Listen: ‘Ex Machina’ Composer Geoff Barrow Talks with Darren Aronofsky Collaborator Clint Mansell In 30 Minute Podcast
If “Ex Machina” isn’t one of the best sci-fi films of the year, then I have no idea what is. Hell, remove the “sci-fi” distinction. “Ex Machina” is one of the best films of the year. Alex Garland’s directorial debut outing (before this, he wrote, among other things, the screenplay for Danny Boyle’s 2007 space-traversing thriller, “Sunshine,” which full disclosure, is also counted among my favorite films) is a gorgeous, tense, mind-blowing 108 minutes that sets the bar for sci-fi way higher than it had been prior.
As much love as critics and audiences and awards proffers heap upon Garland and his cast, we can’t neglect to consider the achievements of other artists, whose work went into making “Ex Machina” the benchmark film that it is. One such contributor is composer Geoff Barrow (Beak, Quakers, Portishead) whose score subtly yet perfectly haunts the entire film, constructing a level of suspense that the audience is unaware of until it is handed upon them.
In a fascinating...