Comments on: Soundtrack Review: Doomsday by Tyler Bates (2008)

By: Jorn Tillnes

Jorn Tillnes — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:29:11 +0000

Hmm, I couldnt find the passage you were talking about, but I only listened to “Strung Up” though.

By: nick

nick — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:14:28 +0000

one of pieces (i think its “strung up”) sounds like it directly borrows from 28 days/28 weeks later.

By: Soundtrack Geek

Soundtrack Geek — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 06:29:35 +0000

Great stuff Scott! I’m getting more and more excited about seeing this now. The music, the visuals, old fasioned violence. Can’t beat that!

By: Scott

Scott — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 04:42:06 +0000

O, you definitely hear it. The soundtrack is pumped in Doomsday. The train chase is probably the best example of that. Everyones running and the music is just swelling and really makes what would be a simple chase pretty epic.

I enjoyed Doomsday. It’s just one of those good old fashioned violent films but it plays its material smart. And there’s a running gag with the girlfriend throughout the film thats hilarious.

By: Soundtrack Geek

Soundtrack Geek — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:27:37 +0000

I wonder if the soundtrack is easy to notice in the movie? In a lot of movies, it’s just bakground noise. I’m sure that when I see the movie, I will pay extra attention to it so it won’t be a problem.

By: Brendon

Brendon — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:50:46 +0000

I really liked this movie (as the campy homage that it is) and loved the soundtrack. I’m glad to see that I’m not the only one, since several friends didn’t exactly care for either the visual or audio aspects of the movie.

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By: Soundtrack Geek

Soundtrack Geek — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:21:18 +0000

Aw, don’t say it suck. I need this to be good, excellent even ;). Well at least I can enjoy the score for years to come, because this is truly excellent.

By: Nick Plowman

Nick Plowman — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:04:22 +0000

That is a high rating! From what I hear, the film sucks. But if the score is good….I may just go see it. The score is very decent indeed. I never would have guessed!

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By: Soundtrack Geek

Soundtrack Geek — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:11:11 +0000

Generic is a great thing if you like the style. I hate it when I hear an amazing first track and the rest is crap. It’s interesting. I like a lot of varied music, but I rarely like it if it’s in one album, that’s especially true with scores. A great example of this is We Own the Night by Wojciech Kilar. He has 13 cues on this and they are all based on this one theme, but the theme is absolutely beautiful so you don’t mind it being just small variations throughout.

I loved Vangelis score for Alexander, one of my all-time favorites. I’m a big fan of “if it’s good, steal it and use it”. If it ain’t broken, why fix it?

Right now I think Doomsday is better than the 300 score. I had to listen to 300 again after listening to Doomsday. 300 is still a great score, but this one has the edge. And why? Probably because of the link to the 80s, anything 80s related and I’m there. I liked the way it was mixed with new soundscapes. Great use of synth, guitar and percussion throughout.

By: Film-Book dot Com

Film-Book dot Com — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:48:35 +0000

I liked the first track. Some of the rest sounded generic.

Vangelis’ score for Alexander sucked. It sounded too much like Blade Runner’s score. Why would you place that over a sword and sandals movie?

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