Here we are, in the dead zone between seasons, where all should be silent. But a voice calls out from the darkness. Who could it be…?
Well my friends, that voice belongs to one Daniel Lopatin, also known as Oneohtrix Point Never (alongside your humble host, of course). Daniel has just scored Marty Supreme, and I can vouch that both film and score are great, certainly landing upon my top tens of the year. Unsurprisingly, then, Daniel and I spend most of the conversation talking about Marty Supreme, including musical anachronism, inspiration from sports films, and long nights spent with Josh Safdie. Daniel even gives some musical Easter eggs and niche behind-the-scenes info based on the film’s unusual music credits (one more upside of actually watching a film’s credits…).
When I first saw Marty Supreme, I described Daniel’s score as massive and exhilarating, built of anachronistic, incongruous layers and intentional chaos, which seemingly shouldn’t work, but it always do. As much as this still holds true on subsequent listens, it’s a score that works best when first heard within the context of the film because it adds so much to the film, bringing an already great work to even greater heights, and heard as loud as possible.
Daniel’s score for Marty Supreme is forthcoming (though having heard an advance version, I can vouch that it’s great) and the rest of his music is available on all major platforms.
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