Tom Tykwer Johnny Klimek & Reinhold Heil

From Amazon.Com "Germany's Tom Tykwer Is Among The Rare Directors Who Score Their Own Movies Charlie Chaplin Clint Eastwood And John Carpenter Also Belong To That Small Circle . Here He And His Regular Collaborators Johnny Klimer And Reinhold Heil Both Boasting Experience With... Nina Hagen! Have Come Up With A Symphonic Score Performed By None Other Than Sir Simon Rattle And The Berliner Philharmoniker With Absolute Ensemble Founder Kristian Järvi Conducting The State Choir Latvia. Alas Even Rattle And Järvi Cannot Make The Score More Than Mildly Pleasant--And Ultimately Unmemorable. Overall The Vocal Cues Fare Best Soprano Chen Reiss Shines On "Meeting Laura " For Instance A Track That Displays Vague Philip Glass-Esque Echoes. Another Highlight Is The Contribution Of Eerie-Sounding Boy Soprano Victor De Maizière On "Laura's Murder." Elsewhere The Composing Trio Mercifully Doesn't Overdo The Middle-Oriental Exoticism On "Moorish Scents " Though The Track Does Feature A Glockenspiel--Now Officially The Most Overused Instrument On Contemporary Soundtracks." --Elisabeth Vincentelli read less