Planet of the Apes [2001 Score]

1	Main Titles / Pete Anthony 3:49
2	Ape Suite, No. 1 / Pete Anthony 3:52
3	Deep Space Launch / Pete Anthony 4:35
4	The Hunt / Pete Anthony 4:58
5	Branding the Herd / Pete Anthony 0:48
6	The Dirty Deed / Pete Anthony 2:27
7	Escape from Ape City/The Legend / Pete Anthony 5:57
8	Ape Suite, No. 2 / Pete Anthony 2:42
9	Old Flames / Pete Anthony 2:10
10	Thade Goes Ape / Pete Anthony 2:37
11	Preparing for Battle / Pete Anthony 3:26
12	The Battle Begins / Pete Anthony 5:17
13	The Return / Pete Anthony 7:18
14	Main Title Deconstruction / Pete Anthony 4:22
15	Rule the Planet Remix / Pete Anthony 4:03

Barnes & Noble

On his score for the summer 2001 revisiting of Planet of the Apes, Grammy-winning and Oscar-nominated composer Danny Elfman (Mission Impossible, Batman) once again shows his mastery at blending varied percussion and a full orchestra in exciting and innovative ways. For Apes, he reconnects with director Tim Burton, and the results recall Elfman's beautiful score for Edward Scissorhands. He builds musical thunder on "The Return," which deceptively begins with a lyrical passage before shifting into a rising crescendo and exploding into "Main Title Deconstruction," a percussion-based track drawing on eclectic instrumentation, from large West African xylophones to upside-down beer cans played with tiny mallets. The resulting clamor echoes the menacing plotline by evoking a sense of inescapable danger. Ace club DJ Paul Oakenfold (who recently scored Swordfish) caps the disc off with "Rule the Planet Remix," in which a seductive female voice ominously intones, "Some say it was just a fairy tale...." over a hypnotic mix of percussive thunder and heady electronic beats. With their new take on an American classic, Elfman and Burton once again make it cool to go ape crazy. Andrew Velez

All Music Guide

For Tim Burton's "reimagining" of Planet of the Apes, Danny Elfman produced a dynamic, thundering score filled with powerhouse brass and percussion. Fundamentally based around a rising three-note motif, the score opens with the extended "Main Titles," then launches straight into the standout "Ape Suite #1," an overture-like introduction to the main elements of the score. Another terrific cue is "The Hunt," a whirling descent into the heart of the story filled with jungle rhythms and battling brass and underscored by throbbing electronics. Unlike Jerry Goldsmith's groundbreaking score for the original Planet of the Apes, Elfman's music remains centered around a tonal base, branching into some extended percussion passages but never breaking into the atonality that was so effective in Goldsmith's work. A few quiet moments occur between orchestral eruptions, but this is primarily loud, propulsive action music. Only Paul Oakenfold's "Rule the Planet Remix" seems out of place. ~ Neil Shurley, All Music Guide