The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] [Soundtrack]

Randy Edelman (Composer, Conductor), Anthony Pleeth (Performer), UK Chinese Music Ensemble (Performer), Frank Ricotti (Performer), Paul Clarvis (Performer), Helen Feng (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Anthony Pleeth, UK Chinese Music Ensemble, Frank Ricotti, Paul Clarvis, Helen Feng
• Conductor: Randy Edelman
• Composer: Randy Edelman
• Audio CD (July 29, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Varèse Sarabande
• ASIN: B001BTZNTC
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #104,489 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Call to Adventure - Randy Edelman

2. Silently Yearning for Centuries

3. Open Wound

4. The Reign of Terror

5. A Family Presses Close

6. Formation of the Terra Cotta Army

7. Reading of the Scrolls

8. Crash and Burn

9. Alex and Lin

10. A New Assignment

11. Yang Follows the O'Connells

12. Shanghai Chase

13. Mother and Daughter Reunion

14. Ancient China

15. Rick's Long Rod

16. Entering the Tomb

17. Visit From a 3-Headed Friend

18. Memories, Retirement and Dinner

19. New Year's Betrayal

20. The Emperor Versus Zi Yuan

See all 30 tracks on this disc

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Genre: Soundtracks & Scores
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 29-JUL-2008

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Surprise !, September 1, 2008

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Florent Lenhardt - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] (Audio CD)

As fan of the scores by Goldsmith and Silvestri for the first and second part of this trilogy, I had great expectations for the work of Randy Edelman. The fact that his carreer has no real success ( except his participation to Trevor Jones' Last of the Mohicans and the well known theme from Dragon's Heart )affraid when his name was announced, but I bought this CD with some hope... and was not disapointed ! OK, he didn't make an epic theme full of percussions, but un lyrical adventure score, pursuing the evolution of the franchise's soundtrack that Silvestri started with tracks like "Sandcastles" or "Medjei Commanders" in Mummy Returns. Here, three great themes are making us travel throught the story : The main theme as theme for the O'Connell family is a well writted track that keep us in the adventure ambient, the second is more dramatic, sad but beautiful, with a asian-typed reprise called "Ancient China" and remain all allong the CD, and the love theme, most rattached to the sad theme. Developping them with talent, Randy Edelman make it to create a new ambient and a great score, sometimes romantic, sometimes full of action and dynamism ( Shangai Chase, Reign of Terror, etc). Maybe not the best soundtrack of the year - nore the best of the franchise - but he hasn't to be ashamed of : We already are immerged with the O'Connells, back in action ! And that's all the fun I was hoping for !

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars where is Helen Feng?, October 31, 2009

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donna coyote "jt" (Ventura, ca) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] (Audio CD)

After watching this film on tv last night I was struck by the beauty of Helen Feng's voice. I searched and searched for more about her but only found this as a way to hear her again.
I hope she will make a cd and soon! I will buy it and surely others will as well. Haunting voice!! beautiful song.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Super style, good score, September 27, 2009

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Christopher Price - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] (Audio CD)

The title for the review says more than you think. After the first time listening to this soundtrack, I was pleasantly surprised with it. Randy Edelman did a great job with this score. The theme from the mummy three is very "superhero theme like." The score overall, though, is adapted to fit the new location of China. I have a respect for the way that he made this score, because like Silvestri before him, he made the themes his own. Each soundtrack is different, and this one is fairly good overall, and is the second best of the soundtrack trilogy. The soundtrack has various peices to fit all the different parts of the movie. I give it four stars for it's new spin on the series, but it is not one of my absolute favorites, even though it is great.