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SHERLOCK HOLMES

 ABOUT THE SOUNDTRACK

Composer: Hans Zimmer
Label:
Sony Music Entertainment
Release Date: January 12, 2010
Links:
www.sonybmg.com




 

 



TRACK LISTING
1
Discombobulate (2:25)
2
Is It Poison, Nanny (2:53)
3
I Never Woke Up In Handcuffs Before (1:44)
4
My Mind Rebels At Stagnation (4:31)
5
Data, Data, Data (2:15)
6
He's Killed The Dog Again (3:15)
7
Marital Sabotage (3:44)
8
Not In Blood, But In Bond (2:13)
9
Ah, Putrefaction (1:50)
10
Panic, Shear Bloody Panic (2:38)
11
Psychological Recovery.....6 Months (18:18)
12
Catatonic (6:44)

ALBUM REVIEW:

Given that English director Guy Ritchie is giving renowned detective Sherlock Holmes a spanking new feel, it only makes sense that Germany born composer Hans Zimmer comes on board to provide a snazzy music score for the latest screen update of the famed crime solver. And for those who are familiar with Zimmer’s highly entertaining works (Kung Fu Panda, Pirates of the Caribbean series), they can be assured that this will also be one enjoyable ride, and we mean every 52 minute of this soundtrack album.

From the opening track “Discombobulate”, score collectors would immediately identify this as Zimmer’s work. The signature energy is unmistakable, and the engaging pulse is definitely the Oscar winning composer’s trademark. The main theme of the movie is straightforwardly presented from the beginning of the album. It is an easily recognizable tune that you cannot miss, a playfully cheeky theme that will be repeated throughout the album. There may not be much variation here (another trait of Zimmer’s soundtrack albums), but it scores high on accessibility.

“I Never Woke Up in Handcuffs Before” injects a jokingly mischievous Indian element, where you can picture a charismatically suave Indian host welcoming his audiences at the introduction of a talk show. Yes, that’s what a piece of music can do to your imagination outside the movie’s context.

“My Mind Rebels at Stagnation” and “Data, Data, Data” conveys moods of mystery, while maintaining the enjoyable main theme heard earlier.

Basses are very much utilized throughout the album, and with a good home system, you can blast your afternoon away with booming tracks like “He’s Killed the Dog Again” and “Marital Sabotage”. Elsewhere, be treated to strings galore in “Not in Blood, But in Bond” and a fulfilling 18 minute cue “Psychological Recovery… 6 Months” that follows.

Before you know it, your music journey with the new and improved Sherlock Holmes would conclude with the grandeur “Catatonic”, and this is where you want to play it from the top again.

ALBUM RATING:



Recommended Track: (11) Psychological Recovery… 6 Months

Review by John Li

Posted on 26 January 2010

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