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Album Review
by SashaS
15-9-2003
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| 'Underworld': an OST to delight in fear |
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Various: 'Underworld'
(Roadrunner)
A great kinda soundtrack
Roadrunner Records are releasing the soundtrack to the highly anticipated Vampire Vs Werewolf epic, ‘Underworld’. Rumour has it this movie (starring Kate Beckinsale) is good-to-extremely-good and the soundtrack is equally as impressive.
The entire album is produced by Danny Lohner from Nine Inch Nails who gets to perform the score on the album as Renholder. Lohner also lends his production skills to many of the individual tracks giving this collection suitable ‘Underworld’ cohesion from start to finish.
The album features all new and exclusive tracks from artists such as Maynard James Keenan, David Bowie, Finch, Skinny Puppy, plus the debut of The Damning Well featuring Wes Borland and Lohner.
‘Underworld’ brings together the godfathers of the heavy genre, presenting the first new song from Helmet’s Page Hamilton (since leaving the legendary band). Skinny Puppy also re-emerge with a new song written specifically for the film for the first song to be released by the critically acclaimed groundbreaking industrial pioneers in almost a decade.
Exclusive to ‘Underworld’ is Maynard James Keenan’s first track ever written specifically for a film, ‘Rev 22:20’, and recorded with Lohner under the name of Puscifer. Maynard (of Tool and A Perfect Circle) also appears alongside John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers) on a special recording for the film of the David Bowie song, ‘Bring Me The Disco King’ from the Brixton's favourite son's new album ‘Reality’.
OST blasts an exclusive ‘Underworld mixes’ of A Perfect Circle’s seminal track ‘Judith’ and an alternative mix of the single ‘Weak and Powerless’ (Tilling My Grave Mix).
‘Underworld’ proudly displays the first new song from the thinking man’s hardcore band, Dillinger Escape Plan with their new vocalist, Greg Puciato with ‘Baby’s First Coffin’. Present are the heavy, wired alternative sound of Finch who wrote ‘Worms of the Earth’ especially for the film. Rounding out this album is the exclusive and groundbreaking collaboration between Wes Borland (first song released since leaving Limp Bizkit), Richard Patrick (Filter), Josh Freese (APC) and Lohner.
Plus a very interesting lung-display by a sexy film star and it ain't the film's main character. Worth checking out, believe me. Oh, okay, stop twisting me wrist! It is Milla Jovovich!
One of the finest OST discs one can buy these days, mefears.
8/10
SashaS
15-9-2003
‘Underworld – Music From The Motion Picture’ is released 15 September 2003 on Roadrunner
The film follows on 19 September.
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