The Fountain is a movie that
polarizes audiences due to a complex plot, open interpretations and varying
pacing… it’s also a movie I truly love. It is a beautifully sad movie with rich
imagery devoid of excess CGI, spirited performances and a haunting soundtrack
that even includes the participation of Mogwai.
At times morose, at times an
explosion of sound and other times frail and delicate, this soundtrack inspires
so many emotions it’s hard not to let it get to you, and when I’m writing,
sometimes I need something to get to me. Sometimes I need something that
reminds me of pain I’ve lived and make me think because that’s where the story
needs to be, in a beautifully sad and lonely place.
As a composer, Cliff Mansell is
not one for overpowering the story of the music with excess notes, everything
sounds as if it’s where it should be, be it destructive drums and a roaring
choir or the icicle tinkles of a weeping piano.
If you’re writing something that
needs you to tap into a beautiful fountain of sadness, please do yourself a
favor and listen to this wonderful soundtrack.
Cheers
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