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Rome: Music from the HBO Series [SOUNDTRACK]

Jeff Beal (Composer)
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Product Details

  • Composer: Jeff Beal
  • Audio CD (February 20, 2007)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Soundtrack
  • Label: Rykodisc
  • ASIN: B000MGVBQE
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #8,838 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Rome Main Title Theme
2. Forum
3. Terrible News
4. Niobe's Theme
5. Battle Has Begun (Caesar's Theme)
6. Octavian & Octavia's Themes
7. Riot in the Senate, Pullo Finds the Gold
8. Caesar Reunites with Servilla
9. Janus Breaks
10. Marshall Law, the Temple
11. Caesar's Seizure
12. Hell Hath No Fury
13. Vorenus Made Evocati, Servilla's Curse
14. Farewells, the Storm
15. Raft
16. Death of Pompey
17. Octavia Seduces Octavian
18. Cleopatra Seduces Caesar
19. Triumph
20. Mark Antony & Atia
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Editorial Reviews

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After Carnivàle, Jeff Beal has given HBO another Emmy-nominated score, this time for the tale of sex, politics, and togas known as Rome. There's a long history of fabulously grand scores in the sword-and-sandals genre (Miklós Rózsa's Ben-Hur, Alex North's Cleopatra) but according to Beal HBO wasn't interested in classic big orchestral compositions, so he worked on a smaller--yet still lush--scale that emphasizes the ethnic instruments that could be found in the farther reaches of the Roman Empire. A Middle Eastern influence, for instance, can clearly be heard on "Rome Main Title Theme," "The Forum" and "Janus Breaks," among many others. If there's one signature sound on the CD, it's the recurring use of the flute, which can suggest emotions ranging from romantic ("Octavian & Octavia's Themes") to melancholy (paired with strings on "Farewells, the Storm") to dread (combined with percussion on "Caesar's Seizure"). The album starts running out of steam about two thirds of the way through, however, making one pine for a bit of orchestral bang for one's buck. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Product Description
Rome: Music from the HBO Series features a dramatic score by Emmy award winning composer Jeff Beal (Pollock, HBO's Carnivale). A haunting album of ancient sounds and rhythms, the album perfectly complements the HBO series that chronicles the epic times that saw the fall of a republic and the creation of an empire.

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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, outstanding, beautiful work by Jeff Beal!, February 22, 2007
I've just received my CD today (22 Feb, 2007) and am sampling it for the first time. If you're a fan of HBO's "ROME" this soundtrack brings all of the resonance, texture and fabric of the series to life for your pleasure anywhere. If you haven't seen the series, this album is good enough to stand alone as wonderful background while you work, read or relax. Each individual track is strong and characteristic of it's particular part of the story. For the historical minded, it's raw pagan sounds bring ancient Rome to life. There are even bits of dialogue sprinkled amongst the tracks. I highly recommend it as musicianship at it's most creative.

From the album booklet, Bruno Heller, producer: "We asked Jeff for a score that does all the things scores are meant to do; evoking tension, pity, fear, pathos, irony, joy; but yet a score that felt like it might have been made by Romans, something strange and beautiful. Jeff delivered exactly what we asked for - powerful music, both strange and beautiful, that conjures up a very real but long-lost world."

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, March 28, 2007
The music is epic, majestic, meditative, and inspiring. I'd highly suggest it to anyone who loves orchestral music, soundtracks, and such things.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Incredibly beautiful and haunting., May 22, 2007
I waited for many months until HBO got around to releasing the soundtrack to this incredible drama series. If you are a fan of the series, then this is absolutely essential to add to one's music collection. The composer, Jeff Beal, reminds me a great deal of Brian Tyler--the producer of the Children of Dune soundtrack. Both artists incorporate a strong flair of Eastern elements into their music and the result is spectacular. My personal favorite of the Rome soundtrack? "Cleopatra Seduces Caesar" (and that episode is my favorite of the first season).
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5.0 out of 5 stars Rome: Music from the HBO Series
the reason I bought the CD was because I loved the music from the series.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good soundtrack but it's only the first series
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