| Title | The Blue Planet | |
| Rating | 8/10 |  |
| Composer | George Fenton | |
| Label, Year | BBC Music, 2001 | |
Review
George Fenton's most impressive work. The main theme “The Blue Planet”, in a haunting performance by the BBC Concert Orchestra and The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford, is nothing short of excellent. Luckily, it recurs in “Blue Whale” (partially) and in “Emperors”, but without the choir.
Both orchestral and synthesized are part of this album. “Thimble Jelly Fish”, for example, is a relaxed, laid-back non-orchestral piece (which fading out in a rather uninspired way, BTW).
Track Rating
| Title | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Blue Planet | 2:49 |  |
| 2 | Sardine Run | 3:29 |  |
| 3 | Spinning Dolphins | 2:38 |  |
| 4 | Blue Whale | 4:45 | |
| 5 | Thimble Jelly Fish | 2:09 | |
| 6 | Surfing Snails | 1:49 | |
| 7 | Emperors | 4:19 | |
| 8 | Turtles | 2:15 | |
| 9 | Sharks | 3:43 | |
| 10 | Stingray | 2:02 | |
| 11 | Baitball | 4:26 | |
| 12 | The Deep Ocean | 6:27 | |
| 13 | Elephant Seal March | 2:36 | |
| 14 | Frozen Oceans | 1:23 | |
| 15 | Coral Wonder | 2:25 | |
| 16 | Killer Whales | 15:28 | |
| 55:12 |
| Criteria | Weight | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Composition | 50% | 9 |
| Multitude of themes | 10% | 8 |
| Continuity | 10% | 7 |
| Instrumentation | 10% | 10 |
| Sound quality | 10% | 8 |
| Score length | 10% | 7 |
| Final Rating | 100% | 9/10 |