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OCTANE – Orbital
Original Review by Peter Simons
It was bound to happen and here it is. British dance act Orbital have scored their first movie. Yes, they already contributed quite a bit of music for the 1997 horror movie Event Horizon, though that was in addition to Michael Kamen’s orchestral score. Practically none of Orbital’s music ended up in the final cut of the movie, though they did dominate the soundtrack CD. They also re-mixed the title themes for The Beach, The Saint and Dr. Who. In various interviews Orbital, alias the brothers Phil and Paul Hartnoll, have expressed a love for film music. They list John Barry as one of their most important musical influences. So, no strangers to the genre, the brothers have finally gone and written their first solo film score. And it really is a true score. Not a collection of songs, or even song-like tracks – no siree, Octane is a full fledged motion picture score. Read more…
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