Robin Guthrie; Harold Budd / Mysterious Skin
Artist Robin Guthrie; Harold Budd
Album Title: Mysterious Skin
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Primary Genre Soundtrack: Film Soundtrack
Format CD
Released 05/24/2005
Label Commotion Records
Catalog No CR008
Bar Code No 1 86961 00082 9
Packaging Digipack
Tracks
1. Neil's Theme (2:14)
2. The Memories Returning (2:08)
3. Snowfall (6:30)
4. Neil's Farewell (2:31)
5. Childhood Lost (2:38)
6. Halloween (3:18)
7. A Silhouette Approaches (2:28)
8. Goodbye To Wendy (2:46)
9. Brian's Nightmare/The Unknown, Part One (4:04)
10. Twilight (3:46)
11. The Unkown, Part Two (2:11)
12. The Discovery (2:27)
13. Loitering (3:38)
14. The Writing On The Wall (1:50)
15. One True Love (2:31)
Date Acquired 02/01/2011
Personal Rating
Acquired from Import_CDs (Amazon)
Purchase Price 14.38

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Analyzed: Robin Guthrie, Harold Budd / Mysterious Skin
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR10      -3.37 dB   -16.47 dB      2:15 01-Neil's Theme
DR9       -6.89 dB   -20.08 dB      2:08 02-The Memories Returning
DR10      -2.74 dB   -16.53 dB      6:30 03-Snowfall
DR10      -6.44 dB   -19.94 dB      2:32 04-Neil's Farewell
DR10     -10.18 dB   -23.55 dB      2:38 05-Childhood Lost
DR10      -3.07 dB   -16.63 dB      3:19 06-Halloween
DR9       -7.27 dB   -22.90 dB      2:29 07-A Silhouette Approaches
DR8       -4.76 dB   -14.07 dB      2:46 08-Goodbye to Wendy
DR11      -4.14 dB   -20.05 dB      4:04 09-Brian's Nightmare / The Unknown, Part One
DR10      -3.10 dB   -16.84 dB      3:47 10-Twilight
DR11      -5.36 dB   -20.07 dB      2:11 11-The Unknown, Part Two
DR10      -8.14 dB   -20.32 dB      2:27 12-The Discovery
DR10      -6.03 dB   -18.20 dB      3:38 13-Loitering
DR10      -4.59 dB   -16.55 dB      1:51 14-The Writing on the Wall
DR11      -3.64 dB   -17.46 dB      2:32 15-One True Love
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Number of tracks:  15
Official DR value: DR10

Samplerate:        44100 Hz
Channels:          2
Bits per sample:   16
Bitrate:           528 kbps
Codec:             FLAC
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Reviews
All Music Guide Review:

A director seeking a spare, evocative, and highly ambient soundtrack would be hard-pressed to find a better duo than ex-Cocteau Twins guitarist Robin Guthrie and minimalist composer Harold Budd. Such was the case for director Gregg Araki, who got Guthrie and Budd to score his thoughtful drama MYSTERIOUS SKIN, a story of young adulthood based on the novel by Scott Heim. Those familiar with Guthrie's work with the Cocteau Twins or Violet Indiana will recognize his reverb-soaked guitar work, and fans of Harold Budd (whose collaborations with Brain Eno, in particular, are essential listening for ambient fans) will find much to appreciate here.
The opening track, "Neil's Theme," seems to float in a liquid amber, with textural washes of synth and a simple repeating keyboard line twining with Guthrie's guitar. On "Childhood Lost" a ghostly piano plays a spare, plaintive melody while synth-produced sonic atmospheres swirl around like veils. On "Twilight," Guthrie's guitar pierces up through the spectral gloom of Budd's synth treatments, replicating a forbidding twilit landscape to perfection. The soundtrack plays as a piece, with a moody, yet darkly alluring mood prevailing throughout. The soundtrack to MYSTERIOUS SKIN should please fans of ambient, post rock experimentation, and smart, well-executed film music.
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