6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Not what I'd normally listen to, but..., October 15, 2004
This review is from: Scream: Music From The Dimension Motion Picture (Audio CD)
Scream is one of those movies in which the songs are as much a part of the environment as the physical objects. Fortunately, it also stands on its own very well. The songs aren't exactly within my genre of music (for that, look at the Scream 3 soundtrack), but Wes Craven and Co. have selected a stellar combination of slow rock, pop, and ambience as a companion to the ultimate "post-modern" (whatever that means) horror movie.
"Youth of America," by Birdbrain, is the standout track, but by no means is it the only good one. My other favorites are "Whisper," "Better than Me," and Moby's "Last Cool Hive." While I like Soho's interpretation of "Whisper to a Scream," I don't understand why they couldn't just put on the original, by Icicle Works. Same goes for Alice Cooper's defining song, "School's Out," here done by The Last Hard Men.
My other complaint is that, for a soundtrack, it's so short. The music industry seems to have realized recently that soundtracks are a good place to pack on 19 or 20 like-minded songs, even if most never appear in the film (hence the term "Inspired by the Motion Picture"). While only putting on songs that actually appeared in the movie does keep it more honest, I have come to expect a solid hour, at least, from the average soundtrack. But I guess the movie came out before that trend had really caught on, so it's not something I can really hold against it.
I also appreciate the fact that a track from the film's score was included. Marco Beltrami's score was completely unlike anything that had ever appeared in a horror movie before; rather than rely on the time-tested rehashing of traditional, tension-building orchestral pieces ripped of from the masters like Bernard Herrmann, Beltrami denied that any horror movie had existed before Scream (musically speaking, natch), and built a score from scratch. The result was a mixture of different noises--choruses, pianos, sound effects reminiscent of metal striking metal--that were weaved together to become something chilling, euphonious, and melodic. It fit the movie like a glove. Listen to the last track for a hint of that genius.
Great stuff, these tracks. If you like any sort of music, give them a listen. I can't imagine how you could avoid being pleased by at least one of them.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great for fans of the movie, March 14, 2003
This review is from: Scream: Music From The Dimension Motion Picture (Audio CD)
The soundtrack captures the creepy feel of the movie very well. The BEST song on the CD is "First Cool Hive," but "Youth of America," "Whisper to a Scream" and the score track are good too. This soundtrack is not all over musical genres like Scream 2 and is more rock-minded than metal-minded like Scream 3. Anyone who loves the movie will dig the soundtrack. Out of the Scream trilogy, this is the best pairing of movie to music. If you like "Sidney's Lament" you should by the CD combining the scores of Scream and Scream 2.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
It's not a scream but pretty good, April 29, 2003
This review is from: Scream: Music From The Dimension Motion Picture (Audio CD)
I used to listen to this all the time when I first bought it but not that much anymore as the songs have dated a little. It has some great songs on it such as Birdbrain's Youth of America and Nick Cave's Red Right Hand (you may have heard this in the X-files).
It is a good soundtrack if you want to be in a dark mood for writing horror stories or for halloween or something. Most songs contain lyrics but there are a few instrumental ones.
It has a few small photographs from the movie inside the single page album cover.
If you're a huge fan of the movie you will want this one if your not you probably don't.
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