Hidalgo

03/02/2004 | Hollywood Records 

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All Music Guide Review

For the epic horse-race adventure Hidalgo, Oscar winning composer James Newton-Howard has somehow managed to create the first worldbeat cowboy score. By taking equal parts Lawrence of Arabia, Dances With Wolves, and a whole lot of Aaron Copland, Newton-Howard manages to seamlessly bend the styles to his will, resulting in a fresh, yet familiar slice of old-fashioned film scoring. The "Main Title" begins suspiciously, echoing Howard Shore's Lord of the Rings theme, before easing into a middle-eastern motif on "Arriving in the Desert." "The Race Begins" bursts out of the gate with heroic brass and swirling strings, employing the inevitable "Rodeo," with a hoof-clopping pizzicato that has become synonymous with the great American western. This is "high adventure" -- by the book Hollywood sound sculpting -- that like comfort food, provides the kind of instant gratification that the average filmgoer has come to expect. Though it may break little ground, Newton-Howard injects it with enough heart and wonder to keep it serviceable, believable, and satisfying -- if only for a few hours. ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide

Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • 1
  • Main Title
  • 3:13

  • 2
  • Don't Waste Our Money
  • 2:02

  • 3
  • Arriving in the Desert
  • 2:59

  • 4
  • Morning of the Race
  • 2:56

  • 5
  • The Race Begins
  • 2:00

  • 6
  • The Second Half
  • 2:26

  • 7
  • Sandstorm
  • 1:57

  • 8
  • Frank Pushes On
  • 1:57

  • 9
  • Katib
  • 2:20

  • 10
  • Montage
  • 6:56

  • 11
  • The Trap
  • 3:22

  • 12
  • The Last Push
  • 3:11

  • 13
  • The Final Three
  • 5:17

  • 14
  • Let 'Er Buck
  • 4:55

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