StreamingSoundtracks.com - Raise The Titanic

#	Track Listing	Length	Played
01	Prelude John Barry	1:55	36
02	Main Title & The Mine Shaft John Barry	3:15	19
03	The Sicilian Project & Dog Attack John Barry	2:31	11
04	The Sicilian Defence & Southby & The Mountain Comes To Us John Barry	3:04	13
05	We're In Business John Barry	1:45	9
06	To Cornwall & All That's Left (Memories Of Titanic) John Barry	2:25	23
07	Deep Quest & Flood John Barry	5:23	11
08	Finding The Cornet & Spy On Board & The Smoke Stack John Barry	4:52	10
09	The Titanic Uncovered John Barry	3:56	21
10	Gene Explores The Titanic & Deep Quest Trapped John Barry	3:42	10
11	Resuce Attempt & Blowing The Tanks John Barry	3:48	9
12	Raise The Titanic & Deep Quest Saved John Barry	3:31	23
13	Memories Of Titanic John Barry	2:10	41
14	Russian Threat & The Titanic Enters New York Harbor John Barry	2:57	20
15	Thank God For Southby & In The Graveyard & End Titles John Barry	4:39	53

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Raise the Titanic - The Missing Score

By:	AdamR
Date:	23 Jul 2009
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Report has it that John Barry's score to Raise the Titanic was lost and the original tapes could not be found to make a soundtrack to release to the public. Nineteen years following the film's creation (and flop at the box-office) the City of Prague Philharmonic along with conductor Nic Raine and John Barry himself, recreated one of Barry's lost scores.

Recorded with some of the best equipment available, and available as a high-definition CD (HDCD), the score of Raise the Titanic sounds stunningly beautiful as if you are on the stage and the orchestra is playing the music in front of you. The highlight of the album is the powerful theme for the Titanic as heard in "Prelude", "Raise the Titanic", "The Titanic Enters New York Harbor", and "Thank God for Southby & the End Credits". This theme represented the Titanic in all her glory as passengers entered and sailed on the largest floating vessel at the time of her building, and represented in the film's Prelude of black and white film reel of the Titanic. Additionally, the theme fits the resurrection of one of the most memorable wrecks of the century as the Titanic rose out of the water on screen. While historically inaccurate today, in 1980 the thought existed that the Titanic might have sunk in one piece and this information is clearly introduced (and needed) to make this scene work in film.

Aside from the main theme, a large portion of Barry's score focuses on the mysterious searching theme as the team tries to find Titanic underwater. This theme is repeated many times in the middle of the score, and it does seem dull and repetitive after a while. Also, the score of "Memories of Titanic" is sad and depressing as an alto sax solo quietly reminds viewers of the sad tragedy of the Titanic disaster.

The main theme of the Titanic as presented by John Barry deserves a solid 5/5, and I feel it even fits the prominence of the great liner better than Horner's representation in the 1997 film. However, the repetition of the basic "searching theme" is far less exciting and memorable.

-Adam R.

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