Slither (2006)

Composer(s):
Tyler Bates

Released in:
2006

Reviews

Generic scoring at its most uninspired,
by Alex (February 27, 2007)
“Slither” was one of my favorite horror films of 2006. It was everything horror should be: Creepy, gory, gross, funny, and, when needed, touching. Easily it was one of the most refreshing studio-produced horror films in a while. Unfortunately, Tyler Bates’ score is nothing short of generic. The problem isn’t with the score itself. Performed by the Slovak National Symphony Orchestra, which I confess to have never heard any work from in the past, Bates’ score could have been successful had it been more original. While there are passages of orchestral bombardment that almost echo Danny Elfman’s work, on the whole this score operates exactly as it is expected: Bam! Crash! Boom! Every musical horror cliché is covered loudly, proudly, and in a disappointingly unoriginal fashion. There’s nothing involving or particularly memorable to this score; the best track is the 40-second “Hollywood”, which, with light strings and a bubbly piano theme, offers brief refuge from the crash-bang-boom orchestral shrieking the rest of the score presents. Within the context of the film the score does its job well, on album it is an overblown, uninteresting 48 minutes of musical mayhem.
I highly recommend the film—but, unfortunately, not this album.

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