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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe [SOUNDTRACK] [LIMITED EDITION] [SPECIAL EDITION]

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Product Details

  • Audio CD (December 13, 2005)
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: Soundtrack, Limited Edition, Special Edition
  • Label: Walt Disney Records
  • ASIN: B000BCE8RI
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #31,363 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. The Blitz, 1940 Score
2. Evacuating London Score
3. The Wardrobe Score
4. Lucy Meets Mr. Tumnus Score
5. A Narnia Lullaby Score
6. The White Witch Score
7. From Western Woods to Beaversdam Score
8. Father Christmas Score
9. To Aslans Camp Score
10. Knighting Peter Score
11. The Stone Table Score
12. The Battle Score
13. Only the Beginning of the Adventure Score
14. Wunderkind Performed by Alanis Morissette
15. I Cant Take It In Performed by Imogen Heap
16. Winter Light Performed by Tim Finn
17. Where Performed by Lisbeth Scott (new age artist)

On this CD:
  1. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, film score
    Composed by Harry Gregson-Williams
    Performed by Bruce Fowler, Los Angeles Recording Orchestra, Peter Rotter, Sandy De Crescent
    with Lisbeth Scott
    Conducted by Harry Gregson-Williams

  2. Can't Take It In, song (for the film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe)
    Composed by Imogen Heap
    Performed by Bruce Fowler, Peter Rotter, Sandy De Crescent
    with Imogen Heap

  3. Wunderkind, song (for the film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe)
    Composed by Alanis Morissette
    Performed by Bruce Fowler, Peter Rotter, Sandy De Crescent
    with Alanis Morissette

  4. Winter Light, song (for the film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe)
    Composed by Tim Finn
    Performed by Bruce Fowler, Peter Rotter, Sandy De Crescent
    with Tim Finn

  5. Where, song (for the film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe)
    Composed by Harry Gregson-Williams, Lisbeth Scott
    Performed by Bruce Fowler, Peter Rotter, Sandy De Crescent
    with Lisbeth Scott


Editorial Reviews

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Not to be confused with the collection Songs Inspired by the Chronicles of Narnia, this album is Harry Gregson-Williams' instrumental score for the movie. Marking the composer's third collaboration with director Andrew Adamson (after both Shrek movies), this score also is one of the more mature offerings from Gregson-Williams, best known for his work on family films. The music is lush and assured, if a bit predictable. Indeed, it fits squarely in the current style popular for big epics--even using (on a few tracks) the vocals of Lisbeth Scott, which fall halfway between those of Enya and the Cocteau Twins' Liz Fraser (both of whom, uncoincidentally, appeared on the Lords of the Rings soundtracks). The CD concludes with four songs, with Gregson-Williams cowriting "Where." On "Can't Take It In," Imogen Heap's vocal acrobatics eerily recall those of the Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan, while Alanis Morissette's "Wunderkind" is an inspirational, almost girl-powerish track written from the point of view of the movie's Lucy. But the best of these songs is "Winter Light" by Tim Finn, four minutes of understated, piano-driven melancholia. Look for it tucked near the very end of the CD. The second disc in this special edition package is a DVD that includes galleries of film stills and concept art, a featurette about the recordings of the score and a making-of featurette. There's also a segment in which the (mostly) Christian bands involved in the Songs Inspired by... album talk about their contributions to that project. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Product Description
The special edition includes the soundtrack and dvd (with over 45 minutes run time)

DVD Includes:

Film Art Gallery Concept Art Gallery Behind the Magic of Narnia - Featuring the Score with Harry Gregson-William The Story The Director Visual Effects Sets & Locations Models & Costumes Theatrical Trailer Music Inspired By the Film


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44 of 48 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful score, poor package: save your money and buy the regular edition, March 29, 2006
By ShriDurga (Japan) - See all my reviews
  
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Score = 5 stars
Bonus Songs = 0 stars
DVD content = 1 star (for the interview with composer Harry Gregson-Williams)
Packaging = 0 stars

This is a very poor package, something knocked off at the last moment in Disney's marketing department and unworthy of such a wonderful score.

There is precedent for creating special edition releases of soundtracks to major films that are truly special. The soundtrack to the most recent Star Wars film, "Revenge of the Sith," included a DVD with one hour of original content made specifically for the soundtrack release, an audio and video montage of Williams' work from all six films with introductions by one of the film's main actors. The first of the most recent Star Wars films, The Phantom Menace, also saw a special release that featured the entirety of the film's score on a two-cd set.

