Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom - Michael Giacchino

6/24/18
What You Will Hear:  Giacchino’s signature sound, a little darker than usual.

Standout Tracks:  The Therapod Preservation Society, Lava Land, Raiders of the Lost Isla Nublar, Jurassic Pillow Talk, Shock and Auction, Thus Begins The Indo-Rapture, To Free or Not to Free, The Neo-Jurassic Age, At Jurassic World’s End Credits/Suite

Will You Be Humming Along? The marches and some intense choir parts will stick with you.  There might also be a bit of a hero theme, but I only really caught it in the End Credits.  Besides those moments, this score is not centered on thematic writing.  
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March of the Wheatley Cavalcade
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March(?) from Jurassic Pillow Talk
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Let the Indo-Rapture Begin
The album this makes me want to dust off: War for The Planet of the Apes – Michael Giacchino

As I’m Listening, I’m Thinking:  ​
  1. Giacchino’s theme from the first film only shows up a few times, and rarely in its full grandeur.  The new bad guy marches are fun, but a little simple. 
  2. The Indoraptor material is the highlight here.  The second half of this album is top notch excitement.
  3. We can usually count on Giacchino to use themes throughout action cues.  They are strangely absent this time around.  But, it is a rare case where this didn’t take away from my level enjoyment.  With no themes, Giacchino relied on inventive rhythmic writing to keep things interesting.  It actually works out; we get something a little different from him.
  4. Anyone that compared this score to Stravinsky… um… huh?
  5. Really missing both the original Williams and Giacchino themes.

Will I Come Back To It?  I’ll be returning for the Indoraptor choir, but not much else.  While I really enjoyed this score, I’ll go to the composer’s other works when I need my fix. 

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