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Artist...: Johann Johannsson
Album....: Mandy Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Genre....: Soundtrack
Label....: Lakeshore Records
Source...: Cdda
Url......: N/A
Size.....: 189.94 MB
Playtime.: 41:19
Type.....: Album
` Release..: 2018.10.17
Encoder..: Flac 1.3.1
` Quality..: 637 / 44.1kHz / Stereo
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| X | 01. Seeker Of The SerpentÆs Eye 02:12 | X |
| X | 02. Starling 02:15 | X |
| X | 03. Mandy Love Theme 04:39 | X |
| X | 04. Horns Of Abraxas 01:31 | X |
| X | 05. Black Skulls 02:46 | X |
| X | 06. Death And Ashes 04:39 | X |
| X | 07. Sand 02:03 | X |
| X | 08. Red 01:33 | X |
| X | 09. Forging The Beast 01:46 | X |
| X | 10. Dive-Bomb Blues 02:15 | X |
| X | 11. Waste 02:56 | X |
| X | 12. Temple 03:00 | X |
| X | 13. Burning Church 01:38 | X |
| X | 14. Memories 02:35 | X |
| X | 15. Children Of The New Dawn 05:31 | X |
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`:Panos CosmatosÆs Mandy is a treasure ù a stylistic and :'
`:psychedelic revenge film starring a gonzo Nicolas Cage and :'
`:an insane Linus Roache with a color palette drenched in :'
`:degrading red and black textures. The score ù composed by :'
`:the late Johann Johannsson with guitar work by Stephen :'
`:OÆMalley of the group Sunn O))) and production by Randall :'
`:Dunn ù plays a major role in the realization of CosmatosÆs :'
`:substantive, Satanic acid trip. :'
`: :'
`:Johannsson and crew have done a brilliant job marrying his :'
`:rich, moodscape sensibilities, as heard on films like :'
`:Arrival and Sicario, with the principles and emotional :'
`:center of metal-laden composition. The synth-driven score :'
`:bleeds a thick, syrupy red with OÆMalleyÆs dexterous guitar:'
`:histrionics blackening the blood flow, all punctuated by :'
`:gigantic drums and other organic instrumentation and addled:'
`:with an unbridled sense of a loss of reality. :'
`: :'
`:Without giving too much away, the film is set in 1983 and is'
`:about the aptly named Red (Cage) whose wife, Mandy (Andrea :'
`:Louise Riseborough), is abducted and killed by cult leader :'
`:Jeremiah Sand (Roache) and his followers. Red, left for :'
`:dead, recovers and goes on a revenge spree. It is Cage and :'
`:Roache in perhaps their finest roles ù if only because of :'
`:how invested they get in the off-the-rocker insanity of :'
`:their charactersÆ circumstances. The former seems to have :'
`:found the purest medium for expressing his vast and :'
`:sometimes cartoonish emotional complexity and the latter :'
`:embodies a sexualized, strung-out cultist so well you soon :'
`:forget his straighter roles in shows like Law & Order and :'
`:Homeland and in Christopher NolanÆs Batman Begins. :'
`: :'
`:On his last score before his untimely death at 48 earlier :'
`:this year, Johannsson helps perfect CosmatosÆs :'
`:hallucinogenic world, making louder the loudest, most :'
`:ridiculous mind-fucks and softening the filmÆs quietest, :'
`:most sensitive moments. In many ways, Johannsson has made :'
`:like Cage and Roache, becoming completely engulfed by his :'
`:role in this film. The composer and his team do an amazing :'
`:job of showing through music a core element of one of the :'
`:filmÆs themes: The certain loss of humanity people can :'
`:suffer in the face of extreme loss and trauma. :'
`: :'
`:Take ôMandy Love Theme,ö which embodies one of the filmÆs :'
`:more tender moments. ItÆs an ethereal wash of atmospheric :'
`:synths and sweet guitar melodies that swirl around in a :'
`:chamber of serenity, moving about with supreme tenderness :'
`:and care. ThereÆs a wistful sensibility to this :'
`:heartbreakingly beautiful cue, the melody of which is a :'
`:recurring theme throughout the album. :'
`: :'
`:Contrast that with ôForging the Beast,ö a dark, arp-driven :'
`:cue into which Johannsson infuses alien monosynth blurbs and'
`:spectral synth leads that bubble up and burst amid :'
`:OÆMalleyÆs doom-laden and chunky riffage. ItÆs an intense :'
`:and rewarding complement to an equally intense scene. :'
`: :'
`:ôWasteö is a standout cue for me, a molasses of darkness and'
`:supreme catharsis. A drum kit with an absolutely gigantic :'
`:snare drives the arrangement, as haunting synth stabs and a:'
`:demonic horn section reinforce the anticipatory nature of :'
`:this slower than slower cue. All around us are atmospheric :'
`:synthetic and organic instruments stuck to the rhythm :'
`:section by strong tendrils, inducing a deep sense of :'
`:foreboding and entrenchment. RedÆs recurring theme creeps up'
`:here and elsewhere. :'
`: :'
`:As a whole ù perhaps as a result of the effects applied in :'
`:the mix ùthe Mandy score has a scuzzy, gritty tinge to it :'
`:that recalls the films fuzzy, almost-VHS look. The score :'
`:stands alone as an exceptional album, but itÆs truly :'
`:impressive just how inseparable every element is from the :'
`:film. :'
`: :'
`:Luckily, even if Mandy isnÆt screening in your town, youÆre:'
`:able to buy it through the usual video-on-demand channels :'
`:(and later Blu-ray). Although this film deserves to be seen:'
`:on the biggest screen possible, it really just deserves to :'
`:be seen. So too the score: You should find a dark or dimly :'
`:lit room (preferably with a red light) and listen to it in :'
`:its entirety in one sitting. It would be stunning if it were'
`:just another Johannsson score, but the fact itÆs for a :'
`:Cosmatos film and it was one of his last makes it that much:'
`:more meaningful. What a fitting conclusion to a fascinating:'
`:life. :'
`: :'
`:MandyùOriginal Motion Picture Soundtrack was assembled :'
`:posthumously in March 2018 with the help of co-producers :'
`:Pepijn Caudron (AKA ôKrengö) and Yair Glotman. :'
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