Lakeshore Records release Chris Hajian's score for The Infiltrator. Based on a true story, federal agent Robert “Bob” Mazur goes deep undercover to infiltrate Pablo Escobar’s drug trafficking scene plaguing the nation in 1986 by posing as slick, money-laundering businessman Bob Musella. Teamed with impulsive and streetwise fellow agent Emir Abreu and Kathy Ertz, a rookie agent posing as his fiancé, Mazur befriends Escobar’s top lieutenant Roberto Alcaino. Navigating a vicious criminal network in which the slightest slip-up could cost him his life, Mazur risks it all building a case that leads to indictments of more than 100 drug lords and the corrupt bankers who cleaned their dirty money, along with the collapse of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International, one of the largest money-laundering banks in the world...

Chris Hajian delivers some interesting themes that are woven throughout this score's 30 tracks (53 min, 52 sec). While there are no standout, memorable segments, this is a score that acts as a slow and mellow collection of background music.

But that doesn't mean that it's simply a dull, atmospheric, understated score, there's a lot of life in the music and a lot of depth, which you'll probably miss on a first play through. This is an album that you need to soak up - put it on in the background while you read or do some other task that requires your attention and just let the music wash over you.

Tracks like 'Santeria' and Falsify 'Your Records' brought to mind Sue Hewitt's music for the '90s TV series Ultraviolet.

While not an essential addition to your soundtrack library, there's enough quality material here to make it worth your while checking out.

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Darren Rea