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StreamingSoundtracks.com - Sunshine (2007) - John Murphy, Underworld, Underworld & John Murphy, John Murphy & Underworld
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Album
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Sunshine (2007) |
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Artist
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John Murphy, Underworld, Underworld & John Murphy, John Murphy & Underworld |
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Year
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2007 |
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Genre
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Soundtrack |
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Rating
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Contributor
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Saffron |
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1 review done for this album. |
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| Two brilliant themes. The rest ranges from so-so to painful. |
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Johnny_Cage |
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17 Apr 2010 |
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"Adagio in D Minor" is memorable to anyone who has seen the Danny Boyle-directed sci-fi adventure "Sunshine." The theme has a build-up effect that works so well. Each passing second is better than the last. The music is so moving that it soon became borrowed for several trailers for other projects including 2008's "Blindness."
"Capa's Last Transmission Home" is another highlight of the score. It's a soft synthesized theme that is repetitive yet soothing. A better version of this theme is heard in "Capa Meets the Sun" which also includes dialogue by actor Cillian Murphy.
Unfortunately, the rest of this score doesn't offer a lot of material that the general ST community will appreciate. It is very dark in tone and non-melodic which can be an automatic turn-away factor for listeners "Welcome to Icarus II" is mostly dialogue and sound effects. It's effective in setting the mood for the film and score, but it doesn't work well as a stand-alone track in an SST queue. The same can be said for Kanada's Death Pt 1, although this one can arguably be classified as music.
"Mercury" and "Trey's Fate" are mostly quiet with some background guitar to break up the monotony. "Searle Finds the Crew", "Freezing Outside", "Pinbacker Slashes Capa" and "Cassie Searches" all contain generic suspense music that are commonly found in the "Things are quiet but will SUDDENLY BE LOUD!" horror films. These cues were written for the third act of the film where the tone turns from sci-fi to horror.
"Freezing Inside" begins with a subtle variation of the Adagio theme before venturing off into its own noise. Not much to say about this one or "Corazon Finds the Seedling."
"Capa Suits Up" is a decent track that is a bit faster than the others and sounds like a build-up to your typical action cue.
"Capa's Jump" sounds a bit out of place on the album. It should have been used to finish off the epic Adagio theme, but is instead presented on its own without reason.
"Distortions" is honest with itself. It is incredibly messy with constant static and features some of the most irritating sound effects that even Lloyd Christmas couldn't make funny. A zombie's scream is the closest thing to compare it to. It is a downright painful listen and should have been omitted altogether.
"Peggy Sussed" is loud, obnoxious and a very unsuitable way to conclude the film and album. A more quiet piece would have more appropriate to follow the grand finale of the Adagio theme.
Much like the personalities that put it together, Sunshine is an unorthodox score and incredibly messy at times. Much of the material is too painful to recommend. However IMO, the Adagio theme and Capa's theme are worth the price to download from iTunes. (The album is not available in retail stores or Amazon.)
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