Soundtrack Review: National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
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This is a review of the motion picture score to National Treasure: Book of Secrets by Travor Rabin.
“National Treasure: Book of Secrets soundtrack is an enjoyable listen – and even more enjoyable if you’re into modern-sounding scores”
The second in a series of National Treasure scores, the National Treasure: Book of Secrets score is unusually short, with only eight tracks, and clocks in at only about twenty-two and a half minutes. Granted, these tracks do not disappoint, and will keep the listener enthralled – for the time being.
The National Treasure scores seem to suffer from modernity, and more than one of the tracks make you feel like you’re not listening to a film score, but a TV commercial. Tracks like So! and Bunnies at first made me want to go hurl (though they’re growing on me). The few rare gems this soundtrack possesses are Page 47 (which has a beautiful violin solo), Cibola, City of Gold, and Franklin’s Tunnel.
The main new theme for Book of Secrets is a sweeping string melody for the city of gold, which sounds strikingly similar to Luke and Leia’s theme from Return of the Jedi. I at first noticed the resemblance in the theater while viewing the movie, and I sometimes wonder Trevor Rabin was having a bit of copy and paste fun with this one.
Overall, I think the National Treasure: Book of Secrets soundtrack is an enjoyable listen – and even more enjoyable if you’re into modern-sounding scores. But if you’re like me, and care more for the sweeping orchestral music, carefully consider what you want before buying this one… iTunes sometimes sells individual tracks, as you may know…
Track List
| 1. | Page 47 (02:39) |
| 2. | Cibola (05:16) |
| 3. | Spirit of Paris (02:21) |
| 4. | City of Gold (02:14) |
| 5. | So! (01:47) |
| 6. | Bunnies (02:03) |
| 7. | Gabby Shuffle (01:52) |
| 8. | Franklin’s Tunnel (04:28) |
Listen to National Treasure: Book of Secrets by Trevor Rabin below:
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Hey, looked everywhere for violin or anything sheet music for Book of Secrets or even National Treasure. Please see if you can find anything!
The Sheet music is not out yet, supposedly.
“All the scores listed are available on full orchestra sheet music except National Treasure, Recorded by Hollywood Symphony Orchestra on Walt Disney Records, whose music was never released.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Rabin
Soundtrack Seek
Heey,
thank you for this review – I also think it’s great music and love the violin solo. But is there a possibilty to get sheet music of this score or even a arrangement including most melodies?!
If yes it would be nice if you can pst how to get them
Thanks
Martin L.
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Jorn Tillnes Reply:
December 12th, 2008 at 8:44 am
I’m quite sure that yo ucan buy the sheet music, although I don’t have any sources. Do a google search. I’m sure you will find it.
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