Merlin

Artist: Trevor Jones
Category: Music

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Format: Soundtrack
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
EAN: 4005939592929
ASIN: B000024AQ1

Release Date: 1998-05-26

Merlin

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Tracks:

Age of Music
Dragon's Lair
Walls Are Whispering
Arthur's Call
Griffins
Game of Intrigue
May Angels Fly Thee Home
Mab's Demise
Reunited
In Search of the Grail

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Customer Reviews:

Arthurian Britain comes alive under Jones.......2005-03-05

Well known film and television composer Trevor Jones provides a beautiful score for this epic tv mini-series. This score is more thoughtful than it is bombastic and that creates a perfect listening experience. Unlike most other Arthur movies, there is no trumpett blairing main theme. Instead, Jones provides a theme that fits well with the attempt to make Merlin more real. He works to make the wonder of Merlin's magic as well the majesty of Arthur's realm believable and he is also able to capture the sadness of the end of Camelot and the eventual triumph as Merlin is reunited with his love. Although there are only 10 tracks, this cd is close to an hour long and I highly recommend it.

Medieval at its best!.......2002-04-04

Close your eyes and imagine a world of fantasy, honour and valor: The world of King Arthur, Merlin and the Knights of the round table. Play this Cd in the background and you're there! Truly magical score for an equally great tv series. Comprised of the best music for a TV Miniseries, this cd will allow you to recreate the magic and myth of Merlin. Melodic catchy tunes inspired by upper England traditional music, the songs in Merlin really capture the essence and soul of an era and faithfully recreate a time I wish we were living :)

Good Stuff.......2001-10-18

Note: my actual rating is 4.5 stars

When I listened to the "Merlin" soundtrack for the first time in a Borders, I decided not to buy it. Once I got home, I realized what a mistake I had made. This album is great, and evokes the perfect fantasy/myth/epic mood for the movie. There are enough repetitions of recognizable themes to tie the tracks together, but there is also plenty of variation. A favorite of mine is track 3, "The Walls are Whispering." Within this one track are about four themes, including a spirited battle theme (which, to this day, gives me goosebumps)and a medieval dance. Track 7, "May Angels Fly Thee Home" is a beautiful, sad piece. I hear traces of Jones' work in the movie "The Dark Crystal" (esp. in track 6) reincarnated in this soundtrack (if anyone knows where I can get that soundtrack, please let me know). Parts of this soundtrack also show a distant resemblence to the "Berceuse" from Stravinsky's "Firebird." This soundtrack truly is magical.

Hauntingly Beautiful.......2001-05-27

I just received this CD yesterday and listened to it for the first time. I never saw the movie so I didn't know what to expect. This is some of the most beautiful music I have ever heard on a sountrack. I especially like the variety of sounds and way you are carried from one emotion to another. I highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys a meaningful listening experience.

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