Intrada announces the premiere release of a long-sought after Carter Burwell score: the 1996 Universal Pictures thriller Fear. The film is a psychological thriller centered on the intense and tumultuous relationship between a teenage girl, Nicole (Reese Witherspoon), and a charismatic but dangerous young man, David (Mark Wahlberg). As their romance blossoms, Nicole's father, an extremely protective and watchful figure, begins to suspect that David may have a darker side. As David's behavior becomes increasingly erratic and violent, Nicole must confront the reality of her relationship and the significant dangers it poses to her and her family. The film opens with a sweeping flyover of Seattle and here Burwell introduces his main theme underscored by pounding taiko drums. As Jeff Bond writes in his liner notes, "It is marvelously ambivalent, swelling with something between seductive longing and monomaniacal confidence. The drums playing over the helicopter shot immediately establish the city as a tribal battleground where Steven Walker’s instincts to protect his family will run up against David McCall’s impulses to not only seduce and steal away his daughter but to insinuate himself into the structure of the Walker family, attaching himself to Walker’s young son, his attractive wife and even his dog while Walker watches." The score is moody and unsettling, slowly insinuating itself into the drama behind the scenes much as David integrates himself (or tries to) into the family. The score also received notable praise from critics reviewing the film.
Burwell credits a lot of the power of his Fear score to the orchestration and conducting of Shirley Walker. “It’s got a particular sound I think she takes a lot of responsibility for, like the way that the brass plays at the bottom end and the lushness of the strings,” he points out.
The CD was produced by Carter Burwell, mixed by Michael Farrow and mastered by Chris Malone.
INTRADA Special Collection。 別題：『悪魔の恋人／愛が牙をむく時』
トラックリスト危険な本性を隠し持つ恋人によって恐怖の底に突き落とされる少女とその家族の運命を、「ブギーナイツ」のマーク・ウォールバーグと「キューティ・ブロンド」シリーズのリース・ウィザースプーン共演で描いた1996年のサイコサスペンスのオリジナル・サウンドトラックが世界初リリース！
高校生のニコールは、友人に連れられて訪れたクラブでハンサムな好青年デビッドと知り合い、恋に落ちる。ニコールの父はデビッドの行動に違和感を抱き交際を反対するが、すでにデビッドに夢中になっていたニコールは耳を貸さない。やがて、デビッドはニコールに対して異常なほどの執着心を見せるようになり……。監督は「摩天楼を夢みて」「パーフェクト・ストレンジャー」のジェームズ・フォーリー。
映画はシアトルの上空を一望する場面で始まり、ここでバーウェルは、太鼓の音に裏打ちされたメインテーマを導入する。ジェフ・ボンドがライナーノーツで書いているように、「魅惑的なあこがれと狂信的な自信の中間の何かで膨らみ、驚くほどアンビバレントである」。ヘリコプターのショットにかぶさる太鼓の音は、スティーブン・ウォーカーの家族を守ろうとする本能が、ウォーカーの娘を誘惑して奪うだけでなく、ウォーカーの幼い息子や魅力的な妻、さらにはウォーカーが見ている間に彼の犬にまで取り入り、ウォーカー一家の構造に入り込もうとするデヴィッド・マッコールの衝動とぶつかり合う、部族間の戦いの場としての街を即座に作り上げる。」 スコアはムーディーで不穏な雰囲気を漂わせ、デヴィッドが家族に溶け込む（あるいは溶け込もうとする）のと同じように、舞台裏のドラマにじわじわと入り込んでいく。このスコアは、映画を評する批評家たちからも特筆すべき賞賛を受けた。
バーウェルは、シャーリー・ウォーカーのオーケストレーションと指揮が、彼のフィアー・スコアのパワーの多くを生み出したと評価している。“例えば、ブラスがボトムエンドで演奏する方法や、ストリングスのみずみずしさなどだ”と彼は指摘する。
このCDは、カーター・バーウェルがプロデュース、マイケル・ファローがミックス、クリス・マローンがマスタリングを担当。
Intrada announces the premiere release of a long-sought after Carter Burwell score: the 1996 Universal Pictures thriller Fear. The film is a psychological thriller centered on the intense and tumultuous relationship between a teenage girl, Nicole (Reese Witherspoon), and a charismatic but dangerous young man, David (Mark Wahlberg). As their romance blossoms, Nicole's father, an extremely protective and watchful figure, begins to suspect that David may have a darker side. As David's behavior becomes increasingly erratic and violent, Nicole must confront the reality of her relationship and the significant dangers it poses to her and her family.
The film opens with a sweeping flyover of Seattle and here Burwell introduces his main theme underscored by pounding taiko drums. As Jeff Bond writes in his liner notes, "It is marvelously ambivalent, swelling with something between seductive longing and monomaniacal confidence. The drums playing over the helicopter shot immediately establish the city as a tribal battleground where Steven Walker’s instincts to protect his family will run up against David McCall’s impulses to not only seduce and steal away his daughter but to insinuate himself into the structure of the Walker family, attaching himself to Walker’s young son, his attractive wife and even his dog while Walker watches." The score is moody and unsettling, slowly insinuating itself into the drama behind the scenes much as David integrates himself (or tries to) into the family. The score also received notable praise from critics reviewing the film.
Burwell credits a lot of the power of his Fear score to the orchestration and conducting of Shirley Walker. “It’s got a particular sound I think she takes a lot of responsibility for, like the way that the brass plays at the bottom end and the lushness of the strings,” he points out.
The CD was produced by Carter Burwell, mixed by Michael Farrow and mastered by Chris Malone.
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01. Fear (Opening) (2:38)
02. I Can’t Go (1:07)
03. Beating (1:06)
04. Logan Points (1:43)
05. Entry (3:22)
06. David Alone (1:01)
07. The Condom (1:26)
08. Tattoo (1:31)
09. Locker (0:51)
10. Apology (2:09)
11. Face-Off (1:08)
12. Grabbing (1:19)
13. It’s Over (1:43)
14. Driving (2:08)
15. Friend (1:03)
16. Altar (2:12
17. Cherries (2:55)
18. Kaiser (1:06)
19. Neck (1:11)
20. Prisoner (0:51)
21. Pounding (1:05)
22. Continuing (0:58)
23. Okay? (1:47)
24. Drilling (2:22)
25. The Flaw (1:01)
26. Final Showdown (3:09)
27. Fear (Ending) (5:16)
Total CD Time: 48:51