Adaptation - Original Soundtrack

Advantages: Fantastic music, brilliant film
Disadvantages: Not to everyones taste

...I was simply in awe through all three of the Lord of the Rings films, and certainly think them to be one of if not THE most succesful adaptation of a book onto the big screen ever in cinema history. However, the grand emotion, sheer scale, and epic feel to the films could not be achieved without the music. The Two Towers contains some truly incredible pieces, composed and conducted by the legendary Howard Shore. Although essentially orchestral, the soundtrack does contain several choral sections, and even draws on scandinavian influences for 'The King of the Golden Hall'. This blend of choir and orchestra, and contrasts between grand and timid, diminutive music are incredibly strong, and help make the album (and indeed the film) what it is. As well as fantastic harmonies and grand blending of instruments, some truly beautiful melodies... Read review

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Advantages: Nothing
Disadvantages: Nothing

...The argument of this sounstrack is passion and resuction of our lord Jesus Christ as Rock Opera that tells us in the Gospel, specially the passion, in this Opera have starrings Jesus christ and Judas the Jesus Christ's treasonous, talking with Jesus Christ's enemies, Mary of Magdala who died Jesus Christ's died, . This is an adaptation of the gospel written the lyrics by Tim Rice and the music Andrew Lloyd, this is a story telling as Judas part of the story. It was releasing at the begging of the seventies in 1975 this story went to be a movie and then it has an Spanish version with Camilo Sesto as Jesus Christ and Angela Carrasco --------------- This story had a controverse with the Catholic religion specially but after The Catholics accepted, now this Rock Opera is for moral reflexion our sins etc on Good Fridays... Read review

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Advantages: Some excellent tracks
Disadvantages: Not as good a sountrack as original

...It can always be risky for moviemakers to try and update the concept of a classic cult film to a more modern context, that doesn't stop many from trying and usually they fail miserably. In the case of Shaft this was made even more difficult due to the fact that not only the film had become a cult classic but also it's soundtrack had too as a standalone piece of work. The original shaft was made in the early 70's and was the best example of what was known as a blaxploitation movie. These were mainstream feature films that relied on a black audience and black characters, portrayed using all the current clichés in order to appeal to it core audience. In the case of Shaft getting soul legend Isaac Hayes to produce the soundtrack extenuated the effect. He produced a classic creating a cool hip brand of street soul that encapsulated... Read review

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