Battle for Terra
Synopsis
Mala (Evan Rachel Wood) is a precocious girl living on the beautiful planet Terra, a place where peace and tolerance are celebrated. Unbeknownst to Mala and her fellow Terrians, the last inhabitants of Earth have exhausted the resources of their planet and those of three others, and are now searching for a new home. This Earthforce has discovered that the use of a Terraformer will make Terra habitable for humans but poisonous for Terrians. When the Earthlings embark on a hostile invasion of Terra, Mala’s father, Roven (Dennis Quaid), is kidnapped. Hoping to save her father, Mala captures and hides a crashed human pilot named Jim (Luke Wilson). While Mala nurses Jim back to health, the two forge a friendship and a plan that could save both the human race and the planet of Terra. Soon, however, they realize that peace will not be secured unless they can combat both the Terraformer and dark political forces that will stop at nothing in their drive to achieve power for power’s sake.
While Terra’s message that peace is a question of free will and choice is a potent one, the exuberance of Mala and her young friends carries the film. Director Aristomenis Tsirbas paints a landscape of pastoral pleasure, and our admiration for Terra’s idyllic vistas is only heightened when they are invaded.
Critics about the score
Tsirbas is helped mightily in this endeavor by composer Abel Korzeniowski, whose orchestral score is wondrously atmospheric.
The film’s climactic battle sequences, full of gleam and swish, feature some of its best animation — as do earlier, pastoral images of soaring whales and Da Vinci-style flying machines that dip and weave over Abel Korzeniowski’s gorgeous romantic-minimalist score.
The music is great, in fact it’s my favorite aspect of the film. The score by Abel Korzeniowski keeps me emotionally connected to the story. It flows well and isn’t overbearing. After the film I walked out with the music in my head (and not in an annoying way).
Despite it being made on a low cost budget, what carries this film are the characters, the musical score which was epic.
The musical score enhanced the experience without distracting, perfectly complimenting the action.
… what low-budget wonder Battle for Terra does have going for it in spades is solid storytelling, a pretty musical score and a wealth of vocal talent so good that you forget they’re popular actors.
The movie’s strengths include a high-profile vocal cast, top-notch architectural designs, colorful animated creations and an ear-pleasing orchestral score.
… the music score by Abel Korzeniowski is especially effective. Using classically themed music, the composer offers elegance to the story.
The film features a really lovely score by Abel Korzeniowski.
As spectacular as the animation is otherwise, the beauty of the work is brought out best by the film’s soundtrack. The score Abel Korzeniowski created for the film is engaging, just as creatively active as the science fiction narrative.
July 2007
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When will there be a soundtrack released for this movie? I finished watching “How to Train Your Dragon” and went straight to the IMDB to find who composed that movies soundtrack and purchased the score. I wish I could do the same for this movie but all I got was this website and the TEASER mp3 playlist on here :(. Hope you get more uploaded or put something up on ITUNES.
James
Hi Mr. abel, just wondering is the soundtracks coming up anytime soon?
Love your works especially that cheerful one which starts during the bird scene.
Any news on A Battle for Terra Soundtrack?
He visto la pelicula en ncompañia de mi hijo de 8 años, es muy bonita la historia da enseñanzas de lo que podemos llegar a ser nosotros como seres humanos, pero sobre todo lo que mas me gusto fue la música de este señor compositor. Desde el primer momento que escuche las primeras notas me encanto la composición y he buscado en la red el nombre del mismo; realmente me gusta la primera pista del intro muy bonita.
I rented this moive at redbox for my two young boys and watched it with them. I was pleased that the movie was much bettern than I had expected, but the whole time I watched the film I really paid attention to the musical score. It added such a mature element to the whole production that it made the movie.
After finishing I looked up the composer online and have spent several hours on this site listening to music samples. I am not a movie buff but love music, and love finding a new composer that has excelled in his craft. I hope to be able to purchase a music CD soon, not only for Terra, but hopefully a “Best of.”
You insprie me.
I absolutely love the song towards the beginning when mala and her friend are flying with the flying whales. so beautiful
Lovely music!!! I especially like the part near the end of the movie when Mala flies with Senn and Stewart Stanton to the human colony. Please make the soundtrack available for sale as soon as possible!!! Thank you.
Hi!
I loved the movie, especially the score! I collect movie soundtracks from many different composers! I would love to add this one to my collection! I hope this soundtrack becomes available soon!
Very soon on iTunes.
Hi!!I love Battle for terra music!!it makes me happy.Im a music clarinet player,and i need the 2nd song in the film,that starts wiht a clarinet solo,its incredible…how can i get it??
sorry for my bad english.
I am one of the few with 5 MP3 tracks from this score. This is truly extraordinary writing! I have raised the “must have” alert at our film score collector’s community at Filmtracks.com. I and many others would kill for a CD or full MP3 release.
This score along with “A Single Man” has us all wishing that you get more assignments!
All the best!
The music is beautiful. I found the ending score very moving. Will it be featured on your site or will the soundtrack be made available? I hope soon. :)
I saw this movie and it was absolutely amazing. The music is what made it really interesting. I play in a marching band as a front ensemble member. It is so much fun to play percussion at my school, and this music really inspired me. Thanks.
Hi
This soundtrack is truly gorgeous. I am impatiently waiting for full soundtrack.
Thank you for a great job :)
wspaniała muzyka (great music) :)
i loved the first track of the movie…(also played during the last scene). its one of those tracks that really stands out. kind of like the theme music for jurassic park or even indiana jones.
i really wanted to download that track from amazon or itunes, but its not listed. then i thought of checking out the composer and you actually have a website. however, it wasn’t listed! :~/
That gives me butterflies! You deserve to have them on itunes, thanks for the update!
it looks like the soundtrack is going to be released on iTunes very soon. Stay tuned :)
This movie a great but the music made the film, giving it that true feel. My favorite was the ending score, what’s the name of it? Will there ever be a soundtrack of some sort or a way for us to get it in mp3 form? I really hope so. Keep up your phenomenal work.
I watched battle for the terra for the first time the other day….. the soundtrack is simply inspiring!
Coming a little late for the party but I just saw that movie and I really enjoyed it and in particular the score. It was very evocative and beautiful. It would be wonderful if it was made available in some way.
Keep writing music we can all look forward to.
Saw this film myself was truly amazed, realy good movie. Must point out that the music was lovely.
Just saw the film in 3D, your score completed it. What a wonderful experiance and will take friends with me to go see it again. Truely wonderful, grabed at my emo strings for sure. Looking forward to your next film.
Hi Abel!
I was an animator on this film, and just wanted you to know how much I appreciate your contribution. The music you created is just perfect, and absolutely beautiful.