Apollo 13 by Original Soundtrack (CD, Jun-1995, MCA Records USA)

Although composer James Horner may be better known for his Academy Award-winning score to James Cameron's Titanic, he has written music for other very successful films in a variety of genres, including Star Trek II, Star Trek III, Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger, Battle Beyond the Stars, and the Ron Howard-directed, fact-based Apollo 13. MCA's Apollo 13: Music From the Motion Picture showcases a mix of original compositions by Horner and songs from the Apollo Program era (1960s-1972), with selected bits of dialogue from the movie (performed by Tom Hanks, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris, and...

The SOUNDTRACK from the movie APOLLO 13, starring Tom Hanks The other night a late-night talk show host was interviewing actor Tom Hanks and asking him about the roles he'd played in the years past and those he wouldn't mind playing again. Almost as an aside, in a stream of answers, a half-smiling Hanks let this slip out: "I'd play an astronaut in a role in a movie any time." There is a good reason for that comment from the inner man that is the elusive Tom Hanks. Tom has played many different kinds of roles, but one of his very best was as Apollo 13 Mission Commander Jim Lovell as Jim and...

"Failure is not an option" With James Horner, failure never seems to be an option now, does it? This is probably one of the most well compiled and produced soundtracks I have seen in a long time. The album tracks the progress of the film not only through Horner's score, but through songs of the times and also dialogue from the film- with the end result of making you relive the film every time you listen to the album. Starting with a short title and the legendary Neil Armstrong/Walter Cronkite exchange of "One small step.." and ending with Tom Hanks' Jim Lowell saying "Gentlemen, it's been a...

'Apollo 13' is one of my favorite movies of all time. One of the reasons why is because it features such an incredible soundtrack. You can break down the soundtrack to 'Apollo 13' into three parts. One part is the instrumental score composed by James Horner, one part is some of the key dialogue from the movie, and the last part is some of the music featured in the movie. I titled this review as 'Everything you want in a Soundtrack' because it's a common event, you watch a movie, love the music, buy the soundtrack, and find something missing. I wouldn't have minded if the soundtrack was just...