Last of the Dogmen
David Arnold
" Beautiful score introduces us to the John Barry side of David Arnold "Written by Thomas Glorieux - Review of the regular release
It wasn't Stargate that got people hooked on the bombastic style of David Arnold, but Independence Day. And after that score, the people in film music land began exploring the market for whatever that sounded as good as that. And between those two up mentioned scores lay the answer. Last of the Dogmen is once more David Arnold doing what he does best, giving the score an epic feel, a powerful sound and a pleasure that would make any fan lucky. The score is in fact a mixture between the orchestral pompous sound of Stargate and the warm sweeping themes of say a John Barry.
The main theme itself is as epic as it is powerful. It receives the fullest attention during the entire score. For instance "Last of the Dogmen" opens with a warm sweeping romantic version in John Barry style. A reprisal of this warm side returns in "Cheyenne Valley" while "Leaving Forever" and "The Last Arrow" decide to throw in a couple of extra horns to make it even more epic than it already was.
Besides the fact the score is drained in the sound of Stargate, we also seem to receive several portions of the Stargate action sound. For instance a Stargate build up is discovered in "Go in a Good Way", delivering forth the action version of the main theme in a dramatic setting. This action version pops up a lot during the score, including "The Wilderness", "The First Arrow", during the stirring "Medicine Run" or during the rousing "The County Line". But the best version of all is discovered during "Faith & Courage", which is something of a crowd pleaser all right. A potent march pushing the action version to its fullest potential, the eerie suspenseful strings that resurface out of Stargate and a dramatic encore that gives the track an extra set of emotional weight. You may have heard this epic stuff in the score before, but here it's brought together the best way of all.
That's a bit the problem of Last of the Dogmen. For its 36 minutes of running material, it offers you stirring versions of both the main theme as its action variation, and this perhaps a bit too much in the end. All the tracks are so goddamn glorious that one almost forgets it lacks diversity. Call it a Rudy example if you will, because I don't know if the score could have taken more material like that. Anyhoo, that doesn't take the power away of David Arnold's score, because in that category, Last of the Dogmen is once again a real winner. And a worthy candidate if you want more of that Stargate / Independence Day magic.
Tracklisting
1. Last of the Dogmen (3.16) Excellent track
2. The Wilderness (1.50) Excellent track
3. Somebody's Out There (2.46)
4. The First Arrow (1.49)
5. The Story of Jacko (1.42)
6. War Party (3.05)
7. Medicine Run (2.50)
8. Cheyenne Valley (2.46)
9. The County Line (1.59)
10. The Truth (2.12)
11. Go in a Good Way (1.57) Excellent track
12. Leaving Forever (3.58) Excellent track
13. Faith & Courage (3.55) Excellent track
14. The Last Arrow (1.54)
Total Length: 36.28
The main theme itself is as epic as it is powerful. It receives the fullest attention during the entire score. For instance "Last of the Dogmen" opens with a warm sweeping romantic version in John Barry style. A reprisal of this warm side returns in "Cheyenne Valley" while "Leaving Forever" and "The Last Arrow" decide to throw in a couple of extra horns to make it even more epic than it already was.
Besides the fact the score is drained in the sound of Stargate, we also seem to receive several portions of the Stargate action sound. For instance a Stargate build up is discovered in "Go in a Good Way", delivering forth the action version of the main theme in a dramatic setting. This action version pops up a lot during the score, including "The Wilderness", "The First Arrow", during the stirring "Medicine Run" or during the rousing "The County Line". But the best version of all is discovered during "Faith & Courage", which is something of a crowd pleaser all right. A potent march pushing the action version to its fullest potential, the eerie suspenseful strings that resurface out of Stargate and a dramatic encore that gives the track an extra set of emotional weight. You may have heard this epic stuff in the score before, but here it's brought together the best way of all.
That's a bit the problem of Last of the Dogmen. For its 36 minutes of running material, it offers you stirring versions of both the main theme as its action variation, and this perhaps a bit too much in the end. All the tracks are so goddamn glorious that one almost forgets it lacks diversity. Call it a Rudy example if you will, because I don't know if the score could have taken more material like that. Anyhoo, that doesn't take the power away of David Arnold's score, because in that category, Last of the Dogmen is once again a real winner. And a worthy candidate if you want more of that Stargate / Independence Day magic.
Tracklisting
1. Last of the Dogmen (3.16) Excellent track
2. The Wilderness (1.50) Excellent track
3. Somebody's Out There (2.46)
4. The First Arrow (1.49)
5. The Story of Jacko (1.42)
6. War Party (3.05)
7. Medicine Run (2.50)
8. Cheyenne Valley (2.46)
9. The County Line (1.59)
10. The Truth (2.12)
11. Go in a Good Way (1.57) Excellent track
12. Leaving Forever (3.58) Excellent track
13. Faith & Courage (3.55) Excellent track
14. The Last Arrow (1.54)
Total Length: 36.28