File this one next to
Paul Oakenfold's
Swordfish soundtrack as
Junkie XL's
Paranoia is another case of EDM producer-meets-sci-fi-box-office bomb, and like before, the music beats the movie in terms of quality. The set starts off not with
Junkie but
Zedd's dubsteppy and bass-dropping remix of
Empire of the Sun's "Alive." An indie break comes next with tracks from
Lissie,
Surfer Blood, and
City and Colour, then
Junkie's in charge of the rest of the disc, displaying his admiration of
Tangerine Dream's soundtracks on the sequencer-filled "Lights Across the River," while aping
David Lynch-collaborator
Angelo Badalamenti in the best way possible on dark, slow, and noisy numbers like "We Are the Other Half" and "Hamilton." "Remember Who You Are" might be inspired by
Vangelis, although
Junkie deserves full credit for creating something so angelic and elegant, while returning fans looking for him to wake the neighbors only get the closing "Adam's Theme" for their dancing pleasure. ~ David Jeffries