I saw this movie today, and will probably give it another watch because I haven't made up my mind about it yet. But, I guess they didn't pay James Horner enough for the film score because I could have sworn I heard bits and pieces of the scores from Braveheart, The Missing, and Enemy at the Gate, which I found very distracting.
"I told you it was off." The Jackal
To me it sounded very much like his score for Zorro and Avatar. He has this three note flair thing he does during bleak moments. I didn't know beforehand but immediately recognized the score as James Horner as I heard it. I too was disappointed. I felt that he was being lazy and repetitive. I am not a film score buff by any means but I have become aware that I tend to notice a James Horner score before the credits confirm my suspicions.
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There's a good discussion about Horner recycling his music on the IMDB message board for James Horner. IMHO, compared to the late Jerry Goldsmith or Thomas Newman, the guy has become a hack.
"I told you it was off." The Jackal
I kept hearing Bernstein's "One Hand, One Heart" over and over again.
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