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Angels & Demons | 
| Creator: Hans Zimmer
Label: SONY CLASSICS
Category: Music
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Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 10517
Format: Soundtrack
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 752096
UPC: 886975209620
EAN: 0886975209620
ASIN: B001X7TJOC
Release Date: May 12, 2009
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| Tracks:
| • | I60 BPM | | • | God Particle | | • | Air | | • | Fire | | • | Black Smoke | | • | Science and Religion | | • | Immolation | | • | Election by Adoration | | • | 503 |
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 19
 NEW-Hasn't been OPENNED March 8, 2010
Irvan E. Johnson (Tulsa Oklahoma)
This is in fact a NEW CE all the SEALINBG LABELS and the PLASTIC WRAPPER IS TIGHT.
Can Be Trusted to Sell NEW CD'S
A wonderful and powerful score by Zimmer December 21, 2009
soundtrackgeek (Norway)
Most agree that Hans Zimmer delivered a great score for The Da Vinci Code in 2006. Particularly the theme `Chavaliers de Sangreal' was constructed in such a way that screamed instant classic. When the next movie in the series was to be made, the natural choice had to be yet again Hans Zimmer. This time his chances got stronger by including the violin of Joshua Bell who recently added a touch of class to the James Newton Howard score Defiance. I wouldn't call Zimmer and Bell the dynamic duo since it's been so overdone for him and James Newton Howard for The Dark Knight, but it sure is a tantalizing partnership.
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This time the score is a bit shorter, 14 minutes in fact, but the overall theme hasn't changed much. It's the same type of style, just with added aggressiveness and feel. When it opens with `I60 BPM' there's something un-Zimmerish about it all, yet you can clearly feel, as the cue goes on, the Zimmer production. It used a choir for the thematic elements which is a great choice and a great start. It is one of the best cues on the score and 1 minute and 13 seconds in you can already hear the main difference between Angels & Demons and The Da Vinci Code. This score has a darker and much more aggressive feel to it. The way the choir just shouts at you and the particularly the percussion is much more violent here.
`God Particle' was one of the cues that sounded amazing when listening to the samples, and judging by the beginning you would think you have another classic. Smart use of Joshua Bell's violin gives us a nostalgic feeling as parts of `Chevaliers de Sangreal' are being played. That doesn't last as it all blurs into a more ambient segment. I do like that Hans Zimmer has clearly defined the science part and the religious part. This is a common theme throughout the score with the science being represented by subtle electronica and the religious parts being defined by ambience, choirs and Joshua Bell.
There are some great cues on here and particularly the long ones. `Air` is over 9 minutes and it is a wonderful cue with choirs, church bells, electronic sounds and violent outbursts of percussion and mentioned choirs. `Science and Religion' is a great cue built on the very foundation of this score, the battle between science and religion. I've heard it before, but not by Zimmer. The theme being used here is almost identical to Christophe Beck's most excellent love theme `Moment of Happiness' for Buffy & Angel in Buffy the Vampire Slayer The Score. Just one tone sets it apart, but I don't feel bad about that, because there's a lot more to it and Joshua Bell's violin is perfect for this purpose. The cue itself is 12 minutes and 27 seconds long and with first listen, it was good, but when listening to the details, it's a great cue, possibly the best on the whole soundtrack. Around 5 minutes and 27 seconds in, Zimmer turns on the heat with a more aggressive theme, more Zimmer-like. I like the way it changes pace and form, making this an instant hit for me with enough Zimmerism to keep me happy while Bells violin doesn't hurt. Add the great theme by Beck which I truly love and this cue feels very special to me.
After listening to the full score a few times, there is one ingredient missing. Unlike The Da Vinci Code, this soundtrack doesn't have a strong theme like `Chevaliers de Sangreal'. It hurts the overall score quite a bit, but the sheer quality of the work here almost makes up for it. That theme is heard a few times in this score, most notably the beginning of `God Particle' and also in `503` the last cue. It still is miles away to be near anything like the theme from the first movie. Still, I feel that overall it is a stronger effort than The Da Vinci Code overall, but lacks a defining theme. Cues like `Black Smoke', `Election by Adoration' and `503` make up for that. `Election by Adoration' is the closest we get to a defining theme here and it's a great effort even though it fades in comparison to the stellar theme from the first movie. I really like what Zimmer and Bell has done here and commends them on their great effort. I like this score better than I do The Da Vinci Code and that says a lot. Angels & Demons doesn't disappoint Zimmer-fans and fans of the first movie score so it is without any hesitation that I can wholeheartedly recommend you buy this for your collection (if you haven't already).
 Moody and dark, but doesn't stand well on its own November 26, 2009
Allan Woolford (Newcastle, Australia)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
There is some great deep and rich orchestral music from Hans Zimmer in this score - this is what we've come to expect from him anyway. There is the now familiar theme music of Chevaliers de Sangreal represented in 'God Particle' and '503'. The music in this score expands on what was heard in the Da Vinci Code, and twisted into a much darker form.
Besides these two tracks, however, there isn't a lot of thematic material in the score, instead Zimmer focuses on very dark and brooding pieces, heavy with choral and percussive sounds. I'm sure that these tracks would integrate seamlessly into the film and help create the desired dark religious mood, but the score does not stand well on its own. Many tracks, especially 'Air' and 'Science and Religion' that are over 9 and 12 minutes respectively, feel like 'nothing' tracks, as they have no recognisable theme and generally make uninteresting listening. A lot of the score sounds simply like 'Zimmer-filler', in that it could be dropped into any other generic action scene and would play seamlessly.
Overall, if you worship Hans Zimmer and all of his scores, then this review will probably not make an ounce of difference in your decision to buy it. However, if you prefer less generic music, I would choose a much more recognisable score from Zimmer such as Pirates of the Caribbean, The Last Samurai, Gladiator, Black Hawk Down or even King Arthur. If you want something with the Zimmer 'sound', I would suggest looking up Klaus Badelt, Steve Jablonsky, James Newton Howard or Harry-Gregson Williams.
 I hate the word awesome July 25, 2009
Robert Guttke (Minneapolis, Minnesota USA)
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
It's annoying and never used correctly and acts as a summary word to indicate something impresive. The children of today should learn their English. That said, this is an IMPRESSIVE stand alone score... very Hans Zimmer and not worth the effort to compare it to the effort for the previous film (though its seems LESS religious/mysterioso). I just wish some day Zimmer would use a chorus where we can understand what they are singing. THE WORDS would be nice. In the case of his score for King Arthur the chorus was singing a single vowel: "A" throughout. And of course I won't bother to see the film since many years ago when the book first came out I tossed it across the room, the ending was so ridiculous. But the cover of the book back then was very clever in its visual creation of the title reading the same as a reflected image- the most I can say about the book.
Wonderful to just listen to July 15, 2009
Maureen Ahearn (Portland, OR)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I first heard this on a local radio program, and have not seen the movie. It's marvelous music in and of itself, I listen to it often. And you can't miss with Joshua Bell's playing.
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