The Falcon and the Snowman (album)
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| Soundtrack album by Pat Metheny Group | ||||
| Released | 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1984 | |||
| Genre | Fusion, Soundtrack, Original Score | |||
| Length | 38:23 | |||
| Label | EMI America | |||
| Producer | Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays | |||
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The Falcon and the Snowman is an album of original music for the soundtrack of the Orion Pictures feature length film with the same title, composed and "co-produced" by both Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays.
Generally, the album is consistent with the composers' prior collaborations of the early 1980s, at times seeming derivative of these. Conceived as a score unlike previous albums, most tracks incorporate variations on one or more of a few major themes with unique 'stand-alone' tracks in the minority.
The music is performed by the Pat Metheny Group with occasional orchestrations for strings. The exceptions are a male chorus featuring a young alto which bookends the album and one track which features a collaboration with David Bowie, credited as producer and co-composer, who performs lyrics for an art-rock arrangement of the theme heard in the track Chris.
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[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays except track no. 5, lyrics by David Bowie.
- "Psalm 121/Flight of the Falcon" – 4:09
- "Daulton Lee" – 5:59
- "Chris" – 3:21
- "The Falcon" – 5:02
- "This Is Not America" – 3:55
- "Extent of the Lie" – 4:18
- "The Level of Deception" – 5:49
- "Capture" - 4:03
- "Epilogue (Psalm 121)" - 2:16
[edit] Personnel
Pat Metheny Group:
- Pat Metheny - guitar synthesizer, acoustic & electric guitars
- Lyle Mays - synthesizers, piano
- Steve Rodby - acoustic bass & electric basses
- Paul Wertico - drums, percussion
- Pedro Aznar - voice on "Daulton Lee" and "The Falcon"
National Philharmonic Orchestra (conducted by Steve Rodby) on "Flight of the Falcon", "Extent of the Lie", "The Level of Deception" and "Capture"
Ambrosian Choir (conducted by John McCarthy) on "Psalm 121" and "Epilogue (Psalm 121)"
David Bowie - vocals and lyricist on "This Is Not America"
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Bultman, Scott (2011 [last update]). "The Falcon and the Snowman - Pat Metheny | AllMusic". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r84300. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
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