Mount Rushmore | Adam Young Score Review

"Good writing works from a simple premise: your experience is not yours alone, but in some sense a metaphor for everyone's," - Dorianne Laux

Since this month's score is short and sweet, I'll keep my review in the same fashion. 

This month's score contains the construction of Mount Rushmore in the form of a firecracker - impactful and beautiful. 

Listen to this month's score here.

artwork by james r. eads

1. Gutzon Borglum

Epic and orchestral to a T, this track portrays the creative and enduring mastermind behind this task with gusto. 

2. The Black Hills

Laced with danger, this track builds spectacularly with a blend of orchestral and electronic sounds, including a whistle, coming to a conclusion in awe of the mountains. 

3. Construction

Layered with beautiful strings, this piece builds up the grandeur and spectacle of hard work with unique percussion, simulating construction sounds. 

4. Four Faces

Solemn and magical, this piece brings in the tender piano and synths for a sweeping track of our great leaders taking shape. 

5. Dynamite

Rolling with timpani drums and a vast orchestra, this track portrays the fast paced anxiety and the massive rock tumbling down. 

6. Half a Million Tons of Granite

Ethereal with a deep piano line, this track builds the mystery and impending awe of the project.  

7. Shrine of Democracy

Soaring and accelerating with beautiful grace, this track perfectly shows the majesty of this iconic mountain with sweeping orchestral rifts. 

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Here's how it compares with the Adam Young Scores Discography:

1. Omaha Beach, June - 20/10
2. RMS Titanic, March - 15/10
3. Apollo 11, February - 11/10
4. Corduroy Road, September - 10/10
5. Miracle in the Andes, July - 9.5/10
6. The Spirit of St. Louis, April - 9/10
7. Mount Rushmore, November - 8.5/10
8. Voyager 1, October - 8/10
9. The Ascent of Everest, May - 7/10
10. Project Excelsior, August - 6.5/10

While this score isn't mind-blowingly ground breaking, it still is another solid addition to Adam Young's ever enjoyable stream of writing fodder music. 

~The WordShaker