Jonny Greenwood - “Prospector Arrives”
The There Will Be Blood OST is a rhythmic, atonal, jarring musical experience that fits its film’s dark, mysterious, and suspenseful nature. Trains chug across the desolate turn of the century nation as black smoke billows out of the engine. At the same time, cellos and basses strum short, staccato, Jaws-esque lines. A baby is symbolically baptized with recently unearthed crude oil. Violins and piano play countermelodies that while soothing for an instant, stir up anticipation of evil. Greenwood leaves any semblance of Radiohead’s style aside to create a masterpiece of a soundtrack evoking despair, frustration, a little hope, and a lot of greed.
Listen closely and enjoy.
