Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra conductor Gustavo Dudamel has written his debut score, for the epic drama THE LIBERATOR, based on the life of revolutionary Simón Bolívar.
I thought Dudamel would have conceived a much better score than what is presented here. I found nothing of interest in this boring Dudamel effort. Maybe after I review the film, I may have a change of heart.
I thought Dudamel would have conceived a much better score than what is presented here. I found nothing of interest in this boring Dudamel effort. Maybe after I review the film, I may have a change of heart.
I pretty much felt the same way tbh. Seemed to be very much in the vein of other modern film scores aside from the extra virtuoso flute playing. It didn't particularly connect with me on first listen to make me want to give it a second chance.
Listening to it again I think it is the form of flute playing that is central to the score that I find not particularly interesting. It reminds me of the traditional Japanese style scores where similar style of flute playing is central that I never really got into. It sounds too much like the flute playing is improvised rather than structured and traditional themes. That plus the ways the score feels like just another modern score in the action music and the really slow minimalist parts and it fails to seem particularly unique.
