Insomnia [Soundtrack]

insomnia [soundtrack]

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Insomnia, film score
Composed by David Julyan
Performed by Gavyn Wright
with David Julyan

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Insomnia [Soundtrack]

Average customer rating:

All Undertone
The Mournful Sounds that Keep the Insomnia Awake!
Broodingly Atmospheric, Haunting - It matches the film
Great music score from an awesome composer!
Would have been better to use the original film's score

Insomnia (Score)
David Julyan
Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000066BZR
Release Date: 2002-05-14

Tracks:

Opening Titles/Blood Trips
The Glacier
Kay's Theme
Kay's Bag
Fog
Will Hides The Gun
Call To Hap's Widow
Crimescene
The Dead Dog
Walter's Phone Call
Kay's Funeral
Walter's Apartment
Ellie's Theme
Will Confronts Walter
Will's Confession
Walter's Lake House
"Let Me Sleep"
Closing Titles

Customer Reviews:

All Undertone.......2006-07-15

David Julyan's score for the thriller "Insomnia" is,alas,less of a score and more of a rather monotonous undertone...One wonders if the director of this rather murky film instructed the composer in these terms;"Look,David,I don't want you to put a lot of effort into the score for my film...no..just a constant,ominous drone will do"??If you want to listen to about thirty minutes of the sort of generic "thriller"underscore that usually is written for grade Zee cheapies,then this is just the thing,However,if you are looking for a score that is both innovative and can stand alone apart from the film itself then skip this item entirely

The Mournful Sounds that Keep the Insomnia Awake!.......2003-03-27

The music that David Julyan conducts for this film is almost superior to that of memento. The music fits the film 100%. The mournful and guilt ridden sounds of the music fit that of Pacino's character. It is a beautifully composed album. The opening title track fits over the bleak cold landscape of the opening sequence, very very well. If you liked the musis of Memento, then you will like this. BUY IT!!!!!

Broodingly Atmospheric, Haunting - It matches the film.......2003-03-14

We have a wide range of reviews about this film, from the borderline pretentious that need to remind everyone it's a remake although the film does that itself (not to mention complain about it), to the ADD-inflicted "this was boring" crowd.

Ultimately, the score for this film effectively captured the brooding and occasionally melancholy tone. Personally, this may be one of the very few remakes that I thought was more effective than the original film, albeit they're both masterpieces.

I'm dropping a star for the score's monotony, but it's ultimately very smart, very tragic, and very beautiful. A magnificent film from a director that's really headed toward terrific fame. I can't wait for his Hughes biopic.

Great music score from an awesome composer!.......2002-12-27

I am a fan of David Julyan's score from Memento (the reason why I bought the soundtrack to that movie, which is my favorite movie of all time!) so I automatically asked for this CD! I got it and I loved it! I like movie scores alot (anything from John Williams is a must have) but the scores to Memento and Insomnia are my favorites! I recommend this CD to everyone who saw the movie and enjoyed it! If you're a fan of Julyan's and don't have this CD, GET IT!!!...

Would have been better to use the original film's score.......2002-07-05

I am not sure how many are aware that Insomnia is actually just a re-make of the 1996 Norwegian film Insomnia by Erik Skjoldbjaerg which won prizes at various international film festivals.
So, why the need for a re-make? True, I love Chris Nolan's work, and Memento is my all-time favourite film, so I hope that when Insomnia comes out that he has done it no injustice.
As for the soundtrack, what made the original film so impressive was the haunting, ambient soundtrack composed by Geir Jenssen, probably the leading ambient artist in the world. David Julyan may compose great soundtracks, but the original soundtrack should definitely have been used again. It set the atmosphere, with Geir Jenssen being from the actual city where the original was film. Now the new film has been relocated to the US (why? Nolan's British, isn't he?), your standard Americanization of any decent European film to make it a hit in the US box office, and the score has been changed. I have listened to the soundtrack (and still not seen the film), but if the film is anything like the original, the soundtrack now has none of the same monumental and chilling character that together with the beautiful imagery from within the Arctic Circle provokesd in me when I saw the original. Instead, the score strikes me as a bit bland and the strings don't really fit in, and it's as if I heard it all before in another soundtrack.

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