The Ring | ||
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| 01 The Well (11:24) 02 Before You Die You See The Ring (7:09) 03 This Is Going To Hurt (2:48) 04 Burning Tree (10:13) 05 Not Your Mommy (3:59) 06 Shelter Mountain (4:10) 07 The Ferry (3:15) 08 I'll Follow Your Voice (6:28) 09 She Never Sleeps (2:17) 10 Let The Dead Get In (3:59) 11 Seven Days (3:24) 12 Television (4:00) Total Length: 1:03:12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Reviewed by - Grade: The long awaited score to Gore Verbinski's remake of the Japanese horror phenomenon RINGU finally makes it onto your local movie soundtrack shelves March 15, 2005.
This haunting score combines music from both The Ring and The Ring 2 and is composed by Hans Zimmer, Henning Lohner, and Martin Tillman. I must first say that Verbinski's vision of The Ring is absolutely
terrifying. Some of you may be laughing, but when I say terrifying it is not so much the jump scenes in the film that creep me out. Rather, it was the clostorphobic design that was created with an unknown horror lurking in the shadows.
A lot of the scenes were of individual people, alone, and seemingly exposed to the horror of the Ring. It was that sense of aloneness that really ate at me while watching the film. Even the scenes of Samara, she is almost always
shown by herself. The ony time with her mother, she is killed. How then do you compose a score to create an emptiness that seemingly has a permieter of terror? With lots of strings, synthesized echoes, wails, and heartbeats. Add in some chaotic
sequences of random sounds and you have The Ring. The opening track 'The Well' opens softly with a sweet piano lullaby and a soft chorus of strings that contain an underlying notion of horror. The mood changes swiftly into a darker slower deeper echo of the opening theme played out in form by a suite of cellos. All the while, a xylophone reminds us that this is the story of a little girl. It's always the children that make the worst horror icons. So innocent, so sweet, yet so dark and deadly. Zimmer appears to capture this perfectly. Where he fell short with Hannibal, he recovers very quickly with this score. The Well and The Burning Tree are both over ten minutes long and I believe suites that comprise the majority of music from the first film (although I could be wrong). Amazingly, Zimmer's opening theme moves even more quickly to a fast paced sweeping song reminescent of the old days of Danny Elfman. He weaves effortlessly between the fast and slower paced themes and seems to be having fun while doing so. Later tracks contain some of the electronic sound effects heard throughout the film and really add to the tension, drama, and terror of the entire film. I really enjoy this score as it reminds me of a combination of Psycho, Black Beauty, and with the final track Black Sabbath. An eclectic combination. I know it sounds strange, but I cannot help but continue to play the songs over and over, even the newer tracks for The Ring 2, they seem to have this captivating rhythm to them. Maybe it's just like the tape in the film, maybe I cannot turn away. I do not think this score will be for everyone, but the most ardent of fans will appreciate what this score accomplishes. It doesn't try to take itself too seriously and isn't always a terrifying listening experience. In fact, there are several tracks (for example Let the Dead get In) that are more of new age in style that have a rhythmic pulse to them, seemingly out of an eighties flick where the hero teenager is being chased by the bad guys. I know it sounds corny, but that's what these tracks reminded me of. How do they fit into The Ring 2? I don't know quite yet since the film isn't out. But for the tracks that are there from The Ring, I am haunted enough by the music to be reminded that Samara is quite possibly standing right behind me. Staring down on me as I type these words. Maybe I only have 7 days to live... More Movie Soundtracks
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