Repeat listens, though, reveal all kinds of inspired touches. If An Unexpected Journey‘s contrast of small and large themes felt a bit signposted, The Desolation Of Smaug throws you into Tolkein’s world without a map.įamiliar tunes are there, along with the age-old uppy-downy rule (good guys go up, bad go down), but they’re combined with a wealth of new material to the point where it’s easy to dismiss the seemingly directionless sound. In fact, this might just be the best of the lot. His work on The Lord Of The Rings made Middle-earth come to life – and his two soundtracks for The Hobbit have kept it that way.
If movie music is about capturing the feel of what’s onscreen, there’s no greater composer than Howard Shore. Must-listen track: The Forest River (Extended Version) Never has the word “soundtrack” been more apt. What Price creates? It’s out of this world. A thrilling action theme with no percussion? That’s bold. Weaving that with a haunting vocal line that nails Dr Ryan Stone’s lonely struggle to survive, Gravity manages to move and terrify in equal measure.
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