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Post by grahamthomson on Jun 16, 2009 6:56:50 GMT
itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=320085013&s=143444£7.99 for 14 DRM-free tracks on the UK iTunes Store. (It won't be out for a while yet on the US store.) ***NOTE: SOME TRACK TITLES MIGHT BE SPOILERS*** This time, the soundtrack is lot more industrial sounding with a harsher, more electronic edge. Nothing playful, either. It sounds a lot broader, too, with a much wider range of instruments used (including some electric guitar, and one particular track mixes in some Linkin Park riffs). I think I prefer the first film's score. Revenge of the Fallen's is much less derivative, but also much less melodic. Nothing here compares to the first film's "Arrival to Earth" piece.
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 16, 2009 17:36:35 GMT
Hmmm, after I buy a blank CD to burn it to, the physical release will only be £1 more so I'll wait for that.
Though less melodic, does it work as a standalone listen, ie enjoyable in its own right?
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Jun 16, 2009 19:27:46 GMT
Out of curiosity where are you seeing it for nine quid? I've only been able to find the CD on import for £18 so far(on Amazon who also have it up for download).
I've had a listen to the samples on the Amazon MP3 store and I am in two minds now as to whether to get the CD or to pick it up as a download. It is difficult to tell from thirty second snippets but none of the tracks feel quite as strong as the previous films score. I am in two minds as to whether it is worth nearly twenty-squid. At eight quid for the download I might be better inclined to it.
Karl
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 16, 2009 21:09:23 GMT
Out of curiosity where are you seeing it for nine quid? I've only been able to find the CD on import for £18 so far(on Amazon who also have it up for download). Karl I've never seen new movie scores priced more than £9.99 in HMV or FOPP so I am presuming ROTF will be the same price when it comes out. Download would cost me £9 as I'd have to pop to Poundland for a pack of blank CD's to have a phsyical copy to play on the CD player. -Ralph |
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Post by legios on Jun 16, 2009 21:30:12 GMT
Ah, gotcha. I follow you know. (I should probably have worked that out but my brain is very slow at the moment - some sort of industrial action I think).
Download option is slightly cheaper for me to back up as I have scads of blank media kicking around in various drawers due to my tendency to forget I have bought CD- and DVD-R's and buy new ones every so often.
Karl
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 16, 2009 21:34:23 GMT
To be honest, unless downloads are around £4 or more cheaper the appeal is lost on me. I'd rather just have the physical copy.
-Ralph
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Post by grahamthomson on Jun 17, 2009 8:52:38 GMT
Though less melodic, does it work as a standalone listen, ie enjoyable in its own right? Not to my ears. The first film's score at least sounded orchestral during the action-orientated pieces, and on the whole a lot more listenable in its own right. The ROTF score is a lot noiser and the faster-paced pieces feel a lot darker and crueler to suit the tone of the film and thus, to me at least, not so easier listening. Plus I am not a fan of the sound of electric guitars, so the addition of those distresses my tympanics. There are a few of the rousing, choir-based pieces mixed in, but on the whole it's a lot more industrial. As a soundtrack to a relentless action-bang, action-crash film it's well suited, it just lacks the charm and warmth of the first one. |
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