Plaza Mayor Company Ltd release the original soundtrack for Walking with Elephants, with music composed and performed by Pascal Isnard, William Marcx and Leila Macavoy. This documentary examines the last great herds of elephants in Africa. With a population of barely 350 000 Savanah elephants left, the biggest of the planet’s land animals face extinction within our life time...

The soundtrack for Walking with Elephants wasn't one that I really took to. I found it a little too varied in style to get a handle on. Now, normally that's a good thing, but here it just felt disjointed and strange. I was expecting a moving, engaging collection of themes that would tug at the heart strings, but instead it's full of rather nondescript and uninspiring pieces.

The album consists of 11 tracks (52 min, 25 sec) and while those who enjoy the film may find this to be the perfect musical souvenir, I found it to be one best forgotten.

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Darren Rea