Hans Zimmer - Backdraft (Original Music From the Motion Picture Soundtrack) '2024/1991

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Intrada announces an expanded edition of one of Hans Zimmer's most beloved film
scores, the 1991 Universal Pictures epic Backdraft. Zimmer was relatively new on
the scene, having most notably scored the Rain Man, Bird on a Wire and Days of
Thunder prior to Backdraft. When some of the Black Rain score was placed into
test footage of Backdraft, director Ron Howard felt compelled to pick up the
phone and bring in Zimmer. Film scoring was evolving as movies transitioned from
the '80s to '90s, and Zimmer's work had a defining hand in crafting that
direction. Interestingly, Zimmer was also working with a large orchestra for the
first time, with Shirley Walker as his lead orchestrator. The result is a
large-scale, dramatic score where even the fire is treated as its own, emotional
character.
At the time of the film's a release, an album on the Milan label was released
featuring 30 minutes of score and two vocals by Bruce Hornsby (not included on
this new release). That album was mixed by the iconic George Martin, who
interestingly chose to mix down or remove much of the electronic soundscape of
the score. For this new 2-CD release, the first disc includes the complete film
score as heard in the film, with all electronics intact. The second disc
features the original Milan album and George Martin's special album mix.

The story revolves around two estranged firefighter brothers (Kurt Russell and
William Baldwin), who confront their troubled past while investigating a series
of deadly fires in Chicago. As they delve deeper into the arson cases, they
uncover a sinister conspiracy that tests their loyalty and puts their lives in
jeopardy.

This release is in memory of Donald Sutherland.

Tracklist:
1-1. Hans Zimmer - Backdraft (Main Titles) (04:24)
1-2. Hans Zimmer - The Real Thing (01:08)
1-3. Hans Zimmer - One Case Won't Do (01:17)
1-4. Hans Zimmer - Burnt Out Beamer (00:54)
1-5. Hans Zimmer - Mannequin Fire (08:31)
1-6. Hans Zimmer - Save My Baby (02:10)
1-7. Hans Zimmer - You Win (00:28)
1-8. Hans Zimmer - In Another Life (02:47)
1-9. Hans Zimmer - Show Me Your Firetruck - She's Hot And Smokey - Tim Burns
(05:55)
1-10. Hans Zimmer - After The Fight (00:41)
1-11. Hans Zimmer - What's This Job All About_ (02:16)
1-12. Hans Zimmer - The Ex Is Back (01:03)
1-13. Hans Zimmer - I Just Can't Anymore (02:02)
1-14. Hans Zimmer - Swayzak's OK (01:07)
1-15. Hans Zimmer - Who Doesn't Love Fire? (02:48)
1-16. Hans Zimmer - Final Fire - Who's Your Brother? (19:17)
1-17. Hans Zimmer - Funeral (03:13)
1-18. Hans Zimmer - Hard Lesson To Learn (03:33)
1-19. Hans Zimmer - Bonus Track - Flashlight (00:52)
1-20. Hans Zimmer - Bonus Track - Backdraft Main Titles (Alternate Mix) (04:26)
2-1. Hans Zimmer - Fighting 17th (04:25)
2-2. Hans Zimmer - Brothers (03:33)
2-3. Hans Zimmer - The Arsonist's Waltz (01:58)
2-4. Hans Zimmer - 335 (03:03)
2-5. Hans Zimmer - Burn It All (05:17)
2-6. Hans Zimmer - You Go, We Go (05:11)
2-7. Hans Zimmer - Fahrenheit 451 (03:00)
2-8. Hans Zimmer - Show Me Your Firetruck (03:34)

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