Clash Of The Titans (2010) - Ramin Djawadi





Tracklist:

01. The Storm That Brought You To Me (4:50)
02. There Is A God In You (1:39)
03. Perseus (6:34)
04. You Can't Hide From Hades (3:31)
05. Medusa (4:07)
06. Scorpiox (3:24)
07. Argos (1:54)
08. You Fall, You Die (1:14)
09. Written In The Stars (2:55)
10. Pegasus (2:22)
11. Bring Everything (But The Owl) (1:48)
12. Killed By A God (1:51)
13. Djinn (1:56)
14. Eyes Down (4:20)
15. You Were Saved For A Reason (1:20)
16. Redemption Through Blood (2:15)
17. I Have Everything I Need (3:16)
18. King Acrisius (2:27)
19. It's Expensive Where You Are Going (2:50)
20. Be My Weapon (10:09)
21. The Best Of Both (1:30)
22. Release The Kraken (6:03)
23. It's Almost Human Of You (3:16)

Total Time: 01:15:30

mp3 VBR
size: 138 Mb


http://hotfile.com/dl/35489110/c8f5180/ClshOfThTtns-RD.rar.html

Many thanks mad!! But it's Djawadi :naughty:

ja dank u

Great! Looking forward to hearing it... thanks! :3

super thanks.

Yo, this shit is crazy! I can't thank you enough!

OOOO!!! THX THX THX !!!

Oh my freaking GOOOOOOOOOD!

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

wow thank you so much for this ^^

THANKS! :O

Thank You!!

My hero. <3

N I C E.....one mate thank you....?:autobots:

tanx

Awsome!!! Thanks!

I've just listened to this from beginning to end.

It's far better than a lot of other Remote Control efforts I have heard, but the moment I judge it against the kind of orchestral music I like? It's incredibly mediocre.

"Be My Weapon" is terrible. I can only hope this load of utter garbage is reserved for the end credits.

Also, why Djawadi felt the need to employ an electronic kick-drum, reminiscent of "dance" music to a score of this kind, I do not know. It completely ruins the main theme in "There Is A God In You".

It also ruins "Eyes Down" Listen at 2:45 into that cue, an especially cringe-inducing moment.

*sighs*

Forget this crap; find Laurence Rosenthal's score to the 1981 original, instead. Remind yourself what real music, written by a real composer, sounds like...

Thanks for posting, mad777, as always; my absolute distaste for this artistic wreckage in no way diminishes my gratitude to you for making it available. :)

Damn. Pretty harsh reviews. Now I gotta check this out. I always appreciate it when people give honest reviews here. Will give a listen and report back. As always, thank you mad77 for another great upload. U the man!

ugh I tried it, but not what i want to hear :(
thanks for the share though

I was somewhat, possibly maybe thinking of checking this out.

Then I read what you guys said. What a disappointment. Why would they put RC on an epic Greek film? I mean, that just demands orchestra. You can maybe argue the RC method for modern films and sci-fi, but with historical epics? That's just stupid. It is an abstract of the imagery and the perceptions of the time periods.

Memo: I no way support RC for any sort of musical endeavor besides bleeding the ears.

So, generally I take the harsh reviews here with a grain of salt, because as highly intelligent and musically literate some of you are (Tango, Sirus, I'm looking at you), a lot of the angry rants against contemporary film composers that pop up from time to time on these forums just comes off as pretentious.

This time you were right though. What a disappointment. And I actually liked his work on Iron Man.

I'm going to give this a whirl. Thanks!

Thanks! Mad r u da shiz

I was somewhat, possibly maybe thinking of checking this out.

Then I read what you guys said. What a disappointment. Why would they put RC on an epic Greek film? I mean, that just demands orchestra. You can maybe argue the RC method for modern films and sci-fi, but with historical epics? That's just stupid. It is an abstract of the imagery and the perceptions of the time periods.

Memo: I no way support RC for any sort of musical endeavor besides bleeding the ears.

I'm guessing we already forgotten Harry Gregson-Williams take on Kingdom of Heaven? Harry is known for his electronics, but barely any of it was used in that film, and that score was indeed epic.

find Laurence Rosenthal's score to the 1981 original, instead. Remind yourself what real music, written by a real composer, sounds like...

Thanks for posting, mad777, as always; my absolute distaste for this artistic wreckage in no way diminishes my gratitude to you for making it available. :)
Great idea. Thanks to this remake and score by Djawadi I did just that! Thanks Hollywood, your penchant for remakes enables me to check out the original material that I may not have known about otherwise.

