I, Frankenstein
Released by Lakeshore Records, 2014
26 Tracks, with a total running time of 75 min.
Music by Johnny Klimek and Reinhold Heil

Okay, we can all agree that this is not a great movie. In fact, it is about as far away from Shelley as 2015 film Victor Frankenstein, and about as entertaining. But we are here to focus on the soundtrack, because as fans of movie music, we know that sometimes the music can be better than the film itself, and this is a perfect example.

The first word that comes to mind when listening to this score is epic. Right from the Main Title, it had my attention. I’m a sucker for operatic vocals in a score and this one starts out with this haunting voice over the building music. You can feel how big this movie is going to look just by the score. With a story about the title character fighting off demons and gargoyles throughout the running time, you need a big score to accompany it. And you have it here.

Klimek and Heil have created a great score here, one filled with quiet and somber themes, as well as cranking it up to the next level with plenty of pounding percussions, thundering strings, creating enough action in our ears that we can feel it.

While I can’t recommend the movie, which honestly is just damn silly, the score however is well worth seeking out.