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Rome: Music from the HBO Series

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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0014431089626
Format: Soundtrack
Label: Rykodisc
Manufacturer: Rykodisc
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Rykodisc
Release Date: February 20, 2007
Sales Rank: 15568
Studio: Rykodisc



Disc 1:
  1. Rome Main Title Theme
  2. The Forum
  3. Terrible News
  4. Niobe's Theme
  5. The Battle Has Begun (Caesar's Theme)
  6. Octavian & Octavia's Themes
  7. Riot in the Senate, Pullo Finds the Gold
  8. Caesar Reunites With Servilla
  9. Janus Breaks
  10. Marshall Law, The Temple
  11. Caesar's Seizure
  12. Hell Hath No Fury
  13. Vorenus Made Evocati, Servilla's Curse
  14. Farewells, The Storm
  15. The Raft
  16. The Death of Pompey
  17. Octavia Seduces Octavian
  18. Cleopatra Seduces Caesar
  19. Triumph
  20. Mark Antony & Atia
  21. Vorenus Saves Pullo
  22. The Murder of Julius Caesar
  23. Niobe's Fate
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Editorial Review:

Album Description:
Rome: Music from the HBO Series features a dramatic score by Emmy award winning composer Jeff Beal (Pollock, HBO's Carnivale). A haunting album of ancient sounds and rhythms, the album perfectly complements the HBO series that chronicles the epic times that saw the fall of a republic and the creation of an empire.

Amazon.com:
After Carnivàle, Jeff Beal has given HBO another Emmy-nominated score, this time for the tale of sex, politics, and togas known as Rome. There's a long history of fabulously grand scores in the sword-and-sandals genre (Miklós Rózsa's Ben-Hur, Alex North's Cleopatra) but according to Beal HBO wasn't interested in classic big orchestral compositions, so he worked on a smaller--yet still lush--scale that emphasizes the ethnic instruments that could be found in the farther reaches of the Roman Empire. A Middle Eastern influence, for instance, can clearly be heard on 'Rome Main Title Theme,' 'The Forum' and 'Janus Breaks,' among many others. If there's one signature sound on the CD, it's the recurring use of the flute, which can suggest emotions ranging from romantic ('Octavian & Octavia's Themes') to melancholy (paired with strings on 'Farewells, the Storm') to dread (combined with percussion on 'Caesar's Seizure'). The album starts running out of steam about two thirds of the way through, however, making one pine for a bit of orchestral bang for one's buck. --Elisabeth Vincentelli



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Excellent
I feel this CD is a great blend of music. The tracks vary from stirring martial themes to tranquil ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - so so
there is only 3 or 4 themes that are good everything else is so so. i like soundtracks and i am big ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - So sensual!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It is one of the best soundtrack that I have heard. The music is as sensual as the one from Kama Sutra ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Good soundtrack but it's only the first series
When I grew up the accepted authority on Roman Empire music was the Hungarian composer Miklos Rozsa who ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - fabulous, romantic music
I loved the series ROME and admired the theme music, and noticed the other background music. When I received ... Read More

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