Similar in style to
Zack Snyder's bloody and beautiful
300, visionary director Tarsem Singh's
Immortals treats Greek mythology with video game flair, and composer
Trevor Morris (
The Tudors,
The Borgias,
Pillars of the Earth) follows suit with a score that’s all style over substance. Bereft of any memorable motifs,
Morris relies heavily on go-to atmospherics like long, low, drawn-out keyboard strings peppered with Middle Eastern-tinged melodies and enough thunderous percussion to turn Mount Olympus to rubble. When paired with Singh's stunning visuals, the two complement each other nicely, but as a solo listening experience,
Immortals barely registers.