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Soldier CD (1998)
LED ZEPPELIN music CDs With Soldier, Joel McNeely embraces full-on action music, eschewing thematic development and unity in favor of pure, visceral intensity. It works better onscreen than on album, but the sheer physicality of the music merits commendation. Evoking a Jerry Goldsmith score on human growth hormone, McNeely employs a veritable army of musicians to create dense, punishing melodies galvanized by buzzsaw brass, thundering percussion, and shrieking ...
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