http://soundtrackgeek.com/2009/04/06/soundtrack-review-race-to-witch-mountain-2009/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:26:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://soundtrackgeek.com/2009/04/06/soundtrack-review-race-to-witch-mountain-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3129 Jon Blough Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:10:08 +0000 http://soundtrackgeek.com/?p=3372#comment-3129 There comes a point where all these Media Ventures style scores (I know, Rabin is not officially MV) become a bit much. So much of the action music here sounds interchangeable and sampled, and the rampant familiarity prevented it from generating too much excitement here. We could've had a space-y, inventive take on the story, but instead Rabin went for straight typical action. The light choral moments are nice, but brief. There was also no kick-ass theme that can make scores like this redeemable. There comes a point where all these Media Ventures style scores (I know, Rabin is not officially MV) become a bit much. So much of the action music here sounds interchangeable and sampled, and the rampant familiarity prevented it from generating too much excitement here. We could’ve had a space-y, inventive take on the story, but instead Rabin went for straight typical action. The light choral moments are nice, but brief. There was also no kick-ass theme that can make scores like this redeemable.

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