M1-5 soundtrack

July 2, 2009

Suppertime is when I caught up on old episodes of M1-5, known as ‘Spooks’ in the UK. I called a halt to such fare sometime last year when I realized that much of the time was spent, mouth open, fork in air, totally immersed in the incredibly tense, rapid-fire action. Heroes always in peril. Heroes killed off regularly (oh no, not her! oh no, not him!)

But as these things go, I was curious. Last night, after dinner, I got back into it all. They’ve stepped up the pace, I think.

But at the first sound of the music, I remembered. I’d been wanting the soundtrack forever, and last night at iTunes, I found the early one by Jennie Muskett, plus the more recent by Paul Leonard-Morgan. Just what I need today to ramp up the production that I got behind on in the last few days.

It’s not all adrenaline-driven, there are slower tracks as well - remember all those deaths - that are ethereal and transcendent. In other words, perfect work music for me.