John Ottman Cellular Soundtrack

John Ottman Cellular Soundtrack

John Ottman Cellular Soundtrack

The animated film 9, produced by Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov, and directed by Shane Acker, has benefited from a rich and robust score by Deborah Lurie, whose talent for large-scale orchestral works has been proven in her compositions of additional music for such films as Spider-Man 3 and Wanted, while orchestrating and arranging for such composers as John Ottman, Danny Elfman, and Mark Snow.

But she has a flourishing career as a composer in her own right, as shown in her scores to films such as An Unfinished Life, Imaginary Heroes, and Sydney White. 9 is easily her biggest, most powerful work yet, however, and it definitely stands out as a superior action score.

Themes and Motifs in 9 Soundtrack

The score is characterized by solid orchestrations and a compelling narrative structure first, and by melodic themes second. The themes are composed by none other than Danny Elfman, but given the brevity and simplicity of the themes, they don’t stand out as immediately as typical Elfman themes do. Having said that, Elfman’s unique compositional voice is definitely evident in this score, though not to any worrisome extent: Lurie is very much the woman of the hour.