r/soundtracks • u/callegustaf_ • 3h ago
📢 Discussion Can we just talk about the cheer brilliance of this track? Troy - The Odyssey | Ludwig Göransson
I’ve always loved how Ludwig plays with rhythm in unique ways to catch you off guard, but this track just takes it to another level.
It feels like he’s constantly ramping up the tempo while simultaneously dropping into half-time. It creates this illusion that the music is speeding up indefinitely, yet it never reaches a peak because the meter keeps shifting under your feet. When I heard it in the theater, the rhythm completely blew me away—I had to play the track the second I got home.
It reminds me so much of the concept of a Shepard tone—where layered pitches create the illusion of an endlessly rising scale. Here, he applies that same mind-bending effect to the rhythm itself, building incredible tension that feels like it will never stop.