New Chris Gordon horror score, which he describes on Facebook as "Dark, lush, metal."
Well, he wasn't lying about the first and third element:
I, uh... I'm not sure how to feel about this. This sure ain't your grand-daddy's MOBY DICK or ON THE BEACH! It's a big shame he's embraced that terrible process of recording each section of the orchestra separately, but perhaps it was a needed concession given the heavy metal element.
New Chris Gordon horror score, which he describes on Facebook as "Dark, lush, metal."
Well, he wasn't lying about the first and third element:
I, uh... I'm not sure how to feel about this. This sure ain't your grand-daddy's MOBY DICK or ON THE BEACH! It's a big shame he's embraced that terrible process of recording each section of the orchestra separately, but perhaps it was a needed concession given the heavy metal element.
Jury's still out on the full score, I guess...
It´s great music fusion and I like prominent bass sound. Thank you for sharing.
This has been out for some time now. Curious to see if anyone has any thoughts?
I've listened to the full thing twice through, and, well... It's no ON THE BEACH, MOBY DICK, MAO'S LAST DANCER or certainly even a DAYBREAKERS, though it has some commonalities with that one (low brass clusters, distinct writing for low strings that seem to be a Gordon staple, etc.)
Still not really sure what to make of it. It seems the needs of the film have boxed Gordon into writing a score that doesn't really allow his talents to shine very bright here, though it's not completely without interest either.
Sadly I'm inclined to agree with you, Justin. It sounds like Gordon was stretching too far outside his comfort zone here. It almost sounds like a parody of something from a schlocky 90's video game or something (or at least what I imagine most of those sounded like - wasn't DOOM filled with music like this?).
"Doom" the film score? Kind of close to this. I have it fresh in my memory; I just watched the Nostalgia Critic's new review yesterday, which was the infamous "Doom" film. He even mentioned the score two or three times.
I can't say when it was made available exactly (I can only find the digital download album release date), but the CD release from Gordon's own label, MFM, can now be found whitout too much trouble (and it is the only way to get that score in a lossless format btw).
Unlike your run-of-the-mill Brian Tyler score (who often employs a similar approach), the orchestral and metal elements are each allowed space to breathe, making it more organic and interesting.
