Name: Paycheck [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Brand: Var?se Sarabande (USA)
SKU: 164883
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Paycheck [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

Rating

Album: Paycheck [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Paycheck, film score: Main title
2)	Paycheck, film score: 20 items
3)	Paycheck, film score: Wolfe pack
4)	Paycheck, film score: Crystal balls
5)	Paycheck, film score: Mirror message
6)	Paycheck, film score: Imposter
7)	Paycheck, film score: Hog chase, Part 1
8)	Paycheck, film score: Hog chase, Part 2
9)	Paycheck, film score: I don't remember
10)	Paycheck, film score: Tomorrow's headlines
11)	Paycheck, film score: Future tense
12)	Paycheck, film score: Fait accompli
13)	Paycheck, film score: The finger
14)	Paycheck, film score: Rachel's party

Album: Paycheck [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Paycheck, film score: Main title
2)	Paycheck, film score: 20 items
3)	Paycheck, film score: Wolfe pack
4)	Paycheck, film score: Crystal balls
5)	Paycheck, film score: Mirror message
6)	Paycheck, film score: Imposter
7)	Paycheck, film score: Hog chase, Part 1
8)	Paycheck, film score: Hog chase, Part 2
9)	Paycheck, film score: I don't remember
10)	Paycheck, film score: Tomorrow's headlines
11)	Paycheck, film score: Future tense
12)	Paycheck, film score: Fait accompli
13)	Paycheck, film score: The finger
14)	Paycheck, film score: Rachel's party

Performer Notes

Original score composed by John Powell.
Composer: James McKee Smith.
Personnel: John Powell (programming); Jo Ann Turosky, Katie Kirkpatrick (harp); Al Hershberger, Katia Popov, Robin Olson, Ken Yerke, Phillip Levy , Marc Sazar, Mari Tsumura, Tamara Hatwan , Mario de Le?n, Gina Kronstadt, Norm Hughes, Mark Robertson , Joel Derouin, Patricia Johnson , Richard Altenbach, Roberto Cani, Bruce Dukov, Julie Gigante, Natalie Leggett, Sarah Thornblade, Roger Wilkie, Armen Garabedian, Michael Markman, Liane Mautner, Dimitrie Leivici, Charlie Bisharat (violin); Victoria Miskolczy, Michael Nowak , Marlow Fisher, James V. Ross, Matthew Funes , Pamela Goldsmith, Brian Dembow, Keith Greene, Dave Walther , Piotr Jandula, Darrin McCann, Robert Berg (viola); Steve Kujala, David Shostac (flute); Emily Bernstein, James Kanter (clarinet); Rick Baptist, Wayne Bergeron, John Fumo (trumpet); Alex Iles, Steven Holtman, Robert Sanders, Alan Kaplan, Charles Loper (trombone); Fred W. Greene, John VanHouten (tuba); Phillip Yao , David Duke , James Thatcher, Yvonne S. Moriarty, Brian O'Connor , Bill Lane, Brad Warnaar (horns); Randy Kerber (piano, keyboards); Michael Fisher (percussion); Germaine Franco, Daniel Lerner (drum programming).
Audio Mixer: Shawn Murphy.
Recording information: Paramount Scoring Stage.
Arrangers: James McKee Smith; John Powell .
Paycheck is an adaptation of a Philip K. Dick short story directed by John Woo and scored by John Powell. Powell's previous work on films like Shrek, Two Weeks Notice, and Woo's Face/Off showed a flair for fusing contemporary and classical, and his work here is a flawless stew of electronic mayhem and orchestral elegance. The piano cues employed throughout the piece bring to mind the schizophrenic motif from the Nightmare on Elm Street films, and they provide a sinister breath between the bombast of tracks like "Hog Chase" -- a mad concoction dripping with James Bond-meets-Bollywood excess. Scoring action movies must be a tiresome assignment, as a great deal of the composer's time is spent propelling characters through the films at a speed that defies the establishment of memorable musical interludes. Powell manages to find a unique middle ground, utilizing percussion as his engine and strings as his vehicle. The result is a lush, textured joyride that stands apart from the film it was designed for, and an exercise in utility with an emphasis on creativity. ~ James Christopher Monger