In recent years, the radical online community known as Anonymous has been associated with attacks or “raids” on hundreds of targets. Angered by issues as diverse as copyright abuse and police brutality, they’ve taken on child pornographers, the Bay Area Rapid Transit system and even forced a standoff with Mexican drug cartels. They’ve hit corporate targets like Sony, cyber-security firms like HBGary Federal and would-be web controllers like the Church of Scientology. They shut down Mastercard, Visa and Paypal after those groups froze financial transactions to Wikileaks.  Along with other hacktivist groups like Telecomix, they’ve launched cyber attacks against foreign governments in support of the Arab Spring.  They served as tech support for the Occupy movement and have put their mark on countless uprisings around the world. So who is Anonymous...?

John Dragonetti's score for We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists has that documentary feel about it: small set pieces that build, but never go anywhere. That's not to say that this isn't an interesting score, far from it, it's just that it's a little too two-dimensional - but it serves its purpose.

The album contains 20 tracks and lasts 56 min, 47 sec.

It's not fancy, there are no real themes or set pieces to get excited about, but it does have plenty of heart and that's all too rare these days. Well worth checking out.

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Darren Rea