Silva Screen Records release composer David Arnold’s soundtrack to the TV adaptation of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s 1990 comic fable Good Omens. Following the odd couple, angel Aziraphale and demon Crowley in their quest to sabotage the end of the World, Amazon Prime's six episode mini-series delivers a tongue in cheek adaptation of this powerful and funny story...

David Arnold rarely disappoints. I first came across his work after watching Stargate (1994) at the cinema, and it's still a soundtrack I dig out from time to time - 'Ra - The Sun God' is still a piece of music that sends a shiver down my spine. There are elements on Good Omens that sound like they could have been composed for Stargate ('Crucified' and 'Atlantis' for example), but what is impressive about this double CD album (62 tracks - 1 hr, 28 min, 49 sec) is how diverse the music is. This is partly down to the fact that Arnold delivers music to represent "good" and other piece to convey "evil" while managing to marry the two elements together to produce something that is greater than its two main components.

There are plenty of memorable themes, and numerous genres touched upon. 'End Titles - The Theme That Got Left in the Car' sounds like a track from an '80s Queen soundtrack, while 'Three Card Switch' has all the hallmarks of a Danny Elfman gothic score (Beetlejuice, in particular) and 'We're Not Killing Anybody' sounds not too dissimilar from Arnold's James Bond work. Whatever your tastes, there's something here for you. The album closes with Tori Amos singing the war time song 'A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square'.

Whether you're a fan of the miniseries or not is irrelevant. This is another work of art from Arnold.

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Darren Rea