Music For The Motion Picture Victoria [OST]
by Nils Frahm
User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
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  1. SirNilesIV
    Jul 15, 2015
    10
    What superlative can't I lob onto Nils Frahm; we even have, basically, the same NAME. I was introduced to Nils through his, and I'm not kidding, perfect album, Spaces--if you haven't listened to the track "Says" your life is missing it. This album is much more like a soundtrack, but this isn't a *bad* thing in this instance. Like his sui generis contemporary, Max Richter, Nils is a masterWhat superlative can't I lob onto Nils Frahm; we even have, basically, the same NAME. I was introduced to Nils through his, and I'm not kidding, perfect album, Spaces--if you haven't listened to the track "Says" your life is missing it. This album is much more like a soundtrack, but this isn't a *bad* thing in this instance. Like his sui generis contemporary, Max Richter, Nils is a master of mood and the slow burn. This album goes by so efficiently, effortlessly, and it's structure is so well thought out, you would think this was an *actual* album. Now I don't know the back story of this project. Perhaps he had the album almost done and contributed it as a "soundtrack" because it sure doesn't feel like one. There are no weird motifs that keep coming through (which a true movie soundtrack would have...think John Williams and Star Wars). No, this is more akin to Richter's "soundtracks" which are more or less new tracks and re-workings if old ideas into a cohesive unit. The results are fantastic. Like any concept album, this one has an overall theme and tone, it just happens that the "concept" here is a movie called Victoria (which btw I haven't seen). Maybe the movie is great, maybe it's not, but regardless, this album is a MUST for anyone who is into a sort of Post-Ambient album.… Expand

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Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Resident Advisor
    Jul 13, 2015
    70
    This is a minor work, but a minor work from a master of his art.
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  2. The 405
    Jun 25, 2015
    75
    Based solely on intuitive improvisations between musicians, he has produced an engaging interpretation of the ominous air and electricity Schipper creates. Victoria, and its music, seizes the beauty and terror we find within those moments when we throw ourselves into a new, uninhibited context.
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  3. The Line of Best Fit
    Jun 25, 2015
    85
    Despite these downbeat descriptions, the beauty is evident from start to finish.
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