Shutter Island is the latest Martin Scorsese film and is based on the book of the same name by Dennis Lehane. Due to burst into cinemas imminently, the movie’s soundtrack is getting a head start and is already in stores now. Containing two discs, the soundtrack features 19 tracks and is an eclectic mix of instrumentals and chart hits from yester-year.
Opening with the John Adams conducted Fog Tropes the atmosphere is immediately set for an unsettling and unique listening experience. We haven’t yet seen Shutter Island but we can tell that the movie is going to scare the socks off us when we do see it. The entire first disc flits between classical pieces and movie score with only Johnnie Ray’s Cry breaking up the wordless mood. Max Richter’s On The Nature Of Daylight is a definite highlights as is the gorgeous Mahler Quartet For Strings and Piano In A Minor.
The second disc mixes things up a little more. Again opening with an epic instrumental (Christian Zeal and Activity), the soundtrack begins to lighten up a little with Kay Starr’s Wheel Of Fortune. The song takes you back to the 50s and reminds you of old-school Hollywood glitz and glamour. It’ll be interesting to see how songs such as this work in the movie – we predict that we won’t be able to listen to them the same again after we see it! Another highlight on the second disc is the Brian Eno track Lizard Point which captures the epic soundscapes he’s so famous for.
Shutter Island: Music From The Motion Picture is an atmospheric, moody and in parts unsettling soundtrack. The movie’s trailer looks incredibly creepy so we expect that this will ramp up the terror factor. If your taste lies more in the classical than the contemporary, then this soundtrack will be right up your street.
