The Dark Crystal: 25th Anniversary [Soundtrack]

Trevor Jones (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Trevor Jones
• Audio CD (July 17, 2007)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: La-La Land Records
• ASIN: B000QEILB0
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #86,790 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Dark Crystal Overture (3:11)

2. The Power Ceremony (3:57)

3. The Storm (1:03)

4. The Mystical Master Dies (0:51)

5. The Funerals/Jen's Journey (5:25)

6. The Skeksi's Funeral (2:42)

7. The Pod Dance (3:14)

8. Love Theme (3:17)

9. Gelfling Song (2:22)

10. The Gelfling Ruins (2:43)

11. The Landstrider Journey (0:44)

12. The Great Conjunction (4:13)

13. Finale (7:14)

Editorial Reviews

Presenting the first major retail CD release of the original soundtrack to the classic Jim Henson fantasy adventure film THE DARK CRYSTAL, commemorating the film's 25th Anniversary. Acclaimed composer Trevor Jones (EXCALIBUR, LABYRINTH, ANGEL HEART, CLIFFHANGER) fashions an exquisite, lush orchestral score that harnesses all the awesome wonder of this classic cinematic event directed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz. A beautiful score that is simply a must-have for all film music/fantasy fans. CD Booklet contains exclusive liner notes.

Customer Reviews

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21 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars There is a WAY bigger version of this soundtrack!, September 13, 2007

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P Floyd QueensRush (Rock Star USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Dark Crystal: 25th Anniversary (Audio CD)

For all who do not know, only a few years ago, a 2-CD edition of the Dark Crystal soundtrack was released by Numenorean Music - one CD contains the original soundtrack (the same as the 25th Anniversary CD), but the other CD contains the whole entire movie score (28 tracks!). I own this edition myself, but like it says on the package, it is a limited edition release. Unfortunately, the Numenorean Music website where I purchased the 2-CD set from no longer exists, but I know for a fact that it did not sell out quickly like the other reviewer has stated because copies were still available on the main website for over a good 2 years or so. The 2-CD set can still be found on other web store sites I'm sure and I have found copies available on eBay, so overall if anybody is after a lot more music from the Dark Crystal movie, definitely go after the 2-CD soundtrack and entire score set instead because it also is a remastered version and sounds superb! It still is good to see a major remastered release of this soundtrack CD though...the original was barely released on a CD and mainly on vinyl LP around the time the movie first came out...

Here is the track list for the entire movie score CD from the limited edition release:

1 Opening Titles And Main Theme / The Mystics' Sandpainting 4:54
2 Jen Plays His Pipes 0:56
3 Jen Goes To His Dying Master 0:39
4 The Death Of The Emperor / Death Of The Mystic Master / Mystics
Memorial Ceremony / Jen's Journey Through The New World 3:18
5 Skeksis Debate Leadership / Skeksis Duel (Film Version) 3:10
6 Chamberlain Is Attacked 1:20
7 Skeksis Summoned By Alarm 0:50
8 Garthim Are Dispatched / Jen On Aghra's Mountain 2:29
9 Jen Enters Aughra's Observatory 1:21
10 Jen Discovers Shard 0:22
11 Observatory Destroyed / Mystics Set Out 2:28
12 Gelflings Meet / Dreamfast 2:11
13 Skeksis Feast - Part One 2:27
14 Skeksis Feast - Part Two 0:30
15 Batbirds Dispatched / Environmental Musical Sounds / Gelfling Song /
Batbird Brought Down / Mystics Travelling #1 2:25
16 Pod Party / Destruction Of The Pod Village 4:10
17 Jen And Kira Love Theme 1:36
18 The Prophecy In The Ruins 2:09
19 Escape From The Chamberlain / Kira Summons The Landstriders 1:47
20 Jen And Kira Set Off On The Landstriders / Pod Person Drained 2:37
21 The Battle / Mystics Travelling #2 4:20
22 Jen And Kira In The Sewer 1:43
23 Kira Brought Before The Skeksis 0:57
24 Kira Drained In The Chamber Of Life 1:12
25 Kira Freed / Jen Goes In Search / Mystic Disintegrates / Mystics
Travelling #3 1:08
26 Jen Trapped In Lair / Jen Reaches Chamber Of Life 0:26
27 Jen Discovers Crystal Chamber 3:40
28 Gelfling Frightens The Skeksis / The Crystal Made Whole / Mystics And
Skeksis / Fuse / Finale / End Credits 16:10

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, Tastefully Odd Soundtrack--Good for fans of the film and music buffs alike, October 17, 2007

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Poofiemus - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Dark Crystal: 25th Anniversary (Audio CD)

I do know that those who like the film are most likely to buy this CD, but I would like to reccomend this for any fans of classical music, especially fans of Stravinsky and Prokofiev.

Tailor-made for this otherworldly film, this soundtrack is elegantly composed weirdness. While definitely strange and eerie, the sountrack is still very tatefully done, without resorting to the in-your-face, bombastic styles so typical of other soundtracks. Basically, picture putting Stravinsky and the composer for the soundtrack of Gone With the Wind into a jam session and giving them a couple synthesizers for good measure.

Seriously, I don't dislike a single song on this disk, which is rare for a soundtrack. I also put this on for my mother, who dislikes Stravinsky and his ilk, and she only disliked one track, despite that even she had to admit the similarities to Stravinsky's work. This is an excellent disk, and is one of my absolute favorites now.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars At Last! This Beautiful Soundtrack, February 6, 2009

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Fredric Quinn "Taliesn" (Wash.D.C./Dulles corridor) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Dark Crystal: 25th Anniversary (Audio CD)

Can't believe someone finally *gets it* with regards to the artistry of the entire body of artistic work that makes "The Dark Crystal" such an ever-growing timeless classic and finally releases the soundtrack by Trevor Jones. No thanks to the Disney corporation under the Eisner regime which bought up Jim Hensen's body of work and then let this gem languish in obscurity for years.

Till this release I'd been listening to an audio cassette made from the original LP record of the soundtrack ( only played once for that purpose and thus in *pristine* condition BTW ). Now the entire soundtrack is joyfully playing on my computer whilst I work through iTunes.

Let me say straight out that I grew up on clasical symphonic music and the only other music that caught my imagination as newer symphonic music was by way of film soundtracks. I would draw pictures while listenting to my parents' stereo system and, to this day , I *always* listen to *instrumental music* while illustrating , now with a 12" X 18" digital pen & tablet at my oak drawing board , and *the Dark Crystal* film soundtrack is yet one of the key soundtracks , along with dozens of others , that I regualrly return to for artistic *inspiration*.

As a direct result of my love of contemporary symphonic music in the form of film soundtracks I always keep one ear open on any new music when I view a film for the first time. That said I *knew* I wanted "The Dark Crystal" the very frist time I heard it while in the movie theatre for its first showing. It stands alone as music on its own and never fails to take you away to someplace else whenever you play it. It's a welcome addition to my musical pallette and can't recommend it enough. Listening to it in its entirety is lke getting lost in a tale of wonderous fantasy the way one gets lost in a good book to the ppoint where the printed words dissappear as the mind's eye theatre takes over.