Troy (soundtrack)

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Troy: Music from the Motion Picture is the 2004 soundtrack for the film Troy. It was composed by James Horner and released on May 11, 2004 by Reprise Records.

Initial score and replacement
- Gabriel Yared began writing the score and worked on it for over a year after being hired by director Wolfgang Petersen.
- After early test screenings, audiences felt Yared’s music sounded old-fashioned, so his score was dropped very quickly.
- Horner was brought in and wrote a new score in about four weeks. He kept some vocal parts by Tanja Carovska (also spelled Tanja Tzarovska) and added traditional Eastern Mediterranean music, brass, and strong drums, especially in dramatic scenes like the Achilles vs. Hector duel.

End credits song
- Horner teamed with Josh Groban and lyricist Cynthia Weil to create an original end-credits song, "Remember."
- "Remember" is performed by Groban with additional vocals by Tanja Carovska and appears on the soundtrack. The version on the CD is slightly different from the version played in the end credits.

Musical style and reception
- The score is known for its emotional choral singing and a sound that echoes Gladiator (also scored by Hans Zimmer).
- Some critics accused Horner’s score of echoing or copying works by other composers, including Shostakovich, Prokofiev, and Rachmaninoff, and one critic noted a resemblance to a fanfare from Britten’s War Requiem.
- Opinions vary: some fans and critics preferred Yared’s original work, with Christian Clemmensen of Filmtracks.com rating Yared’s score higher and calling it outstanding, while giving Horner’s score fewer stars.