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No matter how much like trying composer James Horner, upgrading the soundtrack to 'Avatar' in interviews about his personal magnum opus: When Filmscore in the narrower sense the result is average, compared to both Horner's earlier work as well as to related works of other film composers ,

The audacity verstückwerkt with the Horner's work from self-citations is well known - just think of the cue "Take Her To Sea, Mr. Murdoch 'from' Titanic ', whose musical climax almost note for note already in' Star Trek - The Wrath of Khan (1982) encountered, and is since then every now and again brought forth by the composer when's because the subject corresponds to (z. B. 'Rocketeer' of 1991). Accordingly, can also be found in 'Avatar' numerous recyclete items from Horners oeuvre, not least from 'Titanic', his previous collaboration with director James Cameron, for which he received two Academy Awards in 1998. However, the local bonds even the composer himself seem time to dare, so he suggests downright musical hooks - often sets the 'Avatar' score to one of the most familiar' Titanic chords on, then gently but firmly in a different direction to be bent. But the similarities remain enough: In its day, inspired by Enya children's song-like phrases, set in quarter notes and conducted in Sekundschritten, harmony and melody of the love theme that based on this schmaltzy closing ballad "I see you", including Celine Dion mannerisms and the (!) gimmicky modulation before the last chorus - all happened before.

Now this kind evidences are indeed embarrassing, especially for a composer who tends to deny his tendency to self-plagiarism stubborn and at the same time colleagues like Danny Elfman or Hans Zimmer before en passant their existence denies, because they were not like him at the conservatory (which it certainly has not deterred, for the "Gathering the Na'Vi Clans" -Cue extensively in 'Gladiator' to use). But after all, Horner has proven over the years to be reliable, with regard to the cinematic impact of its work. This time, however, the lack of imagination has me some passages literally torn from the undeniable "sense of wonder" of the film, which is already quite a fat dog with a soundtrack. And while I'm usually one of those up-to-final-seat lead Bern among moviegoers, I shoved me in 'Avatar' to the grand final scene quickly to the exit to get me not to let their effect broken yodel by Leona Lewis in retrospect.

Nonetheless, I have to, like some other reviewers also now qualify my initial overall assessment and add two star. Because, as has been shown, Horner works as a pure music listening experience over long distances excellent - especially if you take it with humor and received as a collage. From this perspective one obtains a wonderful background music, where you also constantly dear old friend met ("Ah, 'Willow'!") - A classic "guilty pleasure" so and so worth curiously ultimately a recommendation.