Clint Mansell

Before I had even heard of Clint Mansell, the music in the films he has scored stood out to me. As I have previously talked about I am a big fan of Darren Aranofsky and Mansell has scored many of his films. the music that he produces always fits the themes and story of the film. Aswell it is emotive. The music in Reqiem for a dream for example does much to enhance the anguish and struggle the characters are facing. The scores in each of his films are incredibly different. He works well in different medius, for example the soundtrack in Pi is heavily electronic yet in Black Swan he sticks with in the classical orchestra. Again this reflects the film, Pi a fil about number, computers, maths and science, suits the strenuous world of the film. Whereas in 'Black Swan' the musc is dramaticly sweenping, based on the music from 'swan lake' it embodies the ballet. Mansell's music is integeral to the themes and overall aesthetic of the films he has worked on. I think that the composing its self is a work ok art and easy to listen to as a piece of music in it's own right but cupled with the moving image, they give to each other and take on a whole new meaning and level.