Cosmopolis [OST] (CD)


Howard Shore , Metric

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Anyone who drooled over the Drive soundtrack, take note. The soundtrack for Cosmopolis, the latest film from David Cronenberg, unites Cronenberg's usual composer, Howard Shore, with new-wave revivalist rock band Metric. What could have been a nightmare (and sounds like it on paper, frankly) ends up being a distinct pleasure. Shore's ominous compositions awake an unknown, welcome epic quality in Metric. The songs that feature Emily Haine's vocals immediately make any worry of strange bedfellows fade, such as the throbbing (and yes, Drive-like) "Long to Live" or especially the grandiose "I Don't Want to Wait," which pairs Chariots of Fire-style synths with a processed, shrill cry of a vocal that continuously pierces through the sheen of synthesizers. Shore's vocaless contributions are admirably performed by Metric and deliver industrial throb on tracks like "Asymmetrical" and more quizzical ambiance on songs like "A Credible Threat." A further treat comes in the form of "Mecca," which features rapper K'NAAN spouting lyrics inspired by Don DeLillo, who wrote the novel upon which Cosmopolis is based, which when taken together with Shore's synth strings, flutes and choral clips of sound create the sound equivalent to an urban cathedral. While most of us don't yet know what the film holds, its soundtrack promises that at least aurally, the claim that Cosmopolis returns to the earlier, trippier style Cronenberg developed early on with Shore's help on movies like The Fly and Videodrome is back in full force. Read More


Track Listing



Disc 1 Titles
Artist
Length
1.
White Limos 		Howard Shore 01:59
2.
Long To Live 		Metric 04:26
3.
Rat Men 		Howard Shore 04:44
4.
Asymmetrical 		Howard Shore 04:11
5.
I Don't Want To Wake Up 		Metric 04:14
6.
A Credible Threat 		Howard Shore 01:53
7.
Call Me Home 		Metric 02:37
8.
Haircut 		Howard Shore 03:58
9.
Mecca 		K'naan 02:55
10.
The Gun 		Howard Shore 02:34
11.
Benno 		Howard Shore 06:52

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