Super 8 Varese Saraband*****

For Super 8, his third score for director JJ Abrams, following Lostand Star Trek, award- winning composer Michael Giacchino channels John Williams – specifically, the master scorer's music to Steven Spielberg's Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kindand ET. Both original and a knowing hommage, Super 8combines gorgeous melodies with bright colours and dynamic orchestration, and deftly balances drama and suspense with adrenaline- charged action. Giacchino is at his most unique in his use of brash horns, driving percussion and searing strings to create an exuberant score of surprising emotional heft, psychological complexity and heart- thumping tension. Smart and affecting, Super 8confirms Giacchino's growing reputation as one of Hollywood's most exciting and versatile composers. See colosseum.de

Download tracks: Alice Projects on Joe, Super 8 Suite