Lost: Season 4 (Original Television Soundtrack) [SOUNDTRACK]

Michael Giacchino (Composer)

Product Details

• Composer: Michael Giacchino
• Audio CD (May 12, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B0025X4OSO
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #10,994 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally!, May 12, 2009

By	Caitlin Morrow (CA, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have been waiting for the release of this soundtrack since the beginning of Lost's fourth season last year. It was worth the wait! Giacchino is one of the finest composers on television. He masters both suspense and stirring emotion, capturing in sound everything that makes Lost such a great show. One of the things I love about the soundtracks are the recurring leitmotifs and themes, like the beautiful "Life and Death/Win One For The Reaper" theme that first appeared back in season 1. The track "Ji Yeon" combines that theme with "The Last To Know," another one of my favorite themes and "Locke of the Island" combines Locke's two themes with the Others theme, building on his growth over the seasons. But there are a lot of new themes on this album and it is worth purchasing the whole thing. If you only want a few songs, head over to Amazon's mp3 store and pick up some of the more powerful tracks to relive season 4. My favorites are "Of Mice and Ben" (Ben surrenders to Keamy at the end of the finale, part 1), "There's No Place Like Home" (the Oceanic 6 is reunited with their families off-Island), "The Constant" (who can forget Desmond's call to Penny from the freighter?), "Locke-ing Horns" (the survivors split into two factions and go their separate ways... Jack cries), "Lost Away - Or Is It?" (the best version of Sayid's theme so far) and "Hostile Negotiations" (the death of Alex--it's like a more concentrated version of Ben's sad piano theme in the third season track "Dharmacide"). I have a preference for the character and emotional themes, but I'm sure some people prefer the action ("Bobbing For Freighters" is a good one). I could keep going and list half the album-- it is just that good. Preview it for yourself!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Giacchino keeps creating magic, June 10, 2009

By	Petri Messkurrzky - See all my reviews

This review isn't as detailed as some of the others, but I will definitely add to their claims that Giacchino's efforts for this series continue to be stellar. Adding in a couple of new themes and giving some of the older ones new life is proof that this album will be a bit different than the others, but still follows the same orchestral feel. I certainly hope we, the consumers, get two more albums from this great series.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another excellent Lost soundtrack, June 9, 2009

By	J. Cardello - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

My expectations were high for this album, and I was not disappointed in the slightest. This is some of Michael Giacchino's best work. He's developed a very specific sound for Lost, yet within that sound are countless themes and motifs that he's constantly adapting and modifying and developing in fascinating ways. Granted, season 4 is probably the weakest thus far, musically speaking and otherwise. And yet this was still the one album I KNEW I'd be buying this year!

This soundtrack is similar in format to the first two - it's one disc with music from the whole season. Even though it doesn't have a separate disc with the complete soundtrack for the season finale (like season 3), you won't feel cheated when it comes to the finale: half of the disc is taken up by music from "There's No Place Like Home," starting with the track of the same name. This was a good decision - the last half of the disc really shines, with a lot of exciting action music and consistently excellent use of the various themes.

That's not to say the first half is bad, though. We're introduced to the new theme for the freighter in "Time and Time Again," Walt and Michael's theme FINALLY makes it onto CD in "Michael's Right to Remain Wrong," and "Ji Yeon" features a gorgeous but heartbreaking counterpoint between the theme for Sun and Jin and the life and death theme. But I always find myself eagerly anticipating "There's No Place Like Home," in which the Oceanic 6 theme is beautifully introduced, and after which the music sustains a very high level of awesomeness. Listen for outstanding variations of the traveling theme introduced in the season 1 soundtrack's "Hollywood and Vines," tense use of the freighter theme and main theme AND Sun and Jin's theme in "Bobbing for Freighters" (a favorite track of mine), and the most heroic statement of Ben's theme yet in "Locke of the Island," followed by a chilling stillness after the Island...well, you have to watch the show to find out what happens to the Island. =)

Anyway, this is a fantastic soundtrack, 100% worth the money. If you're new to the music of Lost, I do recommend buying the soundtracks in order...don't start with this one. But if you've got the first three and you haven't ordered this one, what are you waiting for?!