Plaza Mayor Company release Liu Ye's (刘晔) original score for the Chinese historical war movie Defenders (捍卫者), performed by the Asia Philharmonic Orchestra...

Liu Ye, who delivered a near perfect soundtrack for Pioneer, once again offers score lovers another well balanced and enjoyable album.

The score contains 27 tracks (1 hr, 19 min, 17 sec) with so many intricate and memorable themes that it's almost impossible to pick out favourites.

There's a theme, housed in tracks including 'Memories' that reminded me of Hans Zimmer's score for Gladiator. If I had to pick out just one highlight I'd have to give special mention to 'Cherished Memories' - a sweet, melancholic theme that has many layers to it.

Do yourself a favour and pick up this score, you won't regret it.

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Darren Rea