Glass (soundtrack)

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Glass (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Film score by
ReleasedJanuary 18, 2019
Recorded2018–2019
Studio
Genre Film score
Length49:20
Label Back Lot Music
Producer West Dylan Thordson
Unbreakable soundtracks chronology
Split
(2017)
Glass
(2019)
No.TitleLength
1."Physicks"1:21
2."Brick Factory"3:30
3."Pink Room"1:24
4."Cycles"4:57
5."Backfire"1:12
6."Remember"1:49
7."Escape"3:31
8."David & Elijah"1:45
9."Pierce"2:14
10."Belief"3:03
11."Thru the Basement"1:11
12."Parking Lot"5:13
13."Unraveling"1:56
14."Ordinary Man"2:07
15."Kevin & Casey"2:11
16."Checkmate"2:08
17."Origin Story"9:48
Total length:49:20

Reception

Zanobard Reviews rated the score 6 out of 10 summarizing "Ominous, mysterious and rather melancholic – those are just a few choice words to describe West Dylan Thordson’s somewhat unusual score to Glass." [8] S Rockwood of Set the Tape wrote "Glass can, at times, be a difficult listen. Those who prefer their soundtracks to be tonally similar may find the constant shifts here to be frustrating, but given a chance, given more than one listen, there is a lot to like here." [9] Jack Pooley of WhatCulture wrote "Though Thordson hasn't come up with anything as enduring as Howard's work, it's still a rock solid build on his Split score and one of the film's easy stylistic highlights." [10] Owen Gleiberman of Variety and Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter called the score "ominous" and "thrilling". [11] [12]

Sandy Schaefer of Screen Rant wrote "Split composer West Dylan Thordson's score tends to be more threatening and heart-pounding than whatever's actually happening in these scenes." [13] German Lussier of Gizmodo wrote "Some of that malaise can be derived from the score by West Dylan Thordson. He’s back after doing the music for Split and again has written a solid score, setting a very specific, tense mood. However, the score only briefly and subtly uses the themes James Newton Howard created for Unbreakable, the robust, invigorating, superheroic melodies that were also used at the end of Split. Because of that, the music becomes almost a metaphor for the movie itself." [14]

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes: [15]

References

  1. Busch, Caitlin (November 20, 2017). "Samuel L. Jackson has finished the Split sequel, but it's not over yet". Inverse . Archived from the original on August 13, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  2. "West Dylan Thordson Scoring M. Night Shyamalan's 'Glass'". Film Music Reporter. April 4, 2018. Archived from the original on September 16, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 McCue, Michelle (January 14, 2019). "West Dylan Thordson Provides A Super Sonic Score For M. Night Shyamalan's GLASS". We Are Movie Geeks. Archived from the original on February 21, 2025. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  4. "'Glass' Soundtrack Details". Film Music Reporter. January 18, 2019. Archived from the original on April 14, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  5. Roffman, Michael (June 26, 2020). "Unbreakable, Split, and Glass scores compiled in new Eastrail 177 Trilogy vinyl box set". Consequence . Archived from the original on July 23, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  6. Anderton, Ethan (June 29, 2020). "Cool Stuff: 'Unbreakable', 'Split', And 'Glass' Get A Deluxe Vinyl Soundtrack Box Set From Waxwork Records". /Film . Archived from the original on December 2, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  7. "Glass". Waxwork Records . Archived from the original on March 1, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  8. "Glass – Soundtrack Review". Zanobard Reviews. January 20, 2019. Archived from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  9. Rockwood, S. (January 30, 2019). "Glass – Score Review". Set the Tape. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  10. Pooley, Jack (January 18, 2019). "Glass Review: 5 Ups & 5 Downs". WhatCulture . Archived from the original on January 23, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  11. Gleiberman, Owen (January 9, 2019). "Film Review: M. Night Shyamalan's 'Glass'". Variety . Archived from the original on April 30, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  12. Scheck, Frank (January 9, 2019). "'Glass': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on October 2, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  13. Schaefer, Sandy (January 18, 2019). "Glass Review". Screen Rant . Archived from the original on January 23, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  14. Lussier, Germain (January 9, 2019). "Glass Is a Frustrating, Unsatisfying Conclusion to the Unbreakable Saga". Gizmodo . Archived from the original on July 16, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  15. West Dylan Thordson. Glass (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Media notes). Back Lot Music.