Moon Knight, Who'Dis? - A Review by Michael Worthan
This article was written by staff writer, Michael Worthan.
Unlike most folks who were taking Moon Knight and dissecting it one episode at a time I was waiting until the finale to weigh in on the show. I have read a lot of reviews, some great, some good, a few complaining about how confusing the show is, others complaining just to complain it seems.
I’m a fan of the obscure, and I have a number of comic book characters that I love that fit into that realm of the realm of obscurity. This is by no means saying my tastes are unique, I am merely stating, dear reader, that I like weird shit.
I love characters like The Question, Constantine, Mr. Miracle, and The Sandman from the JSA, as well as Neil Gaiman's Sandman Morpheus, although in today's day and age I am unsure how truly weird these characters may seem. Showing my age here, but aside from Gaiman's stories, most, if not all of these characters were weird and not all had issues holding titles.
Even though those are all DC characters, Moon Knight fits right in step with my love for them. His stories have always been different from writer to writer, and the reemergence that was given to the character in Moon Knight Volume 5 “The Bottom” by writer Charlie Huston and artist David Finch changed the character for me. It shows an older broken hero, one who has been through so many wars, and has abandoned everything and everyone. It drew me back into the character, and renewed my love for him, for them.
All of this is written to say that I went in with high expectations, and the fact that I love Oscar Issac as an actor as well just bumped up those expectations even more. I honestly was not disappointed. The Moon Knight show may have had less Moon Knight then I would have liked, but the story telling , the visuals, and the unexpected ending is what makes this show great in my opinion. They took a character that had mostly been compared to Batman and made him something different, something more, but also gave him that same feel.
They definitely added the mystical elements, but contrasted Marc's grittiness and anger with Stevens' aloofness and fears. Near the end, ****SPOILERS**** we definitely get to see the two work together, and when that isn’t enough something else dire and terrifying occurs.
As I don’t want to ruin the show for anyone I will end by saying this show definitely met my high expectations, and definitely left me hoping that there are more adventures to come. The ending leaves us wide open, and just for your sake watch through the credits!
And hey, here’s a fantastic bonus for fans of the show: MOON KNIGHT ORIGINAL SERIES SOUNDTRACK, featuring the music of Hesham Nazih—marking the first English language project from Nazih. The soundtrack is available now as a digital release via Hollywood Records.
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE
HOLLYWOOD RECORDS HAS DIGITALLY RELEASED
MOON KNIGHT
ORIGINAL SERIES SOUNDTRACK
MUSIC BY
HESHAM NAZIH
Now available from Hollywood Records comes MOON KNIGHT Original Series Soundtrack – Music by Hesham Nazih from the latest hit Marvel Studios superhero series on Disney+. The soundtrack features 33 tracks by the Egyptian composer, who infused signature Egyptian flavor with a more modern and contemporary sound rather than relying on outdated music tropes from the region. Hesham was also touched by the character of Marc Spector, who has to save the world while struggling with his own mental health issues, and used his score to express the human emotions that words cannot.
When Steven Grant, a mild-mannered gift-shop employee, becomes plagued with blackouts and memories of another life, he discovers he has dissociative identity disorder and shares a body with mercenary Marc Spector. As Steven/Marc’s enemies converge upon them, they must navigate their complex identities while thrust into a deadly mystery among the powerful gods of Egypt.
Purchase or stream: https://hollywoodrecs.co/MoonKnight
TRACK LIST
1. Moon Knight
2. The Village
3. Village Scales
4. Phone and Elevator Blues
5. Chaos Within
6. Full Moon Fight
7. Storage Locker
8. What Suit?
9. Moonlight Fight
10. Fake Passport
11. She Is Here
12. The Sky
13. The Boat
14. Takes the Body
15. Constellation
16. No Suit
17. The Kiss
18. Eye of Horus
19. Welcome Travelers
20. Weight of Hearts
21. The Cave
22. All Your Fault
23. Open the Door
24. Give Her a Call
25. The Inevitable
26. Humble Disciple
27. Befriending Myself
28. Rise and Shine
29. We Need More
30. New Skillsets
31. I’ll Never Stop
32. Meet My Friend
33. Summon the Suit
ABOUT HESHAM NAZIH
Hesham Nazih is an Egyptian composer best known for his distinguished style that interweaves authentic melodies with contemporary music. Nazih has built a 20+ year artistic career and has under his belt more than 40 award-winning soundtracks of blockbuster films that dominated the Egyptian box-office and achieved critical acclaim such as Snakes and Ladders, Ibrahim Labyad, The Blue Elephant I and II, Sons of Rizk I and II, and The Treasure I and II. His TV hits include Friendly Fire, The Seven Commandments, The Covenant, and Shahid’s Every Week Has A Friday.
In addition to an impressive repertoire, Hesham has also received a plethora of “Best Music” awards for many of his works. And in November of 2021, he was honoured by the prestigious Arab Music Festival in its 30th edition in recognition of his musical career and for the excellent work he did composing the accompanying music for The Pharaohs' Golden Parade.
Hesham’s scores were recorded at some of the world’s best studios including Abbey Road in London, Smecky Music Studios in Prague, and Synchron Stage Vienna.
Most recently, Nazih was also featured in an in-conversation alongside the two- time Academy Award Winner A.R Rahman within the events of Cairo Industry Days of Cairo International Film Festival, the same festival where he previously received the honorary Faten Hamama Excellence Award, marking the first composer to ever receive this award.
Recently, Hesham worked on the Marvel series Moon Knight which premiered on March 30th, 2022 on Disney+.
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(All images in this article are credited to: Disney+, Marvel Studios and Hollywood Records)
