The Day The Earth Stood Still Varese Sarabande ****:From the sturm und drang of 300 and the nerve-shredding tension of The Devil's Rejectsto the wry yucks of Slither,the break-out American film composer Tyler Bates has demonstrated an original and distinctive approach to genre films.
His new score to this remake of the 1951 sci-fi classic proves equally dynamic and idiosyncratic, boldly combining post-rock and contemporary music idioms with driving polyrhythms, brooding electronica and spare orchestration. Bates successfully creates a dramatic, adrenalin-charged and lyrical score with unconventional means for a mainstream blockbuster, including languid melodic lines, explosive beats and an eclectic instrumental palette (guitarviol, theremin, digital noize) of monochromatic colours and minor tones. www.colosseum.de
Download tracks: Orb Rising, Aphid Reign
