![]() At some point, an alternate of this cover surfaced, finally with some text in place (seemingly a fan edit), but either way, it felt unpolished. As with most of Disney's new soundtracks, it premiered only to streaming (maybe one of their usual collaborators will put out a disc down the road), but the studio's last few project seem content to expend next to no effort (maybe because they plan a proper album release later on?) on the design, with a 'cover' that is little more than blank poster art, without so much as an artist or even soundtrack credit. I've only rarely tackled covers for a new theatrical release, but this one had a fairly lackluster treatment, and I felt the music deserved a little more love. Bizarelly, the studio also chose to incorporate Metallica's song "Nothing Else Matters" into two pivotal scenes of the film-JNH expertly blends their own metal guitars and the gorgeous melody with his larger orchestral and choral palette to create a totally kick-ass rendition of the song-but the choice to include such a famous tune when it is neither sonically nor thematically connected to the film, is utterly baffling, and for this listener, very distracting in context. Howard delivers a rousing score, filled with a plethora of adventurous themes for our heroes, mythic awe and villainous pomp, taking some inspiration from John Williams, but filled with Howard's own signature voice and charming adventure style. Joining the project is composer James Newton Howard, who after an early successful run on three animated Disney films in the early 2000's, has once again become a reliable staple for the studio. ![]() Taking equal inspiration from "The Mummy", "Indiana Jones", and the studio's own "Pirates" franchise, the film becomes a bit of a bloated, CGI mess, but is nonetheless a mostly old-fashioned adventure led by an endearing cast. Using the eponymous Disneyland boat ride as a loose starting point, the film tells the story of a British botanist who, together with her brother and a riverboat tour-guide, must search the Amazon jungle for an elusive MacGuffin that promises to bring magical healing properties. Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, 2021's "Jungle Cruise" has proved a moderate success, despite a pandemic-led releasing in theaters as well as streaming on Disney's streaming service.
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