What Still Remains
Released by Lakeshore Records, 2018
21 Tracks, with a Total Running Time of 41 min.
Music by Jonathan Beard
There are some scores that are in your face, with a pounding emitting from the speakers, almost like an audio assault. But personally, the ones that are more quiet and subdued, slowly creeping into your head instead of bursting in, are the ones that I’m more drawn to. It seems that is what composer Beard was going for with this score. There are a lot of strings used here, and a bit of piano, that create a perfect blend of music and sounds that while are more on the quiet side, they still can move you. Some tracks come across more like metal scraping in the distance, or some sort of wind chime from hell. But all works in creating this great ambiance.
I’ve always been a sucker for a nice and sad sounding violin, and it doesn’t take long for this score to deliver some of that. In Track 2, Journey to What Still Remains delivers that in spades. An instrument that can create such raw and sad emotions. Just love it. Or like Track 5, God Doesn’t Choose Sides, we have a soft little piano bit playing over and over in the background. There are a few tracks with a little quicker pace, such as Track 18, Attack, but Beard is still able to make it a powerful piece of music, whether it is slow or more upbeat.
I wasn’t really aware of Beard’s work until this score showed up, but I think he’s one I’ll have to keep an eye open for.
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