Universal Pictures - 2001
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Action Adventure
Stephen Sommers
Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, Arnold Vosloo, Oded Fehr, The Rock
Stephen Sommers
James Jacks, Sean Daniel
Bob Ducsay, Don Zepfel

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Decca Records 440 013 983-2
May 1, 2001
Original score: 69:46 - 18 tracks
Total: 73:34 - 19 tracks
in print
very good
Decca, Amazon (audioclips)

1. The Legend Of The Scorpion King - 4:55
2. Scorpion Shoes - 4:24
3. Imhotep Unearthed - 4:23
4. Just An Oasis - 1:25
5. Bracelet Awakens - 1:29
6. Evy Kidnapped - 5:56
7. Rick's Tattoo - 1:59
8. Imhotep Reborn - 2:43
9. My First Bus Ride - 7:45
10. The Mushy Part - 2:43
11. A Gift And A Curse - 5:32
12. Medjai Commanders - 2:03
13. Evy Remembers - 4:04
14. Sandcastles - 3:22
15. We're In Trouble - 2:18
16. Pygmy Attack - 3:32
17. Come Back Evy - 3:29
18. The Mummy Returns - 7:44
19. Forever May Not Be Long Enough - performed by Live - 3:48

 
Soundtrack credits
Music Composed and Conducted by Alan Silvestri
Album Produced by Alan Silvestri and David Bifano

Music Performed by Sinfonia of London Orchestra and Chorus
Music Recorded at CTS Colosseum, England
Mixed at Signet Soundelux Studios

Description
Fasten your seatbelts when you listen to this score! It's loaded with action cues that have an energy and pace that will blow you away! The score is even extraordinary kinetic according to Silvestrian standards. It's truly admirable how he can keep such musical violence neatly structured and interesting. It's a long and complex score that will show it's true beauty only after you have listened to it many times. I'm still baffled about how Alan as a former guitar player with no classical background is now able to produce such grand orchestral masterpieces. The fact that he is still growing is clearly demonstrated with this score. In my opinion, Alan has at least broken some personal musical boundaries here and has produced without a doubt an action classic.

My favorite moment is the rhythmical outburst in "The Legend Of The Scorpion King" after approximately one and a half minute. Brilliant. That really kicks my adrenal glands into turbo boost! ;-) A pity he used that piece only once. "My First Bus Ride" is also spectacular and in "Medjai Commanders" and "The Mummy Returns" you will hear the brass section play one of the main uplifting melodies in it's full glory (unfortunately a bit brief). Also worth special mentions are "Evy Kidnapped", "We're In Trouble" and "Sandcastles"  (contains an impressive choral piece that is also heard in the excellent track "The Mummy Returns").
 

The slow moments are very rare and I actually expected more of them. This seemed a great opportunity for Alan to produce a grand sweeping romantic theme. But he always delivers exactly what the film and the director need, so there wasn't enough room for that I guess. "Just An Oasis" does contain a very beautiful slow theme, but it is however very brief. "Come Back Evy" also contains a big dramatic theme, but it somehow didn't gave me very special feelings. The score is just simply a true action score and I'm sure action music lovers will lick their fingers with this score.

Many people complain about the included song "Forever May Not Be Long Enough" from Live as being musical pollution. I think the song is actually okay. I like music that's a bit rough (that's also what I like about Alan, he can make very rough music that is in simple words just plain COOL).

Practically the only modest criticism I have about this score is the fact that it is characterized by fragments of brilliance. With most tracks of Judge Dredd and The Abyss every note was brilliant and the music within individual tracks was more consistent. That's mainly why my rating here just crossed the magical 9 barrier. But I must emphasize that quite a few people were completely ecstatic about this score and will give it certainly a higher rating than I did.

Director Stephen Sommers has great admiration for Alan and was very excited to work with him. Interesting to know is that Sommers already wanted Alan for the first film. But it wasn't possible at that time, so Jerry Goldsmith was hired (my other hero). I think even the Maestro, Alan's only serious competitor in the action arena, will scratch his head when he hears this one. With this score Alan Silvestri has totally convinced me that he is the best action composer out there.

 
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