Paycheck [Soundtrack]

paycheck [soundtrack]

On this CD:

Paycheck, film score Main title
Composed by John Powell
Performed by Hollywood Studio Symphony
with Michael Fisher, Randy Kerber
Conducted by Gavin Greenaway

Paycheck, film score 20 items
Composed by John Powell
Performed by Hollywood Studio Symphony
with Michael Fisher, Randy Kerber
Conducted by Gavin Greenaway

Paycheck, film score Wolfe pack
Composed by John Powell
Performed by Hollywood Studio Symphony
with Michael Fisher, Randy Kerber
Conducted by Gavin Greenaway

Paycheck, film score Crystal balls
Composed by John Powell
Performed by Hollywood Studio Symphony
with Michael Fisher, Randy Kerber
Conducted by Gavin Greenaway

Paycheck, film score Mirror message
Composed by John Powell
Performed by Hollywood Studio Symphony
with Michael Fisher, Randy Kerber
Conducted by Gavin Greenaway

Paycheck, film score Imposter
Composed by John Powell
Performed by Hollywood Studio Symphony
with Michael Fisher, Randy Kerber
Conducted by Gavin Greenaway

Paycheck, film score Hog chase, Part 1
Composed by John Powell
Performed by Hollywood Studio Symphony
with Michael Fisher, Randy Kerber
Conducted by Gavin Greenaway

Paycheck, film score Hog chase, Part 2
Composed by John Powell
Performed by Hollywood Studio Symphony
with Michael Fisher, Randy Kerber
Conducted by Gavin Greenaway

Paycheck, film score I don't remember
Composed by John Powell
Performed by Hollywood Studio Symphony
with Michael Fisher, Randy Kerber
Conducted by Gavin Greenaway

Paycheck, film score Tomorrow's headlines
Composed by John Powell
Performed by Hollywood Studio Symphony
with Michael Fisher, Randy Kerber
Conducted by Gavin Greenaway

Paycheck, film score Future tense
Composed by John Powell
Performed by Hollywood Studio Symphony
with Michael Fisher, Randy Kerber
Conducted by Gavin Greenaway

Paycheck, film score Fait accompli
Composed by John Powell
Performed by Hollywood Studio Symphony
with Michael Fisher, Randy Kerber
Conducted by Gavin Greenaway

Paycheck, film score The finger
Composed by John Powell
Performed by Hollywood Studio Symphony
with Michael Fisher, Randy Kerber
Conducted by Gavin Greenaway

Paycheck, film score Rachel's party
Composed by John Powell
Performed by Hollywood Studio Symphony
with Michael Fisher, Randy Kerber
Conducted by Gavin Greenaway

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Paycheck [Soundtrack]

Average customer rating:

Listen to the crowd, this one's great
4.5 Stars for Paycheck
All action, all the time. . .
Very Distinctive
Overall boombastic action score

Paycheck

Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Italian Job
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
The Bourne Supremacy
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X-Men: The Last Stand (Original Motion Picture)

ASIN: B00011D18Q
Release Date: 2004-01-13

Tracks:

Main Title
20 Items
Wolfe Pack
Crystal Balls
Mirror Message
Imposter
Hog Chase Part 1
Hog Chase Part 2
I Don't Remember
Tomorrow's Headlines
Future Tense
Fait Accompli
The Finger
Rachel's Party

Customer Reviews:

Listen to the crowd, this one's great.......2007-01-21

John Powell has quickly become one of my favorite contemporary composers. He blends John Barry's melodic ability with Hans Zimmer's entertainingly bombastic, Phil Spector-y "wall of sound" approach. This is one of Powell's most enjoyable action scores, with a fantastic main theme.

Note: If you like the theme as much as I did, check out his score to "Just Visiting" too, the tune appears there in an earlier form, and the final track on that score album is a pop song arrangement of it that makes for a great listen.

4.5 Stars for Paycheck.......2006-01-31

This is one of the most exuberant action scores I've ever heard. It's fun from start to finish. The Hog Chase tracks alone are worth the price of the CD. When this score first came out, I passed on it because I thought I had grown out of techno-action scores, but then A&B Sound put many of their scores for 50% off so I decided, what the hell, let's buy this one.
Man, am I glad I did. This is action packed, joyous, heart-pounding music that's actually more in the vein of North by Northwest than The Italian Job. If you normally avoid techno scores, go ahead and buy this one, which is John Powell's finest score to date. Techno is too unfair a label to put on this one - "brilliance" is much closer.
cheers
KZ

All action, all the time. . ........2005-08-18

I really wish they had half-star intervals for the ratings here, because while 3 stars doesn't really do this score justice, it doesn't quite merit 4.

Basically, this is John Powell's best score to date, not counting his collaborations with Harry Gregson-Williams. There's really nothing bad on here, but at the end it doesn't come together as anything more than the sum of its parts; it doesn't really afford a terribly satisfying listening experience. This score is action music all the way through, ranging from good to great. Highlights include the staccato stringwork in "20 Items" and "Future Tense," the brilliant "Hog Chase, Part 2," and "Fait Accompli." This is distinctive, energetic stuff (that for some reason that I can't put my finger on occasionally reminded me of Morricone. Maybe I'm crazy.), and no track is disappointing, but while it's engaging the whole way through, there's not really enough substantial music to really gel it all together, and you're not likely to be humming any of this stuff after you've listened to the CD.

So yes, this is an enjoyable CD, and a fine starting point if you're looking to get a taste of John Powell's music. It's got some very good action music, but little else. Fun, but not entirely satisfying, so I'd give it 3.5 stars.

Very Distinctive.......2004-08-17

If you like soundtracks, I highly recommend this one, or any soundtrack composed by John Powell. His style is very distinctive.
If I was in charge at MGM James Bond, I'd sack the current Bond composer David Arnold, right away and put Powell in Arnold's place. The man is terrific. Buy his stuff people :)

Overall boombastic action score.......2004-06-09

John Powell has certainly been making a name for himself. His score for "The Italian Job" has been getting rave reviews, and now he scores John Woo's stereotypical action flick, "Paycheck". Does it hold well? Yes.

Basically, it's very much a very boombastic action score, with a few cues given during the course of the score enough time for the listener to breathe.

Some of the highlights include tracks 7 & 8, the "Hog Chase" cues. Part 2 (Track 8) most certainly gives a "Bondian" kind of feel to the overall remix of "Rachel's Theme" (Track 14). Powell basically gives a David Arnold feeling with the "Hog Chase" cues.

"Future Tense", track 11, is a "suite" of sorts, basically remixing tracks 2, 3, 4 and 7 (among others) into it's own cue, and it works out well. "Fait Accompli", the track that follows it, is more slower-paced, and works very well.

Of course, we get "The Finger" (track 13), which is the shortest cue on the entire score (:33).

The score wraps up with "Rachel's Party". A slow-paced version of the theme that dominates almost every cue before it. However, I think the placement for this track is odd, it should be a bit earlier in the score.

Also, tracks 5 and 6 should've actually been one full track (as track 5 ends, it continues onto track 6), and can be jarring to some people, especially people who listen to the tracks in random order.

Overall, if you want a very good action score with enough cues to keep your toes tapping, John Powell's "Paycheck" is for you. It most certainly compensates for the sub-par movie it's scored for.

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