Even though I'm a fan of Horner's music, this one didn't strike me at all. IMO, the only listenable music is after the ship sinks. The vocals are quite good, but I don't think that should've give it the Oscar. They probably thought since Titanic had won practically everything else, why not give it Best Score, too. Something that might have saved it, however, would be the lack of a synthesized choir. It is a good thing that Dion's song only appeared once, though. All in all, this score (I repeat SCORE for those of you who only bought the CD for that gravy train song.) is pretty much uninteresting. If you buy any James Horner CD, make sure it's WILLOW. It's kinda hard to find, but can be purchased at AMAZON for a very inexpensive price. And believe me, it's worth a lot more than the money you spend on Titanic.