As most score/song compilation CDs go, ARK21 follows the plan of choice by providing the four songs, ranging from Sting's cover of "Windmills Of Your Mind" (written for the original 1968 version) to the previously mentioned museum piece, "Sinnerman", performed by Nina Simone, and eight rather short score cues.įor the worrisome, the main title cue is titled "Black & White x 5" on the CD and uniquely uses five pianos to introduce the main theme overlapped with four providing rhythm and the fifth containing the actual melody. Unfortunately, it was delayed about four weeks after the release date of the film, but it's worth every bit of that time. I enjoyed the film, and it was the first film of the summer that I made a beeline to the music store to find out if the CD was in shelves. It was a shock to the film music community when he was chosen to work on this film, with members of the Internet community wondering what kind of rabbit he'd pull out for this film, and it's causing discussion and debate to this day. This is Conti's return to feature film scoring after a large gap in time, which included work as musical director for the Oscars and composer for IMAX films and numerous television projects. Long time film composer Bill Conti, whose credits include the Academy Award winning score to Rocky as well as one of my all time favorites, The Right Stuff, dusts of his baton and manuscript paper to lay down a fitting contemporary score. The ending sequence of the film in the museum not only is refreshing, but, as the music comes into play, best accompanied bits of filmmaking in recent time.
Director John McTiernan, fresh off his long stint on The 13th Warrior, provides a well-paced and nicely photographed film, bringing life to the minimal seven main filming
This story revolves around very public art theft rather than a daylight bank robbery, and the pursuer, Russo, is a more plausible role as an insurance investigator rather than a typical private investigator. Based loosely upon the original 1968 version starring Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway, this version stars current James Bond, Pierce Brosnan, and veteran actress, Rene Russo. I have to say that one the few films this summer that lived up to at least some of it's surrounding hype is The Thomas Crown Affair.
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