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(17 customer reviews) 7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
A mysterious journey through space and styles,
August 31, 2003 VCQ - See all my reviews
This review is from: Red Planet (2000 Film) (Audio CD)
Strangely enough, I'd actually picked up the "Red Planet" soundtrack years before renting the movie (after seeing the movie, I still prefer the soundtrack as a standalone). The reason for buying a soundtrack to a movie I'd never seen can be summed up in two words: Emma Shapplin (née Crystèle Joliton). Ms. Shapplin is a French chanteuse who specializes in Gothic operas with Renaissance Italian lyrics (buy her fantastic debut "Carmine Meo" to experience her for yourself). On "Red Planet" she lends her angelic soprano to three tracks: "Inferno," "The Fifth Heaven," and "Canto XXX," all cleverly taken from Dante's "Inferno" (another song on the soundtrack, "Dante's Eternal Flame," pays tribute to the author as well). These three songs are the high point of "Red Planet" and the reason I gave the soundtrack four stars (I did not care for the Peter Gabriel song and remix). Emma's songs...Read more
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
An Almost Perfect Soundtrack,
January 14, 2001 John Emmons - See all my reviews
This review is from: Red Planet (2000 Film) (Audio CD)
When I fist looked at the Red Planet soundtrack, I thought that Graeme Revell, the composer, only got four tracks on the CD, which did not surprise me because other movies he's done (The Crow, Spawn, Strange Days) either have seperate score CDs or little music of his at all. But I got the soundtrack because I'm also a Sting/Police fan. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that he had also written the three songs with vocals by Emma Shapplin. Upon listening to the music, I fell in love immediately to Emma's angelic voice with Revell's soothing, techno music. Of the three songs my favorite is "Canto XXX" which is perfect in every way. Revell's music in this soundtrack remains lush and beautiful like his other great soundtrack, The Saint. He keeps his music tensed with emotion and full of grace and rhythm. One of the movie's main themes, present in "Canto XXX," can also be heard in the first thirty seconds of "Alone." If this theme sounds familiar,...Read more
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
A Brilliant Soundtrack To A Very Underrated Film,
December 9, 2000 Alan Caylow (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Red Planet (2000 Film) (Audio CD)
What a shame that the movie "Red Planet" has performed so poorly with clueless movie critics & also at the U.S. box office. This is an excellent sci-fi adventure film that deserves MUCH better, and I hope & pray that the home video market will be a lot kinder to it.One of the great things about "Red Planet" is it's striking soundtrack, with music composed by Graeme Revell. I first became aware of Revell's work on another of my favorite films, "Strange Days," and I must say, this guy is GOOD. His music for "Red Planet" is simply incredible, and thankfully, we get a big seven tracks from Revell on this soundtrack album. On four of them, there are superb vocal contributions by Italian songstress Emma Shapplin and singer Melissa Kaplan, whose operatic voices compliment Revell's compositions beautifully. Revell also gets some spotlight time to himself, as on the simple but stunning "Alone," and the adrenaline-pumping "Crash...Read more
