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The Mummy Returns. Original motion picture soundtrack.
The Mummy Returns. Original motion picture soundtrack. Sinfonia of London. Decca 440-013-983-2.
It's not the most auspicious beginning when the first thing out of the speakers is a rip-off of "Mars" from Gustav Holst's The Planets. Still, composer Alan Silvestri at least picked appropriate music to borrow for his soundtrack to the blockbuster sequel, "The Mummy Returns."
As I said about the music for its 1999 predecessor, this score conjures up appropriate images of Egypt and the Middle East, undoubtedly reinforces the mood of the story, and according to the track titles contributes to its pivotal action. And like Jerry Goldsmith's music for the first one, listened to apart from the film, it seems merely a collection of loose orchestral images. Since Universal, the company that made the film and Decca's parent company, sent me the disc well in advance of the movie's opening, I don't know anything about its plot or how well the music supports it. I can only say it sounds like more of the same from the earlier film. Some of it is highly ...
- 'The Mummy Returns' Unwraps Biggest Week in DVD History!
- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 9, 2001 700+ words
...release of the blockbuster smash "The Mummy Returns" has registered the biggest first...combined DVD and VHS sales of "The Mummy Returns" have racked up more consumer sales...DVD of all time: "Gladiator." The Mummy Returns combined initial week VHS and DVD sales...
- ESPN.com's Big Impression Ad for Universal Pictures' the Mummy Returns Three...
- Press release article from: Business Wire May 29, 2001 700+ words
...Universal's upcoming movie, The Mummy Returns. While both the traditional banner...upcoming Universal Pictures movie The Mummy Returns with a traditional banner ad for the...s Big Impression ad unit for The Mummy Returns had three times the impact of the traditional...
- Universal Pictures' 'The Mummy Returns' Exceeds $200 Million in Domestic Box...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire July 16, 2001 700+ words
...PRNewswire/ -- Universal Pictures' "The Mummy Returns" passed the $200 million mark at...worldwide box office tally for "The Mummy Returns" has now surpassed $400 million. "The Mummy Returns" jump-started the 2001 summer movie...
- 'The Mummy Returns' rules US box office.
- News wire article from: United Press International May 6, 2001 700+ words
HOLLYWOOD, May 06, 2001 "The Mummy Returns" became an instant box office smash...Episode 1 The Phantom Menace." "The Mummy Returns" now rates as the second biggest opener...Lost World: Jurassic Park." "The Mummy Returns" easily topped the $43.4 million...
- `The Mummy Returns'.(The Dallas Morning News)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Wuntch, Philip May 1, 2001 700+ words
...Return" or "Strikes Again" With "The Mummy Returns," there's no reason to moan. For...Summer Sequel Syndrome. However, "The Mummy Returns'" bonus is its strong sense of humor...the 2001 summer movie derby, "The Mummy Returns" rocks. The new adventures occur...
- Gauze in 60 seconds; 'Mummy' returns for summer's first mindless joy ride;...
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Verniere, James May 4, 2001 700+ words
"The Mummy Returns." Rated PG-13. At Copley Place...come off Stephen Sommers' "The Mummy Returns," the earliest of the summer...competition out there at the moment. "The Mummy Returns," a marketing exercise without...
- `The Mummy Returns'.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Hewitt, Chris May 2, 2001 700+ words
There's a moment in "The Mummy Returns," right after the main characters...busy, relentless movie. "The Mummy Returns" seems determined to entertain...from? Itself, possibly. "The Mummy Returns" is all about fighting, and...
- From Universal Studios Home Entertainment: 'The Mummy Returns' - Special...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire May 15, 2008 700+ words
...THE GREATEST THRILL RIDES EVER 'THE MUMMY RETURNS - DELUXE EDITION' JULY 8, 2008 THE...ARRIVES ON DVD JULY 22, 2008 'THE MUMMY RETURNS' DEBUTS ON BLU-RAY(TM) HI DEF...adventure movies ever with "The Mummy Returns Deluxe Edition" DVD. Now, experience...
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