Here, Anthony Tombling Jr. releases the soundtrack to his own film “Exist”. As eight tracks, split across two twenty-minute EP’s, it’s essentially a single soundtrack album split (perhaps needlessly) into two parts.

This is work from the most cinematic edges of synthwave- soft, expansive chord pads, occasional slow expressive melodies, thoughtful and breathy female lyrics and ahhhs, with the odd kick of drama or tension creeping in just at the edges. Some tracks feature rumbling percussive elements, like the industrial-ish slow breakbeat of “Body Parts” that spends a long time distant before stepping to the fore for the emotive second section. Final track “Bunsen Burner”, in two versions, has a synth line that makes it feel like a leftover from the Tron Legacy soundtrack that falls just a little short of the widescreen production, but not much.

Detached from the film it was created for, it’s a polished bit of synthwavey electronica that falls a little short in distinctive character but still provides an enjoyable and atmospheric listen.