Angel: Live Fast, Die Never (Score)
The album "Angel: Live Fast, Die Never" is a compilation of scored bits and soundtrack songs that have appeared across the 5 seasons of the hit Joss Whedon show "Angel," the sibling to "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." Being an avid Joss Whedon Fan ("Serenity" does come out in September, after all), I was all over this like stink on shit.
The scoring by Robert Kral was always well done during the series, and it defnitely feels like they pulled the right clips to give you a feel of the show and of Kral's skills.
If you've been any sort of fan of the show, titles of pieces such as "Darla's Sacrifice" or "Birth of Angelus" begin to create an image in your mind, an image which is only further clarified by the music.
But, by season 2, Angel wasn't all-instrumental soundtracking. Andy Hallett joined (first as a guest star and then as a cast member) and brought his beautiful singing voice to liven things up. His renditions of "Lady Marmalade" and "It's Not Easy Being Green" definitely take me back to when the show aired and make me nostalgic for the never-coming 6th season.
Another fan favourite was Christian Kane's (Linsdey on "Angel") performance of "LA Song." After seeing what a bad guy his character was, to here him belt out this tune made him more human, less of a lawyer. It is quite beautiful.
Finally, the album starts off with something many fans have attempted to cobble together over the last few years: an extending mix of Darling Violetta's Theme to Angel, weighing in at 3:23.
In the end: This is only for Joss-Whedon Enthusiats, Robert Kral fans, or if you happen to fall in love with Christian Kane's voice after 2x18 titled "Dead End."
The scoring by Robert Kral was always well done during the series, and it defnitely feels like they pulled the right clips to give you a feel of the show and of Kral's skills.
If you've been any sort of fan of the show, titles of pieces such as "Darla's Sacrifice" or "Birth of Angelus" begin to create an image in your mind, an image which is only further clarified by the music.
But, by season 2, Angel wasn't all-instrumental soundtracking. Andy Hallett joined (first as a guest star and then as a cast member) and brought his beautiful singing voice to liven things up. His renditions of "Lady Marmalade" and "It's Not Easy Being Green" definitely take me back to when the show aired and make me nostalgic for the never-coming 6th season.
Another fan favourite was Christian Kane's (Linsdey on "Angel") performance of "LA Song." After seeing what a bad guy his character was, to here him belt out this tune made him more human, less of a lawyer. It is quite beautiful.
Finally, the album starts off with something many fans have attempted to cobble together over the last few years: an extending mix of Darling Violetta's Theme to Angel, weighing in at 3:23.
In the end: This is only for Joss-Whedon Enthusiats, Robert Kral fans, or if you happen to fall in love with Christian Kane's voice after 2x18 titled "Dead End."
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