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Brightburn
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

 

Composer: Timothy Williams
Label: Sony Masterworks
sonymusicmasterworks.com
RRP: £13.99
G010004083601N
886447678855
Release Date: 10 May 2019


Sony Music announces the release of Brightburn original motion picture soundtrack with music by multi-award winning composer Timothy Williams. What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to humankind, he proved to be something far more sinister? In this horrific take on the classic superhero trope, a couple adopts a baby who came from the stars. While they attempt to raise the boy to use his powers for good, an evil begins to grow inside that he unleashes...

It's a bold move to fuse horror and epic superhero-esque themes under the one umbrella, and for sheer originality this is worthy of your time. However, Timothy Williams's (I'm Not Ashamed, Red Sky, Walking with the Enemy) score for Brightburn sounds, for the most part, like your standard horror score. That's not to say that it's cliched or formulaic, it's just that it's dark and moody with only the occasional memorable theme.

Of the soundtrack, Williams says: "Being able to merge two genres which have never been combined before, superhero and horror, was an amazing experience. I was thankful for a close collaborative relationship with the director Dave Yarovesky. We worked on the idea of a main theme at the beginning that would be simple and reflect the emotional investment of hope in the story. You hear this in a three note piano solo theme. As Brandon's power increases, we begin to feel the weight and power of a large orchestra which then bends and distorts with Brandon's descent into evil. The low strings and low brass mutate the theme and processed percussion pumps up the tension. Because Brandon is this kid from another world, I got to develop some unique sounds using a bespoke library for the ROLI which bends and pitches sound as well. Overall it was a dream come true to create this sound for a new genre film."

While it might not be to everyone's taste, it's an interesting score which, like the film, is different enough to make it worth seeking out.

7

Darren Rea

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