![]() ![]() More music in the film, notably during some of the action sequences, contains very fast and complex orchestrations that are similar in structure to First Knight. Plenty of choral bits and thematic climaxes ensue for the next two tracks as the prologue unfolds. Just as this theme hits its climax, we are interrupted by Pharaoh who brings us right back to Imhotep's theme. Slowly the music turns into the romance theme for High Priest Imhotep who is having an affair with the Pharaoh's wife. is very Middle-Eastern in style, and is very dark and ominous. As the camera pulls back over the Egyptian pyramids, the music quietly swells, and hits a large brass theme as we realize we are looking at ancient Egypt in all of it's glory. With a pre-title sequence beginning in ancient Egypt, the music begins very quietly over the Universal Studios logo, and quickly turns very ominous with a quiet choral wavering in the background. Officially a remake of the original horror classic, The Mummy was updated with state-of-the-art visual effects, and the concept that the mummy wasn't a slow moving undead creature, but a fast moving, very strong, threatening monster that you were actually afraid of. One of the first films of the Summer of '99, The Mummy reunited director Stephen Sommers with composer Jerry Goldsmith, having previously collaborated together on Deep Rising. ![]()
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