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About the Soundtrack: A rather unusual film yields a rather grand result with Scott Glasgow's score for, Lo, a horror comedy from director Travis Betz that has made its way through the independent circuit and is now available on DVD. The soundtrack for it comes to us from the good people over at MovieScore Media and provides the listener with over 56 minutes of music, a few bonus tracks, and a devilish good time. The production value of the score is quite high for an indie like this, thus I feel the majority of you may be impressed with what Scott pulls off for this one.
What You Need to Know: The music of Lo tells a story all its own. In this highly imaginative effort from Scott Glasgow, you will find that a unique and immersing experience awaits you as Lo dances playfully between the worlds of horror, comedy and drama to great effect. While it might have been convenient to write the score as simply an atmospheric piece, Scott instead builds a great deal of depth and detail into the music and thus makes Lo the type of score one can lose themselves in. I would even venture to say that there is a strong Danny Elfman component to the work with its dark wonder and charm.
Did I mention there is a profound beauty within Lo as well? That would come courtesy of the violin solos that appear during the score (performed by Mark Robertson) and through the theme that accompanies these instances. These cues are exquisite to listen to and display a side of Glasgow's work that I had not yet heard before. Love, Misunderstood (track 10) in particular is a fine example of this moving craftsmanship. Such beautiful motifs also provide an interesting contrast to some of the foreboding, mood setting pieces that also appear in the score. While some of the purely atmospheric segments could have possibly been edited out of the soundtrack release, the contrast does play a large part in telling the overall story of Lo. This again comes back to this being a soundtrack "experience," not merely a listening session.
Overall, if you're looking for a soundtrack that will offer interesting music and not a cookie-cutter, derivative product, than I suggest you check this one out. You will even find a few surprises tucked into the album, too, including an interpretation of Dance Macabre and bonus tracks of substance. Good stuff on this one!
Final Score: Lo further asserts Scott Glasgow's talent as a composer who can provide the type of diverse and entertaining music that should one day be attached to larger budget films. There is excellence to be found here.
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