You can only expect so much when it comes to an toy-based movie, which made this new action figure model so pleasantly surprising, especially with far more of a “believable” approach as opposed to the far more juvenile escapades of the last “Joe.” Where that film got a form-fittingly bombastic orchestral treatment from Alan Silvestri, Henry Jackman’s music here is out to fit “the real world” approach to G.I. JOE RETALIATION – or at least as real world as you can get with flesh and blood action cartoons wielding futuristic weaponry.
Having shown his super heroic chops on X-MEN FIRST CLASS and the historic axe-wielding action for ABRAHAM LINCOLN VAMPIRE HUNTER, composer Henry Jackman once again flexes his multiplex muscles here with more than a bit of intelligence. “Joe” might start out fairly ordinarily with the kind of techno beat and rock guitar recipe that has made so many other scores in this arena cookie-cutter bland. But as RETALIATION progresses, Jackman adds far more tastier seasonings to the popcorn action, from determinedly patriotic strings to almost shockingly memorable themes. There’s particularly clever use of Asian percussion and orchestra for the film’s dazzling ninja mountain fight scene, dastardly suspense for Cobra ultimate weapon devastation and brawny combos of pulse and a patriotic orchestra that deliver genuine, smile-on-the-face thrills. But best of all, there’s a true sense of gung-ho fun to the music that blasts away the lesser ranking scores that are just content to press play on the rhythm machine. This is one promising musical recruit in Hollywood’s action machinery.
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