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300 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Special Edition)

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Tyler Bates has created an outstanding score for the epic "300." The music pulls you into that moment of history, making you feel what it was like to be at that moment in 480 B.C. From haunting pieces such as "Goodbye my Love" and "Message for the Queen," to pulse-pounding pieces such as "To Victory" and "The Hot Gates," the music compliments the movie very well, while standing on its own too. Fans of the film, and of great instrumental music, will not be disappointed by "300: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack!"
Grade: A+

Simply a well written score. Tyler Bates creates a very epic scaled sound that is conveyed through emotional melodic cues, aggressive, grim, atmospheric and beautiful. It plays out like a 60 minute piece, carefully mixed with only a few stops when needed.

This score is just a pleasure to listen to - the music is just amazing; there are cues like "Message For The Queen" and "Remember Us" that sound so emotional that you can't help it but feel sad. Cues like "No Sleep Tonight", "No Mercy" offer an aggressive, grim, moody, atmospheric sound that catches ones attention. In fact, I keep repeating those two because they just set the tone so well to the battle scenes of the film.

"Tree of the Dead", "The Hot Gates", "Fight in the Shade", "Immortals Battle" and so on are one of the aggressive and epic sounds that are produced by Tyler Bates that I myself keep looping over and over.

This score is a must have for everyone who loves the epic sound. It is epic, but it's not your usual case of epic - it is a fusion of elements of electronic music, as well as elements of heavy metal as heard in "Fever Dream"

It's a definite recommendation, even blind buying wouldn't disappoint.

I picked this up 2 days ago and cannot stop listening to it. All controversy of the movie aside, this is an amazing musical score. Using sweeping orchestral movements, trancelike drums, deliberate pacing, and the rich voice of Middle Eastern diva, Azam Ali, Bates weaves a spell of dark fantasy. Although calling to mind such scores as "Gladiator", "Lord of the Rings", "Kingdom of Heaven", and even "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves", "300" holds it's own, evoking a atmosphere of majesty, mysticism, and larger than life heroes and villains.

The flow of this album is very well-paced, beginning with a crescendo of sound and motion and then seamlessly moving through sorrowful strings, tension-filled drum rhythms, epic choral chants, climaxing guitar riffs, and then back again without hesitation. Azam Ali's voice is the thread that weaves this tapestry of sound together. Her vocals effortlessly slip in and out of the score like a phantom, sometimes barely perceptible, but always on the edge of awareness.

My advice? Listen to the music samples here. If you like what you hear, pick up the score and prepare to be swept away, because these samples are just a taste of the entirely of the work. It's brilliant.

I bought the soundtrack before seeing the film as I was sold on the trailer for the movie. Took me a few listens but, the music grew on me immensely and after seeing the film it compliments the images perfectly! Use of choir,synthesizer and ethnic instruments (much like McCreary's Battlestar Galactica and Zimmer's Black Hawk Down) offer a great listening experience.

Though the theatrical previews of the film married the Nine Inch Nails piece in the mind, Bates' score carries the water well. Grin-inducing and at times moving, Bates' score is as much a part of the film as the Spartan shields. There is something especially appealing about a mixture of orchestra, choral and heavy metal guitar. As for the Special Edition, the packaging is cool and all, however, whether it warrants the extra cost is a fan decision.

Well, I don't think the little cards and the packaging are worth the extra money unless you're a 300 fanatic. However! It's the best soundtrack that I've ever purchased and unlike others, it keeps one interested.

- Christiaan

Watching the movie got me extremely pumped up to workout. I bought this cd to listen to while in the gym. I'd have to say about 5-6 sougs out of the 25 made it to my ipod for motivation. That's not as high of a ratio as I would have liked. Most the songs are too slow and repetitive sounding. But the one's that made my workout list are butt kickers.

not sexy, not very nice. This will cause family fighting, don't play it while driving with your family on vacation, to the store or anywhere unless you plan on raiding bakersfield or something.

Great stuff. I'm no orchestral expert, but it sounds fantastic. I expected more heavy pieces, but I guess those sections seemed longer in the movie. Good music to drive to, though it's over quickly.

Good score. Soundrtrack defintely follows the plot. Some pieces seem a little abstract. Some good, powerful brass in parts. Vocalizations on certain pieces are excellent.