Merry Christmas! Been very busy with life and other personal projects outside of my channel, so sadly the backlog of mine is growing by the day. But I wanted to start work on the Aquaman score, ESPECIALLY the very memorable and catchy theme for Black Manta. This is a very topical example of doing a lot with very little, because all the motif is is a simple, evil, kind of generic sounding tritone. But even with that almost childlike simplicity, Williams makes the surrounding elements and soundscape of Manta to lift it into these large scale, villainous theme. With a rushing string ostinato, repeating synth pulses, synth keyboard interludes, and tons of electronic distortion and beats, Black Manta's theme becomes a very badass, angry theme that's simple and to the point, yet never loses that edge or power with it's reprisals. There's a reason a theme with a simple motif has become replayed and beloved so much within the scope of DCEU villain themes, and it's because the musical texture of Manta shines through with great malice.

TRACKLIST:
0:00 Orichalcum
2:27 Atlantean Armor
2:43 Black Manta Lair
4:33 Manta on the Bridge
6:56 Ahab Waves
7:09 The Black Manta
9:54 The Black Manta (feat. Jim Davies) (Future Funk Squad Remix)
14:53 You Wanted Your Revenge
15:33 Manta Attacks + You Wanted Your Revenge
15:40 Manta Attacks
16:53 Go and Feast
17:06 Mera Joins the Chase
18:00 You Wanted Your Revenge

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