Cloud Atlas - Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil, and Tom Tykwer

Cloud Atlas composed by Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil, and Tom Tykwer. I've never heard of any of them. The movie was interesting and I had mixed feelings after seeing it. It confused me in spots and made me want to rewind and see what I missed. The movie ran almost 3 hours and there were some couples that left a good hour and a half into the movie. The pacing of the movie was so so as it felt like a 3 hour movie. I might have to read this book and see what I really missed.  Even before I saw the movie, the piano piece heard in the trailer is what caught my ear.  It worked well in certain scenes of the movie.  All Boundaries Are Conventions is a good track even though repetitive, it builds up and up and then drops off.

Favorite: Track #16 - All Boundaries Are Conventions

Dax Johnson - The Random & The Purpose

Music affects everyone in different ways.  I heard the music of Dax Johnson a few years ago and loved his music.  I associated the music to a certain time in my life.  Life happens and things change and for a while listening to his music hurt.  Over time that hurt faded away and I can still listen to his music.

Recently I got some fantastic birthday presents.  Actual CD's of Dax Johnson's Merciful Dwelling and The Random and the Purpose.  Now I've downloaded the digital copies or the handful of albums that he had released before he passed away, but having the actual CD's sounds better.

Now I was listening to The Random and the Purpose in the car and I've probably listened to that album a gazillion times.  One song started to play and I've never heard it before... "Child's Garden."  Listening to it felt like being a kid at Christmas finding something new and it gave me goose bumps.  Apparently the song wasn't included in the Amazon digital download.  Somewhat surprising and unfortunate that the only way to get the song appears to be from the CD. 

I now associate the song with the person that gave it to me.  Without that special someone, I might have never ever heard the new track.  Life does sometimes seem to come full circle and in this case, Dax Johnson's music to me has.

I love you Heather!

Seven Swords - Kenji Kawai

Seven Swords was a movie that I probably would have never found out about until I was walking around Blockbuster years ago. Every now and then a good martial arts / fantasy movie is a fun get away from the typical Hollywood type movies. I was actually surprised by the score. I had never heard of Kenji Kawai until after seeing the movie.  Unfortunately it looks like it was never released in the US but you can buy the imported CD.

Favorite: Track #08 - In Search of Beauty in Life

The Promise - Klaus Badelt

The Promise scored by Klaus Badelt.  The movie was a little out there, but the score worked well with it. 

 Favorite: Track #07 - Princess Kite