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Reviewed by Chris McEneany
If you are a fan and follower of John Williams, then this score is definitely what you tend to expect from the composer. All his trademarks are here with flourish. However, this is still a huge disappointment in that no single track sounds unique or refreshing, and that there is no new theme to become synonymous with the fourth instalment. Instead, Williams seems content to crowd his music with the same self-conscious sound that made much of his work for the first and second Harry Potters and the latest Star Wars trio ungainly, laborious and ultimately quite boring. The last score that I reviewed before this was for the pilot episode of TVs Buck Rogers In The 25th Century a soundtrack that lasts for less than half of Crystal Skulls running time yet contains more energy, style, individuality, wit and pure satisfaction. The sooner John Williams shakes off his Star Wars obsession, the better. A disappointment all round from someone who could, perhaps, have salvaged something from Indy's poorest outing.
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If you are a fan and follower of John Williams, then this score is definitely what you tend to expect from the composer. All his trademarks are here with flourish. However, this is still a huge disappointment in that no single track sounds unique or refreshing, and that there is no new theme to become synonymous with the fourth instalment. Instead, Williams seems content to crowd his music with the same self-conscious sound that made much of his work for the first and second Harry Potters and the latest Star Wars trio ungainly, laborious and ultimately quite boring. The last score that I reviewed before this was for the pilot episode of TVs Buck Rogers In The 25th Century a soundtrack that lasts for less than half of Crystal Skulls running time yet contains more energy, style, individuality, wit and pure satisfaction. The sooner John Williams shakes off his Star Wars obsession, the better. A disappointment all round from someone who could, perhaps, have salvaged something from Indy's poorest outing.
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