London-based artist Jon Hopkins has composed the soundtrack for Monsters, a sci-fi film due for release in December. Hopkins' records to date have balanced modern classical and electronic ambient, sometimes with scattered beats, sometimes without. He broke through to a new audience in 2008 when Coldplay enlisted him for some production work on Vida la Viva, then kept him in tow as an opening act on that year's international tour. DJs and electronic fans may know him from the acclaimed Remixes EP that came out this past summer, which showed his compositions reworked by Four Tet and Nathan Fake.
According to the trailer below, Monsters is a tale of an alien space probe, an "infected zone," and a cute blond girl that somehow gets mixed up in it all. Tasked with soundtracking the feature, Hopkins went for a more post-rock inspired sound than usual, complete with grand piano, dramatic strings and reverb-laden guitars. Excerpts from the album can be heard over on the film's official website. The soundtrack will see release at the end of November on the Domino sub-label Double Six Records, which has released much of Hopkins' recent catalog.
Some truly outstanding material here (particularly 'Candles' and 'Water'), and as much as I'm enjoying it upon its own merits, I'm really looking forward to hearing how this composition manages to compliment the film.
LoveHate
cool.
im curious to know how he went about finding the inspiration for these songs.
most of his work actually, because they are always awesome.
Guest
He killed me with his light through veins release. In fact, I'm gonna go play it now
bas
I feel like I'm the only person that's never heard of this movie :mad:
Adam420
Isn't i some ultra-low budget film? I think I watched a review of it a couple of nights ago.
arthurdavid
fantastic track :)
nsamadi
Great producer. I love his woozy with cider remix.
TranceArmstrong
Nathan Fake remix of "Wire" in my cart, sounds epic from the sample
Guest
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Originally posted by nsamadi
Great producer. I love his woozy with cider remix.
Thats a really sweet track. Added to wishlist. Thank you
nsamadi
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Originally posted by Guest
Thats a really sweet track. Added to wishlist. Thank you
I'm glad you're enjoying it.
I can listen to it a million times and still not know what it means. It's like some multi-layered Edgar Allan Poe poem on steroids. It's sort of hard to keep up with the lyrics and while you trying to figure what he's trying to say, you get lost.
It's about one man musing on life, love, the night before, the uncertainty of the future and being completely at ease with it all. It's one of my favorite songs of all time.
