Alan Silvestri has scored many of director Robert Zemeckis' films, which have spanned genres, their most consistent theme being cinematic innovation.
Beowulf is one of the several films of the early 21st century that were hybrids of live action and animation, but perhaps more important for purposes of the score is that it is, of course, a medieval tale of monster fighting based on the ancient epic poem.
That obliges Silvestri to write lots of music expressing violence and foreboding, with plenty of tympani (or drum programming) and choirs soaring in wordless apprehension.
The action clearly lets up here and there, however, enough for actress Robin Wright Penn to get to carefully sing a couple of period ballads, "Gently as She Goes" and the more anthemic "A Hero Comes Home" (later given an even more bravura reading by Idina Menzel in a clear play for Oscar consideration).
Silvestri actually does better with the softer passages, particularly "I Am Beowulf," a big romantic theme.
But such cues are only interludes in a score that must support the outsized battle sequences primarily.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beowulf Main TitleAlan Silvestri | Alan Silvestri | Play | 00:54 | 2 MB | 5 MB |
| 2 | First Grendel AttackAlan Silvestri | Alan Silvestri | Play | 01:51 | 4 MB | 8 MB |
| 3 | What We Need Is A HeroAlan Silvestri | Alan Silvestri | Play | 01:40 | 3 MB | 11 MB |
| 4 | I'm Here To Kill Your MonsterAlan Silvestri | Alan Silvestri | Play | 01:47 | 4 MB | 8 MB |
| 5 | I Did Not Win The RaceAlan Silvestri | Alan Silvestri | Play | 02:16 | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| 6 | Second Grendel AttackAlan Silvestri | Alan Silvestri | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 7 | I Am BeowulfAlan Silvestri | Alan Silvestri | Play | 04:32 | 10 MB | 20 MB |
| 8 | The SeductionAlan Silvestri | Alan Silvestri | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 17 MB |
| 9 | King BeowulfAlan Silvestri | Alan Silvestri | Play | 01:44 | 4 MB | 8 MB |
| 10 | He Has A Story To TellAlan Silvestri | Alan Silvestri | Play | 02:42 | 6 MB | 12 MB |
| 11 | Full Of Fine PromisesAlan Silvestri | Alan Silvestri | Play | 01:11 | 2 MB | 5 MB |
| 12 | Beowulf Slays The BeastAlan Silvestri | Alan Silvestri | Play | 06:01 | 13 MB | 41 MB |
| 13 | He Was The Best Of UsAlan Silvestri | Alan Silvestri | Play | 05:23 | 12 MB | 24 MB |
| 14 | The Final SeductionAlan Silvestri | Alan Silvestri | Play | 02:25 | 5 MB | 10 MB |
| 15 | Gently As She Goes | Robin Wright-Penn | Play | 01:36 | 3 MB | 7 MB |
| 16 | A Hero Comes Home | Robin Wright-Penn | Play | 01:08 | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| 17 | A Hero Comes Home (End Credits Version) | Idina Menzel | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 46 mins | 107 MB | |||||
| 46 mins | 245 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glen Ballard | Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Producer, Programming |
| 2 | David Bifano | Score Coordinator, Score Producer |
| 3 | Scott Campbell | Mixing, Recording |
| 4 | Sandy De Crescent | Contractor |
| 5 | Tom Hardisty | Recording |
| 6 | Mark Holley | Art Direction, Design |
| 7 | Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra |
| 8 | Kenneth Karman | Supervising Music Editor |
| 9 | Stephanie Kubiak | Coordination |
| 10 | Jolie Levine | Contractor |
| 11 | Jolie Jones Levine | Contractor |
| 12 | Bill Malina | Engineer |
| 13 | Stephen Marcussen | Mastering |
| 14 | Jeannie Marks | Assistant Music Editor |
| 15 | Idina Menzel | Vocals |
| 16 | Adam Olstead | Recording |
| 17 | Page LA Studio Voices | Choir/Chorus |
| 18 | Bobbi Page | Vocal Contractor |
| 19 | Tim Pierce | Guitar |
| 20 | Peter Rotter | Contractor |
| 21 | Ryan Rubin | Music Editor |
| 22 | Dennis Sands | Mixing, Recording |
| 23 | Stewart Shining | Photography |
| 24 | Alan Silvestri | Composer, Conductor, Primary Artist, Producer, Score Producer, String Arrangements |
| 25 | Blair Sinta | Drums |
| 26 | Erik Swanson | Digital Recording |
| 27 | Angela Vicari | Coordination |
| 28 | Robin Wright | Vocals |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |