Darren Aronofsky's second film Requiem for a Dream features a score from his Pi collaborator, former Pop Will Eat Itself vocalist/guitarist Clint Mansell. This time, Mansell blends his usual electronic/industrial leanings with brooding, evocative performances from the Kronos Quartet. As with Pi, Mansell's compositions play a large part in Requiem for a Dream, which is an adaptation of Hubert Selby's 1978 novel about the harrowing lives of four drug addicts. Impressively, Mansell's score manages to be appropriately dark and disturbing, as well as compulsively listenable.
Clint Mansell was the lead singer and guitarist of the British band, Pop Will Eat Itself. Mansell also broke into the world of film scoring when his friend, director, Darren Aronofsky, gave him the opportunity to score his debut film, Pi.I was never a huge PWEI fan, always found them a bit hit and miss, but the score for Darren Aranofsky's second release 'Requiem For A Dream' is mesmerising. It...
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Clint Mansell was the lead singer and guitarist of the British band, Pop Will Eat Itself. Mansell also broke into the world of film scoring when his friend, director, Darren Aronofsky, gave him the opportunity to score his debut film, Pi.I was never a huge PWEI fan, always found them a bit hit and miss, but the score for Darren Aranofsky's second release 'Requiem For A Dream' is mesmerising. It...
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THIS IS A NICE PIECE OF MUSIC THAT I REALLY LOVE... THE BEST PART OF THE SONG ARE THE VOCALS AND DRAMATIC STRINGS.
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