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『アルマゲドン』のスタッフが、再び世界に放つ2人の若き陸軍航空隊パイロットと美しき看護婦の愛と友情のストーリー。そのサウンドトラックである本作は、『ライオン・キング』『グラディエーター』『ハンニバル』でおなじみのハンス・ジマーが音楽を担当している。
ストーリーの壮大さを思わせるオーケストレーションを多用した、荘厳で広がりのあるサウンドは見事の一言につきる。また、グラミー賞最多3部門を受賞した主題歌、フェイス・ヒルの『永遠に愛されて~パール・ハーバー愛のテーマ~』がオープニングを飾っている。(多田ライコウ)
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Hans Zimmer's lush and romantic
Pearl Harbor album inverts every expectation of what a World War II epic should sound like. Zimmer previously explored the American Pacific war in
The Thin Red Line (1998), though this time he takes a more commercial direction. The programme opens with the power ballad by Faith Hill, "There You'll Be", establishing in the wake of
Titanic (1997) this as blockbuster mixing romance with maritime disaster hoping for a share of the success that came Celine Dion's way. The eight orchestral cues concentrate on romance and the pity of war, ranging from noble melancholy to an elevated spiritual purity. The choral writing incorporated into "December 7th" continues a direction Zimmer explored with
Hannibal (2001), where he similarly underlined the heart rather than the horror. Only during "War" do the snare drums finally arrive for a rousing slice of patriotic and exciting action with the military sensibility continued into the valedictory "Heart of a Volunteer". The heavily processed orchestra is familiar from Zimmer's
Gladiator (2000), the composer continuing his knack of delivering an instantly memorable theme which retains interest through numerous moods and variations. Augmented by wistful piano and ethereal choir,
Pearl Harbor is melodic and accessible and has every chance of being the most popular instrumental soundtrack of 2001. --
Gary S Dalkin