Avengers

• Artist: Original Score
• Release Date: November 10, 1998
• Total Time: 58:23
• Type: Soundtrack
• Genre: Soundtrack

Review

Like his idol Jerry Goldsmith before him, Joel McNeely consistently delivers his most compelling and imaginative action scores for films with neither of the aforementioned qualities. Case in point: his work on 1998's justly ridiculed big-screen adaptation of the classic British espionage series The Avengers. The soundtrack for Avengers [Original Score] channels the flavor of classic '60s-era spy movie themes but adds a series of idiosyncratic orchestral elements that vault the score well above simple homage. While McNeely's main title borrows liberally from Laurie Johnson's original Avengers [TV Soundtrack] theme, more intense efforts like "Emma's Balloon Escape" and "The Final Conflict" boast an operatic energy that is thoroughly modern, achieving a near-perfect balance between the adventure music of the past, present and future. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi

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