Customer Reviews

Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

It seems like I have been waiting for a W&G film forever. Why, You may ask? Because I have been chomping at the bit for a Wallace and Gromit CD!

It was well worth the Wait! Every cue on this album is Golden! My only complaint is why did Hans Zimmer have to get involved? He seems to take Mr. Nott's thunder away from him! And why did they need some other Composers as well? As evident in the classic shorts, Nott is a very accomplished composer. Maybe He needed some assistance for an exhausting work load. Oh well.

Despite the above gripes,I think this is one of the best soundtracks in years. I especially like "Fire up the Bunvac", "Brainwash and Go", "A Big Trap", and "Dogfight", not to mention the closing cue, "Wallace and Gromit", which is of course the wonderful and completely catchy theme from the aforementioned shorts. Indeed, my Dad was humming that tune for three days after seeing the film!

I heartily recommend this album as well as the movie. Nicely Done!

What a wonderful gift to the world: Wallace and Gromit. Those of us who have been fans for years have known this for a while. Know the whole world will know. The films is a blast. The soundtrack brings that blast home (well, at least until the DVD comes out; and, even then it'll still be great to wash the dishes or mop the floors to this CD). The music brings back all the fun of the film. I can't help comparing this CD to the last animated film soundtrack CD I bought: The Incredibles. While the music for the Incredibles was good, it was terribly derivative, borrowing too freely and too often from the Bond movies. Nott has not (no pun intended) fallen into that trap (again, no pun intended . . . see the film). This music is fresh and original . . . of course, the Wallace and Gromit theme insinuates itself several times, but we wouldn't want it any other way. Buy this soundtrack.

I saw this movie on opening night and I loved it. I am a big fan of British humor. The music in the film is delightful! Each piece matches the scene it corresponds with. This is a great cd (and movie) to check out!

I donn't know if cd's are getting destroyed when you listen to them frequently (as the plder vinyl records did).If so,i am afraid i have to buy an additional copy of this O.S.T as i listen to this several times a day!
We are talking about a brilliant main theme (we were familiar with this from the three previous short films of WALLACE & GROMIT-A close shave,The wrong trousers,A Grand day out).But the whole O.S.T. consists of "catching" melodies,that make you want listen to the cd again and again.
It is one of the few times that music is "getting married" so succesfully with the movie.
A brilliant piece of British culture.

Often soundtrack recordings disappoint by being more electronic keyboard than real orchestra. This CD is quite the reverse. The characters in the movie may be only made of clay, but they get the full symphonic treatment, not just an orchestra, but choirs as well. A great sound. No point in trying to match the tracks to scenes in the movie, just sit back and enjoy. The superb big sound is so magnificent at times it's funny!

A blend of Elgar, Britten, Herrmann, Copeland. Too bad the themes are so short. I would love to hear Nott write a full symphony. His marches are so invigorating. After believing that real classical music was dead for so long, it now seems that it lives on after all, in the soundtracks of popular movies like this one.

While I missed seeing this movie in theater due to NO BODY in my family wanting to go see it with me, and being forced to babysit my lovely little daughter during the time it was in theaters... my just due came about. My little girl (now 1 year and 8 months now-during the review as of June 2006), does NOT watch Barney, she does NOT watch The Wiggles, she does like Sesame Street some, but what we hear from her the most is "Wat Walice! Wat Walice" Which translates into "Watch Wallace!". So we're graced by watching most of this movie nearly EVERY DAY. She sits unmoving to my favorite duo's plastasine HBO short's new movie nearly non stop, yes, EVERY day! So, while I have the soundtrack on order through here... I feel like I have the soundtrack already memorized! And Nott has done a "smashing" job through the movie with the original heavy-tuba theme we all fell in love with in the late 1980's. Yes, it HAS been that long. From the open title track to the intense thematic music during the "dogfighting" sequence, to even the snazzy "cheeky" verion of W&G we hear as Gromit dances in the van! The music is classic material and just a delight to hear... over and over and over again. While we notice new details in the movie with our DAILY viewings, I've also noticed new details in the score as well through the movie as far as instrumentation and the different styles used. Considering they only recorded about 3 seconds of footage a day, how they mixed the final movie with the music is just simply amazing beyond belief. So until the next movie comes out, I guess I'll be enjoying this soundtrack for years to come, or until our daughter grows out of Curse of the Were-Rabbt... eh, maybe not. I'm 34 and STILL enjoy Nick Park's wonderfull duo! Wonderful music for such a wonderful movie. It's a 5, chuck!

In 2005, Nick Park and Aardman studios did what no one thought possible - they created the world's first vegetarian horror movie! When poor Wallace is turned into a were-rabbit, he becomes a terror to the local villagers who are preparing for their annual giant vegetable contest. It's a hilariously funny movie, chockfull of that great British humor.

The soundtrack to this great movie is a real joy to listen to, bringing back the magic of watching the movie itself! My wife bought me this CD, and I am sure glad that she did. I loved the movie, and I love the CD, and I highly recommend both!