I thought that I saw a film for the first time in which the digital effects blended in particularly well. I couldn't notice when Oliver Reed was digitized or whatever.

But rather than comment on the picture, I want to state that this score is a classic case of bad film music of late.

Good if not very good music...scatterbrained as hell score. NO BRIDGES OR SENSE OF UNITY AT ALL MELODICALLY!!!

Just a lot of "Oh, we're in Africa cues." G--d--- it.

I hate these young blood film composers! They are horrible craftsmen sometimes. Who told them that all film music is about is writing good music that fits a scene? GLADIATOR's score makes a score like HOOK seem like LAURA. The music is all over the map! What the heck?!

There are so many scores that are musically noteworthy and varied yet much more coherent, bridged, and containing direction.

I think of several of Goldsmith's epic scores--THE GHOST AND THE DARKNESS, THE WIND AND THE LION, THE MUMMY, etc, ETC.

I mean, at least Horner can organize a score. What was Zimmer thinking???

I can't believe what I'm hearing. Of course Gladiator wasn't a great score. I didn't think it was as bad as many of you are making it out to be. I really enjoyed many parts of it. Come on folks. It did fit the movie in many instances, but you guys are saying that this is like eating an apple and an orange at the same time. I liked the score. Not nearly as good as most of Zimmer's other work, but it was enjoyable in my opinion.

PS... excuse the apple and orange analogy. It was the best I could come up with.

It really captured the Roman love of blood sport. The streets looked right. The customing was good, but there were a few problems. But I thought it was were above average and saw it twice.

I liked the score well enough to buy it and I enjoy it.

DjC: For me, The Battle and The Barbarian Horde work the best on the album.

I thought the action cues were just about right. When I watched the sequences the second time, it seemed to me that they were out of place, but that was just because those were the scenes that worked best in the film.

I was left wanting more action and less incompetant scheming (What bothered me is that I don't believe the screenwriter had any clue whatsoever about the politics of the period he was writing about. Almost no one acted as they should have. Restore the Republic? BWAHHAHA)

Well guys, finally I went to see Gladiator.
To tell You the truth I didn't like the score
so much.
It is my feeling that this voices "Enya" type
are a bit far from the ancient Rome.
The score is so light, I don't know if this is a reason to sell CD's.
Here is an example: In the scene where Gladiator is walking in the battle field with his dead body soldiers around the music is like a song lacking the necesary dramatism of the scene.(To my ears anyway,I hope nobody is offended whit this).
I'm judjing the music cinematographyly.
(Please pardon my Tarzan-like English!)
Listened just as music of course is very tuneful and has his style,and the orchestration and performing of the orchestra are superb.
But I have the feeling that was writtened a little bit on the rush.
Any way,I liked some of the the action cues of battles.
But,and perhaps that is a mistake,I can't help compare it with the Tiomkin's score of
"The Fall Of The Roman Empire" on what
Gladiator is based.
In general gives a light touch to the picture.
Perhaps that what what the director intended to do.
Reminds me the "Video clip scene" on Titanic.
But...
I'd enyoyed the movie.
Richard Harris is superb as well as Gladiator
and Reed (R.I.P.) and all the cast.