Comments on: Soundtrack Review: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) http://soundtrackgeek.com/2009/07/11/soundtrack-review-harry-potter-and-the-chamber-of-secrets-2002/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:40:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jon Blough http://soundtrackgeek.com/2009/07/11/soundtrack-review-harry-potter-and-the-chamber-of-secrets-2002/comment-page-1/#comment-3761 Jon Blough Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:20:49 +0000 http://soundtrackgeek.com/?p=4240#comment-3761 Yes, I do mean that. Flubs happen This does tend to happen with my reviews for scores that are enjoyable but flawed. I take up a bunch of time saying why the material "isn't great" without really praising it. However, none of the material is bad, and if one isn't being nit-picky the album sounds very nice. The score has no bad cues, but few unique ones. A 3 or 4 is reserved for the most banal of entries...my Halo Wars review should provide a good example .-= Jon Blough´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.jezjo.com/?p=621" rel="nofollow">WS: Trip to FeilongShan</a> =-. Yes, I do mean that. Flubs happen

This does tend to happen with my reviews for scores that are enjoyable but flawed. I take up a bunch of time saying why the material “isn’t great” without really praising it. However, none of the material is bad, and if one isn’t being nit-picky the album sounds very nice. The score has no bad cues, but few unique ones. A 3 or 4 is reserved for the most banal of entries…my Halo Wars review should provide a good example
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]]> By: Timothy E. RAW http://soundtrackgeek.com/2009/07/11/soundtrack-review-harry-potter-and-the-chamber-of-secrets-2002/comment-page-1/#comment-3759 Timothy E. RAW Sat, 11 Jul 2009 23:10:17 +0000 http://soundtrackgeek.com/?p=4240#comment-3759 7 is way to high a score Jon! You say the entire album only has one great cue and maybe 3 or 4 good ones according to what you highlighted on the tracklisting. Your review offers only faint praise at best and you spend the majority of the time talking about its derivative weakness. For a score that "falls to the back of the pack" anything over hlt marks makes no sense. While the review is completely on target, the score is baffling. Sounds like a 3 or 4 out of ten to me, getting what few marks it receives for a handful of good cues. Also, when you say "you don’t have to turn as much of your brain to enjoy it as you would with, say, Transformers", do you mean "turn off"? 7 is way to high a score Jon! You say the entire album only has one great cue and maybe 3 or 4 good ones according to what you highlighted on the tracklisting. Your review offers only faint praise at best and you spend the majority of the time talking about its derivative weakness. For a score that “falls to the back of the pack” anything over hlt marks makes no sense. While the review is completely on target, the score is baffling. Sounds like a 3 or 4 out of ten to me, getting what few marks it receives for a handful of good cues.

Also, when you say “you don’t have to turn as much of your brain to enjoy it as you would with, say, Transformers”, do you mean “turn off”?

]]> By: Kurt Roithinger http://soundtrackgeek.com/2009/07/11/soundtrack-review-harry-potter-and-the-chamber-of-secrets-2002/comment-page-1/#comment-3758 Kurt Roithinger Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:49:39 +0000 http://soundtrackgeek.com/?p=4240#comment-3758 heh. i love 'the knight bus'! but i would agree that it's of a very different nature than the rest. i actually agree with most of the review. jon's conclusion about it lacking cohesion is spot on, imo. it sorta gently ambles from track to track, never really offending, but rarely really impressing. when i first heard the theme williams did for 'ffawkes the pehoenix', i was truly stunned. it is an utterly gorgeous piece of music, and (for me, anyway) the true highlight of the score, and arguably one of the best single pieces williams has done for any movie (again, imo.) it elevates this score a bit in my book, but i'd still rate it a touch inferior overall to the score he turned in for the first movie. i'd prolly call 'chamber of secrets' an 8 rather than a 7, though. heh. i love ‘the knight bus’! but i would agree that it’s of a very different nature than the rest.

i actually agree with most of the review. jon’s conclusion about it lacking cohesion is spot on, imo. it sorta gently ambles from track to track, never really offending, but rarely really impressing.

when i first heard the theme williams did for ‘ffawkes the pehoenix’, i was truly stunned. it is an utterly gorgeous piece of music, and (for me, anyway) the true highlight of the score, and arguably one of the best single pieces williams has done for any movie (again, imo.) it elevates this score a bit in my book, but i’d still rate it a touch inferior overall to the score he turned in for the first movie. i’d prolly call ‘chamber of secrets’ an 8 rather than a 7, though.

]]> By: Jorn Tillnes http://soundtrackgeek.com/2009/07/11/soundtrack-review-harry-potter-and-the-chamber-of-secrets-2002/comment-page-1/#comment-3757 Jorn Tillnes Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:04:33 +0000 http://soundtrackgeek.com/?p=4240#comment-3757 I don't quite share your sentiments on this score. I feel that this score is the best of what John Williams accomplished for the series. All cues except 'Moaning Myrtle' and 'Polyjuice Potion' are very very good. I love 'The Chamber of Secrets', 'The Spiders' and 'Harry's Wondrous World'. I would put this score in my top 10 list of Williams scores. What he does so well here is not overcomplicate which he has a tendency to do. The music really shines and come through here. Another bonus is that all cues are really not that different. I hate when cues like 'The Knight Bus' for example in Prisoner of Azkaban comes in and totally ruin my playlist :) I'll give this either a 9 or 10 I don’t quite share your sentiments on this score. I feel that this score is the best of what John Williams accomplished for the series. All cues except ‘Moaning Myrtle’ and ‘Polyjuice Potion’ are very very good. I love ‘The Chamber of Secrets’, ‘The Spiders’ and ‘Harry’s Wondrous World’. I would put this score in my top 10 list of Williams scores. What he does so well here is not overcomplicate which he has a tendency to do. The music really shines and come through here.

Another bonus is that all cues are really not that different. I hate when cues like ‘The Knight Bus’ for example in Prisoner of Azkaban comes in and totally ruin my playlist :)

I’ll give this either a 9 or 10

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