Disturbia: Original Motion Picture Score

Disturbia: Original Motion Picture Score
Soundtrack album by Geoff Zanelli
Released	April 10, 2007
Genre	Score ; Classical music
Length	46:08
Label	Lakeshore
Producer	Geoff Zanelli
Geoff Zanelli chronology

Last updated March 25, 2019

Disturbia: Original Motion Picture Score is a score to the film of the same name directed by D. J. Caruso. It is composed by Geoff Zanelli, conducted by Bruce Fowler and produced by Skip Williamson. It was released on July 10, 2007 in the United States and Canada by Lakeshore Records.

<i>Disturbia</i> (film) 2007 film by D. J. Caruso

Disturbia is a 2007 American thriller film directed by D. J. Caruso, written by Christopher Landon and Carl Ellsworth and stars Shia LaBeouf, David Morse, Sarah Roemer and Carrie-Anne Moss. The film follows a teenager who is placed on house arrest and begins to spy on his neighbors, thinking one of them is a serial killer.

Daniel John Caruso, Jr. is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. His work encompasses a variety of genres, including thriller, drama, horror, and action. He has also directed numerous episodes of television series such as The Shield, Over There, Smallville, and Dark Angel. The majority of his films fall into the thriller and action film genres.

Geoffrey Zanelli or Geoff Zanelli is an American musician and composer working primarily in the medium of film, television, and video game scores. His early career was notable for scoring additional music on roughly 30 film scores written by Hans Zimmer, John Powell, Harry Gregson-Williams and Steve Jablonsky including several blockbuster films. He has since moved on to more solo work.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Tracksounds	^[2]
Movie Music UK	^[3]

Disturbia: Original Motion Picture Score received generally mixed reviews from most music critics. Cap Stewart of Tracksounds.com gave the score a mixed-to-negative review, he wrote: "The film's primary motif, appropriately laced with sinisterness, opens the album and sets the listener in the proper mood. Unfortunately, he doesn't stay there long. Beginning with "Fishing", Zanelli introduces some material designed to portray the more lighthearted side of suburban life. It's not bad music, per se, but it doesn't meld well with the overall tone of the storyline. Adding to this problem is the utilization of a pop/rock sound during other moments on the album. It's almost as if Zanelli is trying to combine the tone of The 'Burbs with Friday the 13th —but it just doesn't work. If he had focused more attention on developing the sinister side of the score, it might have provided for a more effective listening experience.

The 'Burbs is a 1989 American comedy horror thriller film directed by Joe Dante, starring Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher, Rick Ducommun, Corey Feldman, Wendy Schaal and Henry Gibson, and co-starring Gale Gordon. The film was written by Dana Olsen, who also has a cameo in the movie. The film pokes fun at suburban environments and their sometimes eccentric dwellers.

Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day in Western superstition. It occurs when the 13th day of the month in the Gregorian calendar falls on a Friday, which happens at least once every year but can occur up to three times in the same year,for example in 2015, on 13 February, 13 March and 13 November. In 2017, it occurred twice, on 13 January and 13 October. In 2018, it also occurred twice, on 13 April and 13 July. There will be two Friday the 13ths every year until 2020; 2021 and 2022 will have just one occurrence each.

Aside from the few functional motifs that crop up here and there, not much else is worth mentioning. The listener will encounter several sudden bursts of orchestral noise, hinting at the horror/slasher elements of the film. The final track, "The Basement Graveyard," offers a poor climax to the album, ending with a whimper and leaving the listener wondering, "Is that it?" In the end, Geoff Zanelli's Disturbia is a disturbing listen-in more bad ways than good.^[2]

Clark Douglas of Movie Music UK gave the score two stars out of four, indicating a mixed review, he stated that "the opening title cue does a reasonable job of setting the tone for the score, offering an energetic piece of action/suspense. There is very little melody here, it's all about pulsating rhythms and aggressive motifs. However, it's really a cut above the usual action dreck provided by Remote Control composers, and offers a few glimpses of genuine intelligence. At times, the score vaguely resembles the action music of Marco Beltrami, without quite hitting those heights. Beltrami's recently released Live Free or Die Hard does a considerably better job at this sort of thing.

