The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
Composer: Harry Gregson-Williams
Label: Disney
Liner Notes and Details
Track Listing
| 1. | The Blitz, 1940 | 02:32 |
| 2. | Evacuating London | 03:38 |
| 3. | The Wardrobe | 02:54 |
| 4. | Lucy Meets Mr. Tumnus | 04:10 |
| 5. | A Narnia Lullaby | 01:12 |
| 6. | The White Witch | 05:30 |
| 7. | From Western Woods to Beaversdam | 03:34 |
| 8. | Father Christmas | 03:20 |
| 9. | To Aslan's Camp | 03:12 |
| 10. | Knighting Peter | 03:48 |
| 11. | The Stone Table | 08:06 |
| 12. | The Battle | 07:08 |
| 13. | Only the Beginning of the Adventure | 05:32 |
| 14. | Can't Take It In - Imogen Heap | 04:42 |
| 15. | Wunderkind - Alanis Morissette | 05:19 |
| 16. | Winter Light - Tim Finn | 04:13 |
| 17. | Where - Lisbeth Scott | 01:54 |
| Total Time: | 70:44 |
Ratings
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User Average Rating:
3 Stars
Review Average Rating:
3.57 Stars
Reviews
3.57 StarsMike Brennan (SoundtrackNet)
"While influences from his past works such as Spy Game, Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, Shrek, and especially Kingdom of Heaven, are evident in his latest effort, The Chronicles of Narnia takes off in a new direction. Gregson-Williams created a soundscape for the land of Narnia that is instantly memorable and perfectly fitting. As the film progresses from a quiet, frozen world to one of sunlit battlefields, the score blossoms into some truly amazing orchestral and choral music."
Randall Larson (Music from the Movies)
"Gregson-Williams introduces fierce evocations of reality which will soon be stripped away in thick, peeling layers – like the draped coats in the wardrobe that part to reveal branches of pines and fir – to reveal the joy and enchantedness of Narnia."
Adam Andersson (Score Reviews)
"The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is indeed very different from other scores for similar fantasy adventure films, but it turns out that it is perfect for the film, and even if there are parts that does not work really as well on album as in the film, the fifty-four minutes of score on the album are still mostly very enjoyable minutes. Once again has Harry Gregson-Williams managed to impress with very well written thematic work and well thought-out stylistic choices in a score which, albeit with some unexpected means, in the end is a worthy accompaniment to a captivating film as well as a great stand alone listen."
Christian Clemmensen (Filmtracks)
Buy it... if you have a very open mind to Harry Gregson-Williams' significantly modern and genre-bending interpretation of a classic religious allegory.
Avoid it... if Howard Shore's straight-laced epic scores for the J.R.R. Tolkien universe shaped your expectations for C.S. Lewis' largely similar universe.
Soundtrack Express
"The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is not unenjoyable, just disappointing and not especially memorable. James Newton Howard managed to come up with a more convincing tunes for King Kong in probably half the time and, based on his music for Peter Pan and other Disney flicks, would probably have been a first choice for Narnia."
Jonathan Broxton (Movie Music UK)
"Personally, one can’t help but feel that the score is a disappointment – the battle sequence and the finale are excellent, and the seeds of a wondrous epic are definitely there, poking around under the electronic embellishments, but they never truly seem to come to the fore in the way one would hope. Perhaps the feeling of disappointment is partly my own fault, because I was looking forward to this score so much, and I know what great music Gregson-Williams is capable of writing, but in the end I was simply left wanting more"
James Southall (Movie-Wave.net)
"I can't help but find The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe to be an enormously disappointing score, despite it making a reasonably good album, simply because it is such a mammoth missed opportunity. I'm sure Gregson-Williams was only doing what the director wanted, but that being the case it's a real shame that directors are so keen to get such generic music in their films, especially given that the filmmakers so clearly admired every other aspect of The Lord of the Rings and used it to such an extent for inspiration. As I say, as an album it's fine, it just could have been so much better."