Alexander Nevsky [Import, Soundtrack]

Sergei Prokofiev (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
• Audio CD (March 29, 2004)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Soundtrack
• Label: The Soundtrack Factory
• ASIN: B00004Z55V
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #948,715 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Main Title

2. The Russian people at 13th century

3. Lake Pleshcheyevo

4. Better to die in your own land

5. The pact with Teutonic Knights

6. Never will Russian submit the Germans

7. Rise up for Russian

8. Lead us into the battle

9. People rise up in arms

10. The Teutonic camp

11. Lake Chudskoye

12. The great battle on the ice-April 5, 1242

13. Lament-Among the dead

14. Alexander's triunfal entry into Pskov

15. Final judgement-People acclaims Alexander

16. End Title

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT Soundtrack, February 19, 2001

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Rachel (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky (Audio CD)

I absolutly loved this soundtrack. The distinctions between the Russian and German theme music is both brilliant and breathtaking. Part of what makes this soundtrack so powerful is its large range of types of music: from the Russian "Folkmusic" to the sweeping theme played at the end of the battle, this soundtrack is both beautiful and interesting to listen to.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great score composed by one of the greatest composers, June 5, 2004

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Lord Luger (Indiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Alexander Nevsky (Audio CD)

I must admit: when I listened to this score for the first time about ten years ago, I didn't like it very much, principally because I was so influenced by John Williams and Jerry Goldsmith that I couldn't be able to listen to any other composer or anything which came outside Hollywood. I reviewed another recording of this soundtrack here at amazon - which I acquired at a local CD used store - and in which I claimed I was disappointed and didn't recommed it to everyone. Well, the time has gone by and now I believe this is one of the best scores ever written to the cinema! I'm just writing this in order to revise something I did before and make justice. Congratulations, Mr. Prokofiev.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Prokoviev defined movie scoring, March 8, 2007

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P. D. Schaffner "Silberdrache" (Mars, MS, MW) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alexander Nevsky (Audio CD)

This is by far one of the best film scores of all time, coupled with the amazing direction of Sergei Eisenstein it makes for an amazing film. Within this soundtrack you can actually feel the presence of the Teutonic knights marching across the frozen lake, the battle music is legendary. Prokoviev was one of the first film scorers, and largely wrote the book as far as technique. You can also hear clearly the influence that Prokoviev has over current film scorers, most notably Danny Elfmann. You can also clearly hear the amount of work that has been stolen by John Williams!

Don't believe me? John Williams is one of the music world's greatest plagiarizers. Listen to the Star Wars music, then go out and listen to Holst's "Planets", especially "Mars". Then listen to Stravisnsky's "Firebird"..then listen to Mendelsohn's 'Wedding March'...