Elektra (Original Motion Picture Score) [Soundtrack]

Christophe Beck (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Christophe Beck
• Audio CD (January 25, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Varèse Sarabande
• ASIN: B00076YP6C
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #190,322 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Main Title - Christophe Beck

2. DeMarco's End

3. Ferry Crossing

4. Insomnia

5. Ninjas

6. The Hand

7. Gnarly Gongs

8. Stick

9. Just Sit Quietly

10. The Kiss

11. Escape from McCabe's (Beck / Kliesch)

12. Tattoo

13. The Forest

14. Wolf Run

15. Typhoid

16. Just a Girl

17. Homecoming

18. Candle Trick

19. Kirigi

20. Hedge Maze Brawl

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

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Genre: Soundtracks & Scores
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 25-JAN-2005

Customer Reviews

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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Weird, but not a complete surprise, June 3, 2005

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Jessica Levai (MA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Elektra (Original Motion Picture Score) (Audio CD)

Okay, by now we all have our opinions of the movie. I, personally, was grossly disappointed. So why did I buy this score? As a fan of Buffy, I had a soft spot for Christophe Beck. The review at filmtracks.com of this Elektra score will tell you that this music is a departure for Beck, but that isn't really true. If you've listened to the "Suite from 'Restless'" on the Buffy-Once More With Feeling CD, you pretty much know what you're in for.

Specifically, you're in for 45 minutes of funky percussion, clanging gongs, blasting horns, some other instruments I can't quite identify, and one soft, slow track at the end. So if you like that, then enjoy.

I myself actively like only two tracks: "De Marco's End," which is slightly kick-a$$ but only at the end, and "Insomnia." "Ninjas" has a bit of a James Horner vibe, like "Bishop's Countdown" from _Aliens_. (Of course, the scores for lots of action pictures claim a "Bishop's Countdown"-style track.)

I would have liked the album more if it had a good movie to refer to. Since it didn't, I can't really recommend it on the music alone. But if you like non-traditional scores (or only listen to the second half of _Children of Dune_) this might be worth a spin.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Elektric, December 25, 2009

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Fourlocks - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Elektra (Original Motion Picture Score) (Audio CD)

This score CD suffers two-fold. It is based on a sequel that was not well-received from a source movie that was also either loved or hated. That is a shame. I found this score to capture the tone of the film. I felt that Christophe Beck did the best he could to musically showcase the sequences in the film. However, the music is not so distinctive that it is easily identifiable.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great score, March 24, 2007

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Steven E. Rose - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Elektra (Original Motion Picture Score) (Audio CD)

I love this score! Every time I listen to it I can picture the scene each song is from!