Film scores are one of those things that are often overlooked by the casual viewer, a background blend of sounds, conjuring nothing in the imagination, something to exist simply as a replacement for silence. However, every now and then, a special combination of both perceptive vision and inspired music can help a film transcend into a magnificent and memorable one.
In a way The Holy Mountain is the gateway drug into experimental cinema. It’s a decadent, hallucinogenic rollercoaster of a film, that’s tongue-in-cheek attitude never takes itself too seriously. Yet, what can this film tell us about society? Does it still hold some relevance in the post-digital world that we find ourselves in?
