Ridley Scott's prequel to Alien comes with a fitting soundtrack, where I will be looking at the three tracks that I think stand out most.
Opening with 'A Planet', we're introduced to the mythology of this film's universe, accompanied on screen by a giant sacrificing his life to create humanity. This piece is tragic and bold, straight away portraying what this film is going to be about.
The second track worth noting is 'Life'. This is a lot more light-hearted and wonder-filled than many of the other pieces, focusing the fantasy that the characters have about their gods being pleased to see them. The soft violins are aptly used, creating a sense of awe.
The third piece I'll look at it named 'Too Close'. Coming in the movie at the point where things begin to take a turn for the worst for the characters. This track creates suspense in a way the film failed to, slowly building up into a grand finale with the pianos playing loudly. Sadly, during the film we were faced with a small worm.
This soundtrack fitted the tone of the movie's strengths very well. Opting to focus on the mystery of the engineers more than the horror aspect, the soundtrack tends to create a foreboding forbidden feeling, like we're touching on things we shouldn't be.
Which I thought was the whole point of the film.
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