Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio deliver a powerhouse of tension in their new movie about the mentally insane, Shutter Island. The psychological drama unfolds compellingly in the music, which veritably jabs your soul in utter anguish throughout the entire ordeal. I recognized early in the film what brilliance I was hearing, but thought right until the very end that I was witnessing the newest work of the next brilliant soundtrack composer. By the end of the film, exhausted but exhilarated, I sat through endless credits waiting to meet this young fresh face and was even sketching a blog post in my mind, raving about how Mr. or Ms. X is a true sensation and that we're lucky to be able to witness such creativity in our time.
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