Super 8

 (15 customer reviews)

The quality of this music is just fantastic - one of the best in recent years. Super 8 is a film that reminds many viewers of the old Spielberg films such as E.T., and the music reminds me of those classic scores by John Williams. The music perfectly captures the spirit of the movie, so anyone who enjoyed Super 8 should definitely give this soundtrack a listen.

In terms of quantity, there is a lot of music here. Normally, most film scores contain approximately 60 minutes of music. Super 8 contains nearly 78 minutes of music. This feels like its the complete score. I have seen the film twice, and all the key musical moments from the film are included on this soundtrack.

I strongly suggest purchasing this entire album, especially because the music is divided among 33 different tracks. Many tracks are under a minute, and are therefore not cost-effective for single track purchasing. But for those who don't want to purchase the whole album, I would recommend...Read more

Super 8 is director J.J. Abrams' sentimental homage to Steven Spielberg. One part monster movie, one part children's fantasy, it takes inspiration from films such as E.T. and The Goonies in that it looks at a terrible event from an adult perspective, but filters it through children's eyes, so that the simple and uncomplicated central truths of that event shine through, especially the ones which the adults cannot see. It's also a loving tribute to a childhood obsessed with movies, sitting in darkened theaters, munching popcorn, dreaming of making movies one day yourself. Abrams did this, Spielberg did this, and Michael Giacchino did this too.

The film stars Joel Courtney as Joe, a young boy in 1970s small-town America who passed the time making Super 8 films with his friends during their summer vacation. Joe is emotionally distant from his father Jackson (Kyle Chandler), the chief of police in the town, following the death of his mother, but has a crush on Alice (Elle...Read more

Star Trek left me wanting in terms of an emotional component to the score. It was competent but almost rote. It didn't carry me away or touch me. That's why I was so pleased with this new score for Super 8. Spielberg has John Williams. JJ has Giacchino. Until this score, I didn't think there was hope for the same successful marriage, even on a smaller scale. But there is.

I agree with the earlier comment about the tracks being truncated and poorly mixed (hence one star removed). A pity but this score shines nonetheless.