Event Horizon: Selections From The Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack, Import]

Michael Kamen, Orbital | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 17, 2006)
• Original Release Date: August 15, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack, Import
• Label: Polygram Int'l
• ASIN: B0000042IG
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #174,548 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Forward Decks: Lewis and Clark/Neptune/Clare/First Containment/Core

2. The Main Access Corridor: Singularity/Ducts/Turbulence/Medical/Gravity ...

3. Engineering: Tomb/Blood/Countdown/Outer Door/Bio Scan

4. The Event Horizon: Weir/Event Horizon

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A perfect horror-CD that makes you climp on the walls..., August 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Event Horizon: Selections From The Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

I must admit that I wasn't looking for this CD when I went to the record-store. But, lucky as I am, I sam it in the corner of my view and now I am a happy 73 year old owner of this psycologically detstroying record. My guess is that I will have to see the movie too before I die. But my summary of this CD is that Michael Kamen, this "Orbital" and the London Metropolitan Orchestra is a immortal combination.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars exciting mix of orchestra and dance music, August 27, 2001

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This review is from: Event Horizon: Selections From The Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

This is a very different soundtrack. I rate Michael Kamen's work as some of the best, and Orbital is a producers who's been around for years and knows his stuff inside out. The disc is made up of four tracks ranging between 4 mins and 13 mins in length. It is quite spooky in parts, mainly when Orbital's heavily effected drum loops break into the mix. It does add a new dimension to the whol thing, one minute your listening to a nice string section, the next these 909 kick drums and dance loops are interwoven into it. Very classy. My only gripe with this soundtrack is that by the time you reach the last track, its all starting to sound the same. The last (and shortest) track seems to sound more like an edited version of the first track as well. Apart from that, its an excellent and innovative soundtrack. It's a blend of two musical style that sit well with each other when done right, and is something that more composers should incorporate into the scores.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good, but not without some problems, July 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Event Horizon: Selections From The Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

This soundtrack is perhaps the best thing about an otherwise very ordinary film. However, in the same way that Event Horizon owes much to the William Gibson short story 'Hinterlands', the classical soundtrack owes much to James Horner's Aliens score. Which is not as sever a criticism as it may seem as Horner owed much to Holst's 'The Planets.'

What this soundtrack has going for it - the reason to purchase a copy - is the fusion of electronica and classical music in order to create a score that is different and exciting. As you listen, you are uncertain of the next direction the album will take. This is achieved by a sparing use of Orbital's contributions, that are laid over Kamen's solid score.

The CD only comprises of four tracks, b/w 4 and 13 minutes, that encompassing many different sections. This does force you to take the album as a whole - rather than chopping through tracks - which is certainly a pro. But if you are seeking that specific section as outlined by the sleeve notes you're in trouble.

On the whole the album leaves you wanting more - such is the restrained use of the electronic elements as provided by Orbital. This soundtrack is a must.

Aficionados should note that this is not the first time that a Paul Anderson film (Shopping, Mortal Combat, Soldier) has had an impressive soundtrack. Anderson is clearly a fan of electronic music. Orbital also provided a track on the soundtrack for Shopping.