Name: Hyena
Brand: The The

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

dw39

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2015-07-31

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

5053760014942

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2 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

The The

Genre GB

Soundtracks

Label GB

Death Waltz

Double album pressed on 140 gram custom blue colour housed inside a 425 gsm leather look sleeve with an etching on side 4, also comes with full colour booklet and an exclusive lobby card. Death Waltz Recording Company are proud to bring you a modern classic from one of Britain's most revered bands. Directed by Gerard Johnson, 'Hyena' is a breakneck thriller dealing with Police corruption in West London with an incredibly atmospheric score by Matt Johnson aka The The. Following super-bent copper Michael, 'hyena' highlights the dark and grimy side of being on the take, with none of the flash and glamour usually seen in movies like this. The The - scoring their second movie with Gerard Johnson after 'Tony' - give the film an evocative soundtrack that weaves between seduction and horror. The score to 'Hyena' comes across like a fever dream; vignettes of hip-hop and house beats with incredible synthesizer melodies laid on top, threatening electronic effects roaring like a Formula 1 car engine, even choral sections with haunted vocals that show the inevitable influence of Vangelis. Instrumentation is eclectic, with electric and acoustic guitars creating anticipation and dissonance while steel drums and Eastern strings subconsciously illustrate the diversity of the area. Similarly, 'Hyena' combines its musical influences to produce a score that reflects the danger of Michael's situation but also the exhilaration. No matter how you feel about corruption or the police, 'Hyena' is essential.

Hyena

Music GB