Face/Off [SOUNDTRACK]

John Powell

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 1997)
• Original Release Date: June 27, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Hollywood Records
• ASIN: B000000OGZ
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #53,624 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A tedious, missed opportunity., November 3, 2002

By	The No Evil Killer "Know No Evil" (Everywhere, Anywhere, Nowhere) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Under the guidance of Hans Zimmer, John Powell created a melodramatic, sleek and thematic score for the movie Face/Off. Unfortunately for fans of the music, it's not presented very well on this CD.

Mosty, it's just noise. Hardly any of it is exciting and all the best cues from the film are absent. The inclusion of a clip from 'Messiah' in the first track is truly awesome. And, few seconds of awful noise aside, Track 1-Face On(?) is the only track that's decent all the way thru.

Some of the track titles are stupidly named and give no clue as to what part of the film they occur in. Even tho most tracks are a badly assembled mixture of random parts of the movie. I mean the music that booms during the Hummer/Airplane and speedboat chase is called Furniture on this CD? What's THAT supposed to mean?

Most Media Ventures scores released onto CD are this way. If the Face/Off soundtrack gave all the music from the movie (about 80 minutes say) in chronological order then it would have been a big hit. But it's not. It's arranged in randomly assorted suites with silly track names with the great music replaced by noise and sound effects.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best action/adventure music ever made, May 1, 1998

By A Customer

After seeing the movie (face/off) I bought the soundtrack and got used to hearing the music. Once I was familiar with it, I watched the movie again and appreciated it more. I have listened to a lot of soundtrack music before and this is by far the best action/adventure music ever made. The music is heart-pounding and pulse-stopping. I reccomend track 3, 6, and 7 for true action music.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Missing Tracks, October 1, 2006

By	ACE (Washington DC) - See all my reviews

I was specifically looking for the track during the seige at the loft when the little boy had the head-phones on. Its not on this recording.