Bless the Child

Christopher Young

 
" Bless you Christopher Young "

Written by Thomas Glorieux - Review of the regular release

Gothic style is one of Christopher Young's greatest voices. A score like Hellraiser / Hellbound truly made all the difference, and one would only wonder if he would deliver that again for Bless the Child. And though Bless the Child is not Hellraiser, it's a commendable effort that offers the same scope and style. It's a large horror score full of choir and evil sounding vocals, scaring you to death with occasional atonal strikes and offering redemption when needed through the choir. You truly lack an epic main theme here, like for instance Hellraiser had, a calling card that would have elevated it to hell and beyond. Alas, it keeps Bless the Child on a respectable level. A level that offers you large sounding music, long tracks and a very enjoyable experience. Again, too bad about the fact it could have been even better, if ...

Like the Hellraiser series, this score has haunting solo vocals, large choir and a gothic sounding orchestra.
Wonderful uplifting choir in "Kyrie Eleison", sometimes things like this make all the difference.
As can be expected, Young isn't shy to deliver some true atonal horror music, that mixed with choral passages makes "Dies Irae" one of the best tracks.
Sometimes large tracks work, here it forms some kind of mood that makes the experience, not breaks it.
Large finale with "Lux Aeterna", a big send off.
A killer theme as cornerstone would have truly made this score one of his greats.

Track Listing

1. Introitus (Entrance) (8.31)
2. Kyrie Eleison (Lord Have Mercy Upon Us) (11.56) Excellent track
3. Dies Irae (Day of Wrath) (12.51) Excellent track
4. Agnue Dei (Lamb of God) (13.26)
5. Lux Aeterna (Eternal Light) (6.44) Excellent track

Total Length: 53.28
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(total of 5 votes - average 4.6/5)

Released by

GNP Crescendo GNPD 8066 (regular release 2000)

Conducted by

Allan Wilson

Orchestrations by

Pete Anthony, Jon Kull, Bruce Babcock, Frank Bennett, John Bell & Christopher Young

Performed by

The London Metropolitan Orchestra