Underworld Evolution [Original Score] [Soundtrack]

Marco Beltrami (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 28, 2006)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Lakeshore Records
• ASIN: B000EGDCK0
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #90,387 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Slam Dunk Orchestral Masterwork by Beltrami, February 9, 2010

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This review is from: Underworld Evolution [Original Score] (Audio CD)

I'm a huge fan of all things Underworld. I love all three films, and all of the soundtracks that accompany them. Haslinger's original is a darkly elegant score that plays more to the films post modern sensibilities. Haslinger's third score "Rise of the Lycans" takes the post modern textures of the first score, and layers them on top of larger orchestral ensembles for a more "period drama" sound. Beltrami takes the second score, with a full on tour de force orchestra score.

I'll say upfront, this is the most organic score out of the three (by far) and you'd be missing out if you didn't buy it. I'm not going to say that it's any better than Haslinger's amazing work, but it certainly has a voice and a use of it's own. Beltrami loves experimenting with odd time signatures, wacky ensemble mixtures and classical piece structures... (in fact, a couple of pieces on this soundtrack could hail from the golden era of Hollywood.)

Highly recommended!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A triumph, April 12, 2006

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Matthew R. Tuck "skippyman2099" (Los Gatos, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Underworld Evolution [Original Score] (Audio CD)

Composer Marco Beltrami (Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines; Hellboy; I, Robot (Score)) picks up where Paul Haslinger (the composer from the original Underworld movie) left off, and lets the audience have it. With his penchant for melodic themes amidst complex action cues, Beltrami soars to new heights and plummets to new depths. Track 12 "Truckin'" is the cue to sample, with its orchestral assault and fantastic seven-beat charge. The album adds two original songs at the end, including a cover of Nine Inch Nails' "Something I Could Never Have" by up-and-comers Flyleaf.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Parts missing that were in the film, March 19, 2006

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Mysticalwaters1 "Erica" (PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Underworld Evolution [Original Score] (Audio CD)

This soundtrack was ok but the main reason I purchased it was due to the theme from the first movie soundtrack by Haslinger track named eternity and a day. There are 2 specific scenes in Underworld Evolution that contained a more extended version of this theme. First in the love scene and last the very end of the film a pivitol revelation and the music was great but when I listened to this album it was totally missing. Now the composer for this soundtrack is different from the first so maybe that had something to do with it. But I was very disappointed. I actually gave props for the first movie score because the song played through the trailers not in the film was added to the soundtrack which I rarely see so I was shocked when I got this album and those segments were missing. I still strive to get those segments but if you are looking for that theme beware it's not.

*** 1/11/07- I wanted to add some reviewer commented the music that many have heard as a theme that is not on this soundtrack mentioned it can be found on the first soundtrack. YES it is on the first Underworld soundtrack called "Eternity and a day" but in Underworld evolution it was EXTENDED and more instrumentation and it is NOT on this soundtrack and not the same version in the first album.