison to previous
Williams efforts.
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