The Sound and Music of Deus Ex: Human Revolution

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Get a glimpse into the sound and music elements from Square Enix's upcoming DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION video game. Since the launch of the first trailer, I've been greatly anticipating composer Michael McCann's original score. And, oh yeah, the game looks pretty playmazing as well.

We only have a few more days to wait as DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION releases on the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and Windows PC next week.

So what do you think of what you've heard so far?

You can check the official site here

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Soundtrack) by Steve Jablonsky (Review)

Less Than Meets the Ear
Review by Richard Buxton

Third time lucky for MICHAEL BAY and his not-so disguised robots? Box-office figures say yes, critics suggest other however, not that the series was in need of any luck. With DARK OF THE MOON comes the end of MICHAEL BAY’S role as director, rounding out a heavily divisive trilogy of a series that will undoubtedly be extended into the future for as long as Paramount can squeeze a few extra bucks out of it. Needless to say, DARK OF THE MOON’S predecessor REVENGE OF THE FALLEN was far from a classic, and is arguably the embodiment of Hollywood’s innovation and originality famine that shows no signs of ending. As long as the money keeps flowing, things are unlikely to change, leaving audiences with a choice of either seeking out pastures new or embracing the likes of the TRANSFORMERS movies in the hope that they can offer a satisfying distraction.

DARK OF THE MOON, like REVENGE OF THE FALLEN, is a strikingly lengthy distraction running at 154 minutes long and one that largely consists of inconsequential filler that drags the film by the scruff of the neck towards the next, admittedly visually stunning, action sequence. There is certainly a lot of opportunity for STEVE JABLONSKY to finally let loose here, and ever so occasionally he does to great effect. Yet this effect is frequently diminished by an overall lack of coherence thematically and structurally.

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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Soundtrack) by Steve Jablonsky (Review)

A Cold Serving
Review by Richard Buxton

2007 saw the release of TRANSFORMERS but to the dismay of many a film score fan, its arrival did not bring with it an original score, but instead merely a soundtrack release of barely relevant material. Yet, thanks to persistent clamour from fans, STEVE JABLONSKY’S score was eventually let loose to a fanfare of excitement, at least from those who had asked for it. 2009’s sequel, REVENGE OF THE FALLEN, was not to suffer the months of suspended animation between film and score and fan fervour was subsequently significantly subdued. Was this purely a case of skipping the period of anticipation towards the release, or did it stem purely from a sense of disappointment in how the music sounded alongside the film? Critical and fan reception would suggest a sentiment resembling the latter. Sales-wise the score outperformed the original, but it was met with significantly less excitement post-listen.

With the third TRANSFORMERS film’s release in June 2011 came the apparent end of MICHAEL BAY’S involvement in the franchise, rounding out his trilogy of contributions to the war between Autobots and Decepticons. While the first film in the series failed to set any particularly noteworthy benchmarks in areas other than visual FX, it is undoubtedly the most critically favored of the three. REVENGE OF THE FALLEN however was met with almost universal derision for being “a horrible experience of unbearable length” (Ebert, 2009), an understandable criticism for a summer blockbuster that runs for a total of 150 minutes. Regardless of the film itself, surely such a long running time would allow JABLONSKY the time to craft a deep, enriched and fleshed out listening experience that would surpass the original? Sadly, not.

JABLONSKY’S work for the first film was never more than a simple and entertaining listening experience, and it never pretended otherwise. His themes for the Autobots, their arrival, and the Decepticons were memorable in that they were simply pleasing to the ear and refreshed the memory of the various key moments in the film. Unfortunately, his score for the sequel bizarrely discards almost all relation to the stronger moments of the first score, leaving the listener to navigate their way through a largely forgettable array of action music in order to find anything repeatedly listenable.

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Girl with the Dragon Tattoo soundtrack peak from Trent Reznor

Academy Award winning composer TRENT REZNOR (The Social Network) has recently posted a bit from his upcoming score for the highly anticipated GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO adaptation by David Fincher.

The film will release in December, so those of you (and I know there a A LOT of you) who loved the teaser trailer and its music, this should tide you over for a little while longer.

Doesn't do much for me, but what do you think of the piece?