Reviews - Review of Hands of the Ripper
Track 6, Hands Of The Ripper was made in 1971 and scored by Christopher Gunning. The story is about Anna who as an infant witness the murder of her mother by her father, Jack the Ripper. When she grows up, we find her working for Mrs. Golding as a spirit voice during one of Mrs. Golding’s many ‘fake’ séances. One day Anna finds herself in a state of shock following the murder of Mrs. Golding after a session. A psychiatrist who hopes to study and treat Anna later brings her home but...
The main title music for Hands of the Ripper is terrifying with its urgent sounding cello and violins. The more we listen, the louder grows the music, and the more anxious we all become. It all crescendos with bludgeoning
noises recreated on xylophone and amplified by terrifying sounding horns. Afterwards, the music cuts happily to Anna’s theme, a sentimental sappy piece played with flute and harp. The music is happy and carefree, and
suggests of innocence. After a brief moment of silence, the cue jumps to Trance. Here we hear xylophones in the background pondering over a simple 3 note rhythm. The music is dream-like, but very tedious, we wait for something to happen, but nothing does. The trance continues with Anna¹s theme filling the void quickly lulling us into a state of relaxation.
We barely even notice the ponderous rhythm of xylophones in the background becoming more impatient as they spiral up several octaves. Suddenly without warning, violins and horns mark a transition to evil with the same terrifying sounding horns and bludgeoning noises on xylophones. After the murder, Anna’s innocent theme plays once again, but not for long… – Epinions.com
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