THE LION OF JUDAH— REVIEWS
Review Score: 9 (out of a possible 10)
"…Sims's music works wonderfully as a standalone project. There are old composers whose music I love, and have done for years. John Williams, James Horner, John Barry, Jerry Goldsmith, Alan Silvestri, but even their greatest soundtracks have atmospheric moments. What I mean is that there are tracks that don't do anything for you (they're fine for the movie, but a little dull when listened to in isolation). Sims's score for Lion of Judah is bursting with quality material from start to finish…"
- Darren Rea, Editor, Review Graveyard
"Greg Sims... has the talent to pull off a score of JUDAH's richness... Sims' LION is the definition of musical production value, creating a surging scope worthy of a biblical epic...evoking tenderness, and dire suspense... The trumpeting danger of JUDAH ends up sounding like more of an adventurous cliffhanger than anything you'd consider cartoony, which is a measure of the melodic grandeur that Sims brings to the film... LION OF JUDAH is truly inspiration, not to mention pleasantly surprising."
- Daniel Schweiger, Film Music Magazine, July Soundtrack Picks
http://www.filmmusicmag.com/?p=8233
"...The orchestral music used to tell the tale of Judah is often times incredibly beautiful, featuring flute and violin solos laced with both sorrow and a beauty beyond words. The entire musical score is rather interesting in that as you listen to it, you completely forget that this was a musical score written for an animated film. The composition is such that you imagine a story of epic proportions - an adventure at every turn…"
- Melissa Minners, G-Pop
"…engaging melodies and heroic swells… Sims captures the lion's heart in an appealing orchestral score that rarely suggests "family film," but rather supplies an eloquent backdrop to a story of danger, drama and farmyard heroics…"
- Randall Larson, Soundtrax
“…a terrific soundtrack from Greg Sims…”
- Rick Bentley, McClatchy Newspapers: Miami Herald, Seattle Times, Dallas-Fort Worth News, Kansas City Star, et al.
“…A gorgeous symphonic score by Greg Sims. The score has sweep and grandeur...”
- James Ward, Gannett, Visalia Times-Delta (CA)
“Absolutely dazzling!…a very exciting score…thematically rich and expertly orchestrated...exciting action and stunning beauty.”
- Mikael Carlsson, Founder, International Film Music Critics Association
“Congratulations on your beautiful score to ‘Lion of Judah’. It is such a refreshing change to come across a score with strong thematic themes and rich orchestration.”
- Paul Talkington, Owner, Paul Talkington Music Services, Ltd. (U.K.)
THE LION OF JUDAH — PRESS RELEASES
Film Score Monthly
http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=79525&forumID=1&archive=0
Movie Music UK
http://mmuk64.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=general&thread=4602&page=1
