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12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Listening Out For The Watchmen, March 3, 2009
Should you get this? Absolutely yes. Why? Because it's an accomplished, mature piece of work that captures perfectly the essence of the graphic novel, so even if the movie's no good (although I think and hope it'll be brilliant-out this Friday!!) you could read the book to it.
I'd never heard of Tyler Bates before this but he's definitely someone to look out for. The disc itself is just shy of 45 minutes and features 21 tracks of music that feels like an organic part of the story rather than just bits and pieces of incidental music lifted out of the movie and put on cd.
Whereas the Iron Man soundtrack makes one want to don the suit and kick some bad guy behind, Watchmen is a little less heroic sounding (if you've read the novel, you'll know why) but never fear! The opening track 'Rescue Mission' and 'Prison Fight' later on, do a brilliant job of ticking that box.
Having listened to it a few times now, I'd say that while it has an undercurrent of sweeping glory a la Independence Day, for the most part, it's beautifully almost melancholic, expertly depicting the depairing feel of a world going to hell (don't worry-it isn't really); 'Just Look Around You' conveys that world of darkness, with very little light left, impressively, and coupled with the moving pictures, I'm thinking it'll have major impact.
It's listenable all the way through, start to finish, but there are some eyebrow raisers: 'I'll Tell You About Rorschach' is strangely creepy but possibly that's about the events that created the character rather than a musical portrait. Meanwhile, track 'Edward Blake-The Comedian' totally sounds like something from an adult movie-I imagine, not ever having seen one. No I haven't and wipe that smirk off your face!
Track 20 is a slice of Mozart's Requiem which fits just fine here, and a schmaltzy oh-so-80s 'I Love You' with it's soft strains of electric and acoustic guitars with harmonics and slides, closes the deal.
All (well, hopefully all, you know how soundtracks are notorius for leaving things out) the song songs are on a separate cd featuring giants from before my time such as Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin: I've heard of the players but am not so familiar with their music so I'm holding off on that other one until I can hear them in the movie.
But do get this score if you are in awe of the graphic novel and into your soundtracks anyway.
THREE DAYS TO GO!!! SMILE!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great music to match a great movie!, March 12, 2009
I'm a movie soundtrack collector and, after listening to the samples of the soundtrack for this movie, I just had to add it to my collection. After I watched the movie, the soundtrack actually took a deeper meaning as it matched the bleakness of an earlier America. In the past I've enjoyed Tyler Bates soundtrack for the movie 300 and he did a great job once again scoring the soundtrack for Watchmen.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
LOVE IT, March 16, 2009
gotta say I'm a little bias, I loved the movie, BUT gotta say, through the movie I was thinking 'love the music'.
That being said I love the cd, the music is perfect for the film, I have to say I really like Tyler bates I think he has a real unique view on music. Loved his work on 300 too
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