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This must be one of Howard Shore's most depressing works, and it fits the movie nicely. Too bad, that there are only a couple of cues on the official soundtrack. I wonder if the score had never been released because of its depressing style?  Still I would love to have an official release of arguably one of the most important scores of the 90s and of Shore's work.
Anybody else?
I read a rumor, I think on this board, that New Line Records was thinking of releasing this (as well as Frequency and Long Kiss Goodnight) as a download only, which would be great news for those who like downloading music, and a bummer for us old school disc collectors.
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YES! One of Shore's best achievements and it fits the film like a glove.
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YES! One of Shore's best achievements and it fits the film like a glove.
Shore's music was part of the soundscape carefully designed to maintain a certain heavy (depressing, if you like) ambiance throughout the film, and discussed in one of the "New Line Platinum Series" 2 disc DVD's featurettes. Really quite fascinating, as it deals with an aspect of film making which is not noticed by most filmgoers, but which has a tremendous subconscious effect on one's experience of the film. I shouldn't mention this, but there is one of those unmentionables out there (probably no longer available) of the score. While the existence of such has not necessarily deterred the legitimate release of other film scores in the past, this one is such a "downer" that it might be considered a poor risk for release, even in our "niche" market. It's a tough listen, as Thor suggests.
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It is indeed a tough listen on its own, but what a fantastic score! It blends in with the elaborate sound design and just rumbles a layer of gloom throughout the environment. This was in my opinion one of Shore's most organic melds of image, sound and concept since Videodrome.
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Most Shore I find pretty depressing but apart from COPLAND I don't tend to mind it - I love THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS and VIDEODROME. Perversely, I like his depressing style a lot more than his epic style (LORD OF THE RINGS - dull). From what I remember SEVEN is particularly grim and bleak as befits the movie, but I never touched the album as it's mainly songs. So I certainly wouldn't mind a release.
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It blends in with the elaborate sound design and just rumbles a layer of gloom throughout the environment. This was in my opinion one of Shore's most organic melds of image, sound and concept since Videodrome.
Expertly described!
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Most Shore I find pretty depressing but apart from COPLAND I don't tend to mind it - I love THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS and VIDEODROME. Perversely, I like his depressing style a lot more than his epic style (LORD OF THE RINGS - dull). From what I remember SEVEN is particularly grim and bleak as befits the movie, but I never touched the album as it's mainly songs. So I certainly wouldn't mind a release.
Worth a release for the final cue alone. He later rewrote it (basically) for The Cell, but it was better in Se7en.
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