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Soundtrack Review: Submarine (2011)

Reviewer: JØrn Tillnes

Submarine Soundtrack Review: This is a review of the film score Submarine by Andrew Hewitt.

"I did get some enjoyment out of this as a background score"

Submarine is the story about 15-year-old Oliver Tate who struggles with questions like who he is and what he is. All is about to change when he meets the love of his life. This drama/comedy film is directed by Richard Ayoade and is receiving good words from the critics. The score is composed by Andrew Hewitt.

Track List

1. Oliver Tate's Funeral	****
2. Investigations	***
3. Bullying	***
4. I Don't Believe in Scenery	****
5. The Pamphlet	****
6. Jill Tate	***
7. Lloyd Tate's Mysteries of the Deep	****
8. Fish Out of the Water	***
9. Medulloblastoma	****
10. After the Cinema	***
11. Oliver's Sad Piano Theme	****
12. New Year's Eve	***
13. Coming of Age	****
14. Running to the Sea	****
15. Jordana	****

Andrew Hewitt is a British composer for film and television and has been nominated for a BAFTA in 2004 as Best New Composer for film and TV.

Short and Decent

Submarine is a short but decent score. It's very easy to listen to and should please most people, except those who crave originality or something extreme. The string and piano based themes are minimalistic and subtle and feels kind of sad. Take 'Oliver Tate's Funeral' for example. A nice little string theme that has an air of sadness over it, which pretty much tells the story of the whole score.

This score doesn't try to challenge you in any way. You can pick this up, listen to it and forget you ever did, but as pure background music it works surprisingly well.

There are a couple of uplifting cues on here like 'Lloyd Tate's Mysteries of the Deep' that could have taken this score to another level entirely, but it missed the boat on that one.

Conclusion

This score will probably frustrate you as there doesn't seem to be much substance, but rather a collection of easy string and piano tunes. The main theme is played over and over again throughout and if you are not a big fan of that, this will be hard to swallow. It is not for everyone, but I did get some enjoyment out of this as a background score, something I can forget about but it's still there when I need it.

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