At least two seasons past due, here is a disk of soundtrack goodies from Heroes, composed by Wendy (Melvoin) and Lisa (Coleman). It's more a collection of character themes, for the most part, aside from the main theme and two tracks taken from important scenes (9, "Kirby Plaza" and 10, "Fire and Regeneration"), but let's not quibble. This is meaty stuff and it repays multiple listenings, preferably on headphones so you can tweeze out the production layering, which is very satisfying.
Most cues clock in at over five minutes, so there is plenty of thematic development here as well as some great shifts in expression and mood. Listen, for example, for the brief burst of vocal percussion toward the end of "Mohinder," 6, accompanied by djimbe and tabla, and the very appropriate ticking clocks at the beginning and middle of "Sylar," 7.
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May 16th, 2009 - 4:23 pm
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