![]() This album runs just under an hour in length. Mansions of the Lord," and I swear that if I didn't read the liner notes carefully, I would have sworn that this was some traditional military hymnit's just that good. "End Credits" contains a full choral version of "The But it's both disturbing and wonderful at the same time. It's hard to describeyou have to hear it to understand. MacKenzie" performed by Joseph Kilna MacKenzie. Also showing up in a few tracks is a rather creepy rendition of "Sgt. Nonetheless, if you get into the music, you really won't care what it sounds like. "Final Battle" has a bit of a driving rhythm with some almost Middle-Eastern sounding motifs, and while it sounds great, it's just a bit too similar to bits of Black Hawk Down for my liking. War is hell, and there's nothing pretty or happy about it. I can't stand track titles that give things away, but "Jack'sĭeath" is a wonderful cue that pretty much captures in a short length of time, the somber tone of the entire score. There are also some atmospheric cues that use (what sounds like) Tibetan throat singers ("NVA Base Camp") and it's truly creepy stuffit will most "Look Around You" is a lengthy cue that builds up over time, and succeeds in provoking an emotional response. But at no point did I get bored while listening to this album. That is, they're certainly in the same corner of the room. There are other themes as well, the primary dramatic one evoking memories of Hans Zimmer's scores to The Thin Red Line and Pearl Harbor. The main heroic theme (an original song called "The Mansions of the Lord") is used throughout the score underpinning the more poignant moments. There is very little "action music" to speak of, but plenty of dramatic suspense. Glennie-Smith's score for the most part succeeds as the emotional backbone to the film. Re-teaming with Wallace to provide emotional underscore for this film is composer Nick Glennie-Smith. ![]() soldiers were surrounded by 2,000 enemy troops). Colonel Hal Moore (Mel Gibson), the film's story focuses on the first major battle of the warthe ambush in the Ia Drang Valley (where 400 U.S. In We Were Soldiers, director-writer Randall Wallace takes a stark look at the human side of the war in Vietnam. ![]()
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