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New Yorker composer John Frizzell's score for
Legion, without a doubt, is one of his
finest works. The film, starring the always excellent Paul Bettany,
addresses the loss of God's faith in humanity, so He sends the archangel
Michael to separate the men from the Apocalypse. It was expected a tense and
suspenseful score, and that is exactly we got from Frizzell.
The soundtrack album brings us 25 great score
tracks, of which I will highlight those that most caught my attention (difficult
task since it is a great job). In the track "Michael Descends", the
orchestra prevails, mixed with some electronic beats in the style of Marco
Beltrami and Buck Sanders (reminding a bit of their work on
Max Payne and The Hurt Locker), and Frizzell moves closer to the orchestrated part, using
in general a lot of violins and strings.
"It's Started" shows us more of this
mixture, when the track begins with cellos combined with electronic and
different sounds. Now "Old and Pissed Off" is dramatic, and employs the
harpsichord as its background, which is complemented by violas in Legatto. "Clouds
Don't Buzz" is fantastic, very well engineered, powerful and intense, with a
musical dynamic characterized by Molto Fortissimo, to excel and acting
as a prelude.
We pass
through other fine tracks like "Now
What?", "The Ice Cream Man" and "Attack of the Possessed," until we
arrive to the
great "God's Plan", which starts with a nostalgic cello, soon exploding in
strings
on your mysterious way. "Percy's Story" is also great just for being slow,
gentle and sad, and "Dark World" somewhat resembles the style of
Hans Zimmer
and James Newton Howard's score for
The Dark Knight.
"I Didn' Even Want This Baby" is by far
the most beautiful track, with piano and soft and sweet strings, with an
Andante pace but dense at the same time. Then it is followed by the highly tense "Open the Door", which
explodes through its mix of various instruments, creating a
deafening and totally agonizing sound. "Are We Safe Now?" is another
exquisite track as much "The Rebellious Son", that consists entirely of strings in
full force.
At last we
get the lovely "You Are The
True Protector," that creates a pure and strong atmosphere to close this beautiful
score, by far one Frizzell's best works. I
hope he continues to be so inspired on his next projects, standing out more
and more on his own merits. |
