Rolling Stone's Peter Travers, in his four-star review of Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood, writes that "in terms of excitement, imagination and rule-busting experimentation, it's a gusher ... There Will Be Blood hits with hurricane force." Travers says Greenwood's score "is revolutionary, a sonic explosion that reinvents what movie music can be."
Rolling Stone's Peter Travers, in his four-star review of Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood, writes that "in terms of excitement, imagination and rule-busting experimentation, it's a gusher ... There Will Be Blood hits with hurricane force."
In such a powerful piece, the soundscape behind it forms a "crucial" foundation. "And the score by ... Jonny Greenwood is revolutionary," writes Travers, "a sonic explosion that reinvents what movie music can be."
At the helm of There Will Be Blood, Anderson, "a huge talent with an uncompromising gift for language and composition," proves himself to be "an artful renegade who restores your faith in the harsh power of movies." The film, Travers says, is Anderson's "bloody and brilliant Citizen Kane."
The acting force at its core is Daniel Day-Lewis, who,
no ifs, ands or buts, gives one of the great elemental performances in modern cinema ... "Gargantuan" is a puny word to describe his landmark performance. Try "electrifying" or "volcanic" or anything else that sounds dangerous if you get too close.
And in a powerful supporting role, actor Paul Dano, earns "all praise" from the reviewer.
That praise extends to the "equally astonishing" visual components from production designer Jack Fisk and cinematographer Robert Elswit, who offers "proof that cinematography can be an art form ... [He is] a genius of camera and lighting who can make visual poetry out of black smoke and an oil well consumed by flame."
All told, "There Will Be Blood hits with hurricane force."
To read Travers' review, visit rollingstone.com. To purchase the soundtrack with exclusive bonus downloads, visit the Nonesuch Store.
