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ANTARCTICA (OST)

Vangelis

 

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5 stars 1. Theme From Antarctica for the electronic symphonism and the layout of the film's story; synths swirling everywhere, ethereal, solemn choirs, minimalist drums that still impose themselves with the rumbling of the gong that reverberates in your head; the melody passes, bewitches the mind, makes you levitate, there is a bit of 'China' that remains 2. Antarctica Echoes on a hovering, foggy synth, on the apocalypse of animals, which sends us back even further; or how with a few notes to open our ears to introspection, to the harsh reality that is brewing? A moment of sweetness that declines into an echo, in which the air becomes majestic Olympian; simplicity of the notes created that many Sunday musicians will not be able to conceive, yes it took a genius to compose that; the last notes tick away gently, letting the heavy atmosphere settle in like a sonar searching for an echo 3. Kinematic occurs, the heartbreaking moment of the story, or how to live and survive in an instant when everything was fine before? An agonizing synth comes to support the high notes; another whiff of 'China' for this dreamlike crescendo, another ode to life and survival all at once 4. Song of White or how to immediately make one think of the silence of the Antarctic without the noise of men, without their presence, without their help of food and warmth? This blood-curdling Japanese tuba is perhaps the best solution to express this feeling; after this doubt the second part of the piece on a redundant tune will deliver the dogs by giving them the choice of returning to their primary instinct, living alone and free; only we listeners will fear for them

5. Life of Antarctica with the beginning of the new life, a latent air to show that life will not be so easy, but that there is no choice; the Homerian synth pads return to the tradition of the keyboard player, more contemplative than incisive, letting the listener make his own film; a pad, a rumble of drums, a flute, a piano and the Dantesque atmosphere in front of this new life takes its way 6. Memory of Antarctica with a latent electro sound bringing doubt and introspection; a sweet melody where the synth seeks itself, goes from minimalist ambient to the sweetness of hearts, hearts of dogs some of which will stop beating; a hymn to Life, a memory of that moment when I cried just seeing a dog die at the cinema, and where I waited until the end to check that no harm had been done to the animals during filming, or that there were tears for that memory left there; the velvety synths respond to those crystalline keys bringing air and cleaning the tears 7. Other Side of Antarctica with the strongest title of the album; the loss of bearings, the feeling of being irremediably lost, this long invasive crescendo that begins to flow into our brain; there is some JM JARRE in there, it's beautiful; there is some VANGELIS who plays with incisively inflating the air of the piece to carry us, to bring us to the inevitable; the gong comes to amplify the emotion, the rise never ends, mixing the various albums of VANGELIS, between contemplative, admiration, divine joy; the finale on the incessant, symphonic and grandiloquent rise, yes I like these words because they perfectly express the feeling provoked 8. Deliverance immediately signals the long-awaited end; after having survived in the Antarctic hell, some dogs will recognize their masters who have finally arrived there; the music had to be solemn, it is; if you cry, tell yourself that it 'is for joy' and no one will blame you; the majestic synth, the OLDFIELD-style tune, you straighten up with the pompous notes that print the grandiose air that you can have of having also survived this film, this original and singular soundtrack; yes majestic.

alainPP | 5/5 |

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