I can't imagine this one being too popular around here, with it's eclectic mix of symphony orchestra, choir and throbbing beats 'n' grooves all fighting for attention and air time (plus a song). But when it's on...it's ON!! The tracks Rebecca and Ball have become quite popular with reality TV shows (you will often hear the former scoring some deep tragedy that can only be fixed with 10 minutes of fame and/or fortune). The last track (Childhood) is (to me) GORGEOUS!!! But it is a much shorter version of the original and suffers from previous track bleed (a fuller, even MORE gorgeous version can be found on his debut album The Space Between Us). Anyway, a fun (if messy) album with some huge apocalyptic choir pieces and soothing moments amid the more vibey beats. Anyone?
I haven't really heard it, but it's from the same year that I really found out that Armstrong was an interesting composer, with Best Laid Plans and Bone Collector.
I enjoy two cues from it. Sadly the album suffers fro ma short presentation that seems to focus of the more ambient synth textures aspect and the CD producer thought it was a good idea to bleed tracks into the next, like I wanted a continuous listening experience of wildly different cues.
It needs a proper expanded presentation.
And is Trevor Jones recorded anything, that needs to be included as well.
Love this score, but then I'm an Armstrong competist, I think I've assembled every CD he has ever released. smile
The cue "Escape" is amazing too, it was used in trailers for YEARS after the film came out:
Skip to 4:16 to hear the part that was used over and over:
When I viewed this...first thing came to mind was ESCAPE...you nailed it. Simply beautiful piece of music. Jesus...it has been 19 years...hard to believe. Remember the night I first watched the film, like yesterday it seems. The escape knocked me out...
I basically just 'discovered' this through a few cues on an Armstrong compilation. I've heard about the movie for years, obviously, but never seen it. And then I sought out the whole album -- how brilliant! It's like Anne Dudley's AMERICAN HISTORY X -- treating gritty urbanism with beautiful, classical passages and choir and whatnot. And some great synth stuff here and there too.
