Search - Mark Isham :: The Crazies

Great Gothic Rock & Ethereal Soundtrack

Compay | New Orleans, LA | 03/19/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I haven't listened to many Mark Isham soundtracks, save for Crash, but Crazies is a solid 15-track score of dark original music. The overall vibe of the soundtrack is ethereal, with some gothic rock and atmospheric sounds weaved in. The instrumentation is very stark, but used to great effect.



The Crazies isn't as hard as Nine Inch Nails or other electronic and industrial rock albums, but it's still a solid score. The standout song on the album is "Had to Be Sure", a nine-minute track that's largely ambient with some harp and acoustic guitar here and there. The harder electronic tracks on the album, such as Oil Pen and Getaway, are unusually the shortest songs in the soundtrack.



Not the best score I've heard in years, but still right up my alley. If you enjoyed the score to movies like Book of Eli, or are a fan of dark ethereal music, you would definitely want to add this soundtrack to your collection."