1 |
Six
Weeks Ago |
2 |
Tangier |
3 |
Thinking
Of Marie |
4 |
Assets
And Targets |
5 |
Faces
Without Names |
6 |
Waterloo |
| 7 |
Coming Home |
8 |
Man
Verses Man |
9 |
Jason Is Reborn |
10 |
Extreme
Ways (Bourne's Ultimatum) - Moby |
SOUNDTRACK REVIEW:
Together with Michael Giacchino (Ratatouille, The Incredibles),
English composer John Powell is joining the league of up-and-coming
composers to look out for in recent years. After impressing
us with his highly engaging works for 2006’s X Men:
The Last Stand and United 93, the BAFTA-nominated composer
is back with his third score for the Bourne franchise, and
he makes sure that you won’t miss the action by composing
music that goes all out in your face.
You
are plunged into an adrenaline-filled cue “Six Weeks
Ago” once the 55-minute album opens. After a gradual
build up of solemnly quiet strings, the four-odd-minute cue
employs heavy brasses and tension-filled strings to introduce
us to Jason Bourne’s little misadventure. For the last
minute or so, this track slips into sinister mode with some
ethnic percussion and creeping strings and a solo bassoon
in the background.
Wasting
no time at all, “Tangiers” sets up an exotic Indian-like
mood with emphasized percussion and slinky strings, resulting
in an appealing seven-odd-minute action cue that is highly
enjoyable.
The more delicate moments of the disc comes from “Thinking
Of Marie” and “Faces Without Names”, where
the solo bassoon returns to play some slower and calmer melodies.
Though not memorable, the melancholy of these tracks will
soothe your nerves amidst all the fast-moving action cues.
Moby’s
remix of “Extreme Ways” concludes the album, and
sadly, it does not have much of an impact like the Bond song
series because of its rather forgettable tune.
Notably,
the running time of the nine score tracks are relatively long.
The lengthiest “Waterloo” clocks in a total runtime
of 10-odd minutes, and may be straining to the casual listener
who likes his music short and sweet. Like the movie about
a man wanting to regain his identity, the chase, the action
and the rush in this album feels like a continual one, and
you’d better prepare yourself for one long ride.
ALBUM RATING:
 
Recommended Track: (2) Tangiers
Review
by John Li
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