Graeme meets the challenge of this cinematic vision brilliantly. The music for the film blends the feeling of classic film scoring with a contemporary pop/rock vibe. The tone of the music is dark, but contains moments of hopeful beauty.

One of the really noteworthy aspects of this score is the exotic flavor that permeates it. Revell achieves this partly through the innovative use of ethnic instruments: the liner notes list the Armenian dudek and the shakuhachi among the instruments used. Frenzied percussive effects and bells also add to the overall feel of the music. Revell's score also makes effective use of choral voices to attain a haunting, mystical effect.

Serious students of film scoring should definitely listen to this innovative music. "The Crow" is a dark, romantic, and beautiful achievement.


Moody Music   June 21, 2002
 5 out of 11 found this review helpful

Graeme Revell demonstrates his skill at setting mood with creative and unusual sound blends on this CD. The Crow was a dark movie, yet the music combines sublime sweatness with dark foreboding. Some of the cuts would be pleasant to fall asleep to. Others could wake one screaming in the middle of the night.

I've enjoyed using this as background music for writing software. The tracks are varied enough so that it doesn't become boring, yet ambient enough to disappear into the background while leaving my mind free to concentrate on implementing algorithms correctly. I'm not quite brave enough to listen to this while driving SoCal freeways, though ... it jerks from the serene willingness to sit at peace in a perpetual traffic jam to instant road rage.

Although Revell is talented, The Crow's score does not match up to the work of Hans Zimmer. Zimmer's work on The Lion King and The Power of One absolutely define 5-Star film scores (Moulin Rouge goes to at least a 6- or 7-star score), so this only gets a four.

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A diverse soundtrack with wonderfully mixed elements   June 12, 2000
 3 out of 3 found this review helpful

As a movie the crow was revolutionary. it paved the way for the modern gothic film and it is just as fitting that the musical accompaniment should be the same. graeme revelle, one of my favorite movie composers, continues his style by mixing modern rock instruments with those of far away places. the outcome is something from a dream. it reminds me of a mysterious surrealism painting. if you enjoy inventive, off beat, but wonderful music, you will soon fall in love with this soundtrack. i have not met one person whose ever turned to me and said they didn't like it. they've said it's a little weird, but that's what i find so enchanting about it. listen to the samples and fall in love with it for yourself.


ONE OF MY ALL-TIME FAVORITE SCORES   October 13, 2001
 3 out of 3 found this review helpful

What an amazing accomplishment, Graeme Revell is to be applauded. This music goes beyond words. It goes straight to the heart. Music should do that. Music is a universal language that is capable of expressing emotions so deep and complex that there are no words to fully express. Rare is music that lives up to this feat. The Crow score does so brilliantly. I never tire of it. And I never will.

Buy this, dim the lights, lie down and listen. Truly listen. Close your eyes and feel the power of heart and soul inside. It is in you and waiting to come out. Soar, my friends.

Soaring Heart


Dark, wonderful Music score   February 9, 1999
 2 out of 3 found this review helpful

I love the first Crow music score! When you hear the score, you feel like you are back in the movie, remembering every scene! I absolutely love Graeme Revells scores! Whether the movie is good or not, Greame always finds the way to move you with his dark "gothic" music. Not that the crow was a bad movie, well the first one was great, but the second one....well if you buy the first crow music score, i definetly believe you should buy the crow/city of angels music which was also done by Graeme Revell. the second crow music score is great, the second movie, well...no comment..