Tuesday, November 15 2011
Mike Patton: The Solitude of Prime Numbers (Original Soundtrack)
Intriguing in both the quality of the music and the execution of its concept, this is an excellent soundtrack that can be enjoyed without seeing its source material, though it is not without its own quirks.
Tuesday, April 19 2011
The Chemical Brothers: Hanna (Soundtrack)
Based on the themes presented, you'd think that an elementary-school-aged kid was at the center of the narrative, rather than a junior-in-high-school-aged one.
Monday, September 20 2010
His Dark Exotica: Ennio Morricone - “Interrupted Melody”
Irrespective of its placement in 'Exorcist II: The Heretic', both “Interrupted Melody” and its sister track, "Interrupted Melody (Suspended Sound)", work astoundingly well as `70s film-culture quantifiers, delivering Ennio Morricone’s ability to challenge us not only with atonality, or in this case, clearly presented tonality in contrast to his more abstract works.
Tuesday, September 7 2010
His Dark Exotica: Ennio Morricone - “Regan’s Theme” (Floating Sound and Finale)
Ennio Morricone's score to the 1977 film 'The Exorcist II: The Heretic' is anything but predictable. The man responsible for that bravado-ridden whistle we all know from 'The Good, the Bad & the Ugly' does something on this soundtrack that might be truly hellish if not for its roots in exotica.
Thursday, August 26 2010
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
In the context of the movie almost all of these songs are great. But as a soundtrack album, Scott Pilgrim doesn't quite reach the same level of greatness.
Monday, April 19 2010
Various Artists: Greenberg: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
In taking a break from his attention-demanding main gig, Murphy proves himself a capable and affecting songwriter, often armed with nothing more than an acoustic guitar and his voice.
Friday, November 20 2009
Various Artists: Footsteps in Africa; A Nomadic Journey
A compilation of varied but smartly integrated tracks.
Wednesday, March 12 2008
Bokar Rimpoche: Sacred Chants and Tibetan Rituals from the Monastery of Mirik
The purring groan of the enormous horns and the glittering chimes of the bells are intensely eerie, and then there is the gradual, heaving chant of the massed monks...
Monday, January 28 2008
Jonny Greenwood: There Will Be Blood
There is only the stultifying loneliness, sadness, and occasionally the twistedness of the film to be found in its music.
