I just gotta print this:
"Con Air is unfortunately just the newest in the recent trend of loud, obnoxious, electronic soundtracks." -- Christian Clemmenson
What seems to be people's
problem with synthesized scores? I've heard ludicrous claims such
as "it sounds like Shirley Walker's 'Batman: Mask of the Phantasm,'" when,
in fact, they share a four-note sequence with said notes possessing different
durations.
If that is honestly considered
plagiarism in this business, EVERYONE does it! But since I've never
heard of other older composers as being copy artists (except James Horner,
but I'll get into that another time), it just tells me that people are
out for blood when it comes to the Zimmer conglomerate.
Granted, ConAir was not the worlds greatest film, or even the greatest ACTION film. I didn't really take anything away from it, but it was fun. And it was a "loud, obnoxious" movie, so why is this score considered to be so bad in the "higher circles" if it only represents the film it goes with?
Standing alone, it's one of the best pieces of driving music I own. That earns 3 stars right there!
Aside from the main theme, the album is fairly coherent. There are about 5 main themes, and they all come together in Track 13, Battle in the Boneyard. My favorite moment on that track is at the 3:43 mark. Triumphant transition. Gives me chills.
The only thing it lacks is some more real instruments. I love synthesizers, but I think some real strings or real brass or real percussion would have helped give ConAir a fuller sound.
Rating(out of 5):
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Track listing:
Total time -- 44:57
1. Con Air Theme 1:31
2. Trisha 1:04
3. Carson City 3:04
4. Lear Crash 4:44
5. Lerner Landing 3:28
6. Romantic Chaos 1:22
7. The Takeover 3:52
8. The Discharge 1:09
9. Jailbirds :59
10. Cons Check Out Lerner 1:55
11. Poe Saves Cops 2:25
12. The Fight :22
13. Battle In The Boneyard 7:41
14. Poe Meets Larkin 1:14
15. Bedlam Larkin :49
16. Fire Truck Chase 4:22
17. Overture 4:18Back to Reviews