The Falcon And The Snowman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

His prolific output, indelible sound, and innate versatility would earmark Pat Metheny as an obvious candidate for film music, making this lone 1985 foray into film scoring remarkable for its singularity. The set is credited to the Pat Metheny Group, then a sextet including brilliant percussionist Nana Vasconcelos, with choir and orchestra added to expand the music's sweep--added ammunition, to be sure, but ironically of diminishing value when Metheny's signature guitar shimmer, Lyle Mays's multi-layered, textured keyboards, and the rest of the group could create such vivid music without props. The centerpiece remains their lone collaboration with David Bowie on "This Is Not America," a tasteful and largely successful collaboration intended to underline the espionage thriller's central theme of alienation and disaffection. Ironically, Metheny's most "cinematic" music has been delivered since, albeit in the conventional context of his subsequent albums, especially 1992's solo Secret Story. --Sam Sutherland Amazon.com

At last!

I had been searching for this CD for 23 years. No online service has it available for download, and all I wanted was ONE song on it (the instrumental version of "This Is Not America", titled "Chris"). Are rare find, but worth the wait! February 18, 2008

I finally found it

I'd been looking for this particular CD for years which is hard to find in the usual and conventional retail stores. However,it was easily obtainable on Amazon. I'll keep coming back to Amazon for more music. It's a great CD, and I guess well worth the wait to finally obtain. May 7, 2007

The Falcon And The Snowman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

A soothing trip back in time with Pat Metheny. The tracks Chris and This is not America with David Bowie take me back to a less complicated time in my life. April 11, 2007

One hit CD

This is the CD that has the simply named song, Chris, a favorite on my local smooth jazz station. The other songs are listenable, but less interesting. If you really like Chris, you'll probably like the similar This is Not America, too. There are a few other songs that are worth hearing once in a while, but Chris is the standout. February 1, 2007

Falcon and The Snowman

This is an all-time favorite! Timeless. I wore out the first copy in cassette version. Just purchased the CD, and I'm loving it all over again. This is great "on-the-road"music - put it in the slot and start crusing. The time just flies by........... January 19, 2007

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