Audio clips from the soundtrack album for the action adventure epic 300: Rise of an Empire have been published. The film’s music is composed by Junkie XL (Divergent, Paranoia, Mad Max: Fury Road). Check out preview clips from all tracks on the album after the jump and check out our previous article for the full soundtrack details and to learn more about the film. The album will be be released digitally on February 25, 2014 and physically on March 4. To pre-order the CD, visit Amazon. 300: Rise of an Empire directed by Noam Murro will open in theaters nationwide on March 7 by Warner Bros. Pictures.
I have to say I’ve turned over a new leaf on Junkie XL. I initially found his Paranoia score to be a bit bland, but have come around to it… and this is quite entertaining, more so than the original 300 score (to be honest, I wasn’t really that big of a fan of the score or anything done by Tyler Bates in general… so I could be a bit bias here)
Hopefully, Mr. XL will not indulge in a bit of plagarism, as Mr. Bates did on the first film. Shameful!
Blame Snyder and his love for temp track. Also, even if it was intentional plagiarism from Bates (like some people acted like if Bates broke into Goldethanl’s house and stole his sheets and we’re prancing about writing the score), it made a lot of people to be introduced to Goldenthal’s Titus (which few people listened in that time).
And much more shameful was the reaction from people treating Bates like the devil, like if he would have killed someone.
Yes, Snyder should be to blame, but Bates should have known better – he is the composer, after all. I understand a composer being a tad influenced by someone elses work, and using elements cryptically that might sound familiar, but that was so blatant, words fail me. Maybe a little acknowledgment of the artist, or simply asking – formally – his permission to do a variation on the track ‘Victorious Titus” – It doesn’t hurt to ask.
And because this has happened it does not justify a “Larger” fanbase for, Mr. Goldenthal – I’m sure he didn’t see it that way. No wonder the man has turned his back on film music.
Anyway, I’m sure Tyler has learned from it and will produce – hopefully – something good for “Guardians of the Galaxy.”