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In the Shadow of the Moon [SOUNDTRACK]

Philip Sheppard (Composer)

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Audio CD (September 4, 2007)
Original Release Date: September 4, 2007
Number of Discs: 1
Format: Soundtrack
Label: Lakeshore Records
ASIN: B000V5EY4C
Also Available in: MP3 Download

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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Don't be surprised if Philip Sheppard's score for this doc about the Apollo missions of the late 1960s and early 1970s starts popping up at planetariums around the world: It's perfect music for zoning out in front of massive space footage. Because the doc focuses on the moon expeditions and man walking on our satellite, the overall mood is one of awed, respectful grandeur. Some tracks ("Mare Nectaris," "Epiphany") use only very few instruments, like piano or cello, to suggest the silence of deep space and the glacial vistas of the moon. Others deploy a fuller sound but they never feel bombastic. "Staging," for instance, brings out a choir, some Philip Glass-like arpeggios (which also introduce "X15 Jet") and a swelling orchestra, while "Crawler" actually is rather spooky and would fit well in an elegant horror movie. Sheppard, a cellist by training, makes particularly good use of this somber instrument throughout. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

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5.0 out of 5 stars Moving, beautiful score, September 22, 2008

By	David Rickard (Redmond, WA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: In The Shadow Of The Moon (MP3 Download)

I'm normally a very picky sort when it comes to albums, choosing songs and deleting tracks ruthlessly. But I couldn't find one of the 24 tracks that I wanted to delete. They're all worthwhile and I don't regret buying the album one bit.

As for the music itself, it's just magical. It perfectly communicates the wonder of space travel and the respect to the unique accomplishment of the Apollo program. It actually made me tear up a bit in places.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't ask for a better way to set the mood for such an epic movie, September 15, 2008

By	Vince M. Pellegrini "Some Guy" (the same place as Carmen Sandiego) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have been a big nut of space exploration from reading as much as i could growing up about the apollo mission's to discovering the giant stack of National Geographic in 6th grade and madly searching for anything dealing with the Space Shuttle and the like. This movie singlehandedly brought back every emotion I felt as a child for the excitement of space exploration and then some expertly bringing to light that fateful day in July of 1969. The music selected to bring forth this feeling was so well done that even just listening to the previews before i bought it gave me chills.

Granted I'm partial the soundtracks for movies in the first place so I conclude with simply this; If you loved the movie, there's a good chance you'll love the soundtrack as well.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful music from a great documentary , September 7, 2008

By	Marte "InfMom" (Burbank CA) - See all my reviews

I watched the documentary "In the Shadow of the Moon" and loved the original score, so I went in quest of the soundtrack. Amazon has it available for download, but they (metaphorically speaking, of course) gave me the finger for downloads because my computer runs Windows 2000. So I bought the CD instead, and it was worth it.

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