Eragon - Soundtrack

year 2006 review: The album takes a few cues to close. The aftermath of the battle, "Together", features Lisa Gerrard-like vocals and then turns heroic again for "Saphira Returns" and "Legend of Eragon" with full blown statements of the theme. Doyle wrote his epic fantasy theme here and I think made up for not using one in Harry Potter as it seems to be always playing either heroically in the foreground or behind other music in the strings or oboe. In fact, by the end of the album, when the theme returns in full, I'm almost tired of it. That is not to say that the theme isn't good - I am impressed with both the melody of the theme and Doyle's ability to meld it into a number of styles and musical settings. Unfortunately, the studio decided to tack on two forgettable pop songs to the soundtrack. But fans of Doyle's score to Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire should check out this score as it is a good addition to the epic fantasy score genre.