Night at Museum

When good-hearted dreamer Larry Daley is hired as night watchman at the Museum of Natural History, he soon discovers that an ancient curse brings all the exhibits to life after the sun sets.

Keine Ruhe für Nachtwächter Larry. Als gäbe es für ihn nicht schon genügend Ärger, wenn er sich Nacht für Nacht mit den überaus lebendigen und streitlustigen Exponaten seines Museums herumschlagen muss. Doch nun steht mit dem drohenden Verlust der Magie der Tafel von Akmenrah das Leben aller auf dem Spiel. Im Britischen Museum in London ist der Schlüssel zur Rettung. Larry macht sich mit seinen Freunden Roosevelt, Jedidiah, Octavius, Pharaoh und Co. auf die Reise. Vor Ort bekommen sie Unterstützung von einer unkonventionellen Wächterin und Sir Lancelot.

Larry spans the globe, uniting favorite and new characters while embarking on an epic quest to save the magic before it is gone forever.

Larry spans the globe, uniting favorite and new characters while embarking on an epic quest to save the magic before it is gone forever.

At the Museum of Natural History, there's new exhibit being unveiled. Larry Daley who manages the night exhibit because the exhibits come to life because of the Tablet of Ahkmenrah, is in charge of the presentation. But when the exhibits go wild, Larry finds himself in trouble. He learns that the Tablet is corroding so he does some research and learns that Cecil, the former museum guard was at the site when the Tablet was discovered. He tells Larry that they were warned that if they remove it could mean the end. Larry realizes it means the end of magic. He talks to Ahkmenrah who says that he doesn't know anything. Only his father the Pharoah knows the Tablet's secrets. He learns that the Pharoah was sent to the London museum. So he convinces, Dr. McPhee the museum curator to help send him to London. He goes and takes Ahkmenrah with him but some of the others like Teddy Roosevelt, Attila, Octavius, and Jedediah come with him.

Larry spans the globe, uniting favorite and new characters while embarking on an epic quest to save the magic before it is gone forever.

It's nice to see Alan Silvestri continue on as the composer for this series. He picks up where he left off by bringing back familiar themes from the previous movies and builds upon them to tell this new story. As with the other movies, this is a big score which utilizes a large orchestra, as well as, a full chorus. The musicians used for the score are the Hollywood Studio Symphony and the Hollywood Film Chorale. The score is crafted perfectly for a family adventure film. It's packed with fun action sequences, comic bits, mystery and magic too. Silvestri has decorated the score with carefully planted musical sequences that captures the various characters and cultures found at the museum as well. Listen carefully and you can hear Egyptian themed music, the trumpet of Roosevelt's calvary, and even a hint of Chinese instrumentation.