SLEEPBOMB : "The Sleeping Dead"

This is a homage to George Romero's "Night of the Living Dead", as it serves as an alternate score. They have already done a similar thing with the 1920 German silent film classic" The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari ". They playing a droning post-rock drench style of doom. I appreciate the mood here, which is not surprising given my love of horror, so much so that most of the artists I listen to would not be out of place on a horror soundtrack in the first place. The second track 'Refuge Resist" is more atmospheric, but feels more like a song, as the moan of female vocals haunts from deep within the mix. 

"Flames Afar" is a cool-sounding piece, but it sounds more like Pink Floyd than what I would want on the score of "Night of the Living Dead" as I can not imagine anywhere that it would fit in the movie. "It Was a Good Plan" lumbers with a doomy weight as the guitar crunches down with more intention, though the mood of the song is not that dark so it feels more like fuzzed-out psych rock as it drones on. "Emergency Broadcast" is more like an interlude. "The Basement Is the Safest Place" is also more post-rock, it's not the first time this reminded me of Godspeed You Black Emperor ! 's score for "21 Days Later" . This song rocks out a little more and has a distant female vocal in the background. This is one of the album's strongest moments. 

"Another One For the Fire" feels more like something Explosionsinthesky might do. It has a very ambiance and does not stress the tension found in the film, as there are no real ambient moments in the movie. I'll give this one an 8.5, I like the sounds they create and see how they are applied as score, which does give them less pressure to write songs in the typical rock format and lean into the atmosphere. I think for the project at hand it's not dark enough but as a band, they are doing good things. 

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