Soundtrack Review: Dawning (2009)
| Reviewer: JØrn Tillnes |
Dawning Soundtrack Review: This is a review of the film score Dawning by Nathaniel Levisay.
"Be entertained by what just might be one of the creepiest scores I have heard in many years."
Dawning is the second release from Moviescore Media division Screamworks Records who is dedicated for the release of horror film music. Dawning is a low budget horror film that already has grasped numerous awards, including at the Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival and Solstice Film Festival. Dawning takes place at a Northern Minnesota lake cabin where a brother and sister visit their father and step-mom. A stranger appears, possessed by an un-seen presence tells them he has come to save them, but from what? Nathaniel Levisay is the composer.
Track List
| 1. Dawning & Main Title | **** |
| 2. I Love You | **** |
| 3. Can't Trust Chris With a Gun | **** |
| 4. The Man | **** |
| 5. Are You God Now? | **** |
| 6. Was It Beautiful? | ***** |
| 7. She's Dead… | **** |
| 8. You're Tearing us Apart | **** |
| 9. Aurora | **** |
| 10. We're All Going to Die & End Titles | *** |
Nathaniel Levisay was mentored in composition and orchestration by Tony Award-nominated composer/arranger, Robert Elhai. He then moved to Los Angeles where he has worked on numerous projects, mostly animated films such as Superman and Animaniacs.
The trailer of this film is overly dramatic and thus loses its effect as scary in my opinion, but the score, inspired by the music of Krzysztof Penderecki is not for the squeamish.
Now that I have heard the full score, I am a bit scared to watch this film because it is really creepy. If that was Nathaniel's only intention he scores 100%.
'Dawning & Main Theme' and 'I Love You' are perhaps the most melodical tracks of the score. The rest is created in a very typical, or should I say stereotypical fashion.
This score is meant to scare you and it succeeds.
Just turn off the lights, put on your headphones and listen to 'Can't Trust Christ With a Gun', 'The Man' or 'Was it Beautiful?' and I bet you would be full of goosebumps, not because it is astoundingly beautiful, but because it plays on your inner fear.
Conclusion
If you prefer horror scores that uses melody as a driving force, then you might find this disappointing. I like a bit of both and I decided to let myself be scared, be entertained by what just might be one of the creepiest scores I have heard in many years. If you break it down, it might just sound like experimental noise so I suspect a lot of soundtrack fans might find this very hard to listen to. If you enjoy classic horror scores with a lot of ambience and scary noises, this is definitely for you.
CUE RATING: 82
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