Beyond Borders Soundtrack CD

Original score composed and conducted by James Horner.
Personnel: Ejigayehu "Gigi" Shibabaw, Caseline Ntombana Kunene (vocals); Al Hershberger, Miran Kojian, Anatoly Rosinsky, Katia Popov, Tamara L. Hatwan, Aimee Kreston, Ana Landauer, Alan Grunfeld, Ken Yerke, Ronald Folsom, Rene Mandel, Sungil Lee, Galina Golovin, Franklyn d'Antonio, Mark Robertson , Richard Altenbach, Bruce Dukov, Julie Gigante, Clayton Haslop, Phillipe Levy, Sara Parkins, Armen Garabedian, Liane Mautner, Josephina Vergara, Dimitrie Leivici, Miwako Watanabe, Rafael Rishik, Endre Granat, Haim Shtrum (violin); Matt Funes, Jorge Moraga, Dan Neufeld, Cassandra Richburg, German Markosian, Karen Van Sant, Rick Gerding, John Scanlon, Pamela Goldsmith, Keith Greene, Janet Lakatos, Simon Oswell, David F. Walther, Victoria Miskolszy, Darrin McCann, Denyse Buffum, Robert Berg (viola); Gary Bovyer, Jim Walker (flute); Barbara Northcutt (oboe); Michael O'Donovan (bassoon); James Self, Andrew Thomas Malloy, Robert Sanders, William Booth (trombone); David Duke, Brian D. O'Connor, John Reynolds, Jim Thatcher (horns); Ian Underwood, Randy Kerber (keyboards); Thomas Raney, Michael Fisher, Peter Limonick (percussion).
Audio Mixer: Simon Rhodes.
Recording information: Todd Scoring Stage, Studio City, CA.
Editor: Simon Rhodes.
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