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Conspiracy Theory: Motion Picture Score Album

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I was totally taken in by the beauty of the music. It is the kind that makes you float along with the movie and can hear it anytime anyday. Can't take my eyes off of you, the best and the music score accompanying Julia Roberts as she rides the horse at the end were the most breathtaking.

The first thing I noticed watching Conspiracy Theory was how well the brassy, playful music fit with the equally unusual opening credits. Carter Burwell clearly eschewed a pompous thriller score for one that reflects the quirky subject matter. The resulting effort is sublimial, working in all the right places, concluding with a truly majestic, soaring finale. Remarkably, this final theme is heard only once before the ending, and only briefly. The restrained use of this trump card makes it all the more hard-hitting.

Truly one of the most innovative and lovely scores in recent memory.

I don't know much about Carter Burwell and his music, but this soundtrack is great. Burwell conducts a 200 plus size orchestra for this film with instruments including violins, violas, cellos, basses, flutes, clarinets, oboes, bassoons, french horns, trumpets, trombones, tubas, guitars, percussion, keyboards, and a harp. The size of the orchestra is evident in all of the tracks, for the sound is large and wall to wall. "Overture" contains the groovy theme of the film, reminding me a little bit of Chris Boardman's Payback. "Conspiracy Theory" is the other track with this groovy theme. In addition, there are several action music cues, present in "NASA Strikes!", "Brain Gravy" (I think this was served in my old high school cafeteria if i'm not mistaken), "Wheelchair Chase", "The Catcher", among others. They contain big, bold brassy sounds and running snare drums and electronic percussion keeping it moving. Not quite a 5 star score, but it comes close and i'm liking Burwell's music more and more and I think you will too.

While this is not the equivelant of the masterpieces that Howard Shore made for the Lord of the Rings trilogy, this is a very good soundtrack. If you know the movie, then you would probably also be able to better appreciate the music. Even without seeing the movie though, you can easily appreciate the beauty of this music. This is a very diverse album; it can be suspenseful, romantic, exciting, or downright desperate sounding depending on which track you are listening to. 4/5 stars

One of the best soundtracks I've heard in terms of how it matches the atmosphere of the movie itself. And the music is great.

Carter Burwell's work on this defines genius, the theme for Mel Gibson is filled with such self-confident swagger, and the action pieces are uniquely exciting.

The real treat, though, is the overwhelmingly beautiful main theme. It only surfaces twice, briefly at the end of the title track, #4, but then it's there at the end, in track #15, "Riding."

If anyone wants to know how you END a movie and a score, listen to this piece, THIS is how you do it. Sheer brilliance, and WHAT use of the full power of an orchestra, it's breathtaking.

Conspiracy theory the movie captures the audiences eye, now with the sound track it will take your breath away. Unbelievable composures with well rounded pieces. Recommended for anyone who loves to be dared.

When first heard the opening theme on CONSPIRACY THEORY, I thought that the music stunk, what a turn around. By the second song I knew I had to have it. It was action packed and track number 6 and 15 are wonderful. Clay