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'He (Charlie Clouser) has created
an unconventional score that is as harsh and rusty
as the hacksaw used in the film, yet also incredibly
haunting and moving at times' - Saw director, James Wan.
I must admit right from the off that I've
yet to check out Saw, (too many
crisp-pack rattling twats in cinemas these days,
so it's DVD or broke for me I'm sad
to say), so my ramblings on this soundtrack disc
are restricted to listening to it as a stand-alone
CD, rather than as an accompaniment to the movie.
There's a world of difference: the 'Auschwitz-Birkenau'
piece from Schindler's List is a beautiful piece of music in it's own
right but when images from the film pop into your
head whilst listening, the tune becomes even more
chilling and effective. So with that point in
mind, and my apologies for not getting my lazy
arse to the cinema more often given, how does
the Saw soundtrack hold up?
Featuring tracks from Front Line Assembly, Pitbull
Daycare and Fear Factory and original music composed
by Charlie Clouser, this soundtrack will go down
pretty well with fans of NIN and Marilyn Manson,
not entirely surprising when Clouser's connections
with these artists, in the capacity of keyboardist/programmer/drummer,
are considered. Clouser's compositions reminded
my a little of NIN's score to that PC game
from years ago - Quake. Stretches of 'weird'
sounds, almost ambient noise, are punctuated with
clattering drum beats and loud, distorted guitar
parts. The contributions from the other artists
are as you would expect - aggressive, loud techno-metal.
Sadly the soundtrack lacks a real 'hook'
along the lines of Carpenter's Halloween theme but the songs are pretty good, (Fear Factory's
contribution is a great track), and I found Clouser's
work to be oddly relaxing - maybe that isn't
the desired effect but what the heck, I dug it.
Not wishing to state the obvious but this soundtrack
is much more effective when listened to in a darkened
room, through headphones. The music conjures images
of a Se7en-ish movie in my mind
and, since I haven't seen the film, if that
is appropriate then all responsible have (bad
joke alert) really hit the nail on the head with
this soundtrack. (Sorry!)
Track Listing
01. Sturm - Front Line Assembly
02. Hello, Adam
03. Bite The Hand That Bleeds - Fear Factory
04. Last I Heard...
05. Action - Enemy
06. Reverse Beartrap
07. You Make Feel So Dead - Pitbull Daycare
08. X Marks the Spot
09. Wonderful World - Psycho Pomps
10. Cigarette
11. We're Out of Time
12. F**k This S*!t
13. Hello Zepp
14. Zepp Overature
The disc runs for around 40 minutes and consists
of 14 tracks. The package carries liner notes
from director, James Wan, concerning the creation
of the soundtrack .
Certainly a disc that fans of the movie will
want to pick up. |
