QUICK LOOK: Week 15-2019 / New Releases
- FerniDJ
- Apr 15, 2019
- 3 min read
Easter is here, and everytime that spring holidays arrive everybody slows the pace and rests for a bit. So there are no BIG releases this week. But that does not means that you do not have some interesting music for the audiovisual around, that everybody should take a look at.
In our theaters, there are two well-known names that arrive this week. First of them is ambient-horror maestro Joseph Bishara. Again being to give us chills and scares in a new film from "The Conjuring / Insidious" universe. One more character that adds to its catalogue of ghosts: "The Curse of La Llorona". This time focus in a centuries old mexican folk tale that will bring the usual "boo" tricks, and the usual very effective and functional score from Bishara. This time adding some small touches of mexican folk to give it an appropiate color.
The second name is that of composer Carter Burwell, which is living a return of sorts to the limelight. After some years without much presence out of his Cohen Brothers collaborations, he is again offering us great examples of his delicate and classy work. This time for his first proper animated work (as "A Goofy Movie" and "Anomalisa", for me, stand as something different). "Missing Link" is the new Laika movie. A company that characterizes with a bold choice of composers (Brion, Marianelli or Coulais among them) that helps them to offer very interesting results to audiences. Usually Laika never fails to deliver, neither Burwell.
One of the great surprises, if you have not heard from it yet, is "The Man Who Killed Hitler, and then the Bigfoot". A film with that title and Sam Elliot on the lead is, simply, a must- see. If we add then the robust melodic work from Joe Kraemer, the result is just pure fun. A thematic score, full of drama, romance, pathos and suspense, with a lot of classic 70s vibes and a modern sensibility. Simply the heart of the movie.
Probably the lesser known composer would be Steve London. Although has been working since early 2000s, specially on TV and documentaries, he has a also worked on some films. "Stockholm" being the last one. The real story of the bank heist that created the basis for the "Stockholm Syndrome" is the canvas in which he paints a dramatic and serious score. Filled up with tensión on the strings, it helps to put a serious tone to what, initially, may look like a silly story.
On the television front, we have the release from the music of surprising Amazon Prime series "American Gods: Season 2". Although Brian Reitzell was responsible for the first, this time are Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans the ones in charge to bring their intricate work to the story. Of course they maintain a lot of the ambiental and electronic based sound from Reitzell. But they are able to add a bit more nuance and variety to the final result.
To end this week's releases, there is one great surprise that comes from Caldera Records. One of latest scores from Zbigniew Preisner. This time for a very special brazilian film that tell us the story of the three different female love stories. "The History of Eternity" has a very lovely and delicate score from the polish composer. One in which guitars and violins take lead with beautiful main theme, that is surrounded by a more slow and lingering sound. But a very bright and special kind of score that will make melody lovers enjoy. That's it!. Enjoy your Easter holidays (if you have them) with a lot of music!
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