Iris [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
by A Winged Victory for the Sullen
Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
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  1. Tiny Mix Tapes
    Feb 1, 2017
    60
    Ultimately, though, it becomes hard to identify individual tracks without keeping a close eye on the tracklisting as you go.
  2. The Skinny
    Jan 12, 2017
    60
    The resulting album feels like an exercise in understatement, and contextually it’s difficult to know whether it’s a case of self-restraint or a situation in which the shackles are being enforced.
  3. Pitchfork
    Jan 12, 2017
    59
    This agreeable sameness infects much of the score, turning the voices of two inimitable musicians into hack work for hire, churning out glossy tones for images of cheap thrill and intrigue.
  5. The Quietus
    Jan 25, 2017
    50
    Recorded in Budapest with a 40-piece string orchestra in tow, the Iris soundtrack feels far too paint-by-numbers, gathering yearning strings to ebb and flow atop xeroxed prairies of arpeggiating synths. It’s muzak for gritty thrillers, maintaining a thin soup of emotion with enough colour to paint the background without muddying the foreground.

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