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Though hampered by a sometimes predictable story line, Disney's animated telling of Plato's undersea legend, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, deserves kudos for tackling the heady expectation surrounding modern action films and the artistic expressionism of Japanese anime, all the while maintaining a precarious sense of studio tradition and dedication to animation quality. Opening with the obligatory pop song ("Where the Dream Takes You," a serviceable slice of modern R&B co-written with Diane Warren), James Newton Howard's rousing orchestral score at once recalls the traditions of previous Disney adventuresmore… such as 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. But Howard updates that tradition with alternating doses of tense, Williams-esque dynamics (particularly in the rousing "Leviathan"), and the sense of frequently playful wonder familiar from Dinosaur, his previous effort for the studio's animators. His evocative musical portraits of Atlantis often conjure the ghost of Bernard Herrmann at his most romantic and adventuresome, adding a sense of emotional gravity and a sophisticated air of exotic mystery unus

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James Newton Howard - Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) Retail CD

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