Pan's Labyrinth Soundtracks

year: 06 - review: For the soundtrack to Guillermo Del Toro's dark fairy tale, PAN'S LABYRINTH, Spanish composer Javier Navarrete conjures up a lushly orchestral score that mixes child-like whimsy with spine-tingling tension. Navarrete, who also worked with Del Toro on his lauded 2001 ghost story, THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE, is at his best when blending the wondrous with the ominous, as on the shimmering, haunting "Rose, Dragon"--often recalling David Lynch's frequent collaborator Angelo Badalamenti.