P.S. I will take a note from the comments and steer clear of this one.

thanks alot! Cant wait for this movie :D

So, generally I take the harsh reviews here with a grain of salt, because as highly intelligent and musically literate some of you are (Tango, Sirus, I'm looking at you), a lot of the angry rants against contemporary film composers that pop up from time to time on these forums just comes off as pretentious.


The thought that I come across like that gives me great pain, because I think of myself as straightforward and very modest. I do not write to impress people with quasi-intellectual nonsense, nor do I assign God-like importance to trivial concerns. I do voice opinions - those opinions are formed from my own perspectives that occasionally differ from those held by the majority. That does not make for pretentious anything. Furthermore, I'm not aware of any angry rants (from me, at least) - "rant" implies unfocussed, pointless complaining, and "angry" implies that I do it aggressively. I deny both charges; I try to stick as much to fact as possible, and I try to remain fair to all parties. It is not pretentious to acknowledge that something crap is crap. And it's certainly preferrable to the "other" camp's assertion that all things are made equal and that it is personal perception that defines their quality.

Why is it that, to criticise that which is of poor quality is pretentious, but to praise that which is of poor quality is a fundamental right of a human to make his own choice?

Failure to call out something that is inferior does nothing but establish a precedent that it is now acceptable to work to a lesser standard. Excellence should be the standard, and it should be demanded wherever it is not present. "Good Enough" is never good enough.

If I ever make an unfair judgement, or create an argument based on faulty logic or factual inaccuracies, I hope fervently that somebody will pull me up on it so that I may sincerely apologise.


(by Doublehex) What a disappointment. Why would they put RC on an epic Greek film? I mean, that just demands orchestra. You can maybe argue the RC method for modern films and sci-fi, but with historical epics? That's just stupid. It is an abstract of the imagery and the perceptions of the time periods.

Jerry Goldsmith scored a 1950s baseball movie (Hoosiers) with electronics. And having an orchestra in ancient Greece is about as historically accurate as having Djawadi there with his crappy Korg sample libraries... ;)

The problem is bigger than that; don't get me wrong - I firmly believe that the full, modern symphony orchestra is the best and most appropriate way to score most types of movie. But at the same time I respect any composer who has the guts to try something new. This is nothing new, and it's completely skill-less.

I thought Craig Armstrong was supposed to be on this movie. What the hell happened to that? I'm not the biggest Armstrong fan, but I do recognise that the guy has chops. What sort of brain decides to hire a hack (hell, one could argue the worst of a bad bunch) like Djawadi to score this thing?

The mind boggles - but not really... this is the 21st century, after all... Where movies are made to appeal to 14 year old American kids with no attention span and no appreciation for the finer things in life. (Note: Not pretentious, and not untrue.)

Just for the sake of clarity - I haven't listened to this thing and I don't need to. If I see what looks like a dog turd on the ground, I don't have to lick it to confirm that it is indeed shit. I'll make that assumption and move on. Has anybody (sensible) bothered to listen to this, who could tell me whether it is in fact as bad as I'm expecting?

:)

I'm guessing we already forgotten Harry Gregson-Williams take on Kingdom of Heaven? Harry is known for his electronics, but barely any of it was used in that film, and that score was indeed epic.

I suppose I should of verified by RC I meant their style of music. Gregson-Williams' Kingdom of Heaven is a very good score, and it kicks me in the gut that he isn't like that with all of his endeavors. Instead, we get techno-orchestral hybrid abominations.

:(

O cruel, cruel world.

Has anybody (sensible) bothered to listen to this, who could tell me whether it is in fact as bad as I'm expecting?

:)
I consider myself a sensible person, and you already know my thoughts. ;)

The thought that I come across like that gives me great pain, because I think of myself as straightforward and very modest. I do not write to impress people with quasi-intellectual nonsense, nor do I assign God-like importance to trivial concerns. I do voice opinions - those opinions are formed from my own perspectives that occasionally differ from those held by the majority. That does not make for pretentious anything. Furthermore, I'm not aware of any angry rants (from me, at least) - "rant" implies unfocussed, pointless complaining, and "angry" implies that I do it aggressively. I deny both charges; I try to stick as much to fact as possible, and I try to remain fair to all parties. It is not pretentious to acknowledge that something crap is crap. And it's certainly preferrable to the "other" camp's assertion that all things are made equal and that it is personal perception that defines their quality.

Why is it that, to criticise that which is of poor quality is pretentious, but to praise that which is of poor quality is a fundamental right of a human to make his own choice?

Failure to call out something that is inferior does nothing but establish a precedent that it is now acceptable to work to a lesser standard. Excellence should be the standard, and it should be demanded wherever it is not present. "Good Enough" is never good enough.

