Featuring
Mike Oldfield, Jack Nitzsche, Anton Webern and others. (2018/45 min).
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Review
by Josey, the Sudden Cat🙀
I
should start by stating that The Exorcist is, in my opinion,
the greatest horror film ever made. Everything about it is
note-perfect, including the music, which only serves enhance the
eerie atmosphere and slow-burning dread.
That
being said, as an isolated listening experience, that same music
leave a lot to be desired. Placed front, center and out of context,
many tracks are just shapeless atonal noise, featuring screeching
strings, weird sound effects and abrasive percussion. The longer
tracks - some of which run ten minutes long - are the worst
offenders.
Worse
yet, the volume leveling is all over the place. Case-in-point, the
first track, "Iraq," begins ominously before pointlessly
tacking on the audio clip from that scene, at a jarringly higher
volume. Other tracks have long segments which are barely audible. The
most iconic piece, the piano segment from Mike Oldfield's "Tubular
Bells," takes a full minute to fade in. The original tune didn't
do that, nor is it presented that way in the movie. Anyone
considering picking up the disc for that track alone should seek out Oldfield's album instead.
As
effective as it is in The Exorcist, some soundtracks simply
don't lend themselves to casual listening. This limited edition re-release might be of
interest to collectors, but others are better off enjoying the music
where it was meant to be heard.
KITTY CONSENSUS:
MEH.
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