The sweeping electric
cello theme introduced in «A Family Presses Close» is really quite attractive; and the action music that follows in «Formation of the Terra Cotta Army» isn't really that far from Silvestri's style in the previous score - until the startling Bernard Herrmann quotation at the end, which for some reason takes me by surprise every time I listen to the track!
Zimmer's presence is felt in each of the films and TV shows scored by his descendants, from the performance - enhanced orchestra playing club grooves in Mad Max to the drum circle and sequencer - cello action in Wonder Woman (a score that, to bring this full circle, uses the electric
cello theme that Zimmer cowrote with Junkie XL for Batman v Superman).
Not exact matches
While he used a few of Powell \'s
themes, such as for the dragon, the solo
cello and acoustic elements that Powell brought to Shrek were missing.
The two concert pieces included at the end of disc two are a real boon (particularly the «Rhapsody for
Cello and Orchestra»); and while this album as a whole ought to disprove any notion that this score is all about its famous main
theme, these two pieces serve as a reminder of just how good that
theme is.
Here's the main
theme recorded by the Sofia Session Orchestra,
cello solo performed by Tina Guo.
«Ashes» (2018) Written for two voices and two loop pedals, electronics, harp, violin,
cello, flute, piano and clarinet, the opera explores
themes of personal and collective vulnerability.
The other group shows include Migrations, which opened January 31 at Tate Britain (this show explores the
theme of migration from 1500 to the present, reflecting the range of the Tate Britain's collections); British Design, 1948 - 2012: Innovation in the Modern Age, opening at the Victoria and Albert Museum on March 31; and A Family Affair, opening at the
Cello Factory on June 2.