in the footsteps of Hitchcock and Herrmann

Unfortunately, the film of M.Nigth Shyamalan the worst of his previous work. But James Newton Howard has delivered not a bad job to underscore this flop. As with "Signs", he converts here Herrmanesque- same themes and orchestration around to the mood of the film at least
to meet what he succeeded. A little suspense, a beautiful theme for Cello (to Hilary Hahn's violin part in "The Village" there is but not reach). Also had to JNH the omnipresent invisible protagonist consciously - the threat posed by the plants and this can be found in a good orchestration again, in the background seems ever something ominous in the air
to float.
In Hitchcock Bernard Herrmann had a better understanding of the movies and they only made meaningful through his music (imagine the
Shower scene in "Psycho" Just imagine without the "stabbed" the violins!).
In "The Happening" JNH seems to have tried the same thing to him partly
has succeeded. Similarly, the "Shark" -Motivs of John Williams, ranged here are a few notes on the piano in order to make the lounging risk "felt".
And when you then come to the end of the soundtrack, appear from a
Empor- "threatening" action score with the last two tracks wonderful pieces
to grow.
This is certainly not a score for someone who is "Pirates of the Caribbean" or "The Rock"
like. That would be so, like comparing apples with eggs. No, this is more for those who want something or Bernard Herrmann (North by Northwest, Psycho)
Appreciate Thomas Newman (Road to Perdition).