Too Old To Die Young [OST] (CD)
Cliff Martinez
Amoeba Review
08/06/2020
Composer Cliff Martinez, known for films like Drive and Neon Demon, continues his collaboration with director Nicolas Winding Refn for the new thriller series, Too Old To Die Young. The music digs into the grittiness of the show's L.A. crime underworld setting, with a broad range of ominous synths, strings, and even buzzing, as on “Naked Guy Murder.” “I Hereby Give You Yaritza” starts off as an elegant lullaby with piano, before merging with warping synth sounds to give a suitably unsettling effect. Ethereal vocals lift up “Viggo and Diana” from an otherwise "Blade Runner"-esque darkness. Highly detailed and effective.