Soundtrack Review: Age Of Heroes (2011)
| Reviewer: JØrn Tillnes |
Age Of Heroes Soundtrack Review: This is a review of the film score Age of Heroes by Michael Richard Plowman.
"What it is, is a decent war score to what looks like a good war film."
Age Of Heroes is a film that is based on the true story of the formation of Ian Fleming's 30 Commando Unit, a precursor for the elite forces in the UK, and stars Sean Bean, Danny Dyer, Izabella Miko and James D'arcy. The story is told during World War 2 and the score composed by Michael Richard Plowman is touted as a heroic homage to the brave men of that commando unit.
Track List
| 1. Age of Heroes | ***** |
| 2. A New Hope | ***** |
| 3. A Heroes Elegy | **** |
| 4. Battle of Dunkirk | **** |
| 5. March Across the Snow | **** |
| 6. The Last Request | *** |
| 7. Attack on the Ship | **** |
| 8. Heroes | ***** |
| 9. Dark Heart | **** |
| 10. Dunkirk Mist | *** |
| 11. The Farm House | ** |
| 12. The Team | **** |
| 13. A Battle of the Fallen | **** |
| 14. Line Them Up to Die | *** |
| 15. Escape, Escape Now | *** |
| 16. Mission and Tower Flgiht | **** |
| 17. Heroes Last Stand | *** |
| 18. Age of Heroes Suite | ***** |
British composer Michael Richard Plowman has been composing music for 30 years. He has composed over 150 scores in total including "Hunt To Kill", "George of the Jungle", A Dangerous Man" and "Splinter Cell".
So Age of Heroes is your typical war movie featuring a bunch of heroics and hopefully a bit of betrayal.
The score starts in heroic fashion with the cues 'Age of Heroes' and 'A New Hope'. Michael has done a good job creating a good theme for this film. It all sounds a bit like great war themes of the past while 'A New Hope' takes it further. After listening to it quite a few times, I feel it's a bit too sweet yet I still enjoy it quite a bit.
It is a mix between dramatic and action cues that drives this score. 'Battle of Dunkirk' is an action track that perhaps tries a bit too hard. It sounds good, the tempo is spot on, but it lacks a punch. It doesn't make me go "wow" unfortunately while still being good action material.
'Heroes' is a bit of a fun track that sounds a bit like a march. For some reason it reminds me a bit of "Chicken Run", but of course it's not. It is one of the most thematical cues on the score and I'm sure you'll enjoy it like I did.
Finally there's the Age of Heroes Suite which is a 4 minute recap of everything that's fun with this score.
Conclusion
What it is, is a decent war score to what looks like a good war film. Michael Richard Plowman has created a couple of good themes that remind me of older war films and series and has shown great promise for the future. I wouldn't say this score is boring, but it seriously lacks that little extra to really wow me. Writing for war films is very demanding and Michael did a good job overall, but nothing more. If you enjoy war scores with a little bit of heroism, this might be for you.
CUE RATING: 76.6
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