darkly dreaming

I was watching Transformers, and my friend mentioned to me how epic the score was. I had really like it since the first time I saw the movie in theaters, it was just a perfect fit for a summer blockbuster, but also inventive in its own way. When my friend made the comment, I retorted that I wish they would put out the score more often, and as much as I love the soundtrack from the movie, I also like the motifs and background tracks as well; Star Wars, Indiana Jones, E.T. etc. So I’m cruising through Amazon and there it is. The cover art drew me in too. It’s the same picture as they used for a promo poster at Borders, that I now happen to own. I had to buy it of course. So glad that I did too, it is amazing as ever. There is some repetition, but most of it is the small suite of motifs that the composer put together for each of the main moods of the film. After that it’s the tracks that underscore each of the epic scenes. I used it to meditate the other night, I used it while I was brainstorming, and I used it to just relax and read philosophy. Totally amazing, totally recommended.