Artist..........: VA
Album...........: The Stepfather
Genre...........: Soundtrack
Label...........: Lakeshore Records
Catnr...........: LKS341092
Source..........: CDDA
Rip.Date........: 16-02-2010
Street.Date.....: 13-10-2009
Quality.........: VBR/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo
Url.............: http://www.myspace.com/stepfathersoundtrack
Size............: 65.63MB
Song.Title :
01. Mutemath - Typical 4:13
02. Sleep Detectives - The Air I Breathe 2:44
03. Hoobastank - Say The Same 4:02
04. Feersum Ennjin - Safeway 3:16
05. Drew Smith - Melee 3:43
06. Ken Andrews - What Is Real 4:22
07. Blurtonia - Never Less Than Perfect 2:43
08. Red Means Go - Eternal Summer 3:58
09. Ken Andrews - Secret Things 3:12
10. C'Mon - Safer When 2:02
11. Lightning Swords Of Death - Platinum Camelot 2:44
12. Seether - Given 3:46
13. Filter - Happy Together 3:03
Runtime: 43:48 min
Release.Info :
The soundtrack for the new horror/thriller The Stepfather bursts out itÆs
opening notes (MutemathÆs ôTypicalö) like itÆs a soundtrack with something to
prove. ItÆs an unfortunate opening, especially since the rest of the album
(excepting BlurtoniaÆs ôNever Less Than Perfectö and CÆMonÆs ôSafer Whenö) is
mostly made up of darkly depressive alt-rock bitter-ballads, rather than the
more nasally punk-rock whining displayed in the opening track. (As an aside,
Lightning Swords of DeathÆs ôPlatinum Camelotö is in a metal category of itÆs
own on this album and could also have been left out of this compilation). So,
minus the four tracks mentioned above, this leaves nine solid selections that
manage to hold their own, with SeetherÆs ôGivenö taking the prize for best song
(with HoobastankÆs ôSay the Sameö coming in a close second).
Like most soundtracks, though, this collection of music serves to capture the
general mood of the film. And with the dark themes that run throughout this
film, particularly considering that the assumed villain is the wicked titular
stepfather, this album has dark and brooding teen angst laced throughout its 44
minutes. And though that angst takes different forms, from drooping melancholy
in Drew SmithÆs melodic ôMeleeö to the aforementioned metal screeching of
ôPlatinum Camelot.ö Even the seemingly light-hearted tones of ôEternal Summerö -
a track from Red Means Go - have an underlying sense of teen boredom driving the
progression of the music. Overall, this is a collection of music that didnÆt do
much for me. Even FilterÆs eerie cover of ôHappy Togetherö falls short of
being memorable, instead feeling slightly forced and a bit unnecessary.
Though the film opened in fifth place this weekend with a respectable $11.6
million for a film with little star power, itÆs doubtful that the soundtrack had
much to do with the box office haul. BandÆs included are Mutemath, Sleep
Detectives, Hoobastank, Feersum Ennjin, Drew Smith, Ken Andrews, Blurtonia, Red
Means Go, CÆMon, Lightning Swords of Death, Seether, and Filter.
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