Three substantial, engaging pieces by Bryce Dessner of the National fame, plus half a dozen shorter ones from Greenwood's score for There Will Be Blood - all recorded and released under DG's formidable imprimatur.
While the Greenwood pieces are top notch and suitably cinematic in sound, it's Dessner's compositions that really impress, bringing the apparatus of the symphony orchestra effectively to bear in a stylistically varied but integrated trio of pieces which also seamlessly incorporate (well, in two of the three) the Dessner brothers' electric guitars. It's music that captures the attention, and lingers after the fact - dramatic and powerful.
While the Greenwood pieces are top notch and suitably cinematic in sound, it's Dessner's compositions that really impress, bringing the apparatus of the symphony orchestra effectively to bear in a stylistically varied but integrated trio of pieces which also seamlessly incorporate (well, in two of the three) the Dessner brothers' electric guitars. It's music that captures the attention, and lingers after the fact - dramatic and powerful.
