King Kong (2005 film score)

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King Kong (2005 film score) is James Newton Howard’s sweeping orchestral soundtrack for Peter Jackson’s 2005 remake of the classic giant-ape film, noted for its grand adventure themes and emotional depth.

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instanceOf film score
soundtrack album
associatedWithStudio Universal Pictures
basedOn film King Kong (1933)
surface form: King Kong (1933 film)
composer James Newton Howard
conductor Pete Anthony
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception generally positive
directorOfRelatedFilm Peter Jackson
featuresMotifFor Ann Darrow
King Kong
surface form: King Kong (character)
forWork King Kong (2005 film)
genre orchestral film score
symphonic score
hasTheme Skull Island action motif
love theme for Kong and Ann
includedIn King Kong (2005 film score) self-linksurface differs
surface form: King Kong (2005 film) original motion picture soundtrack
knownFor emotional depth
grand adventure themes
large-scale orchestration
label Decca Records
language instrumental
lengthApproximate over 70 minutes
musicEditor Jim Weidman
musicSupervisor Deva Anderson
nominatedFor Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
surface form: Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
notableTrack A Fateful Meeting
Beauty Killed the Beast
Central Park
King Kong (2005 film score) self-linksurface differs
surface form: King Kong (Main Title)

The Venture Departs
To Skull Island
orchestrator Brad Dechter
Bruce Broughton
Jeff Atmajian
John Kull
Peter Boyer
originalReleaseYear 2005
partOfFranchise King Kong franchise
performerEnsemble The Hollywood Studio Symphony
surface form: Hollywood Studio Symphony
predecessorScoreComposerReplaced Howard Shore
producer James Newton Howard
Jim Weidman
recordingPeriod 2005
releaseFormat CD
digital download
style romantic orchestral
thematic

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this entity surface form: King Kong (2005 film) original motion picture soundtrack