Composer Harry Gregson-Williams (Kingdom of Heaven, Man on Fire, Spy Game) takes on the magical world of C.S. Lewis' Narnia, infusing director Andrew Adamson's big screen adaptation with predictable wonder and reliable bravado. Williams, who also worked on Adamson's two Shrek films, keeps things moving with the help of longtime collaborators Lisbeth Scott (vocals) and Hugh Marsh (electric violin), both of whom provide The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe with some of its key emotional moments. Williams' dramatic choral arrangements do their best to emphasize childhood awe, and the Celtic-tinged character motifs evolve naturally, but the overall effect is that of any fantasy film. Lord of the Rings comparisons aside, Williams' Narnia holds little in the way of power, and with source material that carries as strong an undercurrent of seriousness beneath its storybook exterior as Tolkein's, the whole affair comes off as a noble yet empty gesture. [The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is also available in a two-disc collector's edition that includes a 40-page booklet, as well as a DVD boasting a photo gallery, numerous interviews, and a documentary.] ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide
Harry Gregson-Williams
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Special Edition CD/DVD)
12/13/2005 | Walt Disney Records
All Music Guide Review
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Special Edition CD/DVD) Track Listing
Credits of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Special Edition CD/DVD)
- Bryan Elliott Lawson
- Music Editor
- Manny Marroquin
- Mixing
- Shawn Murphy
- Recording
- Alanis Morissette
- Vocals, Producer
- Booker T. Washington White
- Music Preparation
- Sandy DeCrescent
- Orchestra Contractor
- Steve Gerdes
- Creative Director
- Bobby Huff
- Producer
- Mitchell Leib
- Executive in Charge of Music
- Mike Elizondo
- Producer
- Harry Gregson-Williams
- Conductor, Producer
- Lisbeth Scott
- Vocals
- Imogen Heap
- Keyboards, Programming, Vocals, Producer
- Chris Bleth
- Musician
- Timo Väänänen
- Musician
- Glen Lajeski
- Marketing
- Adam Hawkins
- Engineer
- Monica "Blackheart" Zierhut
- Production Supervisor
- Costa Kotselas
- Engineer
- Toby Chu
- Programming
- Meri Gavin
- Engineer
- Peter Rotter
- Orchestra Contractor
- Jennifer Hammond
- Arranger
- Andrew Adamson
- Liner Notes, Executive Producer
- Stephen Barton
- Programming
- Lindsay Fellows
- Music Supervisor
- Adam Milo Smalley
- Music Editor
- Desirée Craig Ramos
- Sound Director
- Hugh Marsh
- Musician
- Peter Cobbin
- Recording
- Scott Gordon
- Engineer
- Isobel Griffiths
- Choir Contractor
- Joel Iwataki
- Mixing, Recording
- Tim Finn
- Vocals, Producer
- Bruce Fowler
- Supervising Orchestrator














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