{"id":6627,"date":"2013-05-21T01:16:34","date_gmt":"2013-05-21T05:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=6627"},"modified":"2013-05-21T01:16:34","modified_gmt":"2013-05-21T05:16:34","slug":"cd-starhawk-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=6627","title":{"rendered":"CD: Starhawk (2012)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"<\/a>Rating: Excellent<\/p>\n

Label:\u00a0La-La Land Records<\/a> \/ Released: May 22, 2012<\/p>\n

Tracks & Album Length: 28 tracks \/ (57:07)<\/p>\n

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Special Notes: 16-page colour booklet with liner notes \/ Limited to 3000 copies.<\/p>\n

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Composer: Christopher Lennertz<\/p>\n

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Between his extensive TV regular work in comedies & animated features, Christopher Lennertz occasionally gets meatier projects that allow the composer to delve into his classical side, and while Starhawk<\/strong> is a big orchestral score, Lennertz\u2019 approach is traditional in his use of strong themes and variations, but unusual for a fusion of classical, contemporary \/ big budget action writing, and a sly homage to the spaghetti western.<\/p>\n

The score\u2019s main theme has a slight Appalachian harmony, and its warm tones are contrasted with pensive cues (the bluesy, twanging \u201cPrologue\u201d with multiple electric and acoustic guitars, plus cimbalom and harmonica) which give the score a surprising emotional depth.<\/p>\n

Lennertz rarely gets a chance to score action films, so it\u2019s a real delight to hear his own verisons of furtive stalking, sudden assaults, and extended combat cues. \u201cWork Site Raid\u201d swerves from pounding percussion (with Bear McCrearian rhythmic textures) to a full theme statement, and in \u201cBattle at Ballard\u2019s Crossing\u201d twanging guitars and electric bass licks provide a great intro, with backbeat on timpani.<\/p>\n

The primary action cues are based around a cycling 3-note motif around which Lennertz adds various instrumental ornamentation, including wailing female vocals, ferocious brass assaults, and metal whip-lashes (\u201cThe Outcast\u201d). He also re-applies the same voices with a smaller yet more resonant group of skin percussion, and the lengthy CD ultimately winds down with full theme statements, such as the declaratory and epic \u201cHeroism,\u201d with its brass and percussion; and in \u201cEmmett\u2019s Theme,\u201d where Lennertz uses orchestra and mixed chorus with one last use of a twanging guitar.<\/p>\n

La-La Land\u2019s CD is neatly sequenced, and largely manages to avoid heavy thematic repetition, and the carefully placed action cues often drift through differing saturations from classical, exotic, and western genres to ensure a rich musical variety.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 2013 Mark R. Hasan<\/p>\n

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