Hello Everyone!
I'm so sorry about not posting for awhile. I was just really really busy and had no time to do any write-ups. But I'm back now and as I promised last week, I'm going to tell you about "Man of Steel" and its gorgeous soundtrack CD.
It really is a beautiful soundtrack, that Hans Zimmer crafted for the new Superman movie. With tinkling, atmospheric soundscapes, full of hope and fragile beauty, "Look to the Stars" is a perfect example of that... combining delicate, yet animated, electronic colours with choral elements and then transitioning into a more agitated and darting string section. It's beautifully moving and builds softly, changing and growing all the time.
Drums are a massive part of the soundtrack and it's one of my favourite elements. They're dark and thundering, and lend a thrilling, rhythmic dimension to the big action scenes. The excitement they provide is superb. Listen to "Oil Rig" or "If You Love These People" (this one gives me Lion King: soo dramatic and moving!)
The main triumph of this soundtrack, in my view, is how it's able to convey so much emotion. It's simply brimming with love, hope and pride. Hans Zimmer, through his use of simple melody and dynamic orchestration, gives heart and soul to the Man of Steel and truly elevates this movie to another level.
"Kryptons Last" features a gorgeous and devastating cello solo, which plays during the blazing, volcanic inferno, that marks the end of Krypton and with it, Kal-El's mother.
My favourite tracks on the CD are definitley "What Are You Going to Do When You Are Not Saving the World?" and "Flight". They are absolutely soaring productions, carrying so much heart and majesty, which was simply the perfect direction to take with the music for Man of Steel.
The former track is my favourite version of that stunning theme, that we hear so often in the film. It's pure magic and breathtakingly loaded with the love of a mother and father for their son. It transitions into a massive brass driven, epic conclusion, with terrific drum parts and is quite simply splendid. It captures the essence of Superman with astounding results.
The same goes for "Flight", which is more brooding, but then explodes into spectacular movie magic with great drum rhythms and emotive highs and lows.
I almost prefer listening to the music independant of the film, as it's so visual and stimulating in itself, that it hardly requires visuals at all. It's that good tbh!
There's plenty of dramatic drumming and dark brassiness to keep everything exciting, but for me it's the gorgeous emotional moments that make this collection shine.
8.5/10
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