Side Effects (soundtrack)

Side Effects (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Studio album by Thomas Newman
Released March 3, 2013
Genre Soundtrack
Length 77:55
Label Varese Sarabande 302 067 182 2
Producer Thomas Newman
Thomas Newman chronology
Skyfall
(2012)		 Side Effects
(2013)		 Saving Mr. Banks
(2013)

Side Effects (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is an original motion picture soundtrack for the 2013 movie Side Effects, a psychological thriller directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Channing Tatum, Rooney Mara, Jude Law, and Catherine Zeta-Jones. The music was composed and produced by Thomas Newman. The record was relesead on March 3, 2013 via Varese Sarabande label.[1]

Overview

The score gets off to a moody start with "Very Sick Girl (Main Title)" features a haunting guitar solo backed with a wordless distorted vocalise admist atmospheric and cool electronics and percussion. "Houston Free Meds" is a rythmic track for percussion, electronics and guitar which has a very stark icy sound to it which has a very reminiscent style that of Whispers In The Dark. ""Relativity" a brief track features a warm, almost lullaby feeling to it despite its' cold icy exterior that was introduced in "Houston Free Meds". "Another Acquittal" is a highlight track for this score which isn't all that dissimilar to both "Houston Free Meds" or " Relativity", Newman however adds a layer of suspense and tension to this track that is very stark and pulsing with energy the more the track develops. Newman also packs plenty of suspense and atmosphere with tracks such as "Knife", "Dark & Stormy", "Poisonous Fog", and "Salt Water", which are products of the main theme featured in "Very Sick Girl" and "Another Aquittal", with George Doering providing some excellent guitar solos throughout. "Malingering" is another highlight and the longest track on this album by far utilizing the music from "Relativity" stretched out to a bigger more developed version of that track that gets better with each listen. "Take Back Tomorrow (End Title)" ends the album just as it opens with a distorted vocalist and a more haunting atmosphere for percussion and electronics.

—Review by Examiner.com

Track listing

Standard album[2]
No. Title Length
1. "Acute Parasomnia"   0:41
2. "Very Sick Girl (Main Title)"   2:25
3. "Houston Free Meds"   2:22
4. "Relativity"   1:22
5. "Past Behaviour"   1:28
6. "Another Acquittal"   3:27
7. "Knife"   1:20
8. "Hopelessness"   1:22
9. "Allison Finn"   2:27
10. "Dark & Stormy"   1:10
11. "Poisonous Fog"   2:29
12. "Salt Water"   2:00
13. "Conduct Review"   2:09
14. "Double Jeopardy"   0:46
15. "Malingering"   5:42
16. "St. Luke's"   1:23
17. "Take Back Tomorrow (End Title)"   2:21
18. "The Forgotten People (Performer – Thievery Corporation)"   3:12
Total length:
 77:55

Criticism

The music is captivating – it feels hypnotic, at times kaleidoscopic, drug-induced. The familiar Newman touches in scores like this are all out in droves – little rhythmic ideas which gather momentum and pulsate with energy, tiny melodic fragments which get explored in great depth. The opening title, “Very Sick Girl”, is a case in point, a piece of beauty and mystery as electric guitar and processed female voice combine to create that great, hazy feeling. The emphasis throughout is resolutely not on melody, but rather on atmosphere, and the composer is steadfast in the way he so carefully develops and maintains a level of tension – a cue like “Knife” is the sort of piece that leaves listeners without their fingernails, and it’s all so deceptively simple from a compositional perspective. There’s nothing showy about Side Effects, it just goes about its job with great skill and makes for a very listenable album. Those who love this composer for his dazzling orchestral prowess will find a completely different – and one suspects more personally rewarding – side here; those familiar with his wider body of work will know exactly what to expect and won’t be disappointed. I suppose it’s “routine” in some ways for Newman and the star rating reflects that, but it’s an enjoyable and rewarding album all the same.

Rating: ***

—Review by Movie Wave[3]

Credits

References

  1. ↑ "Side Effects". soundtrack.net. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  2. ↑ "Side Effects (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
  3. ↑ Southall, James (March 3, 2013). "Side Effects". movie-wave.net. Retrieved 2015-02-23.

External links

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