This special edition of the Narnia soundtrack features only 50 minutes of the original score, about half of what was composed (according to information from an interview contained in this set's DVD). Four "bonus songs" are appended featuring insipid performances by vocalists ill-suited for creating music for this style of film - Alanis Morisette, Imogen Heap and Tim Finn. The one vocalist with the appropriate pedigree, Lisbeth Scott, who has performed on Paul Schwartz' "State of Grace" neo-opera projects and on films such as Mel Gibson's "The Passion," is forced to sing beyond her range in a performance that is painful to listen to.

The bonus DVD is a collection of edited versions of behind-the-scenes films likely to appear on the extended DVD version of the film. There's a 10-minute interview with composer Harry Gregson-Williams, followed by 3-minute versions of featurettes such as The Director, The Story, and The Special Effects. You also get a trailer for the film, a photo gallery, and an art gallery, plus an extended television commercial for the Music Inspired By cd, featuring pop-rock dreck from artists you've likely never heard of (and never want to hear of again). If you plan to purchase the extended DVD package there is likely nothing in this Soundtrack Special Edition that won't be replicated in more detail there.

The packing for this special edition is nothing special - no leather, no metal studs, no book format, just a typical cardboard digipack that someone along the way apparently screwed-up. Either the original plan was to have the back panel be blank, or an error was made in the contents of the package. The back panel is now a vinyl sticker affixed to the cardboard.

If you want to purchase this soundtrack, stick to the standard release. You get the same score (plus the same insipid "songs") for approximately $10 less.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Magic!, December 21, 2005
After seeing the movie I knew I wanted to buy the soundtrack. I absolutely fell in love with the score. I think it is one of the most brilliant scores I have ever heard. It is almost up there with John Williams score for Star Wars and it definately rivals some of the pieces from Lord of the Rings. But in this case the score is more magical and has a child-like innocence quality to it. And at the same time it has epic themes and pieces that really tug at the heart.

I am extremely pleased with this special edition soundtrack. It comes in a very nice package that has a strong Narnian feel to it. It comes of course with the soundtrack itself, which you can also put into your CD-ROM to access special internet features. And then it comes with a dvd that has several features pertaining to the making of the movie itself and also a special mini-documentary on the making of the score with the composer. In additon to that, it has two very cool art galleries and stills from the movie set to music from the film. And if that wasn't enough it also features the full-length trailer in excellent quality and sound and another featurette about the making of music inspired by the film. Finally, it also contains a 40-page souvenir booklet about the film that includes snippets of interviews pertaining to the movie and to the score surrounded by goregeous stills from the film itself.

This special edition soundtrack exceeded my expectations. I absolutely love it! I've listened to the score in it's entirety 4 times now, and I've only recieved it yesterday! I highly recommend it to all!
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful score. Gregson-Williams gives Narnia a voice., January 21, 2006
By J. K. Moser "JKM" (Flemington, New Jersey USA) - See all my reviews
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Besides seeing The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, I was really looking forward to the original score, especially when I found out that Harry Gregson-Williams would be writing the music, especialy after his excellent score for Kingdom of HEaven. It is unquestionable that Gregson-Williams gives Narnia a beautiful voice on screen, and at firt I didn't think that the cd measured up to the film. But over the last month, I have found that The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is dominating the music I'm listening too. I simply cannot stop enjoying this music. There are several themes that go throughout the film, from the Nazi theme that is transferred to the White Witch to the Lucy/Tumnous theme which practically defines Narnia. There is also a heroic main theme, heard as the children first escape from the wolves on an ice flow and later heard with thundering effect in the battle track. There are only two disappointments, the four contemporary songs at the end of the cd are songs that I don't care for and I found that I wanted more of the score to be on this cd. I'm hoping a complete version is released, like the complete edition of Fellowship of the Ring, that was recently released, epsecially since this is a special edition collection of the soundtrack. The DVD included with the cd is cool and a nice little addition. Whether or not it makes the price worthwile depends on what you're looking for. Overall I would rate this score highly. Not as good as the Lord of the Rings score, but then again, it doesn;t have to be, because The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe score by Harry Gregson-Williams stands tall in its' own right.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Special Edition Narnia Soundtrack - Wow. It blew me away!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Very well done
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful sound track.
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