by peter on 2/28/2001
favorite track: 2
 
This is one of Hans Zimmer's best scores. Surpringsly, the emotionally evocative and powerful score was not written for a Jerry Bruckheimer (Days of Thunder, Crimson Tide, The Rock) production, but a Ron Howard film! Zimmer has indeed stamped his mark on film scoring - a mark that has already been imitated on more than many occasions all within the same decade. This music pumps up the blood pressure. In addition to the power and driving urgency behind most of this score, several beautifully tender moments exist. Two songs performed by Bruce Hornsby and the Range neither add to nor detract from the album.