Crimson Tide Soundtrack CD

Original score composed and conducted by Hans Zimmer.
CRIMSON TIDE won a 1996 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written For A Motion Picture Or For Television.
As the award-winning writer of such scores as THE LAST EMPEROR, DRIVING MISS DAISY, and THE LION KING, Hans Zimmer is one of the most successful and sought-after composers in the film industry. Zimmer won a Grammy for his score for the 1995 film CRIMSON TIDE, and the soundtrack bears many of the hallmarks of Zimmer's finest work. The composer builds dramatic passages using electronics, a men's choir, and traditional orchestral instrumentation, masterfully and elegantly integrating the three. As a film accompaniment and as a stand-alone recording, CRIMSON TIDE is among Zimmer's best work.
For better or for worse, Hans Zimmer's Crimson Tide remains one of the defining film scores of the 1990s -- the first and most popular of the electronic action scores that dominated the genre throughout the latter half of the decade, its propulsive, bombastic approach perfectly captures the artifice and soullessness of a Hollywood era dominated by computer-generated effects and genetically engineered stars. Zimmer's frantic, testosterone-fueled melodies embrace function at the expense of form -- there's nothing remotely noteworthy except their sheer relentlessness and visceral intensity. There's no doubting how perfectly this kind of music complements the modern action blockbuster -- whether the previous statement constitutes a ringing endorsement or a scathing indictment depends entirely on the perspective of the reader. ~ Jason Ankeny