| This release
by Kitty MME of the Dark
Water
score
is sadly kind of lackluster due to the material. Composer
Kenji Kawai, whose garnished quite a reputation in regards
to horror scores largely in part for his work on Ring
(1998), delivers a soundtrack which exceeds magnificently
in heightening the mood in the picture,
yet falters as a stand alone experience. Like most scores
in this genre, the music is very atmospheric and
doesn't translate well when removed from the visuals
and scenarios from the movie.
To Kawai's credit, there aren't any bad themes here,
it's just that the soundtrack is very unengaging.
Suffice to say, there aren't any tracks that really stand
out, unless one is looking for some very eerie and
subtle background music, in which case they might deeply
enjoy some of the tracks like "Into the Ruins". In
terms of the song "Blue Sky", done by Shikao Suga, it's
definitely a pop song that seems very out of place with
the rest of the contents of this disc; not to mention
that it's also recorded at a much higher volume level
than anything else which can be jarring. Despite seeming
so out of place, though, the song itself is kind of pleasant,
if one enjoys Japanese pop. Overall, though, it's hard
to suggest this CD due to its nature, unless
someone really loves Kawai's work on the Ring series
as a few themes, like "Omen", have slight shades
of those earlier compositions.
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