http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118011440.html?categoryid=16&cs=1

Considering the imagery of the film, this bit of music seems appropriate.

Sound clips of every track: http://www.exlibris.ch/musik/OSTVARIOUS/Avatarthe_Score/PHO/8505-7567895761.aspx

The song's not so bad but, I've only got a sample clip. I'm trying to reserve judgment until I've heard more of every clip. But "I See You" seems to be based on my favorite chord progression of what I've heard in the score thus far.

Depending on who Produced the song, it could've been worse. The song from The Mask of Zorro is so bad I didn't even encode it in my mp3 backup of that CD.

[Message edited by Widescreen on 11-24-2009]

EDIT: Found them on another site. I can't say I'm either impressed or put off by the music yet, but then you can't really tell by small clips. Lady in the Water, a fantastic score in my opinion, was given horrible sample clips on iTunes...so you never know.

Tribal-esque music isn't really my thing, but maybe I'll at least appreciate Horner's work on a technical level. But Leona Lewis? Does she know how to use a soft voice?

1. "You Don't Dream In Cryo...." - 6:09
2. Jake Enters His Avatar World - 5:24
3. Pure Spirits Of The Forest - 8:49
4. The Bioluminescence Of The Night - 3:37
5. Becoming One Of "The People", Becoming One With Neytiri - 7:43
6. Climbing Up "Iknimaya - The Path To Heaven" - 3:18
7. Jake's First Flight - 4:50
8. Scorched Earth - 3:32
9. Quaritch - 5:01
10. The Destruction Of Hometree - 6:47
11. Shutting Down Grace's Lab - 2:47
12. Gathering All The Na'vi Clans For Battle - 5:14
13. War - 11:21
14. I See You [Theme from Avatar] - 4:20

A nice and LONG release :-D

Enjoy!

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article6936869.ece

--Brian

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7b3udV414s&feature=related

I can't say I'm a fan of her style of singing, but I like the main melody of the chorus (the "I see me through your eyes" part). Does anyone know if that's supposed to be the main theme for the score, as well? That melody, at least, is very beautiful.

And yuck.

I'm not gonna listen. But I have done the score clips on Amazon and I'm generally excited for the score.

Got about a week to go for the score, and two for the flick!

This score rocks! It's the best thing I've heard from Horner is a long, long time; I haven't liked anything by him in ages.

The standout, for me, is "War": Great use of the hero themes and the evil Col. Quaritch's theme; it's the kind of action writing that I used to adore from Horner but hadn't heard from in a while.

(Jeron doesn't think i'll be able to LOL. And I think he thinks I'm more crazy then I normally am LOL)

--Brian

NP: The Four Feathers

The piccolo/whistle/whatever it is at the beginning of "Bioluminescence of the Night" sounds a bit like the famous music from "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly". Just saying.

A really bad tribal trip. It's like Glory and Mighty Joe Young together. Added along some new digital sounds and ethnic wailing and there you have it. The score to Avatar.

Why in the world would the African continent relate to the Planet Pandora?

I for one am GLAD, he NEVER got LORD OF THE RINGS!.... It's still a joy to listen to.
This Avatar score turned boring for me after the third listen.

I'll pass on this one.

Scott

The score sounds very good on screen, complementing a few key scenes prominently (especially the climbing and flying sequences). The infamous 4-note danger motif rears its familiar head around 5 minutes into the film, and shows up numerous times later on.... but admittedly it works well in the scenes (and is probably only a distraction to us score geeks who notice it). The choir bits start of sounding like Glory but then head off in a different direction.

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Originally posted by StarlessWinter:
from what I've read in many reviews it's a breathtaking visual feast that's somewhat lacking in the story, character, and emotion department. How did you feel about those aspects--?

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Almost exactly how I see it (and I saw it yesterday evening). Especially the bioluminence plants of the movie were so breathtaking that I thought I was in Disneyland, but the movie as a whole felt mainly like Jeffrey Katzenberg raping Pocahontas. Despite of good basic message, AVATAR lacks so disastrously in story, character and emotion departments, that I simply can't believe Cameron has dreamt about making THIS movie for 15 years. Far better movies have been dreamt up and made in less than two weeks.

One thing more: 2-D TITANIC made my heart soar. In 3-D AVATAR they are flying around a lot, and yet not a single flight scene managed to grab me. Tells how cold the movie really is. Cold, stupid, and totally pointless.

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Originally posted by Scott:
Sean,
so you loved the film because of its production values? Nothing about the story?
It is troubeling to think that we judge films now on sexy actresses and outfits and leave story behind...no wonder Hollywood goes that route...

NP: Silence

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Originally posted by Foobsie:
Am I the only one that recognizes a certain rising note motif from the Gladiator in Gathering All The Na'Vi Clans For Battle?
At 3:11 minutes into the track. The arrangement reminds me of the Might of Rome track. The way it speeds up and the choral arrangement pitches up is constructed along the same musical pattern.

NP: Sherlock Holmes (much more creative than Avatar)

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My post was more of a joke. Lighten up. I thought the story was fine. Go read Jeff Bond's review: He pretty much sums up what I think of the film.[/B]<HR size=1></BLOCKQUOTE>

Ok

It may be old hat, new clothes, but since when is that forbidden...particularly in Hollywood. Solid execution of a good story, no matter how many times it has been done, can still be well worth $10 at the multiplex.

Careful saying "no story" simply because you do not like the story or do not subscribe to rehashing classics. People might actually believe you.

My only real complaint with the film is the glossing over of Parker and his corporation. I think Cameron decided to make them faceless, since it is an ageold tale of corporate corruption, greed, whatever...you don't need the details to understand why they are doing what they are doing. I stil would have preferred another 5-minutes of runtime to flesh that aspect out a bit more.

Beyond that - this movie (and 80% of the score) delivered everything I could have wanted.

Happy Holidays all...

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Originally posted by Quill:
I am mystified by comments about the movie "lacking so disastriously in story and emotion." What exactly qualifies as story for you guys?

It may be old hat, new clothes, but since when is that forbidden...particularly in Hollywood. Solid execution of a good story, no matter how many times it has been done, can still be well worth $10 at the multiplex.

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1) Images and background of how earth has been devastated
2) More description of what unobtanium is and why it is so valuable.
3) A driver whose Avatar was eaten by one of Pandora's creatures who is going insane
4) A "Green" reporter being on the take by the corporation and reporting back that they are using environmentally safe practices in terms of both environment and treating of the native people; eventually has a conflict of morality.
5) The Na'Vi actually destroy the dozing equipment during the scene where Jake comes to, and there is a battle where Quaritch's small expeditionary force is wiped out by the natives.

All would have been excellent additions to bring another layer to the story, but I can understand why 1-4 (and others I did not mention were dropped - runtime and budget.) Only item #5 disappoints - it would have helped make the sides less black and white. It would have fueled the human secourity forces compulsion to wipe them out (fear, revenge, whatever) rather than simply the carnal urges displayed in the film.

If the movie ended up being 3+ hours people would have complained. As it is, Cameron stuck to his core message and the simple, albeit effective story at its heart.