The Legend of Zorro Soundtrack CD

Live Recording

Composer: James Horner.
Personnel: Dean Parks, Ramon Stagnaro, George Doering (guitar); Allison Allport, Marcia Dickstein (harp); Eun Mee Ahn, Alyssa Park, Al Hershberger, Miran Kojian, Anatoly Rosinsky, Katia Popov, Lorand Lokuszta, Mark Sazer, Aimee Kreston, Ana Landauer, Alan Grunfeld, Ken Yerke, Irina Volashina, Ishani Bhoola, Lee Kitto, Song-A, Rene Mandel, Sungil Lee, Eric J. Hosler, Clayton Halop, Joel Derouin, Kevin Connolly, Lisa Sutton, Mark Robertson , Richard Altenbach, Jacqueline Brand, Roberto Cani, Bruce Dukov, Julie Gigante, Natalie Leggett, Phillipe Levy, Sara Parkins, Sarah Thornblade, Roger Wilkie, Armen Anassian, Marina Manukian, Liane Mautner, Dimitrie Leivici, Miwako Watanabe, Rafael Rishik, Endre Granat (violin); Matt Funes, Marlo Fisher, Shawn Mann, Andrew Picken, Karie Prescott, Scott Hosfeld, Cassandra Richburg, Rick Gerding, Michael Nowak, Pamela Goldsmith, Steve Gordon, Robert Becker, Brian Dembow, Keith Greene, Jennie Hansen, Roland Kato, Simon Oswell, David F. Walther, Victoria Miskolszy, Thomas Dienner, Darrin McCann, Shanti Randall, Robert Berg, Dmitri Boviard (viola); Paula Hochhalter, Timothy Landauer, George Kim Scholes, Tony Cooke, Dennis Karmazyn, Rowena Hamil, Chris Ernacoff, Doug Davis , Devan Torfeh, Paul Cohen , Stephen Erdody, Dane Little, David Low , Andrew Shulman, David Speltz, Sebastian Toettcher, Cecilia Tsan, John Walz, Victor Lawrence (cello); Geri Rotella (flute); Kazu Matsui (shakuhachi); Donald Foster, Joshua Ranz, Ralph Williams , Gary Bovyer (clarinet); Earl Dumler, Leslie Reed, Barbara Northcutt (oboe); Michael O'Donovan, Ken Munday, David Riddles (bassoon); Jon Lewis , Tim Morrison, David Washburn (trumpet); James Sawyer, Robert Sanders, Bill Booth (trombone); Jim Self (tuba); Paul Klintworth, Daniel Kelley, John A. Reynolds, David Duke, Phil Yao, Mark Adams , Jim Thatcher (horns); Ian Underwood, Randy Kerber (piano); Dan Greco, Don Williams, Timm Boatman, Tom Raney, Michael Fisher, Peter Limonick, Robert Zimmitti, Brian Kilgore (percussion).
Audio Mixer: Simon Rhodes.
Recording information: Todd-AO Scoring Studio, Studio City, CA.
Editor: Simon Rhodes.
Oscar-winning composer James Horner returns to the land of swashbuckling romance with The Legend of Zorro. Horner incorporates numerous motifs, mainly the love theme and the rousing title sequence from the first film, but infuses them with more regional instrumentation (castanets, gut-string guitars, trumpets). This makes for an agreeable score that's almost professional to a fault, as Horner could do this in his sleep. Sequels are tricky for both the director and the composer alike, especially if there is a seven-year gap between projects, as the drive to keep the momentum both familiar and fresh can dilute the creative process. The Legend of Zorro will please its target audience, as its lauded composer has mastered the art of reliability. It's an old story with a comfortable history and Horner's score reflects that. ~ James Christopher Monger
Seven years after his score for the first Zorro film starring Antonio Banderas (1998's THE MASK OF ZORRO), composer James Horner (TITANIC, FLIGHTPLAN) returned for the movie's sequel, THE LEGEND OF ZORRO. Here, as on the earlier soundtrack, Horner creates potent orchestral pieces that perfectly reflect the film's events, with moods ranging from dire to playful.