National Treasure: Book of Secrets

For whatever reason, Disney decided to provide a follow-up to their film National Treasure. Book of Secrets was a highly unnecessary sequel and really felt like one big product placement for Disney. Returning to the series was Trevor Rabin.

The one positive about the score for National Treasure: Book of Secrets is the fact that Rabin does improve the sound of the first score here. In National Treasure, the music felt disjointed, alternating between good moments of orchestra and annoying appearances of electronic cues. Here, the music flows more organically. The main theme from the first film does appear here, as well as a small crop of additional themes. As for the action cues, they are still the same, bland electronics.

There's not much to say about Book of Secrets. If you enjoyed the first score, then you probably won't want to see a rehash of the same concept (albeit better sounding in my opinion). The biggest fault of the album, however, is the amount of music. In today's day and age, 22 minutes of score just isn't worth the price of an entire album.