The score for the feature film starring Liv Tyler and Robert Carlyle, Plunkett & Macleane alternates somber orchestral passages reminiscent of Gorecki's Third, the modern classical standby, with a few electronically enhanced moments more in league with Armstrong's compatriots in Massive Attack and Alpha. ~ Keith Farley
Professional Reviews
Q (5/99, p.102) - 3 Stars (out of 5) - "...22 mostly brief, snatches of incidental music; airy, wordless chorales or quasi-classical strings for period ambience, with bursts of brass for drama or clanking percussion for a hint of menace..."
Melody Maker (4/17/99, p.38) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...enough multi-track absurdity to float Saturn on. Perfect for Walkmans if you're planning on sticking up your local all-night garage."
NME (Magazine) (5/8/99, p.39) - 7 out of 10 - "...With 22 tracks spinning from haunting cathedral hymns to looping ambience and fleet-footed dub, Armstrong blends the classical with the iconoclastic, fusing centuries of instrumental tradition into an organic, modern whole..."
