![]() ![]() This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to record the user consent for the cookies in the "Advertisement" category. This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Buy this soundtrack digitally from or Apple Music.Being able to come up with excellent themes, and to implement them very well, especially in an animated movie is not an easy task, and Batu Sener did so tremendously. This may sound a bit negative towards Batu Sener, but I actually mean that as a compliment. If I was listening to the music without knowing who composed it, I would have said with great confidence that this is a John Powell score. If you are curious about these themes, most of them can be found in tracks with telling titles, like Buck, Zee, Possums and Orson. All these themes, for old and new characters, have been very well integrated into a lively and energetic score, which never gets dull. There are themes for most characters in the movie, including ones from the previous Ice Age movies, such as Buck and the Possums, but there are also new themes for the characters from this movie, in which you can recognize the foundation of Powell’s thematic ideas. What I like the most about the score is that, while being faithful to the Powell sound for an Ice Age movie, Sener’s own spin on it can be heard very well. ![]() The most striking example is “Ellie Remembers (Part 2).” If you are wondering where part 1 is: You can find it on the Ice Age: The Meltdown album from 15 years ago, containing the same theme in the same orchestration. This is, of course, not a big surprise because some of Powell’s original themes are reused in this score. The light-hearted orchestral music, full of thematic ideas, is very much what he would have written. When I listened to the soundtrack for Buck Wild for the first time, I immediately heard John Powell’s legacy. I was quite curious what kind of music he would write as the main composer on a project, after having worked in Powell’s inner crew for so long. As a member of Powell’s crew, he is responsible for writing additional music for Powell’s scores, and he has transformed pieces from Powell’s music into fantastic suites for concerts that I have attended. Being relatively unknown in the film music community does not mean he has not left his mark, because he has been working with John Powell for many years. I think it is a safe assumption that many people who like film music do not know who he is, since he has not been credited as the main composer on many scores. The most recent movie in the franchise, The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild, does not have music by Powell, but to be honest I am not disappointed, since the music was written by Batu Sener. His music for the How to Train Your Dragon trilogy is magnificent, but it is not the only animated franchise he has written music for, because Powell has also composed the music for most Ice Age movies. One of the best composers for creating such a score is John Powell. Additionally, in many animated movies – especially adventurous ones – many things are happening and they all need musical support. Since animation does not involve real people acting, a viewer can often miss important facial expressions, making the mood of the supporting music even more important to express how a character feels. Animation movies are often quite a challenge to write the music for.
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