Comments on: Soundtrack Review: Angels & Demons (2009)

By: Josh

Josh — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:54:52 +0000

This soundtrack has got to be the best soundtrack I’ve ever heard! As mentioned, there is a lot of choir parts, which makes this soundtrack absolutely amazing. It gets in your face and tell you how aggressive things in the movie really are. Lots of violin solos are in this album (by Joshua Bell as everyone knows)and it is kinda different than the whole cello thing that Zimmer normally uses. I think the violin gives this soundtrack voice, peace, and beauty. 5O3 is so amazing, and the cello and violin in that track playing together gives me the chills! Way amazing. The use of more electronic instruments in this soundtrack compared to The Da Vinci Code helps bring out a good feel to the movie, and really makes the music rock! There is some “un-Zimmerish” style going on in 160 BPM, but if you pay attention to the strings (especially the cello part), you can easily say, “Yup, this is Hans Zimmer.” That track is my favorite (along with Black Smoke) and is even more amazing when you listen to everything that is going on. Really, I do believe this is the best soundtrack I’ve ever listened to. Everyone should give it a listen.

By: Top 15 Scores Of 2009

Top 15 Scores Of 2009 — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:03:36 +0000

[...] 05. Angels & Demons by Hans Zimmer There were a lot of expectations for this one because most would agree that The Da Vinci Code was a great score by Zimmer. I liked The Da Vinci Code, I liked it a lot, but I felt that apart from Chevaliers De Sangreal it was a bit lacking. That being said, the theme is what the score was remembered for and that’s what made it so great for most people. In Angels & Demons Hans took another approach, one of sheer explosive tones instead of themes. It’s a bit like Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen in that respect but oh boy does it work. From the start with 160 BPM you get a sense of what to expect and it is violent, it is explosive, it is all what you want to listen to. It delivers on all fronts and deserves to be in the top 10. Read my review here. [...]

By: G man

G man — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:24:27 +0000

Attended a friend’s memorial service this morning where Leona Lewis’ version of ‘Run’ was played and this evening wathced Angels and Demons. Couldn’t help but notice the similarity between ‘503′ and the strings on ‘Run’. Has anyone else picked this up?

By: Jorn Tillnes

Jorn Tillnes — Wed, 27 May 2009 21:18:07 +0000

Thanks! I’m sure you’ll be pleased with it.

By: Shawn

Shawn — Wed, 27 May 2009 19:56:03 +0000

Downloaded, but haven’t had a chance to listen to all of it yet. Good so far and in the ipod rotation. Thanks for the review. Great site/blog!

By: Jon Blough

Jon Blough — Mon, 18 May 2009 21:34:25 +0000

I thought the score was actually a bit weaker than its predecessor, which had a good exploration of its thematic diveristy and boasted a number of superb vocal solos. Now (as you accurately surmised) there is no central theme; Langdon’s theme only gets a few reprises, while the rhythmic choral chanting from the first cue is not definitive enough. Still, the overall structure works for the most part, with a few cues (e.g. the first) coming off as strong, though the recycling of ambient moments from The Dark Knight prove grating and a bit out of place. The final two cues make a gorgeous understated tandem, and if the resulting score had sounded more like those (or featured more obvious use of violinist Bell) I would’ve probably liked it a bit more. As such, it’s a score with no surprises and thus a disappointment for me, but I still enjoyed hearing it.