Soundtrack
Noah’s Barks pages relating to music soundtracks.
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Saint Etienne – “Asleep at the Wheels of Steel” (2002)
‘Asleep at the Wheels of Steel’ features more soundtrack work by Saint Etienne. Is anything on this compilation worthwhile? (read more)
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Paul Giovanni / Gary Carpenter / Magnet – “The Wicker Man”
The Wicker Man is an awesome movie, which you obviously know if you’re at this page, and part of that is because it has an awesome soundtrack, which you obviously know if you’re at this page. Unfortunately, the soundtrack is too “literally” organized like most soundtracks, separating the traditional vocal songs (the ones you’re getting… (read more)
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Wendy Carlos – “Clockwork Orange”
A bit amusing how hard of a time I had finding this release for a moment. I wasn’t aware that Wendy Carlos had a sex change after making this soundtrack and changed her name, and her previous name was cemented in the soundtrack album’s cover art. Anyway, A Clockwork Orange is one of the strangest,… (read more)
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Yasunori Mitsuda – “Chrono Trigger” (1995)
The thing that puts Chrono Trigger‘s soundtrack above that of most 16-bit SNES RPGs is the fact that while pretty much every RPG of the era tried to emulate the composition and “epic” feel of classical music (the predictable thing that makes most of them so dull nowadays), Yasunori Mitsuda went the extra mile to… (read more)
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Akira Yamaoka – “Silent Hill: Original Soundtrack” (1999)
For better or worse, the first Silent Hill soundtrack is quite different from its successors. While the soundtracks after this one showcased great haunting dark ambient melodies and trip hop influences that made them pleasant even outside of the game, the first Silent Hill game’s soundtrack focuses on lumbering, reverberating industrial noise that frequently features… (read more)
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Massive Attack – “Danny the Dog” (2004)
Danny the Dog sounds like a soundtrack album. It is, of course. My point is that it doesn’t stand well on its own, in my opinion. If you’re thinking there might be some songs with vocals here that might be worth salvaging, then no, there aren’t. There are no songs with vocals. Unless you’re a… (read more)
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Shoji Meguro – “Persona 3: Original Soundtrack”
Shoji Meguro is possibly the greatest video game composer of all time, and Persona 3 is one of his greatest works. Put two and two together… Meguro blends a variety of modern pop, electronic, and hip hop music, flourishing it with even more genres such as nu jazz, blues, and classical music to make a… (read more)
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Queen – “Flash Gordon”
Good for a soundtrack album. As a matter of fact, the soundtrack is pretty much the only thing worth watching the 1980 version of Flash Gordon for. The music suits the film’s themes and art direction perfectly, those being that of a mediocre, humorously camp ’80s sci-fi flick. In that sense, it’s a total triumph… (read more)