Flightplan [SOUNDTRACK]

James Horner (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 20, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Hollywood Records
• ASIN: B000ASDGI0
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #242,554 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Suspenseful but unfocused, September 23, 2005

By	Alex P. Watson "alex_p_01" (Michigan) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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Fans of James Horner get a mixed blessing with this score; on the one hand, it's almost wholly original; aside from a few brief statements of "Brainstorm" in the final track, little of the composer's penchant for recycling his own material is in evidence. On the other hand, the music is very moody, with lots of rumbling bass and pianos but little in the way of melody. Only in the final track is there a hint of a theme, and it's all too brief. The rest of the album is either suspenseful music a la "The Forgotten" (though less minimalistic) or action music a la "Aliens" (though less melodic). For fans of Horner and of the movie only.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Original and Dissonant, June 26, 2006

By	snowleopard (Oregon) - See all my reviews

Ignore the reviews bashing Horner. Not only is the comparison game getting tired, it isn't even accurate to this score. People who think Horner does nothing but recycle himself (which I admit he does from time to time) should hear this score. While the film is iffy, the score does it justice, and doesn't sound much like anything else he's done. He mixes strings, gamelon, pipe flutes, prepared piano, and some percussive effects, with no brass or woodwinds, for a very dissonant score. I'd give this score 5 stars but for two reasons - I would have liked to heard a bit more recognizable theme, or motifs, as the other reviewer pointed out, and I felt that the score sounded much better in the film than CD to my picky ears. I think the dissonance and coarsness of the score required a more careful attention to the mastering than was perhaps given. Though again, some people may find I'm overly critical here.

Other original sounding scores from Horner of late worth checking out are Iris, House of Sand and Fog, Beyond Borders, and most of New World.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Forget those negative comments...., January 18, 2006

By	NL "nl197" (canada) - See all my reviews

Those negative comments are pathetic, at best. This score is wonderfully tense, and NOT AT ALL like "The Four Feathers" (which really made no sense in terms of comparison). The cold, atmospheric nature of this music really draws you in, and is both unsettling and highly enjoyable.