CD REVIEW - The Ant Bully
The Ant Bully
Music by John Debney
Varese Sarabande VSD 6748 (EU)
27 Tracks 57:05 mins
There just seems to be an endless flow of animated movies coming out of the States these days. This one apparently concerns a boy who is hell bent on destroying an ant colony until they shrink him down to their size.
The music is by John Debney and is a functional symphonic effort, with subtle use of choir alongside the orchestra in the more awe-filled moments. There's nothing very memorable about the music and the number of tracks coming in at around a minute or under make it difficult to really get into. OK, it pushes all the right buttons, with menacing action cues, some comical moments, a little bit of tenderness and warmth here and there, and some heroism when required, but it all washes over one.
There is however a very nice main theme, which flows nicely to a jungle rhythm over the opening track "Parade of Ants," appears in fragments here and there, and is given a glorious treatment at the conclusion of "Bullies and Sweet Rock," the closing track on the album.
A nice enough score then, but not as likeable as that for the composer's other recent animated project, Chicken Little.
The Ant Bully
Music by John Debney
Varese Sarabande VSD 6748 (EU)
27 Tracks 57:05 mins
There just seems to be an endless flow of animated movies coming out of the States these days. This one apparently concerns a boy who is hell bent on destroying an ant colony until they shrink him down to their size.
The music is by John Debney and is a functional symphonic effort, with subtle use of choir alongside the orchestra in the more awe-filled moments. There's nothing very memorable about the music and the number of tracks coming in at around a minute or under make it difficult to really get into. OK, it pushes all the right buttons, with menacing action cues, some comical moments, a little bit of tenderness and warmth here and there, and some heroism when required, but it all washes over one.
There is however a very nice main theme, which flows nicely to a jungle rhythm over the opening track "Parade of Ants," appears in fragments here and there, and is given a glorious treatment at the conclusion of "Bullies and Sweet Rock," the closing track on the album.
A nice enough score then, but not as likeable as that for the composer's other recent animated project, Chicken Little.
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