Air Force One


Colosseum (4005939582524)
Varèse Sarabande (0030206582529)
Movie | Released: 1997 | Film release: 1997 | Format: CD, Download
 

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# Track   Duration
1.The Parachutes5:14
2.The Motorcade2:40
3.Empty Rooms4:02
4.The Hijacking7:30
5.No Security2:59
6.Free Flight4:41
7.Escape from Air Force One5:25
8.Welcome Aboard, Sir2:06
 34:37
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Air Force One - 08/10 - Review of Andreas Lindahl, submitted at (English)
A patriotic sounding score, but never over the top, like for instance David Arnold's Independece Day (which is a great score, neverthless.). Goldsmith only had a couple of weeks to compose this score, when he was hired to replace Randy Newman's rejected score, and when keeping that in mind, I have to say he did a splendid job. Joel McNeely also contributed with some music, but none of that is featured on the soundtrack. The album opens with the scores' fanfare like main theme, with bold brass, percussion and sweeping strings. It's really a great theme, that captures to films' message very well - never make the President of the United States angry, especially not if it's Harrison Ford, and is used whenever Ford performs a heroic action. Perhaps I'm sounding a little cynical? OK, so I found the film to be a little too patriotic and President loving for my taste...

As Air Force One is an action movie the score is primarily action oriented, filled with music, often supported by snare drum, that will get your adrenaline pumping. "The Hijacking", for example, is a rousing, action packed, track. But the music isn't all bold and testosterone filled. There's also some more soft and slow music between the action, like for instance in the beginning of "No Security".

The soundtrack is almost too short - just 35 minutes, meaning that there's a lot more, great, music left out, such as McNeely's part of the score. But better little than no music at all, I suppose. And the music is after all, as I've already said, very good.
Air Force One - 08/10 - Review of Tom Daish, submitted at (English)
Certainly one of the best recent Goldsmith scores, along with Star Trek: First Contact this stands up as being a fine example of his rhythmic and exciting action style. Starting with The Parachutes, which for about the first half is the opening titles music. The main theme is like a combination of a few other themes, including the First Contact theme, although this is a little more patriotic on the whole. The action occurs most notably in The Hijacking which is a relentless and driving cue which never lets up once it gets into full swing. There are some more tender moments which cover the scenes involving the First Family, which are a little on the soppy side for my liking and certainly not helped in the film by the rather cheesy dialogue and so on, although it is bearable on disc. Joel McNeely did write some of the music, although from what I gather none of it ended up on the CD, which is a shame. However, while watching the film I really didn't hear any moments which made me think that they were McNeely. That actually impressed me as I wouldn't have thought of McNeely's style being very compatible with Goldsmith's. Overall this is a definite thumbs up although I wish it were longer (a typical problem with Goldsmith scores it seems), the Russian-style choral bits near the end of the film for example and it would have been nice to have a bit of McNeely in the same way there was some Joel Goldsmith on First Contact.
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Music Composed and Conducted by Jerry Goldsmith
The Story:
'President James Marshall is missing after Air Force One was hijacked today by Russian terrorists enroute from Moscow to Washington D.C. The terrorist group currently holds approximately 50 of the plane's passengers hostage, including the president's wife and daughter, as well as several members of President Marshall's cabinet.' - United News Corp. WIRE COPY

This Columbia Pictures release opens nationwide in America in over 2800 theaters on July 25th. Preview audiences have called AIR FORCE ONE the best and most exciting film of the summer. Fasten your seat belts and put your tray table up.... AIR FORCE ONE is about to take off !!!
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