The Mighty
Trevor Jones
" A mighty fine score "Written by Thomas Glorieux - Review of the regular release
Why oh why does Trevor Jones keeps scoring this good? I mean, this is quality music for quality projects, served in quality performances. Of course in the case of this movie, it didn't need to make the film good because it was already great. But just like good film music needs to do, it made it better, combining magic and drama together. As always, Trevor Jones had The London Symphony Orchestra to guide him through the path. And what he does with that path you'll learn from me soon enough.
For 52 minutes, this score has plenty of good material and a winning song that follows this course superbly. And, I can't imagine why The Mighty didn't receive an Oscar nomination. Still, let's not ruin a good review on that nonsense shall we. The Mighty is a joy to listen to, and captures the winning lottery ticket of fantasy and drama, in one dazzling listening experience.
First of all, The Mighty has a lot in common with Merlin from the same year. The magical quality, the notion that it both captures tales of knights and dragons, and the idea that it uses the mystical dreamy music and the tension rhythms of both Merlin and Dark City. The song itself, based on Jones' theme was rightfully nominated for an Oscar (that could be nominated yes) and opens the soundtrack lovely and strong.
And then we open with the music of Trevor Jones. Perhaps not strong in volume but definitely strong in thematic sense, a 5 minute track uses practically all the uplifting themes of the score. And while "Dreaming Clouds" and "First Flight" offer us dreamy music, the next couple of tracks present us a dark motif, every time the boy's father enters the screen. Yet of course, there's more than just this. The underscore is efficient and interesting, but the powerful music of Jones does so much more.
First of all the threatening tension of Merlin, Dark City and Thirteen Days repeats itself again here, for instance underdeveloped in "Danger by the Lake" (with menacing choral work) and full in "The Mighty Quest", a 14 minute giant. Yet, when it comes down to emotional brevity, you won't get better moving stuff than what I'm about to present now.
"My Noble Knight" is a supreme emotional roller coaster which uses violins and a boy's choir to give you a reason to cry for the specific heartfelt scene and "Free to Fly' delivers us magnificent fanfares when we encounter knights at last.
Together, all this makes that The Mighty is filled with minimum 25 minutes of supreme music, while being thematically light, dark or dreamy the rest of the time. Besides, most of the time Trevor Jones' underscore isn't boring to begin with, making the larger moments even better than ever before. What are you waiting for? Rent the movie, experience the music inside the context, and then treasure it again on disc. It may not be The Last of the Mohicans for some of you, but it is Big for me nonetheless.
Tracklisting
1. The Mighty: Sting (3.46)
2. Past Times (5.02) Excellent track
3. Dreaming Clouds (2.18)
4. First Flight (2.08)
5. Life's Rough (3.54)
6. Danger by the Lake (3.12)
7. City Walkers (1.42)
8. The Mighty Quest (14.44) Excellent track
9. My Noble Knight (8.15) Excellent track
10. Free to Fly (4.31) Excellent track
11. Future Times (2.36)
12. Parting Request: Maia Sharp (4.32)
13. Let the Good Times Roll: B.B. King & Zucchero (5.25)
14. The Mighty (Remix): Sting (3.34)
Total Length: 65.52
For 52 minutes, this score has plenty of good material and a winning song that follows this course superbly. And, I can't imagine why The Mighty didn't receive an Oscar nomination. Still, let's not ruin a good review on that nonsense shall we. The Mighty is a joy to listen to, and captures the winning lottery ticket of fantasy and drama, in one dazzling listening experience.
First of all, The Mighty has a lot in common with Merlin from the same year. The magical quality, the notion that it both captures tales of knights and dragons, and the idea that it uses the mystical dreamy music and the tension rhythms of both Merlin and Dark City. The song itself, based on Jones' theme was rightfully nominated for an Oscar (that could be nominated yes) and opens the soundtrack lovely and strong.
And then we open with the music of Trevor Jones. Perhaps not strong in volume but definitely strong in thematic sense, a 5 minute track uses practically all the uplifting themes of the score. And while "Dreaming Clouds" and "First Flight" offer us dreamy music, the next couple of tracks present us a dark motif, every time the boy's father enters the screen. Yet of course, there's more than just this. The underscore is efficient and interesting, but the powerful music of Jones does so much more.
First of all the threatening tension of Merlin, Dark City and Thirteen Days repeats itself again here, for instance underdeveloped in "Danger by the Lake" (with menacing choral work) and full in "The Mighty Quest", a 14 minute giant. Yet, when it comes down to emotional brevity, you won't get better moving stuff than what I'm about to present now.
"My Noble Knight" is a supreme emotional roller coaster which uses violins and a boy's choir to give you a reason to cry for the specific heartfelt scene and "Free to Fly' delivers us magnificent fanfares when we encounter knights at last.
Together, all this makes that The Mighty is filled with minimum 25 minutes of supreme music, while being thematically light, dark or dreamy the rest of the time. Besides, most of the time Trevor Jones' underscore isn't boring to begin with, making the larger moments even better than ever before. What are you waiting for? Rent the movie, experience the music inside the context, and then treasure it again on disc. It may not be The Last of the Mohicans for some of you, but it is Big for me nonetheless.
Tracklisting
1. The Mighty: Sting (3.46)
2. Past Times (5.02) Excellent track
3. Dreaming Clouds (2.18)
4. First Flight (2.08)
5. Life's Rough (3.54)
6. Danger by the Lake (3.12)
7. City Walkers (1.42)
8. The Mighty Quest (14.44) Excellent track
9. My Noble Knight (8.15) Excellent track
10. Free to Fly (4.31) Excellent track
11. Future Times (2.36)
12. Parting Request: Maia Sharp (4.32)
13. Let the Good Times Roll: B.B. King & Zucchero (5.25)
14. The Mighty (Remix): Sting (3.34)
Total Length: 65.52