- Audio CD (7 Aug 2001)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Soundtrack
- Label: Sony Bmg
- ASIN: B00005NBYS
- Other Editions: Audio CD | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 367,159 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Those of you who have seen this film will be aware of how the score complements the act of building tension. This soundtrack is haunting (if you'll excuse the pun) and very atmospheric. Have it playing in the background as you work and certain tracks will have the hair on the back of your neck standing on end!
A nice addition to a fantastic film.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Alejandro Amenabar is the director, writer... and composer
11 Aug 2001
Format:Audio CD
The experiment is a success!
He develops a closeness with the material, fills you with the good kind of chills... it starts out very innocently, like a children's fairy tale, and then you feel ghostly spirits walking in the door in the first track. Kindly spirits, vaguely unsettled in a Disney's Haunted Mansion way. The second track begins to peek around corners, behind the forbidden doors (also the music in the film's trailer).
There is an old heart within the frights that delights and sorrows the soul, that sees light to counteract the darkness of the film. Sounds silly, but it is a beautiful, atmospheric score that moves through the house, explores the rooms and clings to the storyline like the sheets on the old furniture. Soft, foreboding, and deserved of tinkles of ghost's feet upon the floor.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
creepy!
12 Jun 2002
Format:Audio CD
the most amazing thing about this score was that not only did amenabar compose it, but he also wrote the script and directed the film as well. kicking back to the old traditions of robert wise, amenabar uses fear and atmosphere instead of the gore and special effects seen in such movies as "house on haunted hill". The music shows it - each lingering passage, the "space between the notes" as amazon puts it, really grabs you in. And there's a contrast too, between the old-time classic horror genre score with the violins and the "stingers" or dramatic placement of music just prior to the event, and the new wave ambience of jarring, dissonant sound.
Something to be said about the "stingers", however - the thing that Amenabar does, and does so well, is placing them. First, one sees the event, in the movie, and then hears the music, which only serves to heighten the paranoia .. and further influence the music. The only reason I do not give this score five stars is because, upon listening, it gets slightly repetitive. It's not something I can just pop in the CD player and listen to for an hour - I have to be in just the right mood. It seems only congruent to the film structure, and in places feels too minimalist for pleasure listening. But if you're an enthusiast of the film, by all means, snatch it up!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
What CAN'T this man do?
13 Oct 2001
Format:Audio CD
Alejandro Amenábar is a one-man wonder, a Renaissance man of the film world. This Spanish director is only 29 years old and wrote, directed and scored "The Others." The soundtrack maintains an undercurrent of tension and creepiness, evident in tracks such as "They Are Everywhere." Heavily influenced by Danny Elfman and the like, but enjoyable nevertheless. Swelling crescendos of ominous strings and sudden crashes mirror the onscreen action but stand alone well. Eerie piano solos, dramatic sweeps of strings, with touches of quiet, reflective moments introduced by piano. Soft, lilting flute solos at times. Could have done with some vocalists à la "Sleepy Hollow," but still a remarkable effort. And genuinely creepy at times.
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