Carter Burwell -《连锁阴谋》(Conspiracy Theory)[MP3]

专辑中文名: 连锁阴谋

专辑英文名: Conspiracy Theory

艺术家: Carter Burwell

资源格式: MP3

发行时间: 1997年

地区: 美国

语言: 英语

简介:

专辑介绍:

杰里.弗莱彻在纽约开出租车为生，可他的脑里总有一些似有若无的记忆进进出出。为此，他有恐惧感，但同时他也对方方面面的问题有自成一体的见解，从水中的杂质到国际间的财政金融政策，在他看来无不是某种阴谋的产物，而在平民百姓中意识到这一点的几乎没有，他们就这样成为阴谋的牺牲品。被别人指斥为疯子的杰里带上收集到的相关资料去拜访他认为唯一可以信任的人——女律师艾丽斯.萨顿。刚开始并没有立刻得到信任，然而杰里被政府的精神病医院强行收治又死里逃生后，艾丽斯开始自问：“也许他说的有几分道理."

原声碟介绍:

A film about a man convinced of conspiracy at every turn who suddenly ends up in a real conspiracy must be a difficult premise to approach musically. It's occasionally quite a distrubing thriller, but it's also quite amusing. As a result, Carter Burwell's music is somewhat eclectic, but still makes for a hugely enjoyable album.

The Overture plays over an opening sequence that recalls Taxi Driver, only this time with Mel as the ranting paranoid driving the cab. After a modest opening, the Overture moves into a distinctly Henry Mancini piece of swing; percussion, bass riffs and the occaisonal bit of stabbing brass are effective and enjoyable. The mood is not entirely settled, but it is certainly considerably more relaxed than most of the rest of the score (although the swing motif re-appears on a couple of occasions, most notably in Conspiracy Theory and the finale, Riding). Burwell's penchant for more bizarre orchestral colour is evident in many other cues. She Wrecks Me features little electric guitar snippets, which are difficult to determine as sampled or not. The electric guitar features a few times, notably in some of the more suspenseful, pre-action cue moments. There are few standout cues, but plenty of invention to keep everything fresh and interesting.

One of the more curious aspects of the album is the listing of the orchestra. I haven't counted exactly, but I estimate that there are about 160 musicians listed on the inside of the booklet. There isn't a choir or anything obvious to bulk out the numbers, just large numbers of performers in each section of the orchestra (how many orchestras have you heard of with around 30 viola players?!) Perhaps it's some kind of joke, but if it isn't, I'm amazed that anyone could afford the reuse fee with that number of players. This certainly isn't a traditional epic orchestral score, yet even if it was, Miklos Rozsa never employed that many instrumentalists! A generally enjoyable score that manages to be offbeat, but particularly enjoyable.