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Eragon (Music from the Motion Picture)

Patrick Doyle

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Album Review

Composer Patrick Doyle, who cast a dark cloud (in a good way) over Harry Potter on the soundtrack to 2005's Goblet of Fire does just the opposite for the film adaptation of the popular young adult novel Eragon. An amalgamation of the worlds of Potter, the Lord of the Rings, Star Wars and Anne Mcaffery's Dragonriders of Pern, Eragon is a by-the-book fantasy and it deserves a predictable score. Doyle takes a page from every schmaltzy trick in the "adventure film's composer" book, pulling the pulpy bits from John Williams and the heavy bits from Howard Shore with confidence and precision, but it doesn't make it worth listening to. The two non-orchestral pieces, "Keep Holding On" by Avril Lavigne and "Once in Every Lifetime" from singer/songwriter Jem sound exactly like what one would expect from the titles.

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Brilliant Music To a Brilliant film

the film was brilliant, if you didnt consider the book, and now the music has been released, which is also a masterpiece, thank you eragon

you must be deranged if you don't like this soundtrack!

i havnt seen the film yet but i have just finished the book. it was one of the best ever!!! (except harry potter) and the soundtrack is amazing! my favourite song is keep holding on. the person who put the songs have no emotion or whatever must be deaf!!!!

You'll like this if you liked the Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire OST

Other reviews have described with soundtrack as a master piece and have to disagree, I can only rate it as average (hence my 3 star review). I can't say there's anything realy bad here, just there's nothing that gives the music the depth of emotional a good soundtrack really needs. Patrick Doyle does his best to find this missing emotional substance in the music but doesn't quiet hit the mark. If you enjoyed the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire soundtrack then you'll enjoy this work too as it's very much from the same mould. I must admit that I've not seen the Eragon film and that I therefore unable to tie the music to the imagary and emotion of the film, but should I realy have to see a film to appreciate music! Should you have to see the film to appreciate a soundtrack you decide?

Biography

Born: 1953

Genre: Soundtrack

Years Active: '90s, '00s

Scottish composer and actor Patrick Doyle has written music for and appeared in several of Kenneth Branagh's films. Before coming to films, Doyle received his education at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow. In 1981, he appeared in his debut feature, Chariots of Fire (1981). He began his association with Branagh in 1987 when he joined the Renaissance Theatre Company. There Doyle composed music, served as musical director and acted...
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