I had seen the movie and was struck by the great music. The CD was terrific. I gave it as a gift and I play ii all the time in my place. Great music soundtrack.
Alexander Desplat is becoming the film composer of the 21st century. everything he writes is deliciously lyrical and inviting to the ear without the film it was created for. his music is paired with a variety of tunes that bring home the romance in this this lovely and very timely film.
However, best of all for me is the fact that The Last Jedi is a nostalgia bomb of the highest order. I love Star Wars music. I always have. Hearing these legendary themes on the big screen, in new settings, in new combinations, in this universe, gave me more goosebumps than any other score this year, and it’s legitimately the first Star Wars movie to make me cry. It is, beyond question, one of the best scores of 2017.
Greenwood’s music is distinct in how rarely it nudges the audience with any clues about how to emotionally register what’s happening on screen — which some would say is the very purpose of film music — yet never stops drawing viewers further into what amounts to a great psychological mystery story.
The movie that catapulted Ang Lee into the ranks of upper echelon Hollywood filmmakers, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon features a deft mix of amazing martial arts battles, beautiful scenery, and tasteful drama.
With its marvellously suggestive title and thought-provoking exploration of sensuality, this indie chiller is a contemporary horror fan's dream come true.