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The Polar Express OST
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The Polar Express OST
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The Polar Express OST
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The
to
' groundbreaking film adaptation of
's popular
book
celebrates the season with both classic and contemporary holiday flair. Composers
and
provide the latter, relying on swelling
arrangements, tender
, and polarizing yuletide offerings from
.
struts his stuff on the amiable but derivative
a three-chord rave-up that finds the
mouthpiece channeling a pack of howler monkeys, but it's
's syrupy, future
favorite
that serves as the
's commercial centerpiece.
does his best
on the whimsical and strangely unnerving title track, a wonderfully unhinged performance that will have
fans clamoring for more, and the winsome vocals of preteens
give the
a real sense of wonder.
's
pieces are effective in tone, yet ape
theme so shamelessly that lawyers on both sides must have had words early on in the production.
is ambitious for sure, but the fact that its most sincere pieces are the six classics that make up its caboose is telling. [The
is also available in a special edition that includes a decorative box and artwork from the book.] ~ James Christopher Monger