Marco Edward Beltrami is an American film and television composer and conductor, best known for his work scoring horror films such as Scream (1996) and its sequels, Mimic (1997), The Faculty (1998), Resident Evil (2002), Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2011) and The Woman in Black (2012). A long-time friend and collaborator of Wes Craven, Beltrami has scored seven of the director's films including all four films in the Scream franchise (1996–2011). Beltrami has been nominated for two Academy Awards for 3:10 to Yuma and The Hurt Locker, and won a Satellite Award for Best Original Score for Soul Surfer (2011). He also scored Guillermo del Toro's 2004 supernatural superhero film Hellboy, the 2013 superhero film The Wolverine and its sequel Logan.

Live Free or Die Hard is a 2007 American action thriller film, and the fourth installment in the Die Hard film series. The film was directed by Len Wiseman and starred Bruce Willis as John McClane. The film's name was adapted from New Hampshire's state motto, "Live Free or Die". In the film, McClane attempts to stop cyber-terrorists who hack into government and commercial computers across the United States with the goal of starting a "fire sale" that would disable key elements of the nation's infrastructure. The film was based on the 1997 article "A Farewell to Arms" written for Wired magazine by John Carlin.

The tone changes in "Fishing", as some warm ideas are followed by some mournful ones. It's really a rather attractive cue. "Poofoot" is a brief rock instrumental, helping to establish that the protagonist is played by a hip young cutiepie. More of this can be heard in "I Like to Play." Some vaguely lustful and atmospheric romance appears in "Voyeurism," as our hero spies on the girl next door. The idea shows up again in "Walking Ashley Home." Lastly, we have suspense music, and I believe that it's harder to write interesting suspense music than anything else in film music. It meanders and wanders without really going anywhere in "Every Killer Lives Next Door to Someone" and "Stealth Ronnie," very dull cues. Such pieces actually worked pretty well in the film, but on album, they threaten to tear the whole experience down.

"The Club Girl" and "Stalking a Killer" manage to bring back a little excitement, but only a little. The album closes on the mostly quite boring "The Basement Graveyard," which ends the album on an inconclusive and remarkably uneventful note. When the score is good, it really is pretty good, and when I watched the film, I noted how effectively it built up the atmosphere. However, on album, it's very hit and miss, with an emphasis on the latter. Strictly for those who think a few solid cues is enough to merit a purchase.^[3]

Track listing

All music composed by Geoff Zanelli.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Disturbia"	7:02
2.	"Fishing"	3:52
3.	"Poofoot"	1:15
4.	"Voyeurism"	2:35
5.	"Every Killer Lives Next Door to Someone"	3:35
6.	"I Like to Play"	1:46
7.	"Stealth Ranie"	5:10
8.	"Walking Ashley Home"	2:01
9.	"The Club Girl"	2:47
10.	"Stalking a Killer"	7:15
11.	"The Basement Graveyard"	8:50
Total length:		46:08

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References

↑ "Disturbia [Original Motion Picture Score]". AllMusic.com. Rovi Corp. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
1 2 Stewart, Cap. "In the end, GEOFF ZANELLI's 'DISTURBIA' is a disturbing listen—in more bad ways than good". Tracksounds.com. Tracksounds: The Film Music Experience. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
1 2 Douglas, Clark (April 13, 2007). "DISTURBIA – Geoff Zanelli". Movie Music UK. Retrieved December 13, 2012.

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[AllMusic-Review-1] "Disturbia [Original Motion Picture Score]". AllMusic.com. Rovi Corp. Retrieved December 13, 2012.

[Tracksounds-Review-2] 1 2 Stewart, Cap. "In the end, GEOFF ZANELLI's 'DISTURBIA' is a disturbing listen—in more bad ways than good". Tracksounds.com. Tracksounds: The Film Music Experience. Retrieved December 13, 2012.

[MovieMusicUK-Review-3] 1 2 Douglas, Clark (April 13, 2007). "DISTURBIA – Geoff Zanelli". Movie Music UK. Retrieved December 13, 2012.