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Title |
| The Ring 2 - Original
Soundtrack |
| International Title |
| Ring
2 |
| Music By: Kenji
Kawai |
| Record Label:
Warner Music |
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| Running Time: 42:54 |
Discs: 1 |
| Release: January 1999 |
CD Number: WPCV-10006 |
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| Comments |
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Anthony
Romero |
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Composer
Kenji Kawai returns to what would end up being the "true"
sequel to the smash hit production Ring
(1998). As expected, Kawai delivers a very chilling score
for this soundtrack, creating a number of haunting themes
to go with the film. None more so, though, than the unnerving
"Anguish Beneath the Waves", which includes
the main title from the first movie before moving into
new material. "A Terrifying Curse" is also another
wonderfully suspenseful cue off this soundtrack, as it
mixes silence, traditional orchestration and what almost
sounds like "haunted house" style sound effects
to surprisingly good results. On the flip side, themes
like "Fate" are more engaging, set to a much
quicker tempo and without nearly as much emphasis on building
suspense. In regards to the ending song "A Smile
as Cold as Ice" by Imai Miki, it's an interesting
and fairly upbeat vocal piece. Not surprisingly, it doesn't
really fit with the score at all, which seems to be a
common trait of songs for Japanese horror films, but it's
still an enjoyable melody in its own right. As for the
first track on this disc, it's a five minute theme that
could be regarded as a techno approach to the movie's
score. It's cited as being "trailer" music here,
although quite frankly I can't recall hearing the theme
anywhere outside of this disc, and it certainly doesn't
appear in the film itself. It's not a bad track, far from
it if one tends to like this genre of music, although
its inclusion here seems based more on increasing the
CD's runtime to an acceptable amount than anything else.
Overall, like most horror scores this disc tends to work
better with the movie then as a stand alone experience.
However, it's certainly more engaging and is, arguably,
superior to the first score in the series. Suffice to
say, if one enjoys horror soundtracks then this disc comes
recommended.
Rating:  |
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| Tracks |
- Ring 2 - Trailer
- Anguish Beneath the Waves
- Vestiges of Terror
- Unearthly
- A Terrifying Curse
- Fate
- The Whisper of a Vengeful Ghost
- The Sound of the Black Waves
- Shock
- A Smile as Cold as Ice (Edited Version)
By: Imai Miki
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