Blanck Mass - Crime 101 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Blanck Mass

This is the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack for Crime 101 by experimental electronic musician, producer and composer Blanck Mass (She Rides Shotgun). The album is pressed on black vinyl and housed in a deluxe foil-stamped sleeve, complete with double sided insert.

Thunderous synth soundscapes are paired with character-driven themes, creating a backdrop to the thriller directed by Bart Layton. The Amazon MGM Studios film is set in Los Angeles.

Crime 101 follows an elusive jewel thief (Chris Hemsworth) whose string of heists along the 101 freeway have baffled police. As he prepares for his biggest score, his path crosses with a disillusioned insurance broker (Halle Berry) facing her own turning point. Meanwhile, a determined detective (Mark Ruffalo) believes he has identified a pattern and is closing in. As the heist approaches, the line between hunter and hunted begins to blur, forcing all three to confront life-changing decisions.

On creating the score, Benjamin John Power said:

“Crime 101 was an incredible movie to have the opportunity to score. At the centre of the story is, of course, the heist. However, it very quickly became apparent to me that this was not any heist movie, but more a Noir which happens to have a heist in it. The central characters and how their lives become intertwined was more important than the action, in a way. This is high-octane in parts, of course, but what really drew me to this movie was the character development. Lou, Davis and Sharon are the beating heart. I wanted to ‘be with them sonically’ throughout. Both the tender and the furious needed to be sympathetic with one another.”