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│ John Ottman - X-Men 2 (Expanded Score) OST │
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│ Ripper.......: TEAM SRN │ Source.......: CDDA │
│ Release Date.: 25-06-2003 │ Album Year...: 2003 │
│ Grabber......: EAC v0.9b4 Win32 │ Music Genre..: Soundtrack │
│ Encoder......: LAME v3.93.1 Win32 │ Record Label.: Superb Records │
│ Bitrate......: 192kbps @ 44,1kHz │ │
│ Quality......: Full Stereo │ Internet URL.: superbrecords.com │
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│ Director Bryan Singer reunites with composer John Ottman for the second │
│ X-men film, titled X2. Ottman was busy directing, editing and scoring │
│ Urban Legends: Final Cut when the first film was made and just didn't │
│ have time to work on Singer's film as well, which is understandable. │
│ Instead, Michael Kamen was hired and he wrote an OK score. But this │
│ time Ottman was available, and he delivers a bold and vibrant │
│ superheroish score, with a very distinct Ottman sound, which often is │
│ better and more entertaining than Kamen's contribution. │
│ │
│ All the major themes of the score has been packaged and arranged into a │
│ nice seven minute suite, which opens the CD. First out is the main │
│ theme. Although not really one of those kick butt fanfares Elfman │
│ normally delivers for the superhero films he scores - but almost! - this │
│ is a rather grand little ditty, based on a rising six note ascending │
│ figure, performed by brass, supported by Ottman's typical strings, as │
│ well as pounding percussion. Especially good when it appears as a pold │
│ and exciting march. Next out is, what has to be, the scores' love theme, │
│ performed by piano, woodwinds and strings. Nothing that will sweep you │
│ off your feet, but it is without doubt quite nice, without getting corny │
│ and over the top. Thank God. Or thank Ottman. │
│ │
│ The orchestrations, full of Ottman's usual creativity and sometimes a │
│ little unconventional sounds (although here often toned down a bit), at │
│ least compared to what much other Hollywood film music sounds like, │
│ favors brass, strings and percussion, but Ottman also makes use of, what │
│ sounds like a moderate sized, choir, which gives the music that science │
│ fiction/adventure/superhero sound normally expected from films such as │
│ X2. The choir usually stays in the background, whenever it appears, so │
│ there's really no choral writing that will knock your socks off. But it │
│ does what it is supposed to do. It works. Really well, actually. │
│ │
│ Most of the score is action or suspense, of course, and Ottman really │
│ allows the brass and percussion sections of the orchestra to shine at │
│ times. And when the main theme really kicks in X2 turns from a quite │
│ good score into a really good one. As for more quiet parts, "Cerebro" is │
│ an OK track, which features some slow writing for strings and subtle │
│ brass and woodwinds. Short, but good. "We're Here to Stay" is also in │
│ the same style and closes with a grand statement of the main theme, │
│ complete with choir. A nice ending to a good, and at times excellent, │
│ score. If I could give out half stars this one would get 3 1/2 shiny │
│ ones. But I can't. So it gets four rather shiny and sparkly ones instead. │
│ │
│ Enjoy another GREAT release from SRN!!! │
│ │
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│ CD1 │
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│ 01 - X-Men 2 [01:12] │
│ 02 - White House Attack [03:20] │
│ 03 - Alkali Lake [02:05] │
│ 04 - Permission [01:08] │
│ 05 - Cerebro [01:32] │
│ 06 - Sneaky Mystique (Film Version) [04:06] │
│ 07 - Sneaky Mystique [03:35] │
│ 08 - Meeting Nightcrawler [02:23] │
│ 09 - Sorry Charles [01:53] │
│ 10 - Mansion Attack [07:38] │
│ 11 - Opening Cerebro [01:29] │
│ 12 - Jason's Story [02:28] │
│ 13 - Harmless Kiss [01:04] │
│ 14 - Magneto Escapes [01:29] │
│ 15 - What Bobby Can Do [00:59] │
│ 16 - Finding Faith [01:35] │
│ 17 - Playing with Fire [02:49] │
│ 18 - Where is Everyone [01:32] │
│ 19 - Storm's Perfect Storm [02:22] │
│ 20 - Fireside Chat [01:27] │
│ 21 - Jean and Logan [03:02] │
│ 22 - I'm in [04:12] │
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│ CD2 │
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│ 01 - It's Time [03:44] │
│ 02 - Lovers Quarrel [02:37] │
│ 03 - Death of Deathstryke [04:56] │
│ 04 - Deathstrykes Dies [01:10] │
│ 05 - Reconfiguration [03:39] │
│ 06 - Xavier Escapes [01:28] │
│ 07 - If You Really Knew [03:25] │
│ 08 - Getting Out Alive [04:03] │
│ 09 - Rouge Earns Her Wings (Film Version) [02:23] │
│ 10 - Rouge Earns Her Wings [01:40] │
│ 11 - Goodbye [05:32] │
│ 12 - Were Here to Stay [01:52] │
│ 13 - Life Goes on-The Lake [03:12] │
│ 14 - Suite from X2 [07:11] │
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│ ToTaL TRaCKS: [ 36 ] · SiZe: [ 137,9 MB ] · ToTaL TiMe: [ 100:12 ] │
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