ToTW 3/14/2010

Track of the Week: "Plasma Pool" by Howard Shore, from The Fly



Having already paid tribute to Christopher Young's score to The Fly II, I thought I'd post something from Howard Shore's equally fantastic score to the first film, Cronenberg's The Fly. Having finally gone off the deep end, Goldblum's character Seth Brundle gives an impassioned speech on the wonders of his new teleportation device, while an incredulous Ronnie (Gina Davis) looks on in horror. I love the forbidding, slurred ostinato phrase in the strings that begins the cue, along with the faint hint of Seth's tragic theme in the high strings shortly afterward, finishing out with a more evil rendition of the theme with thudding low brass. My favorite cue of the album.

- 'Till Next Time, Soundtrack Fans!