Oh I can totally partake in this one... I am going with Tears of the Sun on CD compared to what was in the film... If we went by what was in the movie, I'd go with Tears of the Sun, but here's my thoughts on the CD:Track 1: A pretty good taste of what's to come. You get to hear 2 pretty good themes that'll be heard throughout the album.
Track 2: Not a very good theme. It seems to... off? It's just not very well written
Track 3: Somewhat repetative but ends up being rewarding as the track goes on, so I like it quite a bit. The end is a theme we'll hear again later on...
Track 4: Should've been replace with what actually followed track 3 in the movie. A very dramatic theme (heard at the beginning of track 9) played on a solo violin with Lisa Gerrard adding some vocals to it. It was very dramatic and touching in the film and of course, since the exact same cue repeats twice in the film, it's not on the CD (makes sense, right?)
Track 5: An alright droning and suspense cue that does a pretty good job leading us into track 6.
Track 6: This track has a lot of body to it. It features Lebo M, Lisa Gerrard, a choir and it's actually a really good theme (which is repeated from track 3)
Track 7 is about as pointless as track 4 since it's very close to track 2. It could've been replaced with something much more important from the film.
Track 8: Well this is just a rip off of Black Hawk Down in every way.
Track 9: This is the track that rocks the most. You hear a VERY dramatic cue by Steve Jablonsky to start off the track which leads into some pretty emotional action. There's heroic moments, and there's tragic moments as well. Easily my favorite cue on the CD.
Track 10: Where the crap is this theme throughout the rest of the CD? Come on now, this is such a good theme at the beginning of track 10 here (as I mentioned earlier, this is that theme that should've replaced track 4), it needed to repeat throughout the CD. Now because of the way it's presented on the CD, the theme has no meaning. It's just the way track 10 starts out... But the rest of the track is alright. It's big and thematic and features the same "Kopano" theme heard in tracks 3 and 6. I actually like the version of the theme heard in track 6 the best. But yeah...
I am sure you're wondering, why would he go through all this trouble? Well, in short I like tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 9 and 10 from Tears of the Sun. The rest I can skip over. But for Black Hawk Down, I don't skip over any tracks. They're all very good and very listenable. Now, had they put together a more solid album for Tears of the Sun, I think I would've picked that as it has some way more emotional music than Black Hawk Down (I think pretty much all of Black Hawk Down's emotional music appeared on the album, aside from the variations of "Leave No Man Behind" heard in a couple of scenes). I think I might be over analyzing it a little. But hey, I listened to both these CD's quite a bit and I still want a freaken complete from Tears of the Sun (or else just like 3 cues that were missing).
So in short, I give this one to Black Hawk Down.
Clayton
NP>Tears of the Sun
