MYSTERIOUS, EXPANSIVE, SUBMERGED, THE SCORES OF C.L. MCCARTHY PROVIDE AS INDIVIDUAL AND DISTINCTIVE AN APPROACH AS ANY THOUGHTFUL DIRECTOR COULD EVER WISH FOR. INFLUENCED BY MUCH DISCERNING CINEMA OF THE PAST CENTURY INCLUDING FRENCH CINEMA, CLASSIC SCI-FI AND THRILLER, FILM NOIR AND RUSSIAN ART HOUSE, THE SCORES ARE A RICH GENRE-SPLITTING COLLECTION OF IDEAS THAT ARE BROUGHT INTO NEW CONTEXTS THROUGH DISCREET, INTERDISCIPLINARY VISUAL REFERENCE POINTS, BE IT THE EXPRESSIVE BRUSHSTROKES OF FRANCIS BACON EVOKED THROUGH BENDING AND GLISSANDI STRINGS, OR THE POST APOCALYPTIC IMAGERY OF J.G. BALLARD, IMPLIED THROUGH THE HAUNTING TENSION AND UNDERSTATED AMBIENT TEXTURES. A CLOSE ATTENTION TO DETAIL IS CLEARLY HEARD THROUGH HIGH PRODUCTION VALUES AS WELL AS THROUGH THE CONSCIOUS EMPLOYMENT OF REAL INSTRUMENTS ALL PLAYED IN-HOUSE, WHICH BRINGS AN ORGANIC, HUMANISTIC QUALITY AND OFFERS CONTRAST TO THE DOMINANT DIGITAL DOMAIN. THE MECHANICS OF THE BEST SOUNDTRACKS AND VISUAL/AUDIO COMBINATIONS ARE WELL UNDERSTOOD AND CAPTURED THROUGH EXAMPLES SUCH AS LUSH MODERN ORCHESTRAL BEDS AND COMPLEX OFF KILTER RHYTHMIC STRUCTURES. DRAWING INFLUENCE FROM SOM OF CINEMA'S MOST CELEBRATED COMPOSERS SUCH AS KRZYSTOF PENDERECKI, ALONGSIDE THE LIKES OF APHEX TWIN AND TALK TALK, THE SCORES FULFIL THE PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF FULL-SCALE FILM PRODUCTION WHIST OFFERING BLISTERINGLY ORIGINAL ARRANGEMENTS AND EXPLORATORY USE OF INSTRUMENTATION AND ELECTRONIC. THESE ARE MODER SCORES THAT WILL ONLY ENHANCE, EVOKE, ENLIGHTEN.