Jerry Goldsmith - Congo: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1995)
Jerry Goldsmith - Congo: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1995)
EAC | FLAC (Tracks) + cue.+log ~ 216 Mb | Mp3, CBR320 kbps ~ 122 Mb | Scans included
Soundtrack, Score | Label: Epic/Sony | # 480938 2 | 00:33:37
EAC | FLAC (Tracks) + cue.+log ~ 216 Mb | Mp3, CBR320 kbps ~ 122 Mb | Scans included
Soundtrack, Score | Label: Epic/Sony | # 480938 2 | 00:33:37
Jerry Goldsmith has always scored well with ethnic settings and a chance to play to the grand vista's of the African wilderness was an opportunity not to be missed. Congo, the movie, was an attempt to cash in on Crichton mania after the massive success of Jurassic Park. But Congo, the book was not a major success and a movie version had been talked about before back in the early eighties under the direction of Crichton himself and with Goldsmith scoring. This was aborted and some would say Congo still hadn't improved enough to warrant a major summer movie event in 1995. Congo wasn't that well received by critics but it didn't stop it from going on to make some good international box office though.
Goldsmith begins with a celebratory opening for the plains of Africa introducing an enthusiastic African vocal from group Lebo M. Goldsmith has always done well with instrumental support to vocal arrangements and this is no exception. Goldsmith builds the theme with a plethora of traditional and ethnic percussion, and with a superb recording, it absolutely pounds your speakers as the orchestra surge forward with the composer's main theme. The cue concludes with a moment in Space as a Satellite orbits and Goldsmith obliges his fans with a homage to the Space Station from Star Trek TMP. Wonderful!
Next comes classic Goldsmith action™ with an exciting Bail Out sequence. Again those drums kick in a fast tempo and as strings and brass build tension, cymbals crash as rockets explode outside the plane. As the occupants escape Goldsmith introduces a wild and crazy motif for those who have never jumped before. Once on the ground, the music settles a little as the team trek across the hostile, but beautiful landscape, with Goldsmith setting up his main theme for the kind Gorilla Amy. It's playful and pretty and with some synth embellishments makes for a warm counterpoint to the looming suspense.
An unusual Hippo Attack launches the third act and causes Goldsmith to kick in ominous brass before we make it to the film's finale locale and a face off and battle with the vicious prehistoric Gorilla's that guard the Diamonds the team seek. Here the action is far too brief (a fault of the film) and Goldsmith's finale pieces don't hang around long enough. It's a shame because this is brutal scoring and a repeating pounding motif for the vicious attacks hits all the right marks.
A flourish of music signals Amy's Farewell and stilted playing for a volcanic eruption finish the score and leave way for a lengthy and stirring end credit, reprising Lebo M's vocal, but now with full orchestral support. Good stuff.
Congo rates as one of my favorite movie soundtracks of all time, the African rythms, beats, and chants are just awesome, I cannot listen to this soundtrack without chills going up my spine, despite it's short length, the soundtrack is very powerful, especially "Spirit of Africa", "Bail Out", "Gates of Zinj", and "Kahega", the African drums and other instruments will have you tapping along, and bobbing your head, and if you are like me, even singing along with the chanting, lol, if you are a fan of African music, GET THIS CD!, it is also interesting listening to this CD while reading the book, a highly-recommended soundtrack, once again, if you are a fan of African music, do not hesistate to pick this up!Drakkenfyre, Amazon
In spite of the fact that "Congo" is one of the worst movies I have ever seen, Jerry Goldsmith has managed to create another score that is better than the movie itself. Once again, Goldsmith created one of his best main titles for this film with 'Spirit Of Africa', this time he is joined by Lebo M, the same African artist who contributed with his magical chants on the soundtrack for "The Lion King". As with "The Ghost And The Darkness", Goldsmith fancies African rhythms that fit perfectly to the soul of the movie, if it ever had one. The action music is fantastic, especially 'Bail Out', 'Hipo Attack', and 'Amy's Nightmare'.
It's too bad that this good piece of music was written for a terrible movie. However, Jerry Goldsmith knows how to make his music stand on its own.Luis M. Ramos, Amazon
Jerry Goldsmith - Congo: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1995)
~ Film at IMDB
~ Film at Wiki
Tracklist:
01. Spirit Of Africa (Perfomed By Lebo M) (02:42)
02. Bail Out (02:59)
03. No Customs (01:49)
04. Deep Jungle (02:34)
05. Hippo Attack (02:27)
06. Crash Site (02:00)
07. Gates Of Zinj (04:03)
08. Amy's Nightmare (02:12)
09. Kathega (02:19)
10. Amy's Farewell- Spirit Of Africa (Perfomed By Lebo M) (10:28)
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Jerry Goldsmith - Congo: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1995)
Jerry Goldsmith - Congo: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1995)
