![]() ![]() The Overture begins with a coolly sinister piano melody that reminds me very much of one of those superb 1990s Chris Young themes – something like Jennifer 8, or perhaps Copycat, for those who are familiar. The first two tracks, the “Ready or Not Overture” and the “Ready or Nocturne for Solo Violin,” introduce the score’s recurring main theme, and subjects it to numerous variations that really whet the appetite for the listener in terms of what’s in store. It was scores like Frailty, Darkness Falls, and The Hunted which first put Tyler on my radar more than 15 years ago, and this score is very much in the vein of those standouts: it’s a bold, energetic, richly classical orchestral score that – like the Le Domas family – has a veneer of sophistication and elegance, but quickly descends into a gleeful explosion of musical carnage and orchestral dissonance. The score for Ready or Not is by Brian Tyler, who by scoring this film is going a little way back toward his film music roots, and those numerous horror thriller films he scored in the early 2000s. The film is directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, and co-stars Adam Brody, Mark O’Brien, Henry Czerny, and Andie MacDowell. ![]() ![]() When Grace draws ‘hide and seek’ it triggers a desperate struggle for survival as the other family members – compelled by the threat of an ancient curse – have to hunt and kill Grace before dawn breaks. However, on their wedding night, Alex reveals that his family has a tradition whereby anyone newly marrying into the family has to play a game, the nature of which is written on a card drawn from a mysterious antique box, and is unknown to everyone until the moment it is drawn. It stars Aussie actress Samara Weaving as Grace, who is about to marry Alex, the man of her dreams, the heir to the Le Domas family fortune, whose wealth comes from a multi-generational board game dynasty. Ready or Not is a fun, exciting, uproariously gory action-horror movie underpinned by a vein of black comedy. ![]()
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