Legend (Original Soundtrack Recording)

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Well, all I can say is "it's about time" ~ one of Jerry Goldsmith's musical journey scores takes us to a land of Faerie's, Goblins and Unicorns ~ right up to the Dark Lord (Tim Curry) face to face. Silva America, with the help of Mike Ross-Trevor (recording engineer) and James Fitzpatrick (producer) has taken pieces from here and there for a complete (with all the additional material included) cues that will bring back the true powers of light and darkness,
are we ready for this? Just in time for the releasing of "LEGEND" on DVD(5/21), which will contain both versions of music (American and European)from the film.. We have the score that was destined to be heard by fans of this cult favorite. Jerry Goldsmith is no stranger to fantasy, adventure and folklore. He captures a darker mythology tone within each cue, keeping in mind the director Ridley Scott's film theme is of the conflict between darkness and light. Giving life to each character are the...Read more

I've the CD, DVD version of the film Legend and my opinion suggests that the score of both Goldsmith and Tangerine Dream are good. First of all it's unfair to compare the 2 music composers. Goldsmith was a legend composing music for over 4 decades. Tangerine Dream have been composing film music since 1977. It's quite obvious that Goldsmith being from an older school has always believed in using more orchestration for his films while the trio group of Tangerine Dream uses modern-day technology to good advantage.

When I got this soundtrack (lo, so many years ago, when it was first released on LP) I was a bit surprised. It didn't sound like the Goldsmith I was accustomed to. But I soon learned to love this unusual and haunting score. His use of chorals and vocals is unusual (for him) but it is OUTSTANDING. This is a score that takes a little getting used to if you are only familiar with Goldsmith's more "mainstream" scores, like "Star Trek" or "First Knight". "Legend" is in a different category altogether. But this only shows the range and diversity of Goldsmith's talents. He is not as easy to pin down with only one recognizable sound.Give yourself some time to adjust to this truly remarkable and beautiful score. I highly recommend it.