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Score Of The Day 0072: Durango (1999)
| Composer: Mark McKenzie |
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Label: Intrada Records
Release Date: 1999-04-20 Average Rating:  (4 out of 5)Availability: |
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Available From: USD 21.81
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(5 votes, average: 7 out of 10)
Loading ...Soundtrack Review: Twilight the Score (2008)
This is a review of the motion picture score for Twilight by Carter Burwell.
“a deep love or liking for a score like this either implies blindness to the difference between good and bad film scoring, or an intense/insane fandom for the subject on which the music is written”
Carter Burwell’s score to the eagerly anticipated 2008 teen vampire-romance, Twilight, is a rocky, dark work of film scoring. Instead of giving the audience a lush romantic motif, he doles out tracks of screeching electric guitars, vehement strings (which sound so small in number that they could be - and likely are - a small chamber ensemble), and dangerous-sounding, bass percussion.
Amidst all the darkness is a slightly dissonant piano motif representing the love of Bella Swan and Edward Cullen, the vampire for whom all teen girls around the world would die to have for a boyfriend. This piano motif can be heard numerous times throughout the score, though the most obvious (and beautiful) usage is in the track entitled Bella’s Lullaby, which would appear to be the gem of this entire album. In the film and novel, the lullaby is supposedly written and played for Bella by her vampire lover. While I wouldn’t necessarily call it a “lullaby,” due to its dark, tormented sound, it is certainly quite gorgeous and moving, and is the highlight of the score as presented here.
Track List
01. How I Would Die
02. Who Are They?
03. Treaty
04. Phascination Phase
05. Humans Are Predators Too
06. I Dreamt Of Edward
07. I Know What You Are
08. The Most Dangerous Predator
09. The Skin Of A Killer
10. The Lion Fell In Love With The Lamb
11. Complications
12. Dinner With His Family
13. I Would Be The Meal
14. Bella’s Lullaby
15. Nomads
16. Stuck Here Like Mom
17. Bella Is Part Of The Family
18. Tracking
19. In Place Of Someone You Love
20. Showdown In The Ballet Studio
21. Edward At Her Bed
Conclusion
I have very little else to say about this haunting (and at times, boring) score, other than that if you are a Twilight fan you will no doubt love it, as all who love the book and/or film do. But as far as I’m concerned, a deep love or liking for a score like this either implies blindness to the difference between good and bad film scoring, or an intense/insane fandom for the subject on which the music is written.
Listen to Twilight the score by Carter Burwell below:
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Label: Atlantic
Release Date: 2008-12-09 Average Rating:  (4.5 out of 5)Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Score Of The Day 0071: Danny The Dog (2005)
| Composer: Massive Attack |
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Label: Virgin Records Us
Release Date: 2004-11-16 Average Rating: (4 out of 5)Availability: |
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Soundtrack Geek Is 1 Year Old!
Congratulations everyone, because this is not about Soundtrack Geek or me. Exactly 1 year ago, my crazy ideas transformed into reality. To be honest I didn’t know what I was doing at the time except that I knew I wanted to write about my passion and connect with great people and maybe one day talk to my favourite composers. I can happily say that all my goals have been met and more. This year I have written about my favourite subject, connected with great people sharing my passion and also talked to a few composers who I truly respect. It has been an awesome year!
A few months back, before the summer months I was going through a personal dilemma. Keeping up this site took so much of my time that I seriously considered quitting it, but instead I decided to handle my time better, find ways to improve my methods and enjoy it a lot more than I did. I guess I lost the plot a little. As great as it is to be able to write about what I love, listen to wonderful new scores and talk to composers and friends about my passion, it is really hard work, especially if you forget why you are doing it.
Why am I doing it? I have come to realize that I need to do this. I love writing; I love film scores, and so combining those two are perfect. I just have to keep things in perspective a little and not feel pressured to do it. If I feel pressure, then the quality will suffer and I can’t enjoy what I do. It is just a hobby, not a full-time job meaning I have to make a living and I have to make time for my wife, my family and friend and my job. By doing all of this, I have gotten better at life believe it or not. I have gotten better at handling time and pressure plus my writing skills are always improving. Remember my first review? Resident Evil: Extinction. That was a horrible review, but I had to start somewhere. I was experimenting a lot and didn’t quite know what I was going to do with this site. Now I have a great understanding in how all this works and what I want to do. The next year will be exciting as I have a few other projects regarding soundtracks that will get its premiere. I am writing my 2nd year anniversary post as we speak and in 1 year from now I will see if it went the way I thought it would go.
