Soundtrack Review: Trigger Man / The Roost

Trigger Man / The Roost
Released by Moviescore Media
21 Tracks with a total running time of 43 min.
Composed by Jeff Grace

Strange how a soundtrack could make you go back and revisit a film that you had turned off the first time you attempted to watch it because it was terrible. That is what happened with me and Ti West’s Trigger Man. I got through the first ten minutes and couldn’t go any further. Sometime later, I had picked up Grace’s score for Stakeland and was really impressed with it. So I started to look up some of this other scores and came across this CD that had both Trigger Man and The Roost on it for a pretty cheap price, so I figured what the hell.

Soundtrack Review: Razorback

Razorback
Released in 1984
13 Tracks with a total running time of 38 min.
Music Composed and Performed by Iva Davies

Sometimes it is these smaller movies that you don’t really think about that can really impress you when it comes to simple things like the soundtrack. We picked up a copy of this one at a convention, not remembering if it was any good or not, but since I’m a sucker for soundtracks and the price was right, I figured I’d give it a try. Composed and performed by Iva Davies, who is most well known for being in a band called Icehouse, being one of the biggest rock stars in Australia. This film was the first time he worked on a soundtrack, only doing a couple more throughout his long career in the music business. But that didn’t stop him from creating a wonderful score here.

Soundtrack Review: Wish Upon

Wish Upon
Released by Lakeshore Records, 2017
25 Tracks with a Total Running time of 42 min.
Music by tomandandy

When four notes of a score hook you in, showing just what kind of music you’re in for, the composer has done something right. There are a ton of scores out there that while are good and fill out the background while the movie is playing, a good and creepy score will grab you right away, burrowing its way into your psyche. The four notes that I mentioned are used throughout the entire score, but it is that one chilling part that gets you.

Soundtrack Review: Stonehearst Asylum

Stonehearst Asylum
Released by Lakeshore Records, 2014
31 Tracks with a total running time of 78 min.
Music by John Debney

This was a score that I received to review and never even heard of the title before hand, so you go into it completely blind…or deaf as the case may be. But it doesn’t take but a few seconds into the first track, Eliza’s Theme, for the composer to draw you in. By that time, he’s got you hooked. For being a horror film, this soundtrack contains so many beautiful pieces of music, but it still is able to give the listener’s the darker element needed for it.

Soundtrack Review: The Fog

The Fog
Released by Silva Screen Records
34 Tracks, with a running time of 109 min.
Composed and performed by John Carpenter

Soundtrack Review: The Abominable Dr. Phibes

The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Released by Perseverance Records, 2005
14 Tracks, with a running time of 39:49 min.
Composed by Basil Kirchin

Soundtrack Review: Colossal

Colossal
Released by Lakeshore Records, 2017
11 Tracks with a Total Running Time of 40 min.
Music By Bear McCreary