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Children Of The New Dawn 05:31 | X | | X | | X | | X | 41:20 min| X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X | ! x | | x ! . - : : - . :: . . :: `:::: . . ::::' :: :: `:::: . . ::::' :: :: `:::: . r e l e a s e . n o t e s . ::::' `:Panos CosmatosÆs Mandy is a treasure ù a stylistic and :' `:psychedelic revenge film starring a gonzo Nicolas Cage and :' `:an insane Linus Roache with a color palette drenched in :' `:degrading red and black textures. The score ù composed by :' `:the late Johann Johannsson with guitar work by Stephen :' `:OÆMalley of the group Sunn O))) and production by Randall :' `:Dunn ù plays a major role in the realization of CosmatosÆs :' `:substantive, Satanic acid trip. :' `: :' `:Johannsson and crew have done a brilliant job marrying his :' `:rich, moodscape sensibilities, as heard on films like :' `:Arrival and Sicario, with the principles and emotional :' `:center of metal-laden composition. The synth-driven score :' `:bleeds a thick, syrupy red with OÆMalleyÆs dexterous guitar:' `:histrionics blackening the blood flow, all punctuated by :' `:gigantic drums and other organic instrumentation and addled:' `:with an unbridled sense of a loss of reality. :' `: :' `:Without giving too much away, the film is set in 1983 and is' `:about the aptly named Red (Cage) whose wife, Mandy (Andrea :' `:Louise Riseborough), is abducted and killed by cult leader :' `:Jeremiah Sand (Roache) and his followers. Red, left for :' `:dead, recovers and goes on a revenge spree. It is Cage and :' `:Roache in perhaps their finest roles ù if only because of :' `:how invested they get in the off-the-rocker insanity of :' `:their charactersÆ circumstances. The former seems to have :' `:found the purest medium for expressing his vast and :' `:sometimes cartoonish emotional complexity and the latter :' `:embodies a sexualized, strung-out cultist so well you soon :' `:forget his straighter roles in shows like Law & Order and :' `:Homeland and in Christopher NolanÆs Batman Begins. :' `: :' `:On his last score before his untimely death at 48 earlier :' `:this year, Johannsson helps perfect CosmatosÆs :' `:hallucinogenic world, making louder the loudest, most :' `:ridiculous mind-fucks and softening the filmÆs quietest, :' `:most sensitive moments. In many ways, Johannsson has made :' `:like Cage and Roache, becoming completely engulfed by his :' `:role in this film. The composer and his team do an amazing :' `:job of showing through music a core element of one of the :' `:filmÆs themes: The certain loss of humanity people can :' `:suffer in the face of extreme loss and trauma. :' `: :' `:Take ôMandy Love Theme,ö which embodies one of the filmÆs :' `:more tender moments. ItÆs an ethereal wash of atmospheric :' `:synths and sweet guitar melodies that swirl around in a :' `:chamber of serenity, moving about with supreme tenderness :' `:and care. ThereÆs a wistful sensibility to this :' `:heartbreakingly beautiful cue, the melody of which is a :' `:recurring theme throughout the album. :' `: :' `:Contrast that with ôForging the Beast,ö a dark, arp-driven :' `:cue into which Johannsson infuses alien monosynth blurbs and' `:spectral synth leads that bubble up and burst amid :' `:OÆMalleyÆs doom-laden and chunky riffage. ItÆs an intense :' `:and rewarding complement to an equally intense scene. :' `: :' `:ôWasteö is a standout cue for me, a molasses of darkness and' `:supreme catharsis. A drum kit with an absolutely gigantic :' `:snare drives the arrangement, as haunting synth stabs and a:' `:demonic horn section reinforce the anticipatory nature of :' `:this slower than slower cue. All around us are atmospheric :' `:synthetic and organic instruments stuck to the rhythm :' `:section by strong tendrils, inducing a deep sense of :' `:foreboding and entrenchment. RedÆs recurring theme creeps up' `:here and elsewhere. :' `: :' `:As a whole ù perhaps as a result of the effects applied in :' `:the mix ùthe Mandy score has a scuzzy, gritty tinge to it :' `:that recalls the films fuzzy, almost-VHS look. The score :' `:stands alone as an exceptional album, but itÆs truly :' `:impressive just how inseparable every element is from the :' `:film. :' `: :' `:Luckily, even if Mandy isnÆt screening in your town, youÆre:' `:able to buy it through the usual video-on-demand channels :' `:(and later Blu-ray). Although this film deserves to be seen:' `:on the biggest screen possible, it really just deserves to :' `:be seen. So too the score: You should find a dark or dimly :' `:lit room (preferably with a red light) and listen to it in :' `:its entirety in one sitting. It would be stunning if it were' `:just another Johannsson score, but the fact itÆs for a :' `:Cosmatos film and it was one of his last makes it that much:' `:more meaningful. What a fitting conclusion to a fascinating:' `:life. :' `: :' `:MandyùOriginal Motion Picture Soundtrack was assembled :' `:posthumously in March 2018 with the help of co-producers :' `:Pepijn Caudron (AKA ôKrengö) and Yair Glotman. :' . ......... . . ................... . : .....::::::::::' : | `````:::::::' | : | `:::::::' | : | | `..:' | | _|__| ` |__|_ __ _________.' | | `._________ __ _ _____________ _ _______________ S! | . ______ _____ / __ __ _____ /__ __ ____ i . _/ ___/ | ___/ /__| |__| | | ___/ / /__| |__ \__| i__ |________. |__________________.| |______/_______ ___\_____ __/ |__| |_____ _ |__| . |__| __ _________ . c r u e l t y . _________ __ `. | _ ___ ____ ____ | .' "|""| | | | ___| ___| |""|" | | ` | | | | : | ` ._______| | : | ------- | : """""" : ' ''''' ` ` --- ` ` _ "" ` -