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Diabolique: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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Randy Edelman, usually noted for his light and more upbeat music, does a 180 here and delivers a darker and more melancholy score and considering the film he wrote the music for, it makes perfect sense. The main theme is good and contains those typical Edelman trademark sounds in it. The theme, performed by Edelman on piano, can be found in almost every track, so it is not hard to miss. The rest of the music consists of everything you would expect to find in a thriller score: dark and ominous strings, pianos, and blaring brass notes here and there. "Desperation", "Missing Persons", and "Two Females and a Guy" contain some exciting action sequences, while "A Stimulating Bath" and "Searching Through Drawers" contain frantic percussion. The rest of the tracks are very similar to each other and the end cue, "In the Arms of Love" by Sherry Williams, is a dumb blues tune that should have been left off the soundtrack altogether. If you are a diehard Edelman fan or enjoy Bernard Herrmann-like thriller music, then this soundtrack should satisfy you. Otherwise, watch the movie first and then make the judgment.

I have no idea why on earth Amazon sees any reason to combine reviews for the movie (I never saw it, I have no idea if it's any good, and I don't even care) with reviews for the soundtrack (It's great music). Are they unable to realize that a soundtrack CD can be appreciated on its own completely apart from the movie, what the movie was about, or if it was any good? The soundtrack is good, I'm reviewing the soundtrack and not the movie. Pay attention and don't let the bad movie reviews here reflect AT ALL on the reviews of the soundtrack (aside from Amazon's averaging system which in this case is messed up).