Say what you want about Trevor Rabin, at least you know what you're going to get with one of his scores - an album of instrumental rock music.  Whatever film he's scoring, his approach doesn't particularly differ, and listeners are likely to either love or hate the results.  I have to say, I don't see how music like this can particularly be considered as dramatic underscore (and hence, I'm not sure what it's doing as a film score) but it's almost always good fun to hear and makes for a decent enough listen.

This time out, Rabin is scoring Jet Li martial arts, not that you'd notice - guitars, drums, synths and strings combine in the usual way.  It's action music from start to end.  Some of it is probably not really melodic enough for some people (and by "some people", I guess I mean me) to stomach, but I would probably rather a score that has to be like this to be written by someone who actually knows how to write rock music than by a more established film composer playing pretend.  There are however a few moments when Rabin attempts something a bit more tender - parts of "The Light", perhaps - and these don't come off so successfully.

I can't say I particularly notice any sort of main theme (or any theme at all) - but it's quite good fun while it lasts, I guess.  Definitely not one for everybody, but fans of Rabin should love it.

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