Divergent
Original motion picture score
Music by: Junkie XL
Year of release: 2014
Review by: P
Divergent is set in a dystopian future, and it is a lot different from The Hunger Games. The score really lives up to the setting with somewhat of an electric tone. If you aren't a fan of the instrumental version, there is always the pop version.
The soundtrack starts out with 1: Tris . This is a very calm piece in the beginning, and gets a bit louder during the middle, then quiet during the end, but in a melancholy mood. It think it sums up most of the movie. It features pretty vocals from singer Ellie Goulding. 2: The Test. This is a very weird piece, featuring mostly computerized noises. It's sort of calm and relaxing, and does get intense at one point. 3: Choosing Dauntless. The beginning is sort of sad (Tris leaving her parents for Dauntless) but soon jumps into a more upbeat and wild mood, featuring the iconic Dauntless beat. Featuring vocals from Ellie Goulding. 4: Capture the Flag. This features melodies from Choosing Dauntless and Tris, but different beats. 5: This Isn't Real another strange piece that doesn't have much of a tune to it. 6: Ferris Wheel. This starts out intense, but calms down close to the end of the piece. Has a lot of electric elements to it and features melodies from Tris. 7: Erudite Plan. This is a mysterious piece, featuring some folksy instruments with a repetitive tune in the backround, plus some more computerized meledy playing over it. 8: Fear. This is very intense with a repetitive beat to it. 9: I Am Divergent. A very calm piece with more computerized instruments and a guitar. A very relaxing piece. It breaks into 10: A Friend, which features more of the same instruments plus a stringed orchestra and calmness. A very beautiful piece. This piece breaks into 11: Conspiracy. This is a little bit like Erudite Plan, but with different sounds. 12: Watertank. This piece has one note playing in the backround (which does change over time) with a march like beat playing over it. 13: Faction Before Blood. This piece features a stringed orchestra only, which plays a bittersweet tune. 14: Human Nature. This is a lot like The Test, very mysterious as well. 15: Final Test. This is a sort of intense piece, featuring electric instruments and a stringed orchestra. A heart pumper. 16: The March. A very computerized, mysterious, creepy piece that gets a little intense. 17: Dauntless Attack, is a lot like The March, only a little more intense. 18: Sacrifice. This is a sort of sad, sorrowful song, featuring pretty vocals from Ellie Goulding. 19: You're Not Gonna Like This features electric instruments and gets pretty intense, but settles down a little at the end. It features parts of Tris on a more intense level and different beats. 20: Everywhere and Nowhere is similar to Faction Before Blood, featuring strings, a guitar, and piano. Features some parts from Tris. A pretty piece and one of my favorites.
My Review
At first I was skeptical of the Divergent score after listening to samples online as it sounded mostly computerized, but since I loved the movie and had both of the Hunger Games scores, I decided to try this one, and I'm glad I did. While most of the tracks were entirely done on a computer, some of them included strings and guitars (as stated above). I did some research, and Junkie XL is a DJ or something (hence the name) so that makes since. The score can be loud at times, but is mostly calm and very relaxing. I was disappointed that most of the music on this CD didn't make it into the movie, and that some of the pieces in the movie didn't make it onto the CD. Other than that, I would recommend this to anyone who needs some relaxation, and I would not recommend this to people who don't like electro type film scores or music.
Final rating: 4/5 stars |
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