Gravity Soundtrack

Rarely do I buy a movie soundtrack album that is just instrumental pieces of the score, rather than songs. But I HAD to buy Steven Price's phenomenal, haunting, memorable soundtrack album to the equally phenomenal, haunting, memorable sci-fi/drama film "Gravity". Besides Alfonso Cuaron's outstanding direction, the mindblowing visual effects and cinematography that make you feel like you really are in space, the wonderful performances of Sandra Bullock and George Clooney as the stranded astronauts in space, and the world-class sound design that engulfs you from all sides, Steven Price's mesmerizing film score is the final piece in the brilliant "Gravity" picture. This magnificent musical soundscape score instantly grabs you and keeps you engaged, piece by piece, from the first track to the last. Listening to the soundtrack album brings the movie back to me all over again. This isn't easy listening, per se, but WOW, is this music powerful, especially at night with the lights out, and on headphones. Steven Price easily deserves an Oscar for his amazing work here. If you're a huge fan of the film "Gravity", then buying this must-have soundtrack album is a no-brainer. I love it. :-)

Gravity is the newly released sci-fi epic from director Alfonso Cuaron, who previously directed the incredible Children of Men. To help him capture the haunting and intense atmosphere of the film, Cuaron brought the British composer Steven Price (who recently scored The World's End) on-board, and what came with him was a truly spectacular electronic score with some epic, sweeping orchestral sounds. In the first track "Above Earth," Price sets the tone by offering some eerie, static-y sounds that move into a somber, electronic orchestra that is just beautiful in ever way. In the second track "Debris," the intensity kicks into gear. A viola and electronics make this track stand out at the beginning, sounding very tense and perilous in itself. The third track "The Void" establishes this intense theme even further, keeping in track with the previous "Debris" but also offering haunting vocals. It's the second to last track, "Shenzou," though that is truly epic and mesmerizing, and the track alone makes this score worth owning. I'll stop there with the track analysis, but I will say, anyone who likes electronic scores will go bonkers for this masterpiece. Now, with other masterful scores released this year (including The Lone Ranger, Europa Report, Elysium, Pacific Rim and Captain Phillips), Gravity does have competition. Happily, I definitely place it on the top 5 of the year, just for being so fulfilling and all-around epic.

Blew me away!,It looks to be recorded at abbey road so quality through the roof should not surprise. The genesis of new ideas in sound into incredibly human vocals/ solo work brilliant!. Touching, shocking and compelling, Just like the movie itself makes you want to do something. Some of the small technical flaws of movie are not necessary to overcome in soundtrack. Just listen to its splendor, which I do not use lightly here! I wish majority of other audio pieces, soundtracks and other, that I purchase have half of the depth and quality of the material and recording. With a good stereo/sub-woofer set up, It rips through any preexisting bad mood.gets four words, "Gives you goose bumps!". I give it a wholehearted--- "Buy it"--

For a movie relatively bereft of sound effects and light on dialogue due to its setting, Gravity sure was heavily scored. The soundtrack runs 72 minutes (out of a movie slightly over 90 minutes long). As befits the movie, the soundtrack is presented simply with no gimmicks: sixteen long tracks that chronologically depict the emotional content of the movie. The pulsating, layered electronic sounds and dissonant strings that characterize most of this album are not entertaining in the conventional sense-even for a film music buff-but they are effective in building tension. Ferocious action cues intermingle with extended background music. However, the climax is appropriately thrilling and becomes more melodic, and a nonverbal vocal element is introduced to highlight the increasing humanity of the situation. Perhaps the most important criteria for evaluating any soundtrack is that it fits the movie, and this one definitely does. Minimalist, gut-wrenching, and uplifting.

I had not heard of Steven Price before. But I figured since the movie GRAVITY was a hit, so should the music. As a matter of fact he just got a Oscar nomination for this music. It is a bit like what Vangellias music is like. But this unique to say. A muxture of a real orchestra and computerized sounds. I haven't seen the movie yet. But will one day. The CD only cost ten dollars. If I had gone to a music store, which there are very few left, or one of those Big Box Stores, I think I'd have paid more for this CD than what I did at Amazon. One thing though. I do like to hear music from a full orchestra, especially the String Section. Two CD's to recommed on that front is the music from "The General's Daughter" and the original orchestral music from "City of Angels". But this Gravity CD is a good, with sounds to get the heart pumping.

