Soundtrack Review: Last Breath (2010)

Last Breath by Vincent Gillioz (Last Breath) (2010)

Last Breath Soundtrack Review: This is a review of the film score Last Breath by Vincent Gillioz.

“The score has a lot going for it, specially if you like tension based ambient horror scores you might get a kick out of this.”

Last Breath is a horror film where a husband and wife find themselves imprisoned by a sadistic killer. They are forced to make choices that will ultimately determine their family’s survival or demise. Directed by Ty Jones and starring Mandy Bannon, James Brink and Jeff East. The composer is Vincent Gillioz.

Track List

1. Last Breath	100
2. Fatal Blow	60
3. To the Core	80
4. On the Edge	80
5. Scars	80
6. Mystery in the Shed	80
7. Learning Process	80
8. Existence	80
9. Memories of My Father	60
10. No Escape	80
11. Doubts	80
12. The Hangar	80
13. Torture	80
14. Deep Inside	60
15. Another Day	80
16. The Dark Figure	60
17. Temptations	60
18. Locked In	60
19. Running Wild	60
20. Home	60

Vincent Gillioz is a new name for many. Vincent is a Swiss composer and he grew up playing guitar in rock, punk and metal bands. He met up with Christopher Young who was so impressed with his music that he recommended him for the Sundance Composers Lab. He is the composer of no less than 69 titles according to IMDB. Thanks to the great people at Howlin’ Wolf Records, this score has seen a release.

This psychological horror drama sure has a lot of tension as can be felt just by listening to the music. My favorite track is actually the opening track ‘Last Breath’ which sounds a bit like John Murphy’s adagio theme for Sunrise. A beautifully crafted theme. Most of the score is based on ambience and tension like the scary cue ‘Scars’ that lures you into an aural landscape where there seems to be no hope, just a horrific experience for the couple within the film. There’s a theme being played throughout on the piano in cues like ‘Mystery in the Shed’ that is quite a stark contrast to the more scary cues on the album.

Conclusion

The biggest problem this score has is that the cues generally go into each other without being remembered. The theme heard in ‘Mystery in the Shed’ amongst others is good, but not good enough to make me want to hum it. Still, the score has a lot going for it, specially if you like tension based ambient horror scores you might get a kick out of this.