The main theme is eventually introduced after a short build up in Old Baghdad, accompanied by chanting chorus, it is a faintly noble, but not terribly inspired brass/horn effort - quite rightly noted for sounding a bit like some imitation version of Hans Zimmer's Crimson Tide theme - sadly not nearly as good. The Arabian connection means that the music is rather closer to Jerry's other mega action effort, The Mummy, although I don't think this has faired quite so well.
I was rather under the impression that the film was all about Vikings, but evidently it's about Anthonio Banderas' character who isn't a Viking, but joins a group of Viking warriors to kill strange monstors. However, Michael Crichten who took over the post production from director John McTiernan choose Jerry Goldsmith to score it. The poor unfortunate who wrote the original music was Graeme Revell and by all accounts his music was very good. I'm not sure how long it was in production, but there was enough time to shoot the film, score it, then re-shoot bits and edit it and then score it again.
It came and went from theatres too quickly for me to get around to seeing it and apparently no-one else saw it either. The film formerly known as Eaters of the Dead seems to have rather been a complete waste of effort, I for one have only a vague clue as to what it's about.
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