Babies by Bruno Coulais is not your average film score. The music is so fresh, so sweet, so Coulais. You can definitely tell you are listening to the composer of such fine film scores as 2009's Coraline and this year's DisneyNature distributed film, Oceans.
The marks of a "typical" Coulais score are prevalent with playful, lyrical vocals, bouncy strings and marimba, joined by a small ensemble of very interesting combinations of clicking and clattering wood and stringed instruments "thumbing" about.
This score, though short on track length and overall run time, is chock full of charm, tender melodies and effervescent innocence.
Some of the best tracks on the album include the addictive second track, simply named,"Baby", and the eleventh track called, "Premiers Pas" ("First Steps") which display Coulais' lively, story-telling writing.
This film score comes recommended as a confectionery treat to the ear, though it suffers somewhat as an overall experience from its brevity and lack of true thematic development.
***1/2 (out of 5)
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