Pixels is a new Hollywood blockbuster that features several classic video games including Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, and Q-bert to name a few. The movie is getting two soundtrack releases in and I had the opportunity to listen to a copy of the score. The score was composed by Henry Jackman, who wrote the music for super hero films X-men: First Class, Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Big Hero 6. He also wrote the score for the animated video game film Wreck it Ralph, and he has also written the score to the upcoming game Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End which I can’t wait to hear.
Prior to listening to the score I was curious to find out if it offered symphonic representations of some classic video games, or something entirely different. Read on to find out what I thought of the score.
