Only God Forgives [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

Cliff Martinez

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Only God Forgives [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Review

by Heather Phares

Though Cliff Martinez was already an established film composer thanks to works like his scores to Steven Soderbergh's sex, lies, and videotape and Traffic, his music for Nicholas Winding Refn's 2011 hit Drive earned him a new level of recognition. He reteams with Refn for 2013's Only God Forgives, a tale of corruption, sexual deviance, and familial intrigue set in Thailand. Just as Martinez depicted a nihilistic Los Angeles with his Drive score, here he incorporates pan-Asian sounds to create a world that is equally dreamy, sleazy, and menacing, particularly on the percussion showcase "Ask Him Why He Killed My Brother" and the deceptively alluring pop of Vithaya Pansringarm's "Can't Forget" and Rhatha Phongam's "Falling in Love." Elsewhere, Martinez conjures very different but equally oppressive forms of claustrophobic dread on "Do as Thou Will," which buzzes and simmers with Bernard Herrmann-esque strings, and "Wanna Fight," where synth arpeggios and a blaring pipe organ carry an almost apocalyptic weight. Martinez's music for this movie might not be as iconic as his Drive score, but Only God Forgives still finds him at the peak of his powers.

Track Listing

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Only God Forgives Cliff Martinez / Gregory Tripi	Cliff Martinez feat: Gregory Tripi	00:46	Spotify Amazon
2	Ask Him Why He Killed My Brother Cliff Martinez / Gregory Tripi	Cliff Martinez feat: Gregory Tripi	02:11	Spotify Amazon
3	Chang and Sword Cliff Martinez	Cliff Martinez	02:23	Spotify Amazon
4	Chang Vision Cliff Martinez / Gregory Tripi	Cliff Martinez feat: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra	03:46	Spotify Amazon
5	Do as Thou Will Cliff Martinez	Cliff Martinez	02:14	Spotify Amazon
6	Can't Forget Samneang Thongmoung	Cliff Martinez feat: Mac Quayle	03:30	Spotify Amazon
7	Crystal Checking In Cliff Martinez / Gregory Tripi	Cliff Martinez feat: Gregory Tripi	01:57	Spotify Amazon
8	More Hands Cliff Martinez	Cliff Martinez feat: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra	02:45	Spotify Amazon
9	Sister, Pt. 1 Anthony Gonzalez	Cliff Martinez feat: Gregory Tripi	03:09	Spotify Amazon
10	Take It Off Cliff Martinez / Mac Quayle	Cliff Martinez feat: Mac Quayle	02:41	Spotify Amazon
11	Leave My Son in Peace Cliff Martinez / Mac Quayle / Gregory Tripi	Cliff Martinez feat: Mac Quayle / Gregory Tripi	04:50	Spotify Amazon
12	Falling in Love Kanokwan Kung-Noi	Cliff Martinez feat: Gregory Tripi	03:29	Spotify Amazon
13	Crystal and the Bodybuilders Cliff Martinez	Cliff Martinez	04:05	Spotify Amazon
14	Ladies Close Your Eyes Cliff Martinez / Gregory Tripi	Cliff Martinez feat: Gregory Tripi	08:01	Spotify Amazon
15	Bride of Chang Cliff Martinez / Mac Quayle	Cliff Martinez feat: Mac Quayle	03:04	Spotify Amazon
16	Wanna Fight Cliff Martinez	Cliff Martinez	04:50	Spotify Amazon
17	You're My Dream Surachi Kijkasemsin / Jettamon Malayota	Cliff Martinez feat: Proud	03:34	Spotify Amazon

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Only God Forgives [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Review

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