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DEEP IN THE HEART 2: TEXAS RIVERS – Noah Sorota
Original Review by Jonathan Broxton
Last year I wrote a review of the score for the nature documentary The American Southwest, composed by Noah Sorota. I described it as “awash in gorgeous melodic passages, expressive instrumental colors, and deep emotional content,” noted that it was “a series of interconnected vignettes that tell the stories of the creatures that inhabit a spectacular natural location,” and described the music as “sweeping and exhilarating, sometimes thoughtful, sometimes amusing and quirky, and sometimes darkly dynamic, but always captivating, engaging, and hugely enjoyable.” I could almost write the same review for Deep in the Heart 2: Texas Rivers, another feature documentary with music by Sorota that absolutely knocked my socks off. Read more…
THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST – Noah Sorota
Original Review by Jonathan Broxton
Nature documentaries have always provided fertile ground for film composers. From the epic scores by Elmer Bernstein and Jerome Moross for National Geographic in the 1960s, to Georges Delerue and John Scott’s work for Jacques Cousteau; from the groundbreaking work by composers like Edward Williams and George Fenton for the BBC Natural History Unit, to more recent international works by composers like Panu Aaltio, the world and its wonders have inspired some truly compelling orchestral music. The latest title to join this list is The American Southwest; directed by Ben Masters and narrated by indigenous environmentalist Quannah Chasinghorse, the film examines the astonishing beauty and biodiversity of the Colorado River as it flows through the U.S. states of Arizona, Nevada, and Utah. It looks at the uncertain future the river faces as is it threatened by environmental destruction from dams, and features never-before-seen wildlife sequences such as beavers building wetlands, condors recovering from the brink of extinction, and jaguars returning to American soil. Read more…
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