Ian Hultquist's original score for Burning Bodhi is released through Little Twig Records. The film tells the story of lifelong friends who stumble back home after high school when word goes out on Facebook that the most popular among them has died. Old girlfriends, boyfriends, new lovers, parents, your first dead friend - how do people deal? The reunion stirs up sticky feelings of love, longing and regret, and the novelty of forgiveness, mortality and gratitude. The death of one of their own reunites a group of lifelong friends who have gone their separate ways. Back together for the first time since high school, they hash out their pasts and confront what pulled them apart...

The soundtrack for Burning Bodhi contains a rather sweet, light and fluffy score by Ian Hultquist. It's moving, even if you've not seen the film, and that's quite an accomplishment for a composer to achieve.

The album contains 14 tracks (31 min, 41 sec) and while there's no real stand out themes in their own right, the album works beautifully as a whole. The opening to 'Seventeen' reminded me of Roger Waters music for the animated movie When the Wind Blows (1986).

If you're looking for a light, interesting score then it's worth checking this out.

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Darren Rea