by Tyler Bates
The best part of the movie 300 is. . .
The music.
Find out more about the composer Tyler Bates and listen to samples below.
Update: You can listen to short samples of each track and vote for your favorite.
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Tyler Bates
According to his official website. "Tyler spent his formative years in Chicago." His musical influences include Broadway musicals, Tchaikovsky, Led Zeppelin and more. By age 13 he was "daisy-chaining cassette recorders to produce multitrack recordings."His other film credits include:
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
The Devil's Rejects (2005)
See No Evil (2005)
Slither (2006)
and several others.
UPDATE: Read an exclusive interview of Tyler at MovieWeb.
Soundtrack Samples
Click the links to listen to samples from the soundtrack. You can also vote for your favorites.
1
The Hot Gates
6 points
2
Fever Dream
5 points
3
Returns A King
3 points
4
Xerxes' Tent
3 points
5
Cursed By Beauty
2 points
6
Immortals Battle
2 points
7
Message For The Queen
2 points
9
Submission
1 point
10
Come And Get Them
1 point
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On the opening cue "To Victory," Bates throws in everything he's got: powerful choral singing, massive percussion (you can almost feel the weight of those Japanese taiko drums), and of course an otherworldly female voice. All these elements are then parceled out over the following tracks, taking turns to dominate the cues, and sometimes coming together again in majestic shows of force...
The most interesting development is the use throughout of electronic treatment... it's very efficient in adding a spooky dimension to the album's very sonic texture. And while you'd think an electric guitar would feel incongruous in a movie set in 480 BC, it actually injects a screaming sense of urgency into a track such as "The Hot Gates." --Elisabeth Vincentelli
Controversy: You decide
There is some controversy about the 300 soundtrack. Tyler Bates, allegedly, borrowed music from Elliot Goldenthal's Titus.
Click the links to listen to 300's "Returns A King" and Titus' "Victorius Titus."
Do you think the 300 music has been borrowed from Titus?
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