Given the longevity of his career, it's somewhat surprising to note that 2001's Enemy at the Gates represents composer James Horner's first foray into the World War II milieu, and while the score cherrypicks a handful of elements from previous Horner efforts spanning from Glory to Willow, it's nevertheless his most accomplished and original work in some time. A bleak, melancholy work nevertheless punctuated by moments of sweeping symphonic beauty, Enemy at the Gates exhibits a musical and emotional economy rare in the Horner canon -- when the drama finally erupts, it means something. Fans of the composer will find much to savor here, and even detractors will discover passages meriting commendation. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
Ejigayehu "Gigi" Shibabaw (Vocals), John Reynolds (Horn), James Horner (Conductor), Anatoly Rosinsky (Violin), Bob Bornstein (Music Preparation), James Self (Trombone), Clayton Haslop (Concert Master), Randy Kerber (Keyboards), Franklyn d'Antonio (Violin), Timothy Landauer (Celli), Ian Underwood (Keyboards), Bruce Dukov (Violin), Jim Henrikson (Supervising Music Editor), Tamara L. Hatwan (Violin), Al Hershberger (Violin), Susan Ranney (Bass), Rene Mandel (Violin), Stephen Erdody (Celli), German Markosian (Viola), Karen Van Sant (Viola), Barbara Northcutt (Oboe), Ronald Folsom (Violin), Pamela Goldsmith (Principal), Caseline Ntombana Kunene (Soloist), Jorge Moraga (Viola), Denyse Buffum (Viola), Sandy DeCrescent (Music Contractor), Mark Robertson (Violin), James Horner (Producer), Douglas Davis (Principal), Nico Carmine Abondolo (Bass), Michael Valerio (Bass), Matt Funes (Viola), Armen Ksadjikian (Celli), Keith Greene (Viola), Ana Landauer (Violin), Arni Egilsson (Bass), Bruce Morgenthaler (Bass), David Speltz (Celli), Michael O'Donovan (Bassoon), Randy Kerber (Performer), Antony Cooke (Celli), Robert Sanders (Trombone), Randy Kerber (Principal), Budd Carr (Executive Producer), Sally Stevens (Vocal Contractor), Miwako Watanabe (Violin), Julie Gigante (Violin), Sungil Lee (Violin), Dick Bernstein (Music Editor), Drew Dembowski (Bass), Katia Popov (Violin), Christine Ermacoff (Celli), Cassandra Richburg (Viola), Dave Marquette (Assistant Engineer), Alan Grunfeld (Violin), Janet Lakatos (Viola), Simon Oswell (Viola), Dennis Karmazyn (Celli), Simon Rhodes (Engineer), Phillipe Levy (Violin), Christina Kline (Soundtrack Coordination), Sara Parkins (Violin), Ken Yerke (Violin), Victoria Miskolszy (Viola), Pamela Goldsmith (Viola), Barbara McDermott (Assistant Music Editor), Rick Gerding (Viola), Kristen Smith (Stage Crew), Peter Limonick (Percussion), Jay Selvester (Stage Crew), Miran Kojian (Violin), Richard Altenbach (Violin), David Duke (Horn), Josephina Vergara (Violin), William Booth (Principal), Edward Meares (Bass), Haim Shtrum (Violin), Brian D. O'Connor (Horn), Aimee Kreston (Violin), Dimitrie Leivici (Violin), Todd Hemmenway (Celli), Douglas Davis (Celli), Marc Gebauer (Stage Crew), Darrin McCann (Viola), Arni Egilsson (Principal), Jim Walker (Flute), Jim Thatcher (Horn), Andrew Thomas Malloy (Trombone), James Horner (Orchestration), Rafael Rishik (Violin), Caseline Ntombana Kunene (Vocals), Nancy Fogarty (Assistant Music Editor), Cecilia Tsan (Celli), Rene Mandel (Assistant), Liane Mautner (Violin), David F. Walther (Viola), Simon Rhodes (Producer), Paula Hochhalter (Celli), William Booth (Trombone), Sebastian Toettcher (Celli), Randy Kerber (Synthesizer Programming), Robert Townson (Executive Producer), Gary Bovyer (Flute), Julyce Monbleaux (Music Supervisor), Clayton Haslop (Violin), Robert Berg (Viola), Tony Hinnigan (Wind Instruments), Thomas Raney (Percussion), Endre Granat (Violin), Simon Rhodes (Mixing), Michael Fisher (Percussion), Simon Rhodes (Editing), Dan Neufeld (Viola), Jim Thatcher (Principal), Armen Garabedian (Violin), Christian Kollgaard (Bass), John Scanlon (Viola), Galina Golovin (Violin), Ian Underwood (Synthesizer Programming)