In this Mel Gibson-produced 2004 thriller directed by Paul Abascal, a movie star (Cole Hauser) plots an elaborate murder/frame-up as revenge for the paparazzi-instigated injury of his wife and child.
Delivering another of his trademark hard-driving, heavily percussive action scores, composer Bryan Tyler infuses Paparazzi with both suspense and a jolt of adrenaline. Pulsating timpani wrestle with screaming strings over the menacing growl of electronic bass in such tracks as "Cat and Mouse," "The Break-In," "Garbage Fetish" and "Camera Chase." Between such surges, both the movie and Tyler’s score take time to exhale with a more introspective look at the disturbed mind of a man driven to the edge, an eerily braided use of subtle synthesizer and unsettling strings: "The Awakening," "Silent Anger," "The Telltale Pen" and "Blackmail".
Relentless electronic effects under haunting, somber strings. Fades into ambience around 1:30 then begins to build with a rocktronic, nightmarish sound.
Brooding, ambient opening shifts to a driving, tense atmosphere at 0:34. Features driving percussion, bombastic brass, shrill strings, and edgy electric guitar.
Begins with mysterious, anticipatory strings and piano. At 0:26 a sudden burst of dark percussion creates a tense, dangerous mood. Returns to atmospheric strings.
Low piano and bombastic brass create a tense atmosphere. Fades into creeping strings over electronic ambience at 0:37. Returns to a driving, relentless mood.
Spacey strings and heavy electronics create a tense, dark atmosphere. Builds to a rhythmic percussion entrance at 0:52 that fades back to bleak ambience.
Scary and frenzied, featuring terrifying strings, driving snare drum, and explosive brass. Sudden shift at 0:47 to bleak ambience with haunting wordless vocals.