HOLMES, DAVID - Mosaic - Music From The Hbo Limited Series (Sealed) (CD)

Limited Transparent Red Vinyl! 50 minutes of new, original music from David Holmes soundtracking Steven Soderbergh's six part tale of passion, intrigue and deception, starring Sharon Stone. Recorded between Belfast and Los Angeles by Holmes, the soundtrack album features a modern-day Wrecking Crew of musicians. Echoes of Maestro Morricone abound alongside the influence of avant-garde pioneers and Holmes' current soundtrack contemporaries in a selection of deep listening tracks. To quote Mark Kermode, 'Mosaic' outlines Holmes' expertise at "ratcheting up the tension" with strings, horns and synthesizers swelling throughout. As this tension peaks there is inevitable release - in rhythmic and harmonic tracks such as hat I Want Is The Red Room' and Badalamenti-esque lounge eeriness in the likes of 'Four Years Later' - guiding the 20 cues presented on this release into a cohesive, full and nuanced album that reveals subtle and rewarding intricacies on each repeated listen. 'Mosaic' once again outlines Holmes as a modern master of the original soundtrack.