Gladiator

It's always been a delightful experience to hear Lisa Gerrard sing the beautiful sounds she creates with her enchanting voice. Coupled with the great Hans Zimmer it was a given that the music score of Gladiator was going to win awards and so it did picking up best original score in the Golden Globes and BAFTA. For me Lisa Gerrard is the sound behind the success of this collaboration and the atmosphere she brings to the score is spine tingling. I once had to undergo a life threatening operation alone in a foreign country with nobody I knew closer than nearly six thousand miles away. As I was taken to the operating theatre I was permitted to have my MP3 player and I was comforted to listen to Lisa Gerrard singing "Sanvean" with Dead Can Dance. If heaven had taken me at that time I'm sure it would be full of incredible sounds like this. Check out her singing it live on youtube "Lisa Gerrard (Dead Can Dance) - Sanvean" Gladiator as a collaboration works really well and if you have seen the film you can easily imagine scenes from it as you listen to the music. When you play the album I suggest you play the tracks in sequence and with a player that allows "uninterrupted" transition between tracks. This is especially important for the last 3 tracks that can be played in sequence to create more than eight minutes of naturally flowing music that brings the story to a sad but ultimately liberating conclusion. Amazing, emotional and an epic story told in a most passionate collaboration of sounds and composers. Thoroughly recommended and sure to leave an impression on you.

Perfect .. love this in my car whilst driving to work.

Love this film its a good story I cry every time I watch it

MUSIC AS GOOD AS FILM

The film score is a classic and one of my favourites. The music is amazing x Just a shame that the delivery wasn't very good and was delayed by nearly a week!

I will give this music five stars. Number one, Hans Zimmer in my opinion, creates some of the greatest film scores that have ever been produced.. I enjoy listening to a good film score occasionally. When l am in that mood. They are tomorrow's classics. It makes a change from modern music. My taste is varied. I like heavy and light metal, current and past pop, opera, classical and calm. Some blues but not every tune in those groups or every singer. I dislike modern jazz, rap, etc. This brings memories of a great film back with Russell Crow a brilliant actor and perfectly cast for that role. Worth a listen.

One of the greatest sound tracks out there and I personally think it's Hans Zimmer's best sound track (I like his new stuff but its all becoming quite similar). The orchestration and instrumentation is absolutely spot on and the collaboration with Lisa Gerard has helped to make some exquisite music. If you love the film then get the sound track, but if you are also looking to get in to cinematic orchestral music, then this is a great album to buy.

That title epitomises the entire soundtrack, but in particular the final three tracks are what stand out the most. I remember a couple of years back reading a list of the greatest back-to-back trio of tracks on albums, such as the opening 3 tracks from Radiohead's OK Computer etc., but the final 3 tracks that I refer to here have to be included. Especially in context with the film, Elysium, Honor Him and Now We Are Free can bring you to tears, such is the beauty they exhale. I apologise if I sound false or pretentious with that statement, but listen to those 3 songs in particular and you'll know what I mean.

oh the emotions.... love it 10/10

Un vinile davvero molto bello in edizione colorata. Sicuramente il prezzo è molto onesto vista la qualità della registrazione delle canzoni e la qualità di questa grande colonna sonora. Sicuramente, sarò curioso di scoprire la colonna sonora del “Gladiatore II”. Nel frattempo consiglio l’acquisto assolutamente di questo capolavoro, visto anche il prezzo davvero modico.

Super

Love the soundtrack. Shipping was fast.

Como todas las BSO de Hans Zimmer, espectacular.