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Marco Beltrami
I, Robot (Score)
Genres: Pop, Soundtracks

Track Listings (15) - Disc #1
1. Main Titles - Marco Beltrami, Beltrami, Marco
2. Gangs of Chicago
3. I, Robot Theme (End Credits)
4. New Arrivals
5. Tunnel Chase
6. Sonny's Interrogation
7. Spooner Spills
8. Chicago 2035
9. Purse Snatcher
10. Need Some Nanites
11. 1001 Robots
12. Dead Robot Walking
13. Man on the Inside
14. Spiderbots
15. Round Up

CD Details

All Artists: Marco Beltrami
Title: I, Robot (Score)
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Varese Sarabande
Original Release Date: 7/16/2004
Re-Release Date: 7/20/2004
Album Type: Soundtrack
Genres: Pop, Soundtracks
Style:
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 030206659122, 4005939659127

Synopsis

Amazon.com

Prolific sci-fi author Isaac Asimov first penned the foundations of what would become one of his most acclaimed books in the 1940s, eventually adapting I, Robotto screenplay form in the 1970s. It would take Hollywood another three decades to hammer the author's vision into CGI-fueled, would-be summer blockbuster -- yet give composer Marco Beltrami a little over two weeks to compose and record its score after the project's original scorer bowed out. Given such constraints, it's no surprise to find the composer leaning on the same dynamically bi-polar, orchestral/electro-metallic palate that colored his music for Terminator 3 with such broad, sweeping strokes. What passes for melodic motif here (i.e. the main title's brief, descending minor key riff) are largely beside the point; Beltrami never gets the chance to do much other than build suspense via moody atmospherics or underlay the film's copious action with serviceable musical boilerplate. His Hellboy score is a better measure of Marco's true artistic range; this one showcases the shrewd, less-as-more constructs of a craftsman on a tight schedule. --Jerry McCulley

CD Reviews

Getting better all the time

William Smith | Djacarta | 07/22/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I was impressed with Blade II... Terminator 3 wasn't bad... Hellboy was the cat's meow... but damned if this once unknown, slasher-flick composer isn't blowing my hair back with another amazingly original, incredible score.

I, Robot didn't really impress me when I began seeing trailers, and I was sure the score would be its saving grace, which is why I was hoping that anyone good would pick it up. After its release, and following the joygasm I had when I saw the movie (twice), I realised two things: Marco Beltrami is really really good, and his score worked perfectly with a movie that is at once an action flick and an insightful preview of our future in a progressively technological world.

It's difficult to even pick out favorite parts of the score, since the whole CD appeals to a variety of different genres. Somber themes of introspection and remorse are perfectly placed, while action cues vary between suspense and all-out mayhem. A few tracks that stand out are "Tunnel Chase" and "Spiderbots" for the action lovers, while "Dead Robot Walking" and "Roundup" will satisfy the more dramatic theme appreciators. The main titles are also worthy bookends to the score.

Beltrami is coming up in the world, and I for one will keep an avid eye out for anything he does in the future. For now though, this score is a must for any fan of good science-fiction scoring."

I, robot rocks

Danielle Muller | Sailing, sailing o'er the deep blue sea :) | 06/28/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"With the passing of Jerry Goldsmith, the composer world needs another man to rise in his place and take his side by John Williams. I believe that man is Marco Beltrami. The I, Robot score is so beautifully rendered that even in the midst of watching the movie, one can still hear the wonderfully scoring throughout. The end credits are the best, and for those looking to see the best part of the scoring, I recommend that section.

Some may know Marco for his scoring of the second Triple XxX. Yes the movie was terrible, but the music was superb. The man is a genius with notes. If you enjoyed the soundtrack for Triple XxX, State of the Union, I'm sure you'll love the I, Robot score.

Enjoy"

BELTRAMI quickly becoming a favorite composer!!!!

Matt | somewheres | 07/27/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I'm very saddened by Jerry Goldsmith's death, but I think Marco is taking over as the next wonderful action and great themes composer!!

I am awed and inspired each time I listen to his work!"