If I ever make an unfair judgement, or create an argument based on faulty logic or factual inaccuracies, I hope fervently that somebody will pull me up on it so that I may sincerely apologise.



Jerry Goldsmith scored a 1950s baseball movie (Hoosiers) with electronics. And having an orchestra in ancient Greece is about as historically accurate as having Djawadi there with his crappy Korg sample libraries... ;)

The problem is bigger than that; don't get me wrong - I firmly believe that the full, modern symphony orchestra is the best and most appropriate way to score most types of movie. But at the same time I respect any composer who has the guts to try something new. This is nothing new, and it's completely skill-less.

I thought Craig Armstrong was supposed to be on this movie. What the hell happened to that? I'm not the biggest Armstrong fan, but I do recognise that the guy has chops. What sort of brain decides to hire a hack (hell, one could argue the worst of a bad bunch) like Djawadi to score this thing?

The mind boggles - but not really... this is the 21st century, after all... Where movies are made to appeal to 14 year old American kids with no attention span and no appreciation for the finer things in life. (Note: Not pretentious, and not untrue.)

Just for the sake of clarity - I haven't listened to this thing and I don't need to. If I see what looks like a dog turd on the ground, I don't have to lick it to confirm that it is indeed shit. I'll make that assumption and move on. Has anybody (sensible) bothered to listen to this, who could tell me whether it is in fact as bad as I'm expecting?

:)

First off why do you always feel the need to type these long ass posts, as its going to bring about a great wisdom to the members, so im gonna leave this here.

TL: DR

Man, people are completely hectic with scores lately.

Anybody that decides whether or not to download something based on comments: get an opinion of your own. Don't let what other people think dictate your thoughts.

I happen to think this soundtrack is extremely well done.

[Edit: When you rise to the troll, you become the troll. Comments respectfully withdrawn.]

Rhinestone: Your comments were much appreciated.

Abaddon: Completely agreed; folk should of course make up their own minds. One man's trash is another man's gold.

Just throwing my two cents out there, but I think the score has some good action beats, stuff to get your blood pumping, maybe play video games to. It's no masterpiece and I'm not going to be seeing the film (no interest), but some tracks are good. It sort of reminds me of 300's soundtrack, in that respect.

And I'm a huge Morricone and Barry fan, so take that as you will.

I'm definitely enjoying this score! It's exactly what I expected, not sure why anyone is surprised. There's lots of action-string writing, brass fanfares, and rhythm-propelled action, typical of Djawadi. You may have been hoping for something else, but no one can claim to be legitimately surprised.

That may be enough to convince me completely. ;)

As for the movie... well, I hated the 1981 original for a variety of reasons (that damned Owl, for one - and the laughably dated stop motion animation, for another) but it may be time to give it a try again.

I get the impression that the 2010 Clash is going to be a gigantic "contemporary historical movie with oiled, groomed, men and ridiculously stylised battles" cliche... so I shan't be seeing it either...! :)

All I know is, the 3D has been universally panned.

This makes me immensely happy, because it will put a stop to the new lazy in Hollywood.

3D is not your new "CGI" Don't be thinking people will lap up poor 3D like they have done CGI when it comes to the general public.

I personally decided to not bother with 3D anymore quite some time ago. As far as I am concerned, if you need glasses to view it? It's a gimmick, and one which is likely to lead to many people getting unnecessary headaches and eye problems in the process.

I "may" check this one out when it arrives on DVD/Blu-ray in all its 2D glory. I also thought the original film was poor. I remember being rather shocked when I first found out the film came out in 1981. It looks like it came out in 1961. Even as a child I never remotely believed it ever came out in the 80s.

Good God, I hope you're right; if Hollywood thinks it can get away with making any old crap, just as long as it's in 3D, cinema truly is finished...

Disappointing!I would hope John Debney have done this.

I don't see anything wrong with using techno or synth music in a fantasy movie. Then again, I'm the loon whose favorite fantasy movie is Ladyhawke.

As for this score in particular, I'll wait until the critics chime in before I invest in the movie or its music. I did love "Iron Man", though. Shame Djawadi got this instead of IM2.

EDIT:

Disappointing!I would hope John Debney have done this.

He's busy scoring 2010's Movie of the Year.

Debney would've been a good idea. Armstrong would've come up with something interesting. Oh well... we still have Rosenthal's 1981 effort. :)

And here's another thumbs-up for Ladyhawke. (Score, not film; never seen it.) :)

(Yes, really!)

thanks

I wouldn't have expected you to like the Ladyhawke score, given how so many people tend to hate it. The movie itself gets my highest recommendation, especially if you loved Superman — a lot of the staff from that movie worked on it. Unfortunately, the DVD has a crap non-anamorphic transfer and there's no Special Edition in sight. Even so, it's worth watching.

