Rome: Music from the HBO Series
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Composer: Jeff BealEdition: Music CD
Format: Soundtrack
CD Release Date: 2007-02-20
Music Label: Rykodisc
Soundtracks:
- Rome Main Title Theme
- The Forum
- Terrible News
- Niobe's Theme
- The Battle Has Begun (Caesar's Theme)
- Octavian & Octavia's Themes
- Riot in the Senate, Pullo Finds the Gold
- Caesar Reunites With Servilla
- Janus Breaks
- Marshall Law, The Temple
- Caesar's Seizure
- Hell Hath No Fury
- Vorenus Made Evocati, Servilla's Curse
- Farewells, The Storm
- The Raft
- The Death of Pompey
- Octavia Seduces Octavian
- Cleopatra Seduces Caesar
- Triumph
- Mark Antony & Atia
- Vorenus Saves Pullo
- The Murder of Julius Caesar
- Niobe's Fate
Music reviews of Rome: Music from the HBO Series
Music Review: Excellent
Rating: 5 Stars
I feel this CD is a great blend of music. The tracks vary from stirring martial themes to tranquil pieces and sensual vibes. Jeff Beal, in the liner notes, said that he only used instruments available in ancient Rome. He pointed out that we know little about the music that was played on these instruments. But the tracks meshed well with my perception of the events in the outstanding HBO series.
Description of Rome: Music from the HBO Series
Rome: Music from the HBO Series features a dramatic score by Emmy award winning composer Jeff Beal (Pollock, HBO's Carnivale). A haunting album of ancient sounds and rhythms, the album perfectly complements the HBO series that chronicles the epic times that saw the fall of a republic and the creation of an empire.After Carniv?le, Jeff Beal has given HBO another Emmy-nominated score, this time for the tale of sex, politics, and togas known as Rome. There's a long history of fabulously grand scores in the sword-and-sandals genre (Mikl?s R?zsa's Ben-Hur, Alex North's Cleopatra) but according to Beal HBO wasn't interested in classic big orchestral compositions, so he worked on a smaller--yet still lush--scale that emphasizes the ethnic instruments that could be found in the farther reaches of the Roman Empire. A Middle Eastern influence, for instance, can clearly be heard on "Rome Main Title Theme," "The Forum" and "Janus Breaks," among many others. If there's one signature sound on the CD, it's the recurring use of the flute, which can suggest emotions ranging from romantic ("Octavian & Octavia's Themes") to melancholy (paired with strings on "Farewells, the Storm") to dread (combined with percussion on "Caesar's Seizure"). The album starts running out of steam about two thirds of the way through, however, making one pine for a bit of orchestral bang for one's buck. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
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