Salt


Movie | Release date: 07/20/2010 | Format: CD, Download
 

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# Track   Duration
1.Prisoner Exchange4:09
2.Escaping the CIA5:20
3.Cornered1:09
4.Orlov's Story4:43
5.Chase Across DC6:51
6.Hotel Room Preparations/Parade3:13
7.Attack on St. Bart's Cathedral3:10
8.A Dark Goddamn Hole1:47
9.Taser Puppet1:34
10.You Are My Greatest Creation4:13
11.Destiny 2:22
12.Barge Apocalypse2:26
13.Day X1:37
14.I'm Going Home2:16
15.Eight Floors Down2:51
16.Arming the Football2:11
17.Not Safe With Me2:27
18.You're About to Become Famous1:38
19.Mano a Mano1:51
20.Garroted3:32
21.Go Get Em3:10
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Salt - 06/10 - Review of Jason FLZ, submitted at
This has easily been the busiest decade for James Newton Howard, among any other composer. His work has ranged from suspense thrillers, to animated kids films, to overrated comedies, to high octane action movies and beyond. The Angelina Jolie powered film Salt is the latter. The film hasn't really been noticed too well, but still did manage a fairly good box office debut. When James Newton Howard was announced to score the film, no one was really surprised. What worried me the most was how JNH would tackle the project. Alot of his recent work has dipped into the Media Ventures category, relying on electronics over orchestration. Salt seemed like the perfect film for this style to fit into.

As the album opens, you can immediately see that alot of the style of the score does use more electronic style. Alot of the action music, however, does manage to combine both styles (not always to great effect I might add). There still is a healthy dose of JNH's typical thrilling orchestral themes interplayed with flashing violins, strong percussion, and electronics (not to mention a few flashes of pounding guitars that do stand out). There is even a strange use of bagpipes in one track (I haven't seen the film). Where the album really shines is when JNH occasionally displays his talent for suspense music ('Attack on St. Bart's Cathedral'), which is generally droned out by the synth work.

Despite the fairly decent use of the orchestra, Salt is about as generic as they come. James Newton Howard isn't the most high profile composer out there, but he does still have some good skills that are being squandered with these types of projects. The music for the film could easily be divided up into sections. There are moments where JNH does make great use of his orchestra to convey suspense scenes and whatnot. Other moments (most of the score) are filled with incredible generic action music that relies heavily on electronics. And then there are strange moments where the score drops into adrenaline pumping, hard rock music that feels slightly out of place with the rest of the score. The issues with Salt are pretty large, and as far as James Newton Howard scores go, it's not his better one. Fortunately, there are numerous orchestral highlights that, when left standing alone or interwoven occasionally with the action material, actually do manage to sound great. Salt is a real mixed bag.


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