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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.

Customer Reviews

ERAGON ROCKS!!!

The movie was absolutely amazing. "Keep holding on" is great! Just one question...Eragon, Roran, Saphira, Brom, the Ra'zac, Durza, and the Varden all have their own piece-Eragon and Saphira have two pieces-but what about Murtagh? Hello, the guy is awesome! please say that this review was helpfuk if you agree that Murtagh is cool!

5 Stars For...

The soundtrack and book. The movie? HORIBLE!!! Me and my friends were the ones in the theater who talked the whole way through... Though NOT about how great it was... About how horrible and INACURATE it was. Murtagh has NO DEPTH to him in the movie whereas he is a VERY DEEP character in the books. Arya was never awake when Eragon rescued her. Oh, oh! And what the hell?! Eragon doesn't sneak into Gil'ead... He's captured! And Murtagh rescues him and they take Arya with them (who is a self-educed coma). AND WHERE THE HELL IS KATRINA?! I could go on for HOURS about how horrible the movie was (especially how Brom dies... The battle and every other aspect of the movie) but to save you from my further ranting I will stop it here.

I don't get it

I love the music on this soundtrack, But the movie was horrible. If you have read the books you'll probably agree that they leave way to much out. When Brom dies they have so little before. And Murtagh has so much more personality in the book.If you haven't read the book I strongly suggest you do.

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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