OST The Polar Express (2004): 09. Crackling Ice

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[thecorknicehero]

0:35 the French horns here in this part give an outstanding commanding and dramatic timbre to this section, they just sound incredible. 👏👏👏🎺💫😁🚂

[alexfilmsprojects]

I can imagine the whole scene in my head listening to it. It's like a music movie

[crazerunner]

If that isn't the most satisfying scene in this whole movie, then honestly I don't know what is

[luissandoval]

2:49 Sweet orchestrations and the "believe" theme with chorus are breathtaking.

[jgokc]

0:18 They made the song fit so well with a steam locomotive's drive system coming to life, such a perfect soundtrack.

[LD-hsiv]

Even though I've seen this movie tons of times, everytime the cracked ice catches up to them I cover my eyes 😂
The tension man

[alpha]

0:18 I swear i can hear the steam loco slowly reving

[John_The_Eeveechu]

1:34
"My Slipper!"
"You're gonna lose your ticket!"
"Its not my ticket its yours!"
"Its my Ticket!?"

[luissandoval]

One of the most beautiful christmas score of all time! The orchestrations by William Ross are superb.

[Bri_Michele]

Thomas and the magic railroad: I've had the most trauma
The polar express: HOLD MY TICKET

[NRGStudiosAlt]

This movie made me fall in love with film music from a very young age. When I get out of high school I'm going into music in college to become a film composer, all because of The Polar Express.

[MassimoCalderaro-uh]

The train escaping the ice is one of the most favorite scenes of the film.

[Sunset_Shimmer_Fan_]

I must say that the most breathtaking thing about this movie has to be it’s beautiful score 😍
This film has the most memorable scores I’ve ever heard in a Christmas movie

[DomInARK]

This is hands down one of the best scenes in cinema that makes no sense. Cinema peaked here

[acowthatjumpedoverthemoon]

The scene was so GREAT, I loved it so much as a really little kid. I wanted to drive trains! XD

[josephbecker]

3:05 Watch your step, watch your step, it’s mighty slick mighty slick I… hey oh, what’d I tell you?! What did I tell you?

[ComposerConductor]

At the 0:35 mark, the four-note motif sounds so similar to Jurassic Park's B Theme, written by John Williams. I see what you did there, Silvestri. :)

[Molten]

everybody gangsta till the train starts to fucking drift on ice

[TheWeremouse]

Can We Talk About The Fact That The Engineer Was DRIFTING AN ENTIRE TRAIN CONTROLLED BY NOTHING BUT LEVERS, AND HE WAS TRUSTING THE CONDUCTOR, NOT HIS OWN EYES, TO STEER THE TRAIN?!

[Sammy_]

This is my favorite scene from the movie
So much tension
You start to wonder "what's gonna happen?", and then seeing them get on the tracks is so amazing