Companion
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
by Hrishikesh Hirway
There’s only one group of movie fans more annoying than musical fans and that’s horror fans. They’re almost exclusively the same people who are overly obsessed with Halloween. A sad lot, really, because you’re basically reducing a movie to jump scares, or tropes within tropes. What’s the best scary movie released in recent years? Midsommar? Give me a break. Give YOURSELF a break and read a book.
Which is why, I gotta say, bravo, Companion. You did it. You didn’t knock it out of the park, but you did a pretty great job considering what you were up against.
I loved a lot about Companion: the concept, the plot, and particularly Jack Quaid who delivers an overly complex, yet fun, performance. He’s the nepo baby of the moment! Get him and Margot whats-her-name in a movie together. Maybe I didn’t approach Companion as a “horror” movie which is why I enjoyed it so much. But I was definitely on board with the events as they were unfolding: they were interesting and smart and I wanted to see how it was going to end up. This is a good movie.
Adding to the list of things this movie got right, is the inclusion of this great soundtrack, composed by none other than Hrishikesh Hirway from Song Exploder: the podcast that dissects songs. Meaning, the man doesn’t just listen to music, he thinks about what he’s listening. Everything he does on this soundtrack is intentional and therefore, it’s pretty great. It’s a very electronic approach that expertly compliments the highs and lows of the movie and builds the tension where it should. It doesn’t dominate or distract from the movie like a Hans Zimmer soundtrack but helps elevate what you’re seeing on screen. It’s fun and daring.
It’s also done by Mutant who have taken the David Letterman approach, went across the street from their previous employer and made them eat their words. They took their talent with them, and you can see it in this release. It has beautiful and compelling artwork and gorgeous high quality vinyl. It’s a collector’s item through and through.
But yeah, I daresay I recommend Companion. It’s got larfs and chills, but no real scares. Just buckets of blood. And the soundtrack maybe is even better. It captures the mood of the film perfectly and is just as interesting (if not more!) than anything you’ll see on screen. Yay!
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