Fountain

The Soundtrack to The Fountain is an intense, emotional but rewarding experience, but be warned! this is not the run of the mill, orchestral style that seems to permeate movies these days, in an all too predictable way. This is more a case of The kronos Quartet meets Mogwai in a dark alley for a good dust-up. If you are familiar with God Speed You Black Emperor/ A Silver Mnt Zion's anthemic post rock orchestrations for guitar and strings you will no doubt love whats on offer here. Clint Mansell lets his inspirations show thru with a few nods to Phillip Glass and the afore mentioned GSYBE. A brooding emotional sound bulds on repeated(in a good way) piano refrains and strings to represent the various story lines present in the film, that gradually build into a stirring, emotional and intense finale on "Death is the road to Awe" The album is worth it just for this track alone.

Big fan of popol vuh soundtracks ,and dark kronos music, add to that mogwai,one of the best things in the last 20 years or so of music,and it's right up my street!!!!,

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top item came on time no problems with it at all

Having watched the amazing film, multiplies your experience of listening to this cd by a thousand. It is still intense and chilling for all music lovers out there, but I strongly suggest that you watch the movie first. It is one of the most beautiful films I have ever seen and this music is pure art.

The film is so great and whith this soundrack became perfect,it makes you feel you are in the movie !! Clint Mansell is the best!

I have been happy with all my purchases. I hadn't realised that the review thing extended back over so many years!

Atmospheric music. Clint Mansell again proves to be a master in transforming deep feelings of longing and loving into music. However, too bad that some of the tracks are louder, more up tempo and percussive. My favourites tracks are 1 & 6.