The Bourne Supremacy
John Powell
" Supreme over the identity "Written by Thomas Glorieux - Review of the regular release
Like James Bond, Jason Bourne has a knack for attracting attention, yet the difference is here, it has got to do with his past which he wants to figure out no matter what. And so we continue on the quest that Jason Bourne takes us on. In The Bourne Identity, it gave us a chance to discover John Powell's identity. And while not highly accepted overall, it got the job done. The Bourne Supremacy had to continue the quest but do it better. John Powell knew exactly what had to be done.
While The Bourne Identity didn't exactly gave us a lot to go by, it nonetheless gave the series a tone and a couple of themes. That tone returns in "Goa", delivering us the soft Jason Bourne theme. The new catch is however the secondary theme that colors the end of the track in ways the first could never achieve. Luckily, it is the begin of something far more interesting. Note also the faint love theme in the background.
The album is put into motion when we flip over "The Drop", a cue that signals the hunt for Bourne is on, using excellent pounding percussion to heighten an already stressed score. The sad return of a completely different sounding love theme makes listeners already aware we have to say goodbye to Marie in "Funeral Pyre", all before the rage churns up the suspenseful rhythm in the second part of the track. Because from now on, there's no stopping Bourne.
The new theme returns in "Nach Deutschland", jump starting "To the Roof" after that with a vengeance. This is the better rhythmic music that The Bourne Identity possessed too little. This is in fact more in line with Paycheck of the year before, unleashing the most familiar Bourne motif of the first film (meaning Bourne's who on the move).
The love theme, Jason Bourne Theme and the new theme find each other one way or another in "New Memories", connecting everything together. But it doesn't matter once we reach this track's most powerful answer yet. In "Berlin Foot Chase" Bourne's on the move motif gets a whole other meaning. Aided by several electronic side effects, the track is a clear representation that Supremacy outsmarts Identity. The same goes for the Bourne motif in "Moscow Wind Up" and "Bim Bam Smash", the killer ending of the movie. Here the electronics and electric guitar are much more prominent, guiding the Bourne motif on its collision course. The lovely new theme of the score ends "Atonement", leaving the climax for Moby's now overtly popular Bourne song to end the listening experience in style.
Simply put, The Bourne Supremacy is twice the experience of The Bourne Identity, unleashing the same theme and motif in a much smoother, and above all better experience. While the basic ideas return in a better sounding form, it is the new theme and the decreasing use of the drum loops that aid The Bourne Supremacy's listening experience. It shows that John Powell knew how to aid Bourne on the quest for the truth.
Tracklisting
1. Goa (3.00)
2. The Drop (3.42)
3. Funeral Pyre (2.21)
4. Gathering Data (1.54)
5. Nach Deutschland (2.40)
6. To The Roof (5.32)
7. New Memories (2.48)
8. Berlin Foot Chase (5.16) Excellent track
9. Alexander Platz / Abbotts Confesses (3.34)
10. Moscow Wind Up (6.55)
11. Bim Bam Smash (5.09) Excellent track
12. Atonement (1.35)
13. Extreme Ways: Moby (3.57) Excellent track
Total Length: 48.23
While The Bourne Identity didn't exactly gave us a lot to go by, it nonetheless gave the series a tone and a couple of themes. That tone returns in "Goa", delivering us the soft Jason Bourne theme. The new catch is however the secondary theme that colors the end of the track in ways the first could never achieve. Luckily, it is the begin of something far more interesting. Note also the faint love theme in the background.
The album is put into motion when we flip over "The Drop", a cue that signals the hunt for Bourne is on, using excellent pounding percussion to heighten an already stressed score. The sad return of a completely different sounding love theme makes listeners already aware we have to say goodbye to Marie in "Funeral Pyre", all before the rage churns up the suspenseful rhythm in the second part of the track. Because from now on, there's no stopping Bourne.
The new theme returns in "Nach Deutschland", jump starting "To the Roof" after that with a vengeance. This is the better rhythmic music that The Bourne Identity possessed too little. This is in fact more in line with Paycheck of the year before, unleashing the most familiar Bourne motif of the first film (meaning Bourne's who on the move).
The love theme, Jason Bourne Theme and the new theme find each other one way or another in "New Memories", connecting everything together. But it doesn't matter once we reach this track's most powerful answer yet. In "Berlin Foot Chase" Bourne's on the move motif gets a whole other meaning. Aided by several electronic side effects, the track is a clear representation that Supremacy outsmarts Identity. The same goes for the Bourne motif in "Moscow Wind Up" and "Bim Bam Smash", the killer ending of the movie. Here the electronics and electric guitar are much more prominent, guiding the Bourne motif on its collision course. The lovely new theme of the score ends "Atonement", leaving the climax for Moby's now overtly popular Bourne song to end the listening experience in style.
Simply put, The Bourne Supremacy is twice the experience of The Bourne Identity, unleashing the same theme and motif in a much smoother, and above all better experience. While the basic ideas return in a better sounding form, it is the new theme and the decreasing use of the drum loops that aid The Bourne Supremacy's listening experience. It shows that John Powell knew how to aid Bourne on the quest for the truth.
Tracklisting
1. Goa (3.00)
2. The Drop (3.42)
3. Funeral Pyre (2.21)
4. Gathering Data (1.54)
5. Nach Deutschland (2.40)
6. To The Roof (5.32)
7. New Memories (2.48)
8. Berlin Foot Chase (5.16) Excellent track
9. Alexander Platz / Abbotts Confesses (3.34)
10. Moscow Wind Up (6.55)
11. Bim Bam Smash (5.09) Excellent track
12. Atonement (1.35)
13. Extreme Ways: Moby (3.57) Excellent track
Total Length: 48.23