The Bourne Ultimatum
John Powell
" John Powell comes Home "Written by Thomas Glorieux - Review of the regular release
With The Bourne Ultimatum, viewers can finally experience the final chapter in the much beloved trilogy of super agent Jason Bourne. Yet perhaps even important is the fact Jason himself will finally be able to remember who he really is, what made him this way and how he can finally leave the past behind him. Director Paul Greengrass knew there was only one way to end it, namely by creating the best of the entire trilogy, delivered in a fantastic nerve wrecking thrill ride experience.
Composer John Powell who made his much maligned The Bourne Identity sound evolve to a smoother appreciated effort in The Bourne Supremacy knew he had to continue on this road as well. After all Supremacy was better than Identity, so Ultimatum had to become better than Supremacy. Meaning the stakes were high and the anticipation was bourne.
And so "Six Weeks Ago" begins with a bloody nerve wrecking attitude, as it puts the love theme through its most powerful performance yet. The end with a silent brief coda of the Jason Bourne theme and a brief Bourne on the move theme shows you John Powell will deliver you his most explosive reply yet.
And that reply couldn't get more explosive than "Tangiers". Delivering you the exciting Bourne on the move theme is one thing, heightening it with another rollicking chase theme is another thing. But be sure that you'll get 7 minutes of the best Jason Bourne action music of the entire trilogy, as it underscores also the biggest frenetic fight of the three.
After such a tremendous fight comes remembrance, and "Thinking of Marie" delivers perhaps the most heartfelt music of the trilogy as well, not with the love theme but with a mourning performance of the new theme of the second movie.
"Assets and Targets" sharpens our very own senses again, this time with a brooding developing suspense track, giving us variations and snippets of Bourne's on the move theme, interrupting and heightening a nervous cat and mouse game. But just like the previous chase, the album immediately follows that tension with dramatic powerful music, this time taking the main Jason Bourne theme and the new developed dramatic theme through its most personal performance in "Faces without Names".
And just like that "Waterloo" continues the same trend, only this time in a much more coherent cat and mouse game, taking the Bourne on the move theme through much more determined behavior, as the theme and music becomes relentless and nerve wrecking the more we reach the end of this 10 minute roller coaster ride. It are tracks like these that show that John Powell is definitely one of the masters of the great powerful, meaningful and strong progressive music.
That The Bourne Ultimatum is a much more dramatic listen is evident by now, especially after the dramatic theme unravels every mystery in "Coming Home", leaving room for the confrontation to happen between "Man Versus Man". The most powerful and emotional dramatic theme's performance is discovered in "Jason is Reborn" as he jumps to his death. Of course as Nicky already knows, one song can answer the question if Jason is really dead, namely "Extreme Ways" by Moby.
If we look back at first The Bourne Identity and then The Bourne Supremacy, it is pleasant to discover that neither 3 are a clone of themselves. While The Bourne Identity was rougher than we expected, it nonetheless delivered us a bunch of themes that until now are known as the Bourne themes. Supremacy ignited those themes in a much more coherent listen and The Bourne Ultimatum just throws oil to a burning flame, to deliver the audience a resolving and emotional dramatic conclusion. And Ultimately it became the best of the series.
Tracklisting
1. Six Weeks Ago (4.31)
2. Tangiers (7.40) Excellent track
3. Thinking of Marie (3.51)
4. Assets and Targets (7.18)
5. Faces without Names (3.31)
6. Waterloo (10.38) Excellent track
7. Coming Home (3.20)
8. Man Versus Man (5.46) Excellent track
9. Jason is Reborn (4.04)
10. Extreme Ways (Bourne's Ultimatum): Moby (4.22) Excellent track
Total Length: 55.00
Composer John Powell who made his much maligned The Bourne Identity sound evolve to a smoother appreciated effort in The Bourne Supremacy knew he had to continue on this road as well. After all Supremacy was better than Identity, so Ultimatum had to become better than Supremacy. Meaning the stakes were high and the anticipation was bourne.
And so "Six Weeks Ago" begins with a bloody nerve wrecking attitude, as it puts the love theme through its most powerful performance yet. The end with a silent brief coda of the Jason Bourne theme and a brief Bourne on the move theme shows you John Powell will deliver you his most explosive reply yet.
And that reply couldn't get more explosive than "Tangiers". Delivering you the exciting Bourne on the move theme is one thing, heightening it with another rollicking chase theme is another thing. But be sure that you'll get 7 minutes of the best Jason Bourne action music of the entire trilogy, as it underscores also the biggest frenetic fight of the three.
After such a tremendous fight comes remembrance, and "Thinking of Marie" delivers perhaps the most heartfelt music of the trilogy as well, not with the love theme but with a mourning performance of the new theme of the second movie.
"Assets and Targets" sharpens our very own senses again, this time with a brooding developing suspense track, giving us variations and snippets of Bourne's on the move theme, interrupting and heightening a nervous cat and mouse game. But just like the previous chase, the album immediately follows that tension with dramatic powerful music, this time taking the main Jason Bourne theme and the new developed dramatic theme through its most personal performance in "Faces without Names".
And just like that "Waterloo" continues the same trend, only this time in a much more coherent cat and mouse game, taking the Bourne on the move theme through much more determined behavior, as the theme and music becomes relentless and nerve wrecking the more we reach the end of this 10 minute roller coaster ride. It are tracks like these that show that John Powell is definitely one of the masters of the great powerful, meaningful and strong progressive music.
That The Bourne Ultimatum is a much more dramatic listen is evident by now, especially after the dramatic theme unravels every mystery in "Coming Home", leaving room for the confrontation to happen between "Man Versus Man". The most powerful and emotional dramatic theme's performance is discovered in "Jason is Reborn" as he jumps to his death. Of course as Nicky already knows, one song can answer the question if Jason is really dead, namely "Extreme Ways" by Moby.
If we look back at first The Bourne Identity and then The Bourne Supremacy, it is pleasant to discover that neither 3 are a clone of themselves. While The Bourne Identity was rougher than we expected, it nonetheless delivered us a bunch of themes that until now are known as the Bourne themes. Supremacy ignited those themes in a much more coherent listen and The Bourne Ultimatum just throws oil to a burning flame, to deliver the audience a resolving and emotional dramatic conclusion. And Ultimately it became the best of the series.
Tracklisting
1. Six Weeks Ago (4.31)
2. Tangiers (7.40) Excellent track
3. Thinking of Marie (3.51)
4. Assets and Targets (7.18)
5. Faces without Names (3.31)
6. Waterloo (10.38) Excellent track
7. Coming Home (3.20)
8. Man Versus Man (5.46) Excellent track
9. Jason is Reborn (4.04)
10. Extreme Ways (Bourne's Ultimatum): Moby (4.22) Excellent track
Total Length: 55.00