I've always considered a movie's soundtrack to be the interstitial glue that ties the dialog, plot, and overall movie together. Gravity's soundtrack by Price is what I'd consider not just any interstitial glue, but an interstitial superglue. I also liked that low volumes were just as important as high volumes in creating this soundtrack as it perfectly captures the nothingness of space. Finally, while the visuals were amazing in the movie, the soundtrack was what pushed Gravity from being a good movie to a great movie due to how well it tells the emotional journey of Dr. Stone.

Gravity, Steven Price, oscar per Miglior colonna sonora e Miglior montaggio sonoro. Qualità audio di altissimo livello, coinvolgente e drammatica. Come detto, in una intervista, dallo stesso Steven Price, riascoltando il CD vi tornerà alla mente la suggestività delle immagini del film. Da avere assolutamente per chi ha apprezzato l'opera. Versione IMPORT, non avendo trovato la versione "italiana" nei negozi fisici, ho acquistato questa OST. 16 brani, formato jewel box.

I love this. In a similar vein to some of Hans Zimmers music. Really captures the frightening clastrophobic vacuum of space. Has a great theme running through the music and as with all great film music, you can listen to the whole album and enjoy it.

Steven brilliantly emotes the beauty of our world as well as the excitement and danger endured by astronaut Dr. Ryan Stone. His music is a key component of the film. Instead of making use of sound effects in space as there is no sound in space, his music is woven into the very fabric of the movie. Whether it be heard as flying debris, the turmoil of Dr. Stone being spun on the arm or the destruction of the ISS, he captures the essence of the elements. This is a soundtrack that can stand on its own w/out you needing to watch the movie.

サンドラ・ブロック主演、アルフォンソ・キュアロン監督『ゼロ・グラビティ』のサントラ。 スコアのみ17曲。 作曲は『アタック・ザ・ブロック』、『ワールズ・エンド 酔っぱらいが世界を救う！』のスティーヴン・プライス。 曲名に使われている用語や固有名詞がストーリー展開を少しバラしていますが、気にならないと思います。 ストーリー云々ではなく、この映画の肝は映像体験。 予告編やネットにあがっている映像からも分かるように、サンドラ・ブロック演じる宇宙飛行士が事故に遭って、無音の宇宙でグルングルンと振り回される。 主人公も回るし、カメラも回るし、音楽も回る。 サントラとして、ステレオ音声で聴くと、ウォンウォンうなっているだけに思えますが、実はサラウンドで回転している。 カメラの動きに合わせてグルングルンと前後左右、全周囲に。 映画のスコアとして真価を発揮するのですが、サントラ単体としては意味不明に思えてしまう箇所もある。 5.1サラウンド、7.1サラウンド、ドルビーアトモス音響ではないから。 こればっかりは、しかたありません。 通常のアクション映画であれば、クラッシュ音や爆発音などの「効果音」で表現されるであろう箇所も、無音の宇宙が舞台なのでスコアが効果音の代わりをしている場面も多々あります。 これもサントラ単体としては楽しみにくい箇所でしょう。 雰囲気としては、無声映画に伴奏をつけている感覚に近いかもしれません。 とはいえ、サントラの全曲が聴きづらいわけではありません。 11曲目の"Aurora Borealis"など、ピアノメインの曲は美しい旋律。 主人公が体験しているのは「恐怖、絶望」ですが、目の前には「美しい青い地球」が見える。 宇宙の「美しさ」と「恐怖」という相反する２つの表現が共存しているサントラになっています。 サントラとしては楽しみづらいです。特に前半は楽しみづらい。 （しかし主人公の内面を表現しているのが良く分かりますし、後半の曲はシンプルに美しいです） 評価は分かれるかもしれませんが、『ゼロ・グラビティ』という映像体験に貢献している画期的なスコアであるのは確かです。

On retrouve absolument toute l'ambiance du film dans cette magnifique BO. Au début, tout est beau, tout est calme et c'est la catastrophe... On se replonge immédiatement dans l'ambiance du film et on se remémore les différentes séquences tout au long du CD. Un conseil: A écouter dans le silence avec un volume élevé pour retrouver toutes les sensations et l'oppression que l'on a ressenti au premier visionnage du film en IMAX 3D.