Gladiator (2000 soundtrack)

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Gladiator: Music From the Motion Picture
Soundtrack by Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard
Released	April 25, 2000
Recorded	2000
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	61:31
Label	Decca Records
Producer	Klaus Badelt, Ridley Scott, Hans Zimmer
Professional reviews
AMG (4/5) link

Gladiator is the original soundtrack of the 2000 Academy Award- and Golden Globe-winning film and of the oscar Gladiator starring Russell Crowe (who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as "Maximus" in this film), Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed and Richard Harris. The original score and songs were composed by Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard and was released in 2000, entitled Gladiator: Music From the Motion Picture. The orchestra was conducted by Gavin Greenaway.

The album won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score and was also nominated for the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Score ("Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music").

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Commercial success 3 More Music From Gladiator 4 Musical impact 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Track listing

1. "Progeny" – 2:13
2. "The Wheat" – 1:03
3. "The Battle" – 10:02
4. "Earth" – 3:01
5. "Sorrow" – 1:26
6. "To Zucchabar" – 3:16
7. "Patricide" – 4:08
8. "The Emperor Is Dead" – 1:21
9. "The Might of Rome" – 5:18
10. "Strength and Honor" – 2:09
11. "Reunion" – 1:14
12. "Slaves to Rome" – 1:00
13. "Barbarian Horde" – 10:33
14. "Am I Not Merciful?" – 6:33
15. "Elysium" – 2:41
16. "Honor Him" – 1:19
17. "Now We Are Free" – 4:14

[edit] Commercial success

Well-reviewed by critics (popular score review sites Filmtracks, Moviewave, and Scorereviews all give it overall positive reviews) and fans (353 Amazon.com reviews with a 4.5 avg. rating) alike, this score has attained admirable commercial stock in the film music world. Not since James Horner's Titanic soundtrack (which sold millions) had a movie score been in such high demand.

[edit] More Music From Gladiator

Gladiator: More Music From the Motion Picture
Soundtrack by Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard
Released	February 27, 2001
Recorded	2000
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	57:58
Label	Decca Records
Producer	Alan Mayerson, Ridley Scott, Hans Zimmer
Professional reviews
Tracksounds (9/10) link AMG (2.5/5) link

Occasionally, a soundtrack is so well-received that the industry releases a second CD with additional score from the film. On February 27, 2001, nearly a year after the first soundtrack's release, Decca put out Gladiator: More Music From the Motion Picture. This CD served up an additional 18 cuts from the film (including remixes of earlier cues like the cult-favorite "Now We Are Free"). Many tracks also used actual lines from the movie, such as Maximus (portrayed by Russell Crowe)'s famous "Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife...and I will have my vengeance." While not as popular with the critics, fans still picked up a decent amount of copies, and amazon.com's review ratings were again 4.5 (with 20% as many reviews as the original).

Track listing

1. "Duduk of the North" - 5:33
2. "Now We Are Free (Juba's mix)" - 4:47
3. "The Protector of Rome" - 1:25 (featuring Russell Crowe as Maximus and Richard Harris as Marcus Aurelius)
4. "Homecoming" - 3:35 (featuring Joaquin Phoenix as Commodus and Russell Crowe)
5. "The General Who Became a Slave" - 3:03
6. "The Slave Who Became a Gladiator" - 6:11 (featuring Oliver Reed as Proximo and Russell Crowe)
7. "Secrets" - 1:59
8. "Rome Is the Light" - 2:43
9. "All That Remains" - 0:54
10. "Maximus" - 1:09 (guitar by Heitor Pereira)
11. "Marrakesh Marketplace" - 0:42
12. "The Gladiator Waltz" - 8:25 (featuring Russell Crowe, original synth demo version by Hans Zimmer)
13. "Figurines" - 1:01 (Yangqin by Lisa Gerrard)
14. "The Mob" - 2:22
15. "Busy Little Bee" - 3:47 (featuring Connie Nielsen as Lucilla and Russell Crowe)
16. "Death Smiles at Us All" - 2:29 (featuring Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix)
17. "Not Yet" - 1:32 (featuring Djimon Hounsou as Juba)
18. "Now We Are Free (Maximus mix)" - 6:21

[edit] Musical impact

Hans Zimmer's soundtrack took the film music industry by storm and influenced many ancient war movies that followed. In addition, Zimmer's film composing company (Media Ventures) spawned many other composers (like Harry Gregson-Williams and Klaus Badelt) who went on to produce similarly-styled cues.

In June of 2006, agents representing the estate of composer Gustav Holst (1874–1934) filed a lawsuit claiming that Zimmer plagiarized material from the The Planets. Specifically, "The Battle" was believed to plagiarize Holst's "Mars, the bringer of war". ^[1]

In 2003 Luciano Pavarotti released the song "Il gladiatore" with his album Ti Adoro. In the movie, the song appears as an instrumental arrangement and on the soundtrack as track 4, "Earth". Pavarotti told Billboard magazine he was meant to sing this song in the film, "But I said no then. Too bad. It's a magnificent song and a tough movie. Still, there is so much drama in just the song." "Il gladiatore" and "Earth" quote "Now We Are Free" in the chorus.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Last.FM Gladiator Soundtrack page (all tracks with previews)
• Listen to "The Battle" cue

Awards
Preceded by The Legend of 1900	Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score 2000	Succeeded by Moulin Rouge!

Big Three Film Music Awards (2000)
Academy Award Wo hu cang long	Golden Globe Gladiator	BAFTA Award Wo hu cang long