Windtalkers (Score) [Soundtrack]

James Horner | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Original Release Date: June 14, 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B00005Q4JE
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #135,766 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Navajo Dawn

2. A New Assignment

3. An Act of Heroism

4. Taking the Beachhead

5. ''First Blood'' Ceremony

6. The Night Before

7. Marine Assault

8. Losses Mounting

9. Friends In War

10. A Sacrifice Never Forgotten

11. Calling to the Wind

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars not the best score by horner, June 23, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Windtalkers (Score) (Audio CD)

No doubt that this is not one of James Horner's best score. I can tell this because the theme of the movie wasn't compatible with Horner's deep inner self, emotional style of music. Movies of this type such as Braveheart, Glory, Titanic, A beautiful Mind bring out the best in Horner. I recommend seeing the movie before buying any soundtrack. Some reviewers complained that the song in the commercial was not on the cd, it wasn't even played in the movie. You can't expect that for every movie(such as this and Saving Private Ryan). Another reviewer said that this cd was poor because it contained no Navajo songs(again none were played in the movie). Yes this album is poor, but not just because it doesn't contain any Navajo music.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Listen To It Before You Buy It, June 19, 2002

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Suzanne Reese (Scottsdale, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Windtalkers (Score) (Audio CD)

This soundtrack is a major disappointment. There is no melody, only a repetitive one cord that the composer is trying to demonstrate how many ways he can have an orchestra, or one instrument from the orchestra play it. When Horner does give us a bit of variation to his music, he falls back on bits and pieces of his previous works. I heard snips of "The Perfect Storm" in this soundtrack. Too bad for his fans. Some of the most beautiful soundtracks have been done for War films. George Delerue's "Platoon", Hans Zimmers" "Then Red Line", Michael Kamen's "Bamd of Brothers, and recently Rachel Portman's "Hart's War", fall in this category. One of the all time classic war scores is James Horner's "Glory", so we know the composer is capable of producing something better than this.
Horner really missed an opportunity here. To integrate the beautiful Navaho music into this score would have been more appropriate to the film and to those of us who expexted a film score worth listening to.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Unsung Important Score, October 21, 2002

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gobirds2 (New England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Windtalkers (Score) (Audio CD)

If you were expecting a melodic or rousing score akin to James Horner's LEGENDS OF THE FALL, GLORY or TITANIC look elsewhere. This is an impressive almost ethereal score. It actually impressed me more on this CD than it did in the actual film. It has elements of cultural American Indian idioms, a sense of Americana depicting the land and the people and typical military cues appealing to the intellect of the listener. However, the greatest strength of this score is the feeling of camaraderie that comes out of the chaos and carnage of war. Horner depicts the intimacy of being part of that ode to death and demonstrates that there really is no glory in it. How you react during that experience and what you take away with you is really what is important. I bought this CD and took a long ride along a highway during a bright sunny day and just listened to it. I was moved by it and equally surprised at the depth of emotion that Horner had put into it. This is one of his great scores but will probably go unsung for some time. I am sure this score will be discovered in time for what it has accomplished.