Produktbeschreibung
A soundtrack to the book
The year 1996 was one of the busiest and most productive for Christopher Franke, who suddenly jumped from the stage of an electronic music legend to the stage of a renowned soundtrack composer in the United States. A commercial upgrade, by all means, but is it also an artistic upgrade? When the rabid fans of the TV series started to buy the Babylon 5 soundtrack release in enormous quantities, Chris decided to sell the goods while the demand lasted, and released Perry Rhodan: Pax Terra, an unusual album in the sense that it was marketed as a soundtrack for the fantasy series of novels under the same title. A perfect marketing move. The infatuated kids of today's age will buy everything that is connected to their fetish of the day. In any event, judging by the quality of Franke's music, he deserves all recognition he can get, and there is nothing wrong with the ever larger stream of money as long as the music is good, and/or as long as the musical directions are changed, or some artistic goal of interest is relentlessly pursued. Contrary to what his native band, Tangerine Dream was doing at roughly the same time (setting up the TDI family company that would flood the market with worthless throwaway releases), Franke experimented more and more. Thor bless him for that.
Perry Rhodan: Pax Terra at moments reminds us of Babylon 5 with respect to the otherworldly atmosphere, but fortunately, it is not a variation on a theme, but a consistent proposal in and of its own. Featuring several vocalists, the album oscillates between the happy orchestra-backed melodies with vocals like Bridge to Eternity — to the incredibly dark electronica syncopated with terrifying blasts of the orchestra. The Wonders of Estartu is an epic composition that would also fit any of its contemporary Babylon 5 releases. However, the advantage of the former is that the composition is not chopped to meet the demands of the soundtrack. If you liked Messages From Earth of 1997, which covered the years 1996-1997, you will be more than happy with Perry Rhodan: Pax Terra. |
