Soundtrack Review: Untraceable by Christopher Young (2008)

Posted by Jorn Tillnes

February 25, 2008

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untraceable, christopher young

This is a review of the motion picture score for Untraceable by Christopher Young. Release date: March 4^th 2008.

Untraceable is a run-of-the-mill thriller so when I got the score by Christopher Young, I expected an average thriller score. Last year was a disappointing year from Christopher Young as he scored for Spider-Man 3, Ghost Rider and Lucky You. Actually, the unreleased score for Lucky You was the best of the three. He starts 2008 with a score that he hopes will be very traceable by not only his fans, but everyone who loves movie scores. This is the track list:

Untraceable
Missing Flowers
Death After Life After Death
Session Locked
Acid Decomposition
Goudlylocks
Viewer Executioners
Net Nuts
Incinerated In Cement
Blinking The Code
Kill With Me

The track list is short, but the overall playtime is 46:07, which is respectable. I like the main theme of this score, it is enjoyable to listen to, and I like the piano being used. However the piano is only really used on “Untraceable” and “Kill With Me”, but it’s nice and I wish Christopher Young had used it more throughout the score. It is a very string intensive score, and I love the use of strings in the track “Death After Life After Death”. It is mostly used with a subtlety and quietness which kind of blends in the background throwing this potentially great score into mediocrity. It’s really strange how quiet this score is, and when I listened to it, I really had to turn up the volume.

Even though it feels like background music at times, it is nice to listen to. It isn’t great, but it’s hard to make a great score for a thriller. My prediction is that this score will be untraceable and unremarkable in a short time. Listen to Untraceable by Christopher Young below: