The Falcon And The Snowman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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Composer: Pat MethenyComposer: Pat Metheny
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Soundtrack
CD Release Date: 1990-05-02
Music Label: Capitol
Soundtracks:
- Psalm 121/Flight Of The Falcon
- Daulton Lee
- Chris
- 'The Falcon'
- This Is Not America
- Extent Of The Lie
- The Level Of Deception
- Capture
- Epilogue (Psalm 121)
Music reviews of The Falcon And The Snowman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Music Review: This Is Not Your Average Soundtrack !
Rating: 5 Stars
This soundtrack lifts the spirit or relaxes the weary and tired soul from a day's worth of hard labor. It actually does both. I distinctly remember hearing a couple of tunes off this sound track in the 80's on light pop and jazz contemporary stations. In one case, those tracks recevied popular airplay on what was then called a "rock album pre-alternative" station. Many pop radio stations of the time as well as Top 40 outlets could not easily categorize the music;Therefore, it received little or no air play at all from them...
Pat Metheny as an artist has always had a cult following with his music.Some thought his own blend of contemporary, instrumental jazz musings were what the 70's folk and flower children listened to in the 80's. It was a musical venue for those wanting something different and not the norm that had already gone through the hippy movement and post-Viet Nam era...Metheny's music is not only mesmerizing and artistically all encompassing , but there is something very intellectual about it. Hard to put the finger on it, though...In no way is his music elevator muzak. He's not Kenny G. folks. David Bowie also outdoes himself offering possibly his best vocal artistry for the 80's,post Let's Dance album days.A pinnacle? maybe. If the Let's Dance c.d. were to be re-issued again, This Is Not America would be a track worthy to fit in with the rest of that particular album's songs and not seem like an afterthought;It would blend in seamlessly like it was meant for the Let's Dance project !
Pat Metheny and Bowie could have easily taken the easy way out and immersed the entire soundtrack in the styles of 80's pop rock or New Wave;styles which were prevalent with other films of that decade. Instead, an awesome tapestry of various genres that have stood the test of time were utilized: spiritual choir music,hints of classical intermixed with light jazz influences,and adult contemporary music stylings, some faint light guitar rock work (Extent Of The Lie),orchestration.Tracks 6,7, and 8 are mood pieces that,even without seeing the film,you can tell are for key action sequences with their haunting synthesized effects and ambiance. In sum, the collage or variety makes the soundtrack very rich and fulfilling and also works coherently.It all stands the test of time pretty well for a 20 year old soundtrack. Nothing sticks out like a sore thumb. Not a single toss out track on this disc...Some who hear the haunting lyrics of This Is Not America (Snowman melting from the inside,falcon spirals to the ground) and have not seen the film will wonder about the meaning. I have not seen the film myself. Despite this, the music is pure mental nourishment that I can conjure up my own visuals or "music videos"...The film, from what I do know, is about a couple of young American men in the 1970's who become disillusioned with America and the government that they become Soviet spies and traitors to the U.S. Their lives are never the same. This is all based on a true story. I'm sure in seeing the film on dvd it would probably enhance my overall listening experience of the soundtrack.Snowman and the Falcon receives plenty of rotation play in a couple of my stereo systems at home and makes a fantastic cd to lull me to sleep(not in the bad sense as in boredom). I cannot find an ounce of boredom in this soundtrack !I highly regard The Falcon And The Snowman as one of my all-time favorite movie soundtracks !
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