Armageddon: The Original Motion Picture Score [Soundtrack]

Trevor Rabin (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Trevor Rabin
• Audio CD (November 10, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00000DHS1
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (65 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #131,132 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Strong Melodic Theme, Great Orchestra+Guitar score, April 7, 2005

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M. D'Amico (United States) - See all my reviews

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This score is strong; it's one of the best if not the best work done by Trevor Rabin. This score is one of my favorite simply because of the strong upbeat melodic themes across all tracks and the beautiful blend of strings and synthesized sounds and guitars make it even more capturing:

1 - Armageddon Suite - 10/10 - Main theme. Melody cycled by acoustic guitars, distorted guitars, synth and strings. Beautifully magnificent.
2 - Harry & Grace Make Peace - 9/10 quiet and serene, main theme is played by acoustic guitars with background strings. Beautiful.
3 - AJ's Return - 8/10 Upbeat cues, Strong synth, percussion.
4 - Oil Rig - 7/10 this track has some sort of old west cues done in a rock-eske mood. Lots of harmonica appearances. Very different from the rest of the score.
5 - Leaving - 8/10 This track catches my attention not only because of the cool main theme making another appearance, but because of the quality of the strings. It may be that Trevor is mixing real strings with synth ones. Very nice.
6 - Evacuation - 6/10 - This is a mix of dramatic cues, nothing linear.
7 - Harry Arrives At Nasa 7/10 - nothing radically different here..
8 - Back In Business - 8/10 - some nice blends of climax here.
9 - Launch - 10/10 - A strong track, climax, melodic cues slowly presented, there a re a couple of new melodic bridges, magnificent end.
10 - 5 Words - 10/10 short track but very cool.
11 - Underwater Simulation - 7/10 - smooth track, new cues, slowly reaching.
12 - Finding Grace - 7/10 - old west theme reappearing, not a personal favorite but very well done.
13 - Armadillo - 6/10 - old west theme again.
14 - Short Straw - 7/10 - not bad but more of a drama filler, the melodic cues aren't given much freedom here.
15 - Demands - 8/10 a nice change, cool bass and piano duo.
16 - Death Of Mir - 7/10 - drama scene, a lot of synth drums, mixed cues.
17 - Armageddon Piano - 9/10 - beautiful piano theme, I would give it 10/10 if it were longer!
18 - Long Distance Goodbye / Landing - 9/10 - some beautiful images drawn here by strings and clean guitars on the first half of the track. Then follows the grand finale with a few newly done cues. Very nice climax for an end.

Overall this album is a must-have for anyone that likes movie scores. I've heard some of these tracks being used in live tv shows, which is just an indication of how appealing they are. Great work from Trevor Rabin.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great stuff but way incomplete., November 26, 2002

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How awesome is this music? It'll seriously blow you away. There are a zillion themes all played out in the most exciting and heartbreaking ways. But Harry Gregson Williams is entirely absent from this CD. His stuff is great in the movie but it ain't here. All we get is Trevor Rabin's contribution. It still rocks tho.

Track 1 takes a couple of minutes to get going but when it does the main Armageddon Theme and following guitar riff is pure Media Ventures class. Trust me, it's great.

Track 6 'Evacuation' ends with one of the biggest build-ups of powerhouse music I've ever heard. It'll seriously get your blood flowing. So much so that it would excite a corpse back to life. Great stuff.

Track 9 'Launch' plays the main theme in such a wistful, sentimental and determined way that you cannot help love it. Sooooo cool.

And finally, my fave track 'Long Distance Goodbye/Landing' is the best the CD has to offer. All the main themes come back here, played out in a wonderful variety of different cues. If you're a fan of movie music then you'll appreciate the coolness of this track.

It's a real shame the CD does not include the full score because it is sorely missed, I must say. The music definitely gets 5/5 but the CD gets 3/5. Tho I still would seriously stress that you get it. No doubt.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Where is the entire opening sequence???, March 26, 1999

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This review is from: Armageddon: The Original Motion Picture Score (Audio CD)

I like Trevor Rabin's score for this film. He did an excellent job mixing orchestral music with contemporary rock music. I was, however, dissapointed that some of the key music cues weren't available. The entire score for the opening "End of the World" sequence was missing. And cues for scenes like the destruction of New York and Paris gone. These were some of my favorite cues. This CD seemed to only contain the more upbeat tracks... Over all the soundtrack for this movie was good, it just could use more cues...