Jurassic Park III: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Jurassic Park III: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Artist: John Williams , and John Williams
Label: Decca U.S.
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Format: Enhanced
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 044001432521
EAN: 0044001432521
ASIN: B00005LOOF


Release Date: 2001-07-10

Jurassic Park III: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack


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Tracks:

  1. Isla Sorna Sailing Situation
  2. The Dinosaur Fly-By
  3. Cooper's Last Stand
  4. The Raptor Room
  5. Raptor Repartee
  6. Tree People
  7. Pteranodon Habitat
  8. Tiny Pecking Pteranodons
  9. Billy Oblivion
  10. Brachiosaurus On The Bank
  11. Nash Calling
  12. Bone Man Ben
  13. Frenzy Fuselage
  14. Clash Of Extinction
  15. The Hat Returns/End Credits
  16. Big Hat, No Cattle - Randy Newman

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Don Davis's classical training and years as journeyman film and TV composer and orchestrator to the likes of James Horner (<I>Titanic</I>, <I>Apollo 13</I>) and Randy Newman (<I>Toy Story</I>, <I>Pleasantville</I>) paid off handsomely with the pioneering, postmodernist-informed <I>The Matrix</I>, one of the 1990s' most acclaimed and adventurous film scores. Now Davis has taken on another daunting task: updating John Williams's iconic <I>Jurassic Park</I> themes and integrating them seamlessly into his own furiously modern take on scoring. The composer has followed director Joe Johnston's lead, matching the director's darker, more tension-wracked vision of the mega-successful dino series with an accomplished score that evokes both wonderment and terror, often (as in "Raptor Room") in the space of a few jarring bars. Davis's accomplished use of orchestral color and dynamics is a crucial element that seamlessly fuses actors and CGI-saurs, shading both with crucial emotional dimensions. And unlike all too many generic action scores, this one won't insult your intelligence as it builds to the modernist maelstrom of "Clash of Extinction" and heroic thematic resolve of "The Hat Returns"/"End Credits." Adding a welcome dose of humor, the album concludes with a typically jaunty turn by Davis patron Randy Newman on "Big Hat, No Cattle." <I>--Jerry McCulley</I>

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Interesting Addition to the Jurassic Park Library.......2004-11-18

Jurassic Park III, marks the first time JOhn Williams did not score a JP movie. Don Davis enters the picture and gives a dynamic score that is nowhere near as dark as Williams' Lost World music but at the same time is darker than the original. He also deftly melds Williams' original themes with his own music, never overusing the original themes, which sometimes happens in scores by other composers. OVerall its a thrill ride score that is highly entertaining and enjoyable, except for the last track which features a song by composer Randy Newman. Attention: Randy Newman cannot sing, stop putting him on cds. Thanks!

3 out of 5 stars Recycled Williams tunes plus mediocrity from Davis.......2004-03-07

I did find Matrix composer Don Davis a bizarre choice to replace John Williams for Jurassic Park III. He pulled off the job with efficiency but nothing of HIS creation excites or provokes. The best parts of the score are simply Williams' themes from the first two movies. I liked the movie (even tho it had a very, very poor ending) but it just did not give ANY composer anything new to work with at all. All JPIII could be is a 'same again' score.

Davis' contribution is mainly the highly orchestrated chaos that matches the b-movie set pieces. There's not much a composer can do in this situation and I guess this makes the JPIII score the best it can be. Tho still average compared to Williams' work on the first 2 movies.

This CD is 'enhanced', which means as soon as you stick it in your computer you get bombarded with sound effects and a menu screen in which you can look at stills from the movie, view the trailer or look at some boring text about dinosaurs.

4 out of 5 stars You almost can't tell it isn't Williams........2004-02-17

Being the first series entry not directed by Steven Spielberg, it should come as no big surprise that Jurassic Park III is also the first series entry not to be scored by John Williams. Not that you could tell all that much, composer Don Davis worked very hard to make his score sound as if Williams himself had done the honors, striving to keep the score sounding as similar to the previous entries as possible. The result is a score that at first appears a seamless continuation of Williams work, but then Davis's new themes and touches bleed through. This score is no boring retread. Recommended.

4 out of 5 stars JP3 score ranks up there with the first two.......2002-11-16

A while back on a website, there was a special feature where Don Davis was answering questions about the score and his involvement in it. I e-mailed him and he graciously responded. I asked him what his theme was in relation to Williams' theme and if the score was as big and bold as his scores for the first two. He responded by saying that he wrote a theme for the family in the film and he had some thematic material for the Spinosaurus, although this theme is derived from the Jurassic Park theme. It was his objective to match Williams' style in terms of boldness. He wrote the score Williams would have, but Davis' own musical signature was also present throughout. The music sounds very large and powerful and Williams' themes are present in several cues throughout. The music is very challenging for the musicians with fierce string writing and brass lines. Williams' tended to use the timpani for his scores, but Davis uses the snare drum for this one. Williams' themes occur most notably in "The Dinosaur Fly-By", "Brachiosaurus on the Bank", and "The Hat Returns/End Credits". Davis' themes occur throughout in several of the tracks, most notably in the "End Credits". I think Don Davis did a great job in taking over the job of a legendary film composer. It's not easy to follow in the footsteps of someone like that, but Davis did it with no trouble.

5 out of 5 stars

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