Mean Guns


Howlin' Wolf Records (616892048145)
Film | Releasejaar: 2012 | Medium: CD
 

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# Track   Lengte
1.Jose2:41
2.Adios3:06
3.Esta Noche Sin Ti2:18
4.Chupacabra1:56
5.Mambo Mambo0:38
6.Es la Hora de la Verdad0:49
7.Loco6:29
8.Salsipuedes2:18
9.Land of Illusions4:24
10.Barb's Fight2:18
11.The Elevator3:09
12.Parking Lot2:11
13.The Chase1:33
14.Lou's Theme1:01
15.Rules of the Game1:31
16.Cover My Butt1:23
17.The First Showdown3:01
18.Hoss and Crow1:22
19.Up to Bat1:27
20.The Pictures2:02
21.The Bell Tolls1:36
22.Big Showdown0:35
23.Vamanos1:50
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Mean Guns - 08/10 - Recensie van John Mansell, ingevoerd op (Engels)

This came to me as something of a surprise, I had reviewed THE LAST BREATH and sent a copy of the review to both the composer Vincent Gillioz and the record company, it turned out both were pleased with my observations on the score and the record company very kindly supplied me with review copies of some of their other soundtracks. MEAN GUNS was released around the same time as LAST BREATH so that is why it was the first disc I opened. The soundtrack is a nicely balanced mix of vocals and also Hispanic sounding compositions which for the majority of the time are in the style of the great mambo king Perez Prado, the reason for this being that the musician was mentioned specifically in the script, so the composer decided that obviously there would be times within the score that Prado would feature, but what I like about this score is that Tony Riparetti has not only very cleverly infused his own original music with a sound and vitality that evokes the style and presence of Prado but he has also composed music that although in a similar style is highly original as the composer merges both mambo/Latin colours and tones with dramatic and pulsating flourishes, thus creating a style all of his own that is haunting and more to the point original and innovative. The entire compact disc including the songs is a great listen and as a hardened orchestral film music collector that is saying something as I in most cases skip songs and go straight for the instrumental section, this score however was an exception, it intrigued me and also entertained me. When it comes to the original instrumental material that Riparetti composed for the movie I at times found myself tapping my feet or on other occasions thinking “Can I hear Morricone” or “That would not be out of place in a spaghetti western” etc, Riparetti has penned an infectious and energetic soundtrack for what looks to be like a modern day western or at least a movie that has a storyline that takes some its direction from the western genre.


The Morricone influence I think can be heard more predominantly in track number, 17, THE FIRST SHOWDOWN, the composer employing a tolling bell effect, and also utilizing Spanish guitar which could actually be the opening bars from Morricones, IL TRIELO composition from Leone’s THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY, but this is something that Riparetti obviously set out to do as mention is made of both Morricone and Leone in the liner notes of the disc, the tolling bell effect purveys a tone and atmosphere that is linked with death and the guitar playing is ominously soothing for some reason, the composer underlines this with strings which again are so reminiscent of the work of Morricone when he scored westerns, the strings are enhanced further by subtle use of synthetic tones which create a even more threatening atmosphere. Track 19, UP TO BAT is also for me influenced by the style of the spaghetti western, but maybe this time it is more modern sounding and in truth I felt this was maybe more Marco Beltrami when that composer wrote for westerns as once again we have Spanish guitar and underlying synthetic strings with a steady percussive rhythm marking time throughout, I mention Beltrami because he too has often remarked that he was influenced by the scores of Morricone and this particular cue evoked shades of Beltrami’s 3 10 TO YUMA where there is a fleeting reference to the spaghetti sound, but although subdued is still recognisable. Riparetti also makes effective use of solo trumpet at times throughout the score and there is a particularly striking short passage in track number 22, BIG SHOWDOWN. Overall I have to say that MEAN GUNS is an entertaining score and one that I know will be returned to on many occasions. Recommended.


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