Gave this a listen. It's bland and generic. Perseus' theme sounds like any track off of Transformers and if you didn't know it was Clash of the Titans, you'd never be able to guess.

Eh, after giving most of the album a thorough listen, I'd say it's alright. It isn't a great score, and it likely won't stick with anyone, but it's not bad either. I'm guessing it fits with the movie, which seems like a light entertainment with a "300"-like approach to the material. That's a good fit, I think.

Thanks a lot for this, Mad!

Well it's loud, it's cool, and it has some highlights, but overall it seems nearly entirely forgettable. Sounds a lot like a bunch of trailer music strung together. I actually thought the trailer for this film was extremely well edited.

Anyway, so...I don't feel like 1.2 hours of my life were wasted, but I'm glad I was multitasking.

Good God, I hope you're right; if Hollywood thinks it can get away with making any old crap, just as long as it's in 3D, cinema truly is finished...
I really wonder if people are going to be able to notice the difference between movies filmed in 3D and movies that were made 3D after the fact. Anyone who went to see Avatar in IMAX 3D and then went to Alice in IMAX 3D can realize the depth present in Avatar that you don't get in these poor imitations. They really need to have markers to tell people what movies were actually filmed in these stupid formats but won't because people don't care enough to research it for themselves.

It was also painfully obvious that Avatar at the very least had a compelling story. I was hopelessly lost in Alice and wondered the point behind it all. I have enough sense to realize that Clash of the Titans is going to be a huge waste of time and am boycotting it anyway after the decision to reject Craig Armstrong's original appointment. I guess its too much to ask to get a release of Craig's rejected score.

God dammit, was Armstrong rejected!?

I thought they just changed their minds... had he actually recorded a score? :(

Are we actually at a point now where Craig Armstrong is rejected for being too 'symphonic' (I'm guessing ;)). Sad times.

This new 3D trend may be the worst thing to ever happen to movies.

This new 3D trend may be the worst thing to ever happen to movies.
It'll pass. 3D has come and gone before.

BTW, do you hear any clues about "Clash of Titans" Rejected 2CD Score by Craig Armstrong - who was the first composer on this movie?

Now that I've bothered listening to it I can say it is indeed bad, really generic.
But I was surprised that they didn't ripp off some of the old composers efforts like they did in 300 for this movie.
Tyler Bates should be ashamed of himself for ripping off Elliot Goldenthal's Titus Theme and I'm glad they didn't try it here.

Would love a God of War film, definite must to use original composers. The best orchestration soundtracks I've heard yet.

I'm diggin the score. thanks mad!

i love how Eyes Down starts!!!

I loved Djawadi IM score..
about this one..nah..
I personally enjoy Be My Weapon..It has a post-modern heroic feel..maybe suit the movie..and it really stands out from all the heavy action cues of Djawadi..
anyone else agrees with me on Be My Weapon?
If the whole score is like that i might go watching the movie~

you guys have to remember, i think ramin only had a month and half to do this, so considering that its a great score.

For what it's worth, I just got back from seeing the film.

It's big, loud, and a LOT of fun. If you go in expecting fairly mindless entertainment with attractive actors and well-executed action directing then I can't imagine you being disappointed. It's really quite an authentic remake, down to the cult-ish appeal of the original but with a decidedly contemporary swing. It's not winning any sophistication awards but it's hardly aiming to.

As for the score within the film, it fits like a glove. There's some material missing from the score release which is a little unfortunate because there are some moments where the Greek/Hollywood/Rock combination really hits home. The score is very basically constructed, but (as weird as it may feel to say this) it's tastefully done and implemented. The themes are not over-used — actually they don't even appear in their full form until Perseus is WELL on his way to dishing out deity deathblows.

So...it won't be getting a huge number of plays when I'm looking for intricate orchestral beauty, but if I'm itching for some action tracks in my life then I certainly wouldn't feel bad turning to this score for some help. If you're able to enjoy films that don't ask or tell you much but are jolly good rides, then definitely see this one. In 2D though — the 3D job was TERRIBLE and manifestly ruins the otherwise brilliant work of the set and CG folks. And by the way, a month is plenty of time considering the sometimes ridiculous standards that the Hollywood system inspires.

My two cents. ;)

"Be My Weapon" is definitely the stand out track on the album.

Would love a God of War film, definite must to use original composers. The best orchestration soundtracks I've heard yet.
I'd like one too, but I'm too scared of them ruining it by poor casting.


"Be My Weapon" is definitely the stand out track on the album.
I like the end of Medusa.

Anyone care to re-upload this? Thanks in advance.

2nd this