I'm very much looking forward to a new composer. I loved HGW's work in LWW, but was less than thrilled with what he did with PC;

I agree, GymFan. Time to move on to something different.

I wonder if Gregson-Williams just didn't like Wardrobe more. Or, at least, I wonder if he wasn't more inspired by it. The Wardrobe score is magical, alive, and very moving. I can listen to the CD and relive every moment of the film in my mind, with every accompanying emotion I experienced when watching it. Conversely, the Caspian score, like the film, is technically competent, but devoid of anything truly moving or inspiring. And, as you said, it's far too repetitive. I really believe that he was "tuned into" the beautiful elements of Wardrobe, and his music reflected that. It makes sense, then (to me, at least), that he'd be as "tuned out" by Caspian, because those same qualities just weren't in the film. I just got the sense that he couldn't latch onto anything really moving in Caspian, so he tried to Wardrobe-ize it, for lack of a better term. And, it just didn't work.

I'm not sure I understand how you guys can't feel how moving the PC score was, Steerforth. I can't help but get mad and feel upset at the end of "Castle Raid". I think while PC didn't have the same quality as LWW, Gregson-Williams still did an excellent job with things like Reepicheeps theme(which I love!!!!) I look forward to David Arnolds soundtrack though. I can't wait till Dec 10th!!!! Who do you think should compose the future soundtracks? I'm seriously thinking Michael W. Smith shoud do SC. Cmon, Freedom was amazing!!!! He would be so good!!!!

I'd love it if James Newton Howard were to score SC or LB. I think his style would work well with the moodier, darker Narnia movies. Danny Elfman wouldn't be bad either. I was pretty impressed with Nicholas Hooper's work on the last two Harry Potter movies, so I wouldn't be adverse to him scoring a future Narnia movie.

I'm not really sure if I want the music to be completely different. Parts of iti would like to stay the same, like the part when they enter Narnia and if there are any battle scenes. But I don't want it completely different.

This might be alittle off topic but does anyone know where I can find the PC songbook??

I'm not sure, Narnian1993.

I would really, really, love for The Ten Tenors to do some credit music or some vocals for VDT. They're my favorite group and they have gorgeous soundtrack-y voices.

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I actually loved the music score in the movies. It was appropriate and quite moving. But I would welcome any changes that they might make...
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I can't help but get mad and feel upset at the end of "Castle Raid". I think while PC didn't have the same quality as LWW, Gregson-Williams still did an excellent job with things like Reepicheep's theme (which I love!!!!) Who do you think should compose the future soundtracks? I'm seriously thinking Michael W. Smith shoud do SC. Cmon, Freedom was amazing!!!! He would be so good!!!!

Michael W. Smith, hmm? While I like his Christian music, I didn't know he composes. I'll have to check it out.

I agree about the Castle Raid. It is my favorite piece in PC. And when I listen to Sorcery and Sudden Vengeance, I can picture exactly what is happening in the movie at that point.
I really hope they use Reepicheep's theme in VDT, at least once.
I also think that at the end of the movie, as in LWW and PC, there should be a couple songs with a more modern feel. I must say that I feel PC surpassed LWW in this aspect. This is Home and The Call were really perfect.

I have very much enjoyed listening to Harry Gregson-Williams' compositions of LWW and PC. Although I am sad that Harry is not composing this film, I hope that the new composer of VDT keeps the themes going, but adds new stuff too. Having a new team could be good for the movie and also bad. I hope it works out to be good.

I loved The Call by Regina Spektor that they played at the end of Prince Caspian. I wanted to get it on iTunes but you can only get it if you buy the whole soundtrack which I don't want to do.

Hmm, I am just excited to see what they come up with. However, I have to agree with Bookwyrm, Danny Elfman would be an interesting choice. I love his work. Anyway, I am sure that whatever happens, the music will be wonderful.

Personally, I LOVED the job that Harry Gregson-Williams did with the scores of both LWW and PC. I didn't feel that he recycled too much for PC, but was rather like how Bother Eustace said, that the Pevensies would find both changes and similarities in Narnia; it's fitting that that be reflected in the music. I was very moved by both scores, though I do prefer the 'credits' songs of PC. 'The Call' and 'This is Home' were absolutely perfect!

Until I read this thread, I hadn't even realized that HGW wasn't even the composer for Dawn Treader! But, knowing that David Arnold did the score for 'Amazing Grace', of which Michael Apted was also the director, I think he'll do a great job. I DO hope that he keeps a bit of the same thread of the Narnia theme (and Reep's theme!) because it's still Narnia; it wouldn't feel right to have the old theme completely gone; but do agree that it needs some new material. In a way, it's a new 'chapter' for the stories... Peter & Su won't be coming back, and there's a new boy joining the gang (and possibly some other unexpected new recruits, judging by the rumors.) I do hope that they have as good of 'credits' songs as PC had!

Hey everyone,

This discussion about the music of Narnia inspired me to join the board. I've been a Narnia fan for a long long time, though up until recently I would have said I preferred Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. Recently I bought many of the HarperAudio readings of Narnia (with Derek Jacobi and Patrick Stewart, to name the more familiar ones). Listening to those and also the publication of 'Planet Narnia,' I came to realize how much richer Narnia is than I remembered.

Ok, now for the forum topic: I think the main theme Harry Gregson-Williams composed was excellent, as was Tumnus' music in LWW. The weak thing about his scores comes in the battle scenes, in which he uses the far-too-conventional choral element (the history of which goes back to the use of 'Carmina Burana' in Excalibur, but reignited in popularity with JW's "Duel of the Fates"). So, while I certainly did like the main Narnia theme and a few other bits here and there, I'm not particularly sad he's been replaced. Secondly, the reason he might have been replaced is probably political: Michael Apted and David Arnold both worked on James Bond films together.

I'm curious to see what David Arnold does. I think he's less prone to conventions, though he may not have the ability displayed in the melodic inspiration of the main Narnia theme.

Personally, I really love the old BBC theme. I didn't think it could be equalled by anything the new composer would come up with, but I was pleasantly surprised.