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| Hans Zimmer - Black Hawk Down Classification: Pop Band: Hans Zimmer Tracks: - Hunger - Barra Barra - Rachid Taha - Vale Of Plenty - Chant - Still - Mogadishu Blues - Synchrotone - Bakara - Of The Earth - Ashes To Ashes - Gortoz A Ran-J'Attends - Danez Prigent & Lisa Gerrard - Tribal War - Leave No Man Behind - Minstrel Boy (film version) - Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros - Still Reprise Different than Zimmer's previous scores I have to confess that the first time I heard this score, I thought it was stupid and I was sorry that I got it. I later saw the film which was wonderful and the music sounded awesome in the film. I later heard the Score again and it completely changed my mind on how bad I thought it was. It is wonderful music that deserves to be heard and Hans Zimmer should be proud. It does sound much different than anything he's done in the past, so if you buy it, like I did, thinking it will sound like Crimson Tide or The Rock you'll be disappointed. However listening to it a few times, it will begin to grow on you. The Score consists of African vocals played over percussive rhythms and driving synthesizers and mideastlike sounds. Most of the Score is in your face hard hitting pulse pounding music, nothing like any of Zimmer's previous works. The songs on the album also are good and fit in well with the score. My Favorite song however is "Minstrel Boy" which is played over the end credits in the film. My Favorite track overall is "Leave No Man Behind" which sounds the most like Zimmer's other works. It has a patriotic and militaristic sound to it that gives it a heroic tribute to the American soldiers in the film. Your best bet is to hear the Score in the film first and then get the soundtrack. You will like it much better on CD if you do that. An Excellent Blend of Sorrowful, Tense and Uplifting Music Hans Zimmer has done it again! I have become a fan of Hans Zimmer the first time I heard the soulful electric guidtar thrash of the Thunderbird tune in Thelma and Louise, and since then I bought nearly all his works: Green Card, Backdraft, The Rock, Crimson Tide, The Thin Red Line and the more recent Gladiator. Black Hawk Down is however distinctively different. The Score contains much less "filler" music than his previous work, and is created with a view to subject the listener to a cultural shock - a track of tense electric guitar rock tune is followed by a sorrowful Indigenous chanting. Similar style can however be found as recently as in the Gladiator OST or as early as Green Card OST. Like most other reviewer, My Favorite is #11, Gortoz A Ran - J'Attends. It Brings you right back to the last few minutes before credits roll, the tragically retrospective scene when Staff Sergeant Eversmann reflects on himself mournfully in the makeshift morgue to the lifeless body of Corporal Smith, who died needlessly, about the folly of being a hero. Although you don't understnad a single word of the lyrics, what you are listening to is the unmistakabe sound of futility. The vocal of Denez Prigent and Liza Gerrard is absolutely phenomenal in creating this moody atmosphere. Another favorite is #14, Minstrel Boy. The track was played along the End Credits. The song is uplifting, echoing the comaradie spirit - soldiers don't really Fight for whatever politcal cause, they simply Fight for their buddies, the one another, the men next in line. This could be the only the track that gives a relief from the overall dark and intense nature of the remaining score. Most other tracks are a good mix of African tribal dancing music with upbeat electric guitar rock - a fitting backdrop for a modern warfare characterized with swift and ruthless movement conducted in a Dirt poor shanty town. Once again, Hans Zimmer has successfully captured the wide variety of moods of the film and created a highly enjoyable score. Soulful, deep and reflective ... this is an excellent album! Even if you haven't seen "Black Hawk Down", this album perfectly captures the horror, fear, sadness and bleakness of war. You would certainly appreciate this album more if you have seen the movie - everytime I hear Track 11 - "Gortoz A Ran - J'Attends" by Denez Prigent and Lisa Gerrard, I'm at loss for words. The utter sadness and helplessness of war seems to drip from every tone, especially since Denez Prigent has such a clear haunting voice and Lisa Gerrard has a beautiful voice as well. Don't let the sombre tone or the melancholy turn you off, though - if you Love World Music and the sound of exotic instruments, you would also Love this album. (Rachid Taha's Barra Barra on #2 is Traditional and inviting, yet gritty and full of emotions). I would give this album Five star, on the strength of Track 11 - Hans Zimmer's beautiful composition seems to package around it very nicely. Let there be Peace on earth. Buy Hans Zimmer Black Hawk Down at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.comJamster - the latest ringtones for your phone! |
