OST:BLACK HAWK DOWN

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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0044001701221 Format: Soundtrack Label: Universal Classics Manufacturer: Universal Classics Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Universal Classics Release Date: 2002-01-21 Running Time: 67 Studio: Universal Classics
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Editorial Reviews: Black Hawk Down is the fifth collaboration between composer Hans Zimmer and director Ridley Scott, and following Gladiator (2000) and Hannibal (2001), their third in fewer than two years. Though set two millennia after Gladiator, Black Hawk Down's unrelenting African warfare has much in common with the former blockbuster. Zimmer opens with comparable Arabic flavoured atmospherics leading to his trademark pulsating percussion and razor-sharp digital production values. The Andalusian colours of his Mission: Impossible 2 inflect the catchy world music/dance ballad "Barra Barra" before the score diversifies through textures that blend moody American (blues) and African folk elements with passages of programmed suspense underscore and electronic, sequenced fury. With so many elements fused into polished, perfectly organised musical landscapes, the result is occasionally like a compilation of elements from all Zimmer's recent hit scores. In battle cues such as "Tribal War", relentless rhythm takes over, but it is for the hymnal "Gortoz a ran", the haunted pure beauty of "Still", and the lament of "Mogadishu Blues" that this release is more likely to be remembered. As with Pearl Harbor, Zimmer concentrates on emotion over action, though here his work is influenced by the real folk music of the people involved, and hence the more moving for it.--Gary S Dalkin
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Excellent stuff Comment: I have a big passion for the part of the world this music alludes to. I have of course watched the film and it is excellent. However, this music stands alone. It does a superb job on the film as background for warfare, guns and, well, death. But listening to it away from the films influence and it paints a different story. It is an amazing blend of arabic vocals, musical score and sometimes, thrashing drum beats. It is both haunting, melodic and sometimes strangely whimsical. I love this cd, becuase it fills my head with memories and transports me to places i still wish i was. I prefer to disassociate it from the film because it stands up alone as an exercise in east meets west musical compatibility. Customer Rating: Summary: "They don't understand" Comment: This is a very Hans Zimmer soundtrack. It's similar in some ways to Gladiator but in other ways completely different. The tribal music is catchy - Barra Barra is a toe tapping tune. But the track is varied, which is good, of course. J'Attends by Lisa Gerrard is beautiful and moving, sung in a French-African, and captures the sentimentality of the film very well as the end credits start to roll up. The Minstrel Boy is a song about a boy who goes off to war to die but I can't perceive a word of what is being sung but the tune is quite good. Some tracks are a bit of a bog down as you wait for such climaxes in music. Mogadishu Blues is an example as you wait for Synchrotone and Hunger gets a little boring after a while. It's a soundtrack that has climaxes, ones that you will skip to. Leave No Man Behind, though corny American, is nice with its ensemble of violins and pianos. Good stuff which is great for any mood. Customer Rating: Summary: Moving & Haunting Background to a True Story Comment: I bought the CD after watching the film Black Hawk Down - a film that I have to admit I wasn't attracted to on its original release. I cannot say that I usually notice music tracks in the background on films, but Hans Zimmerman's music is so extraordinary that it cannot be marginalised. There were 2 or 3 tracks that stood out from the film and so I was immediately drawn to these once I played the CD. However, once you listen to all the tracks on the CD in context you can see how Zimmerman has woven his magical theme of 'modernised, powerful americans' v 'ethnic somalians' throughout, to produce a scintillating musical collection. "Barra Barra" has such a fantastic modern beat to it, yet still manages to give the impression of being a traditional african tune. This is followed by "Vale of Plenty" which conjures up blue grass hills of Kentucky with its mellow fiddle vibes. One of my favourite tracks is "J'Attends" which is so haunting - like a lament - with the chant at the end of the track raising the hairs on the back of your neck. Joe Strummer from the Clash makes a fanstatic special cover of "Minstrel Boy" and obviously with the military theme in mind -and appearing at the end of the original film - helps to bring the curtain down on the true story of the military campaign going wrong ... with the drum beats fading into the distance as the credits role. My favourite track, however, is the superb "Leave No Man Behind". If you have never seen the film, then this track will not have the same significance. It is a truly moving track, conjuring up the vision of fallen comrades in battle. This tune is woven into the fabric of the film several times, and just pulls at the heart strings whenever it is heard. Although Zimmerman wrote this track especially for the film and CD, it gives the impression of being a much older and traditional lament for the pointless loss of young men in battle. If you haven't watched the film, you will enjoy the CD. If you have watched the film, the CD could move you to tears. Customer Rating: Summary: Intruigingly peaceful, yet dark. Comment: The music makes me feel like I'm right there in the movie. The composer captures the moods of the country the movie takes place in, also the characteristics of the actors. It shows a sense of contemporary style that is unique to the world around us now. Hans Zimmer has done an excellent job, bringing the past alive in music. Customer Rating: Summary: Haunting memories Comment: Hans Zimmer has created a beautiful soundtrack for a film that represented human fear, sacrifice, pain and courage. From the first moment of listening I was moved and immersed completely in the music. From my living room I was pulled into the very land where the action took place. I could almost hear the cries, the gunfire and the helicopters crashing around me. He was able to create a very contemporary and at the same time exquisite ethnic soundtrack, that really represented the recent warfare it was depicting. There are some tracks, such " Synchrotone " which for the fans of his Gladiator soundtrack may be too modern, however they truely show which century we are now in and how far we have come since Roman times. The evoking and haunting " Still ", " Mogadishu Blues " and " Gortoz A Ran ", show the pain and fear that were felt by every person. " Black Hawk Down " truely has become one of my favourite soundtracks, which does not require you to watch the film in order to relive the scenes. Congratulations to Mr Zimmer, on another job very well done! More Reviews