After numerous nominations and awards for the hit film Gladiator, it is no surprise that a second album has been released with music from this film. It was composed and arranged by Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard. Zimmer combines traditional orchestral sounds with the latest electronic gadgets. His music includes Rain Man, Crimson Tide, The Preacher's Wife, As Good As It Gets, The Thin Red Line and
… above all The Lion King. Australian singer and composer Lisa Gerrard is part of the gothic rock duo Dead Can Dance. With the official soundtrack, the duo has of course mowed away the grass for their own feet. More Music From The Motion Picture Gladiator therefore contains dialogues, some remixes of Now We Are Free and fragments that were composed for the film but were ultimately not used. Nice are an alternative recording with Djivan Gasparian on the duduk and the Earth Theme, played by Lisa Gerrard on the yan ching. In the CD booklet, Zimmer gives an extensive and entertaining report on the making of the record, which is a nice addition to the first album. (SvdP)more
