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Filmtracks Recommends:
Buy it... if you enjoy hard-ass electronica rhythms and Graeme Revell's usual, heavy industrial sound design. Avoid it... if a score inspired by MTV and aimed at the same audience is not your cup of tea. Filmtracks Editorial Review:
The interesting connection for Aeon Flux to those combo efforts with Rodriguez and Debney is a specific comparison that is becoming evident between Revell's and Debney's works. At times in Aeon Flux, especially in the opening cue, the techno-orchestral styles and rhythms of Revell sound surprisingly similar to those of Debney in his (throw-away) scores like The Tuxedo. The distinction between them, however, is that Debney always keeps his music accessible to a wider audience with a more easily listenable palette of sounds whereas Revell loves to whip up a frenzy of disjointed metallic sounds into nearly all of his rhythms. In these regards, he's also a harder electronica version of David Arnold, and while this sound is perfectly suited for Aeon Flux, it's hard to imagine the majority of traditional film score collectors seeking it with vigilance. You have to remember that Revell's hard-ass rhythms and grinding sound effects are a good fit for the world of Aeon Flux's exploits, even though it's hard to stay focused on anything that consistent while Revell's score is rip-snorting along. Revell is loyal to the title theme for Aeon Flux (he's seemingly been using more consistent themes in even his poorer scores these days... a nice shift), stating it with all the synthetic, electronica beat coolness he can muster at the start and following with some sporadic use of the theme throughout. He outdoes himself in the final "Aeon Flux" cue at the end of the album, handing the theme to the electric guitar and traditional rock band for one drawn-out, cymbal-crashing romp of rock. As for the multitude of action material in between, Revell does employ the string section of the Hollywood Studio Symphony as a bridge tool, but the mass of the music is defined by his relentless rhythms and harsh sound effects; by the time "Monorail Chase" storms across the speakers, you feel the need to walk out into the snow for a while to cool off your ears. Overall, the score is aimed at the MTV crowd and Revell purists who love his most frenetic rhythmic scores for synthesizer and industrial sound effects. That last "Aeon Flux" cue should be cool to anyone, however, and is perfect bait for any compilation.
Music as Heard on Album: ** Overall: **
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