“Exterminator Beat,” picks up on the more masculine and firm sounds evidenced earlier on in “Success Montage,” and others with its techno and electronic heavy sounds until strings work in and it feels like a call and answer between old and new, very similar to the fraternity of assassins themselves. Additionally, in its own way, it felt reminiscent of some of the thematically similar compositions of Clint Mansell on his score for Darren Aronofsky’s Requiem for a Dream.
And while the rest of the album is solid, Elfman really cuts loose on the addictive track “Revenge,” breaking out strings, guitars, techno, and more in the frantically paced rock 'n' roll, no-holds-barred sounds of one of Wanted’s most superlative tracks after “Fox in Control” and “The Little Things.”
And although one may say in the end it’s all “The Little Things” Elfman manages to mix together in his masterful approach that make Wanted a true-standout for the composer both musically and personally, as it feeds into his own kinship with his Russian Jewish roots, there’s nothing little about the album nor the man who’s been quietly composing some of the most extraordinary film music in the past few decades.
Track List
1) “The Little Things”
2) “Success Montage”
3) “Fraternity Suite”
4) “Wesley’s Office Life”
5) “The Scheme”
6) “Fox in Control”
7) “Welcome to the Fraternity”
8) “Fox’s Story”
9) “Exterminator Beat”
10) “Rats”
11) “The Train”
12) “Revenge”
13) “Fox’s Decision”
14) “Breaking the Code”
15) “Fate”
Article comments
1 - Master RedyVa
“Every Day Is Exactly the Same” by Nine Inch Nails, “Escape (The Pina Colada Song)” by Rupert Holmes, and “Time to Say Goodbye” by Andrea Bocelli (& Sarah Brightman- plays while Fox and Wesley kill a man in a limousine) are all absent on the soundtrack. The album is just the score with the Elfman sung “The Little Things.” The album is an Elfman project/score rather than a true soundtrack.
“Exterminator Beat,” “Fox in Control,” “Revenge,” and “The Little Things” are the shining moments of the album. Master RedyVa really liked the over-all string driven sounds of the score. RedyVa agrees that Elfman + strings + guitars + techno = frantically paced rock ‘n’ roll that is worth listening to more than a few times. The pop-masculine and guitar fueled love song “The Little Things” really complements the film’s strong sense of machismo.