Ethereal, haunting, dreamlike – these are the strands which flow in the opening title track. It is also quite beautiful. Similar strands run through the whole soundtrack therefore negating any discernable themes other than The Beast, a cue which highlights one of the main characters [fishing boat captain Baker Dill played by Matthew McConaughey] obsession with catching a king-sized tuna and how, like the cues ending, there is a tentative heartbeat and climatic ending – as the fish once again slips away from him.
It’s difficult to give any definition to the cues as it all melds together within the same structure, this is not a negative as the structure, which is relatively slow paced, is easy to lose yourself in. You drift and yet stay immersed. Girl At The Bridge is perhaps the stand out cue using a background voice to enhance a dream-like quality that turns eerie with deep notes and tremulous violins. At over just 6 minutes long it’s the scores most powerful piece.
Whilst the film has received none too positive reviews it has been tagged as having a noir setting and same could be said of the score which could also be indexed under sound palette and quickly forgotten but in its sameness it does have texture, it’s a whole rather than a score of parts. It’s Wallfisch in Blade Runner mode and it’s worth a listen.
Rating **1/2/*****
Label: Milan Music
1. Serenity 04:45
2. The Beast 04:03
3. Suit 02:34
4. Karen 01:58
5. Baker Dill 02:31
6. Patrick 02:56
7. Memory 02:18
8. Deliver Me From Temptation 02:32
9. He Wants Justice 02:27
10. Girl At The Bridge 06:48
11. I Am The Rules 04:03
12. Plymouth Island 01:53
13. I Remember You 03:46
14. Catch That Fish 01:57
15. How We See It 03:16
16. Creator 04:43
17. Justice 03:12
18. Alternate Reality 03:03
19. It’s Dad 03:45
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