Robots

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:43:41
Composer: John Powell . Personnel: John Powell (guitar, programming); George Doering (guitar, bagpipe); Frank Marocco, Jo Ann Turovsky, Marcia Dickstein (harp); Songa Lee, Katia Popov, Robin Olson, Alan Grunfeld, Ken Yerke, Ronald Folsom, Phillip Levy , Jeanne Skrocki Evans, Mario de Leon, Lily Ho Chen, Sara Parkins, Horia Moroaica, Sungil Lee, Robert Brosseau, Becky Bunnell, Galina Golovin, Eric J. Hosler, Norm Hughes, Mark Robertson , Jay Rosen, Sid Page, Richard Altenbach, Bruce Dukov, Julie Gigante, Raymond Kobler, Sarah Thornblade, Armen Anassian, Marina Manukian, Liane Mautner, Josefina Vergara, Dimitrie Leivici, Charlie Bisharat (violin); Michael Nowak , Andrew Picken, Matthew Funes , Cassandra Lynne Richberg, Robert Becker, Brian Dembow, Jennie Hansen, Janet Lakatos, Simon Oswell, Piotr Jandula, Darrin McCann, Shanti Randall (viola); Dan Higgins , Larry Kaplan, Jim Walker , Steve Kujala, Geri Rotella, David Shostac (flute); Eric Rigler, Paul Pesco (bagpipe); Steve L. Roberts, Gary Foster , Ralph Williams , Gary Bovyer, Marty Krystall (clarinet); Tom Boyd, Dave Weiss, Chris Bleth , Barbara Northcutt, Phil Ayling (oboe); Michael O'Donovan, Allen Savedoff, Judith Farmer (bassoon); George Shelby, Greg Huckins, Peter Roter, John Yoakum, Bill Liston, Albert Wing (saxophone); Jon Lewis , Harry Kim, Rick Baptist, Daniel Fornero, Roger Ingram (trumpet); Dan Weinstein, Alex Iles, Kenneth Kugler, Steven Holtman, Phillip Teele, Tom Ralls, Alan Kaplan, Andrew Martin , Charles Loper, William Frank "Bill" Reichenbach Jr. (trombone); Doug Tornquist, Jim Self (tuba); Phillip Yao , Kristy Morrell, John A. Reynolds , Jim Thathcer, Todd Miller , Yvonne S. Moriarty, Brian O'Connor , Mark Adams , Richard Todd , Kurt Snyder, Brad Warnaar (horns); Matt Rohde, Randy Kerber, Bryan Pezzone (keyboards); Alan Estes, Daniel Greco , Curt Bisquera, Greg Limonick, Gregory Goodall, Crag Rodriguez, Brian Scott, Chris Bowen, Todd Waetzig, Richard Garcia , Josh Matthews, Chris Wink, Matt Goldman, Michael Fisher, Phil Stanton, Todd Perlmutter, Peter Simpson, Peter Limonick, Blue Man Group, Brian Kilgore, Don Williams , Richie Gajate Garcia (percussion); T.J. Lindgren, John Ashton Thomas (programming). Audio Mixers: Erik Zobler; Bobby Fernandez ; Shawn Murphy; Daniel Lerner; Brad Haehnel. Recording information: 5 Cat Studios; Blue Man Group Studio, NY; Henson Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA; Newman Scoring Stage, Twentieth Century Fox. Director: Sandy De Crescent. Editor: Daniel Lerner. Arrangers: T.J. Lindgren; John Ashton Thomas; John Powell . Among all the rap and rock songs on the soundtrack to Robots was "Robot City," a wonderfully playful, evocative collaboration between score composer John Powell and the Blue Man Group. Unfortunately, the complete Robots score doesn't completely fulfill that track's potential; though the album has some "featured percussion" by the Blue Man Group, Powell's compositions are performed mostly (and quite well) by the Hollywood Studio Symphony. On the bright side, several of the score's tracks, such as "Robots Overture" and "Gathering Forces," hark back to classic animation music like Carl Stalling's work on Warner Brothers' Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes cartoon series. Not surprisingly, though, the pieces with the Blue Man Group have an extra little something that make them standouts. "Wonderbot Wash," "Wild Ride," and "Crosstown Express" are all elegantly mischievous and really capture the clanking, gleaming beauty of Robots' visuals, as well as the film's broad (and not so broad) sense of humor. Some of the score's more sentimental moments like "Homecoming" and "Dad's Dream" are a little predictable and border on saccharine, but they're still competently done. Even though a fuller collaboration between Powell and the Blue Man Group would have made Robots a spectacular score, it's still more creative than many other scores for animated movies. ~ Heather Phares
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)