Album title: Score
Artist: 2Cellos
Genre: Classical Crossover/Symphonic Rock/Soundtrack
Nationality: Croatian
Release date: March 21
Position in Discography: Fourth
Fear Factor: Very Low
Familiar with this artist? I've heard and enjoyed one of their albums
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? Somewhat
Average RYM Score: 3.53
First, and most obvious, things first: if you hate cellos you're not going to like this, as, like the band name suggests, this is essentially two guys on cellos, backed by the London Symphony Orchestra. They've done some classic rock and even metal tunes on previous albums, and this is a collection of TV and movie themes, kicking off with the very popular and appropriate for their instruments "
Game of Thrones medley", though medley is not really right, as this is basically the well-known theme to the show, and though I love that tune, it does seem slightly overextended at just over five minutes. Other such favourites as the "Love Theme to
The Godfather", "Moon River", "My Heart Will Go On" and "Cavatina" follow, and there's really no point in me writing about them, as they're all well known and you either like them or you don't. The guys do a fine job on just about everything here, and while there are themes I'm not familiar with - “For the Love of a Princess”, “Malena”, “May it Be” - they all sound great, as you'd expect.
Check out more from this artist? Yes
Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes
Expectation Index: 0