1 |
Main
Title - Composed by J.J. Abrams (:17) |
2 |
Peace
Through Superior Firepower (1:26) |
3 |
The
Final Countdown |
4 |
World's
Worst Landscaping (1:17) |
5 |
Mess
It All Up (1:27) |
6 |
Hurleys
Handouts (4:42) |
| 7 |
Just
Another Day On The Beach (2:47) |
8 |
Ana
Cries (1:48) |
9 |
The
Tribes Merge (2:03) |
10 |
The
Gathering (4:19) |
11 |
Shannon's
Funeral (2:12) |
12 |
Alls
Forgiven Except Charlie (5:19) |
13 |
Charlie's
Dream (1:50) |
14 |
Charlie's
Temptation (:51) |
15 |
A
New Trade (2:39) |
16 |
Mapquest
(:39) |
17 |
Claires
Escape (3:44) |
18 |
The
Last Toknow (2:21) |
19 |
Rose
And Bernard (2:39) |
20 |
Toxic
Avenger (:40) |
21 |
I
Crashed Your Plane, Brotha (1:45) |
22 |
Eko
Blaster (1:44) |
23 |
The
Hut (3:57) |
24 |
McGales
Navy (2:22) |
25 |
Bon
Voyage, Traitor (5:30) |
26 |
End
Title (:32) |
REVIEW
If you are a fan of popular television series Lost, you have
to agree with us that the opening title is one of the most
ingenious piece of work you have ever seen on your google
box.
For
the uninitiated, instead of the typical opening sequence where
a catchy tune accompanies visuals from the show, this one
is bizarrely unique. All you hear is a creepy one-note crescendo,
and what you see is the title floating against a black screen.
Opening
the album is this 16-second track “Main Title”,
which spells sheer ingenuity.
The
rest of the soundtrack score composed by Michael Giacchino
will please fans of the series as well, because it brings
back some of the most memorable scenes of the award-winning
show.
Giacchino
first impressed us with his adrenaline-filled score for Brad
Bird’s animated feature The Incredibles (2004). Then,
his exhilarating work graced J.J. Abrams’ Mission Impossible:
III. True to form, his trademark action scores are evident
in this 65-minute album as well.
You
can feel the hurried tension of the heavy percussion beats
in “The Tribes Merge” and “I Crashed Your
Plane, Brotha”. You can feel the suspense of the harsh
brasses and screechy strings in “Charlie’s Escape”
and “Eko Blaster”.
But
what we like best about the album are its sentimental moments
in tracks like “Hurley’s Handouts” and “All’s
Forgiven… Except Charlie”. The soothing strings
and steady rhythmic piano will evoke those well-remembered
heartfelt moments from the series.
While
the lengthy album showcases Giacchino’s talent to compse
different styles of music, the cues may feel too short and
forgettable to the casual listener. But do not worry, because
with the familiar 32-second “End Title” that concludes
the album, you’d want to play the disc from the top
again.
It’s
an addiction, like the series itself.
SOUNDTRACK
RATING:
 
Review
by John Li
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