| 1 | The Golden Compass | ||
| 2 | Sky Ferry | ||
| 3 | Letters from Bolvanger | ||
| 4 | Lyra, Roger and Billy | ||
| 5 | Mrs. Coulter | ||
| 6 | Lyra Escapes | ||
| 7 | The Magisterium | ||
| 8 | Dust | ||
| 9 | Serafina Pekkala | ||
| 10 | Lee Scoresby's Airship Adventure | ||
| 11 | Iorek Byrnison | ||
| 12 | Lord Faa, King Of The Gyptians | ||
| 13 | The Golden Monkey | ||
| 14 | Riding Iorek | ||
| 15 | Samoyed Attack | ||
| 16 | Lord Asriel | ||
| 17 | Ragnar Sturlusson | ||
| 18 | Ice Bear Combat | ||
| 19 | Iorek's Victory | ||
| 20 | The Ice Bridge | ||
| 21 | Rescuing The Children | ||
| 22 | Intercision | ||
| 23 | Mother | ||
| 24 | Battle With The Tarters | ||
| 25 | Epilogue | ||
| 26 | Lyra |

Alexandre Desplat writes lush, idiosyncratic scores, mostly for small films. Okay, "The Painted Veil" wasn't exactly small, but it certainly wasn't a $180 million behemoth like "The Golden Compass." I'm a big fan of his work, so I was curious to see if he could pull off the kind of epic grandeur we've come to expect from a Howard Shore or a John Williams. And he does, quite admirably. I thought the score was perfect for the film when I saw it, and I've gotten great enjoyment listening to it at home. If I have an objection, it would have to be that at moments there's something of the generic big movie score about the work. But it's a very, very good big movie score, so it's a minor reservation. Oh, and I don't care for the Kate Bush song at all, it's embarrassing, frankly. So check out "The Golden Compass." If you already like Desplat, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at this other side of him. And if you're just into sweeping movie music, you'll certainly be well satisfied.
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