Voyage of the Dawn Treader
, the third installment in
Walden Media
's popular Chronicles of Narnia series, features the work of Grammy Award-winning composer
David Arnold
(Casino Royale, Independence Day).
Arnold
, who has taken the reins from previous author
Harry Gregson-Williams
, incorporates many of the latter composer's main themes, which, when paired with
's more frenetic, modern action cues, echo the third act's penchant for pure unadulterated fantasy.
truly makes the score his own on the 11-minute
"Into Battle"
sequence, which boasts some truly impressive
Wagnerian
choral sections. ~ James Christopher Monger