The Polar Express: 'Seeing is Believing” by Alan Silvestri (Score Reduction and Analysis)

The Polar Express: "Seeing is Believing” by Alan Silvestri (Score Reduction and Analysis)

A full score reduction of the hobo scene from The Polar Express.
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[rwinger]

This happens to be one of my favorite scores. Thanks to this film and its music, I have started liking some of Silvestri's film scores such as Back to the Future and Night at the Museum. Which are scores that have a lot of texture and layering that make the score unique in its own way


Note: The celeste is performed by keyboardist Randy Kerber who created his signature celeste sound for Harry Potter.

[tomwheeler]

YESS EVEN MORE OF POLAR EXPRESS!!! This score is so inspiring

[TopHat]

I so wish they made more o the beginning of the song. It's so haunting but whimsical that it always gives me chills. I need more

[christiancarpenter]

I love the mysterious tone of that piece. also the ghost character is very dope

[ForeGD]

3:20 Man that truly gave me goosebumps

[backwoodsfilms]

This was my childhood and it makes me so inspired listening back to it.

[jaredchristianrios]

At 1:18 [My favorite part],
Christopher "Chris" the Hero Boy: I have to wake up. Yeah, I have to wake up. AHHH!!! Wake up, wake up, wake up. Wake Wake up, wake up, wake up, [Muffled] wake

[ppheard]

3:21 I love how Silvestri starts with all strings, low brass and woodwinds, timpani and bass drum on a pedal, with the Horns taking melody for 2 bars then giving trumpets the violins and viola parts and the higher woodwinds and strings take melody and it switches back and forth

[trashy_everything]

This is my favorite seen from a his whole movie 🖤

[cman-bwtn]

3:21 is very similar to some of his score from Back to the Future

[trevorjensen]

The opening for this cue sounds so similar to Davy Jone's Theme from Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. If I remember correctly, Silvestri wrote Davy Jone's theme as well, so this similarity would not surprise me.

[thethdoctor]

If your every going to make another polar express analysis for this Christmas please do a analysis on the track “lessons and goodbyes” it is really impactful.

[trevorjensen]

This opening sounds a bit similar to the Davy Jones's Locker theme. Didn't Mr. Silvestri work on Davy Jones?

[AlexBaker]

Would love to see the Suite from the Polar Express! I have the score but I am awful at making reductions

[rebornkenji]

I love these videos! ❤️ good work! Such an amazing soundtrack. Pure masterpieces

[alpha_jasperflair]

The true heroes of youtube i applause👏 this is very helpful for of my piano skills and other more instruments thank you so much sir!❤️

[mydogskips]

Was this before or after PoTC 2, I hear a lot of Davy Jones's theme here.

[parkerc.]

Who do I have to kill to play this in an ensemble?

[icebearisicebear]

Hi, just saying, but if you change the font of the score from Emmentaler to Bravura, the score will a lot neater. i personally think that Emmentaler is too curly, and the treble clef looks especially weird. Have a try if you want

[kstsksts]

can you make some cues from Goldsmith's the omen?