"Crash"
Score Composed by Mark Isham
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Mark Isham's score for "Crash" is a classic example of music fitting the movie, but not doing the job as a stand-alone listening experience.

"Crash" is a soundtrack that is very close to music from the 'New Age' genre. In fact, listening to it, the music seemed almost celestial, for a lack of a better word. It's electronic composition is well placed...for the movie that is. There's really not a whole lot that I was able sink my teeth into for all but one exception.

The one highlight I can point out is the use of a solo female voice injected in some of the more emotional cues on the disc. It's a nice break from the electronic mood-setting, and fuses the music with a bit more depth. It does however suffer from repetition, which is the case for most of the music on the disc, as there was very limited variation with the vocals and score alike.

Unless the film's subject impacted you tremendously, it will be tough to feel a connection to this soundtrack. That's not to say that Isham's work here is poorly done. This is a unique circumstance in which an average listening experience actually led me to foster more respect for a composer's talents. For all my critical comments with the listening experience I had, I do acknowledge that the atmosphere Isham has created serves the picture in an appropriate manner. I did not think Isham had this bit of versatility in the bag.

In the end, you'll really want to hear this one out in the movie before you decide on picking it up. While it's a nice showcase for Isham's range, the style did not avail itself to make this score an enjoyable one for me.

Final Score: A restrained, electronic soundtrack that fails to ignite a spark, but delivers an atmospheric setting ideal for the film.