Outstanding but little-known soundtrack, Aug 10 2005

By	Simon-Pierre Paquette (Canada) - See all my reviews

The first track "Summon the worms" is, as most other reviewers have mentioned, simply astounding in its originality and power. Tracks 3 and 6 are also hallmarks of the album. Far from resting on his laurels for the remainder of the album, however, Tyler sustains the efforts through 30+ tracks in order to produce one of my hands-down, no-contest favorite CD's ever.

In short, if you were looking for an intelligently written action soundtrack, composed by someone who managed to sneak in incredible music under Hollywood's "If-It-Ain't-James-Horner-It-We-Can't-Sell-It" radar (aka Troy Rejected Score Syndrome), Children of Dune is quite simply a must-have.

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You'll be digging sand out of your pockets for weeks...., Dec 1 2003

Stand-out tracks include 'Inama Nushif (Montage)', a beautiful and sweeping vocal piece, sung in Herbert's invented Fremen language, and 'My Skin Is Not My Own', which draws on evocotive tribal themes.

This score is an excellent compliment to the miniseries, in equal measure touching and transitional, mirroring the complexity of the plot. In terms of the album alone, it would have been nice if some of the tracks had been given more room to develop, since some feel 3 minutes too short. Equally, some melodies feel at times overused, and I would have sacrificed the number of tracks for the expansion and devlopment of the remainder. However, the tone of the score feels so honest and convincing that its easy to overlook its brevity.

I confess, my main incentive for purchasing this soundtrack was track one, 'Summon the Worms', which plays endlessly in my head and gives me chills whenever I hear it. Tyler uses its melody with both restraint and conviction throughout the album, and I shouldn't be surprised if it makes its way onto many more stirring movie trailers.

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