Gladiator (the film), How does the music support the setting/mood/ emotion of the film?

Gladiator (the film), How does the music support the setting/mood/ emotion of the film?





Thanks in advance|||I think the music composed for the film Gladiator does exactly what a classic movie score should do - when you're simply listening to it, you are able to picture the movie in your mind's eye (the same thing that the music composed by Miklos Rozsa did for films in the 1950s and 1960s - think Ben Hur and El Cid, in particular).





There are some amazingly dramatic and uplifting parts in the Gladiator soundtrack, my favourites are the battle scene (with the Germans) at the start, and the later scenes in the Colosseum. Within the music, you can hear parts that easily convey the clash of swords and armour, and the tempo builds as the battles reach their climax.





As with the movie, the music fits the various moods as the story changes - there are uplifting pieces, dramatic and passionate pieces (usually used during the confict and battle scenes) and also a romance-style piece (fitting with the contemplative moments in the film, when Maximus is remembering his family).





I love the Gladiator soundtrack, and think it's one of the best written to date.