Customer Reviews
Epic, like the movie!!!! - By: Rookie Director, 13 Sep 2008 
Given that James Newton Howard only had a limited time to complete this score, it is a movie masterpiece. The cliche Hollywood style echoes the style of the film, & fits the movie perfectly. Kong's theme is truly epic & does justice to the character, using the brass section to create a tune that sounds if anything 'noble'. Even if that was not enough to convince me of its five star status, then the final motif played during Kong's death which always reduces me to tears, does. All in alll this was a well written piece, & although it doesn't match the film in a dramatic way it complements it nicely & 'King Kong' would be nothing without it.
Great soundtrack - By: , 18 Jan 2006 
I was as shocked as anyone to hear that Howard "lord of the rings" Shore had been replaced by James Newton Howard to compose King Kong. However, James Newton Howard has done an amazing job given the time & presure he must have been under! This CD highlights some of the best moments from the score. Perhaps if the composer had been given more than 5 weeks to write this would have been a 5 star score.
Great , great, great !!!!! - By: lightcloud, 16 Jan 2006 I reallly love this score, "Beautiful" is beautiful, & so are other tracks on this cd, "The Empire State building", is another favorite, I hope people will bye this cd, you will not be let down, I would love to hear the music that Howard Shore composed before he & Peter Jacson parted company, I hope there will be a cd of this "Lost score" a shame if we never get the chance to hear it. Full marks to James Newton Howard.
What to say? - By: Charles Voogd, 11 Jan 2006 
I had very high hopes this was going to be a great score but when I saw the movie I'm sure it isn't.
It's alll noise & orchestrated in a very square hump-ti-dumpty way.
There's little variation on the whole & no person or situation in particular has an own theme (which could have helped).
The recording is great but overblown as is the use of brass instruments on the whole.
I wish Max Steiner was still alive, he would have composed a great score like he did in the 1930s for the Kng Kong Peter Jackson so admires.
I wish he would've had the same precise attention to the music as he did to the movie itself.
