AMG Review of 300 [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] [The Collector's Edition]

Eric Schneider
All Music Guide

For the musical accompaniment to director Zack Snyder's 2007 film adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel 300 about the brutal Battle of Thermopylae, composer Tyler Bates crafted a bold score that enhances the visually stunning movie. Mixing Middle Eastern motifs with string passages, electronic elements, and metallic guitar riffs, these pieces are both powerful and unconventional, as best revealed on the ominous "Fever Dream."