Legion [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

by John Frizzell

Overview

Composer John Frizzell had a concept for how to approach the music for the "supernatural action thriller" Legion, a movie about an attack of avenging angels in which the last stand for humanity occurs at an out-of-the-way diner (really). Dropping woodwinds and trumpets from his orchestral palette, Frizzell concentrated on strings and low brass, adding in synthesizer effects, particularly what he refers to in his liner notes to the soundtrack album as "frozen sounds." "I create these 'frozen sounds' by taking one- or two-second audio files of different instruments and stretching them to 30 seconds or more using various audio processing software," he explains. "After processing these sounds through different plug-ins/outboard gear, I end up with what feels both electronic yet very human and expressive at the same time...." Expressive these percussive sound beds certainly are. "Very human"? Maybe not. Anyway, Frizzell succeeds in creating fairly typical cues to accompany the action and thrills in the film. He seems to alternate on the album between slow, ominous tracks and fast ones, following the contours of a script in which suspense precedes violence. However the effects are achieved, the result is similar to other scores in the genre, with music that combines dark orchestral passages with what sound like swarms of electronic bees and metal doors slamming rhythmically. It all serves to keep the viewer on edge, and that's the point. ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	01/19/2010
Label:	La-La Land Records
UPC:	0826924112120
Rank:	118197

Tracks

1. Legion~When I Was a Little Girl
2. Legion~Michael Descends
3. Legion~It's Started
4. Legion~Old and Pissed Off
5. Legion~This Is Not a Test
6. Legion~Clouds Don't Buzz
7. Legion~The Aftermath
8. Legion~Now What?
9. Legion~They're Here
10. Legion~The Ice Cream Man
11. Legion~Attack of the Possessed
12. Legion~We Got 'Em Running
13. Legion~God's Plan
14. Legion~Percy's Story
15. Legion~Dark World
16. Legion~Bob Blames Himself
17. Legion~I Didn't Even Want This Baby
18. Legion~Open the Door
19. Legion~Are We Safe Now?
20. Legion~A Rebellious Son
21. Legion~The Battle
22. Legion~Die Like One of Them
23. Legion~That Is Why You Failed Him
24. Legion~You Are the True Protector
25. Legion~You Are the True Protector [Alternate Version]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

John Frizzell   Primary Artist
Allan Wilson   Conductor

Technical Credits

John Frizzell   Composer,Producer,Liner Notes,Orchestration,Score Producer
Frederik Wiedmann   Score Mixer
Matt Verboys   Executive Producer
Brian Richards   Music Editor
Michael V. Gerhard   Producer
Paul Talkington   Music Contractor
Martin Roller   Assistant Engineer
Marian Turner   Orchestra Manager
Vladimir Martinka   Librarian
Haim Mazar   Orchestration,Score Producer
Eric Gordon   Assistant Music Editor
Thomas Parisch   Orchestration
Chris Douridas   Music Supervisor
Peter Fuchs   Recording
Mark Banning   Art Direction
Scott Stewart   Liner Notes
Lia Vollack   Executive in Charge of Music
James Nelson   Mastering