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Rescue Dawn: Music from the Motion Picture

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This score is one of the best Badelt has ever composed. This score, even more so than his recent "The Promise," proves that he has his own immense talent beyond his work with Hans Zimmer. This work is quiet and subtle, rich and beautiful, mournful and hopeful. It's centered around a generously lengthy theme featured in the opening track, one that comes to a double climax in "Rescue." The song, unlike many on soundtracks, is well-integrated with the score and doesn't interrupt the listening experience.

If you like Badelt, or if you like scores like "The Thin Red Line", then "Rescue Dawn" is a must-have.

As a film score enthusiast, I am always amazed at the talent of some of todays composers. Mr. Badelt has written a movie symphony for this score and as I read in other reviews, the music stands on it's own because of the richness of the themes, and the orchestral colour. Well done Mr. Badelt. I discovered your talent in the soundtrack for the Time Machine. That music also has some soul stirring music.

I would recommend both soundtracks highly to all fans of motion picture scores.

This is an excellent evocative soundtrack to accompany the emotional journey through incredible hardship made by Dieter Dengler as an American prisoner of war in remote Laos during the Viet Nam conflict. Much of the music reminds me of the particular scene during the film and that achievement is always a sign of an effective combination of sound and vision.

First of all, this film blew me away. I went because I think Christian Bale is the best actor of his generation. His Dieter Dengler, though, unique to say the least, and I was blown away by how different from the typical "hero" the character and thus the brilliant performance were. But I also realized, even during the movie, that the soundtrack was deepening and adding to the characterization and the overall impact of the picture. It was never distracting, and did not call attention to itself for itself, which I think the best soundtracks avoid. Yet, this music stands alone so beautifully and still manages to be evocative of the upbeat spirit of what could have been a downbeat story. It is uplifting and transporting.....just, as I imagine, the real-life Dengler was, and how he survived. It's a perfect match for a near-perfect movie. Bravo, Mr. Bedelt!

You need to watch the movie first. The emotion from the music and the knowledge of the story behind it is phenomenol. People in my office love the music and many wanted to know what was playing.

Rescue Dawn is easily one of the most impressive score of 2007. Badelt has composed very pleasant themes for this one. I can keep listening to it over and over without getting bored. Absolutely recommended.

es emocionante e intensa ,,sin palabras ,,es acorde exacta a los momentos que ese hombre vivio.

Klaus Badelt is the best film composer since the late Basil Poleduris. The music from Werner Herzog's Rescue Dawn (2006) - an uplifting film about an exceptional man, Dieter Dengler, - contributed to the emotional power of this inspiring true story.