The Mothman Prophecies [Soundtrack]

Editorial Reviews
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Director Mark Pellington hewed close to journalist John A. Keel's unsettling account of a West Virginia town besieged by strange, paranormal events and found his efforts dubbed "The X-Files on Prozac" in some quarters. But as others have pointed out, otherworldly events often have a troubling habit of not adhering to Hollywood formula. Thankfully, the film's ambitious, double-CD soundtrack also breaks with convention. Disc 1 compiles tracks by Minnesota slowcore trio Low and Oregon's neo-psych King Black Acid into a hypnotic, almost seamless song collage of near Floyd-ian scale. It's a rewarding experiment that eschews musical histrionics for a mood-evoking axis of subtle dynamics and dreamy vocal intrigue. The second disc features the brooding score-proper of techno artists/sound designers/film scorers Tomandandy (Tom Hajdu and Andy Milburn), who further explore the same sample-rich, industrial-creepy atmospherics they did on Pellington's previous Arlington Road. --Jerry McCulley

Product Description
This special 2-disc set contains both the sountrack and the original motion picture score. The soundtrack features moody, atmospheric tracks from acclaimed indie groups Low and King Black Acid that perfectly compliment the dark, surreal aspects of the film. Disc 2 features the original motion picture score produced and performed by acclaimed film composers tomandandy (Natural Born Killers, JFK, Killing Zoe).

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Tracks:

Half Light (single) - Low with tomandandy
Wake Up #37 - King Black Acid
Haunted - King Black Acid
One and Only - King Black Acid
Collage - Glen Branca
Great Spaces - King Black Acid
Rolling Under - King Black Acid
Half Life - King Black Acid
Soul Systems Burn - King Black Acid
Half Light (tail credit) - Low with tomandandy

Tracks:

Movement 1: Composed of 12 Members/ Retrace/ A New Home/ MRI/ Welcome To Point Pleasant
Movement 2: Point Pleasant/ Seeing Strange Things/ It's A Voice And It's Saying, Do Not Be Afraid/ He's Wrong/ Denver 9
Movement 3: I Had A Dream Like That/ Not From Human Vocal Chords/Zone Of Fear/ Ring Ring/ Leek/ Leek Wouldn't See Me
Movement 4: All At Once, I Understand, Everything/ Do You Know That Woman?/ The Tape Reveals/ We Are Not Allowed To Know
Movement 5: It's How I Ended Up Here/ Airport/ I Have To Go
Movement 6: We Have Dinner At 6, and We Open Presents at 8/ 12:00 Call
Movement 7: The Bridge
Movement 8: Mirror Drone/ John's Theme/ Cellos

Amazon.com

Director Mark Pellington hewed close to journalist John A. Keel's unsettling account of a West Virginia town besieged by strange, paranormal events and found his efforts dubbed "The X-Files on Prozac" in some quarters. But as others have pointed out, otherworldly events often have a troubling habit of not adhering to Hollywood formula. Thankfully, the film's ambitious, double-CD soundtrack also breaks with convention. Disc 1 compiles tracks by Minnesota slowcore trio Low and Oregon's neo-psych King Black Acid into a hypnotic, almost seamless song collage of near Floyd-ian scale. It's a rewarding experiment that eschews musical histrionics for a mood-evoking axis of subtle dynamics and dreamy vocal intrigue. The second disc features the brooding score-proper of techno artists/sound designers/film scorers Tomandandy (Tom Hajdu and Andy Milburn), who further explore the same sample-rich, industrial-creepy atmospherics they did on Pellington's previous Arlington Road. --Jerry McCulley

Album Description

This special 2-disc set contains both the sountrack and the original motion picture score. The soundtrack features moody, atmospheric tracks from acclaimed indie groups Low and King Black Acid that perfectly compliment the dark, surreal aspects of the film. Disc 2 features the original motion picture score produced and performed by acclaimed film composers tomandandy (Natural Born Killers, JFK, Killing Zoe).

Album Description

2 CD Soundtrack features score elements from acclaimed film composers Tomandandy (Natural Born Killers) and exclusive tracks from Low and King Black Acid. Lakeshore Records.

Customer Reviews:

Brilliant.......2006-04-10

Even though disc 1 is decent in it's own right it is the score provided by Tomandandy on Disc 2 that is the revelation. This is the most eerie and strange mix of sounds your ears will have probably heard. A perfect accompaniment to a great film.

The Mothman Prophecies.......2004-05-20

Defenetly you are "in" for a surprise. I like both CD's. You can closed your eyes and be transported to another world.

Too much music!.......2003-12-02

I love THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES movie. I have both DVD editions and I decided to buy the soundtrack because the music (and fantastic soundscape) were really effective. Well, two disks was overkill. They should have just released one CD with HALF LIGHT and the music from entire second disk. On the first disk, except for GREAT SPACES, I don't like any of the songs by KING BLACK ACID, which sound just too much like some PINK FLOYD wannabe. This is why I give this double CD only 3 stars. I give 5 BIG STARS for HALF LIGHT by Low & Tomandandy and the entire second CD. HALF LIGHT sounds like a song by that overlooked Brit band LUSH.

Cohesive Scoring and Vocal Performances!.......2003-10-21

Having been a fan of the John A. Keel book since a child, I had anticipated the release of the film since I heard it was in production. The one thing I really didn't give much thought to (strangely, as I am a musician) was the music for the film. I have to admit that I didn't really notice much of the music upon the first viewing of the film. This is a good thing. The music is so woven into the narrative and visual content of the film that it all becomes one. Subsequent viewings of the film on DVD exposed the truly brilliant work of the musicians/composers of the work contained within this disc.

The first track and lead "single", "Half Light" by the indie outfit, Low, and score composers, tomandandy, set the mood for the rest of the disc. The song is hypnotic and etheral... and oddly beautiful. The song is reprised at the end of CD1 in a slightly longer mix.

The bulk of the material on CD1 is written and performed by King Black Acid. The name screams "thrashcore death metal" to me but is, instead, a band whose sound is akin to Portishead merged with Pink Floyd. The languid guitars, muted drums and atmospheric vibe of their songs just evokes "dark", "cold" and even "peaceful" to a certain degree. I don't know what the rest of their material sounds like but this is just amazing. Oh, there is one jarring moment during "One and Only" so be ready for it.

CD2 is comprised of various montages of tomandandy's score. I'd have to say that they are pretty much in the order in which they appear in the film. The score perfectly matches the vocal performances on CD1 in total mood. tomandandy score with this score! Some of the music reminds me of the music Mark Snow had written during his tenure with "The X-Files."

I don't feel that you actually need to see the film in order to appreciate the music on CD1. The performances are solid as are the songs. CD2 may have limited appeal but that is something you need to judge for yourself. Overall, you really can't go wrong with such a low-priced double disc set even if only one of the discs appeals to you. I just picked this up at Borders a couple nights ago and can't stop tuning in.

The Creep who came in from the cold..........2003-09-19

This disc is awesome. Unlike most soundtracks, it can be listened to without any prior knowledge of the film. The music on disc one is very haunting while having some great rock feel. The second disc features the score by tomandandy. I just recently reviewed the last Midnight Syndicate CD and gave it a rather poor rating. The music on disc two is where they should be headed but they seem stuck inthis perpetual rut. If the guys in that band see my review on this album- PLEASE take note. The music is atmospheric and chilling. It is a little reminiscent of the the music produced for the X-Files but with a little more of an edge. tomandandy are a very underrated composing team. I wish they would get a little more credit as they can really convey mood and emotion very well in their scores.

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