King Kong
Deluxe Edition

Having unfortunately not yet seen the film 'King Kong', and being undeniably in the dark with regards to the plot line, I feel I am not in the right place to comment in detail on the accompanying soundtrack.
However, James Newton Howard is one of, if not my all-time favourite film composer and after having seen him live in the Royal Albert Hall a couple of years ago, it was this soundtrack I began - frankly - to obsess over.
One scene in particular, the iconic central park scene, stood out to me musically. This piece seems to be the only piece of music I could ever imagine aligning with the emotions conveyed in the visuals. The piece itself seems to me to be Ann Darrow's own offering to 'the beast', King Kong. Preceding this moment there is rage, anger, and darkness however in the light that brings Ann closer to King Kong, the music also sees light. She appears and the beast is soft; he saw beauty and it got him - it got the music too. Admittedly, my knowledge of the rest of the soundtrack and the rest of the film is somewhat limited, nevertheless I always appreciate coming back to this track. The music portrays - in a way I don't believe any other melody could - this glimmer of hope, and this beauty amongst the frenzy. It halts this chaos and just breathes, turning the bad, good.