美国一家国际技术公司发明了一种时间穿梭工具，可以将现代人送到几百年前的过去。这家公司的总裁多尼格出资帮助耶鲁大学的一个考古小组，到法国挖掘一座中世纪的城堡，野心勃勃的多尼格利用时间穿梭工具将考古小组的教授爱德华-约翰逊送回到了1357年(中世纪)的法国。那时的法国正处于金戈铁马的动荡年代，约翰逊教授卷入中世纪城堡间的战争当中，生命危在旦夕。 　　教授的学生在废墟里找到了他在600年前写的求救字条。于是，一队精通中世纪风土人情的耶鲁学生，通过时间穿梭工具来到了中世纪的法国。这时，城堡间的战争已越来越激烈，学生们千方百计找到了教授，却又身不由己地被卷入到了这场古代的疯狂战争中。 　　 Timeline , Richard Donner 's 14th century France time-travel debacle, has been plagued by strife since its not so humble, big-budget beginnings. After the departure of original composer Jerry Goldsmith , the studio -- which was already losing money -- decided to go with relative newcomer Brian Tyler. Tyler, who has done excellent work on the horror films Frailty and Darkness Falls as well as the obscure rockabilly, kung fu, road-trip movie Six-String Samurai , is definitely game for the adventure. His score is spirited along by the need to impress and the enthusiasm of just doing it at all. This is stirring, manly battle music with a memorable motif that echoes The Lord of the Rings composer Howard Shore 's "Rohan" theme. He deftly handles love scenes with grace and dexterity, never falling victim to the horrific ten-minute swells perfected by contemporaries like James Horner and the aforementioned Goldsmith . While much of the blustery horns and taut, squealing strings would be just as comfortable in a television miniseries, the composer inserts moments of quiet majesty and melody with the precision of a future Oscar contender.