Bloodline

Bloodline is a masterclass in the 'sophisticated dread' that Ennio Morricone perfected during his most prolific era. While many associate the composer with the dusty, wide-open spaces of the American West, this score is firmly rooted in the claustrophobic elegance of European high society and urban noir. It opens with a main theme that is almost painfully beautiful, a sweeping romantic gesture that suggests old-world glamour and deep-seated tragedy. However, as the album progresses, that beauty is systematically dismantled by jagged piano motifs and unsettling harpsichord lines that feel like a needle scratching across a silk surface.

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