The Music of Candyman (1992) - Soundtrack

Another digital copy. This one I purchased along with the soundtrack released for the 2021 legacy sequel. 

As the titling suggests, this particular release is comprised of the scores that Glass composed for the first two Candyman movies.

I was unfamiliar with Philip Glass at the time of the first film's release, but the score for it impressed the hell out of me. Glass himself seems to have a none to favorable view of the film(s), but that did not stop him from composing an impressive piece of atmospheric and haunting music.

When I first saw the film, I heard the music as if it were an orchestral work. But it is not. The instrumentation used seems to have consisted of a piano, an organ, and a 'looped' chorus. That's it.

But that was all that was needed. For this particular score, at least.

And a big thank you to The Film Scorer for providing some much needed information about this score, as the digital release did not have liner notes.