• Record Label: Caroline
  • Release Date: Feb 16, 2015
Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  1. Mar 11, 2015
    100
    Orchestral textures, such as the eerie woodwind motifs of Moth and austere strings of Lamplight, conjure the darkly sexual charge of the film.
  2. Mojo
    Mar 19, 2015
    80
    Badwan and Zeffira have done him [director Peter Strickland] proud. [Apr 2015, p.89]
  3. Mar 11, 2015
    80
    Full of subtle moments of fragile beauty, this is a lush and sumptuous album. As soundtracks go, it is a very lovely one.
  4. Uncut
    Mar 11, 2015
    80
    Michael Nyman's elegant, pulsing scores are evoked on "Requiem" and "Black Madonna," while "Coat Of Arms," with soft vocals and mournful oboe, moves with quiet dignity. [Apr 2015, p.72]
  5. Q Magazine
    Mar 11, 2015
    60
    The gauzy production effects on Lamplight are among the few concessions to modernity, though the opening credits theme proper--where Zeffira breathily channels chanteuse Francoise Hardy--is hauntingly gorgeous. [Apr 2015, p.98]
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  1. Mar 12, 2022
    10
    Amazing. Beautiful. Haunting. Poignant. Lush. Beautifully crafted. hyper-real, to the point that every squeak of a rusty bicycle chain, everyAmazing. Beautiful. Haunting. Poignant. Lush. Beautifully crafted. hyper-real, to the point that every squeak of a rusty bicycle chain, every rustle of a cotton sheet, and every bead of water dripping from that hand-washed laundry echoes through the surround speakers like a thunderclap. It’s as if sound carries its own erotic quality for Strickland, and it’s how he pulls the audience deeply into his movies’ very particular, peculiar worlds. Full Review »