The Crow: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Based on the hit comic book about a man who returns from the dead to avenge his killers, the film adaptation of The Crow suffered a cruel irony when star Brandon Lee (son of martial arts superstar Bruce Lee) died during production after a bizarre onset accident. That event only deepened the film's aura of death and gothic unease, moods that are brilliantly underscored by this well-chosen collection of stark alt rock, dark metal, and industrial dirges.

The opener, the Cure's typically angst-ridden "Burn," is about as sentimental as this album gets, bookended by Jane Siberry's wistful "It Can't Rain All the Time." Sandwiched in between is a virtual primer on powerful mid-1990s alt and industrial rock, from Nine Inch Nails hammering Joy Division's "Dead Souls" into its own image to the blistering snarl of Helmet, Pantera, and the Rollins Band. So-called pop-song scores often have a cheap afterthought feel to them; this one, a refreshingly integral part of the film itself, stands as a great album in its own right. --Jerry McCulley Amazon.com

Why can't they make music like this anymore?

I recently became a HUGE "The Crow" fan. I immediately bought this and the soundtrack score when I had the chance. I really do like most of the music on this CD. As people have said before, it brings you back to the movie. The crew of this movie did a nice job with song selection. Why can't they make music like this anymore? December 29, 2008

An Extraordinary Soundtrack

The is truly an extraordinary soundtrack that merges some of the greatest alternative artists in this era with an incredible film.

This is not the typical formula of attempting to "link" music with a movie at an attempt for cross-over appeal in pop culture; it is a stand-alone volume, with each cut delivering a brilliance of power. The Stone Temple Pilots was awarded an MTV Movie Award for Big Empty, though a trio of covers - Dead Souls (Joy Division) by NIN, Ghost Rider (Suicide) by the Rollins Band, The Badge (Poison Idea) by Pantera - show a special awareness of an oftentimes under-appreciated past.

The music is permitted room to move and it reaches great heights, while providing a unique trail to the recording of soundtracks.

The Cure, Rage Against the Machine and The Jesus and Mary Chain December 22, 2008

Quite an impressive streak at first but unfortunately cannot hold

3 1/2

This was the first CD I ever purchased and revisiting it reminds me of what a treat some of this soundtrack was. The first half especially shines, offering mostly unreleased or rare tracks of good quality. Once Rollins band kicks off though the steady stream of metal recedes into more generic alternative and industrial territory, though the album ends on a mellow female vibe. The disc is well-rounded and has enough good songs by reputable, diverse alternative groups to seek out, but a weaker second side prevents this soundtrack from becoming truly great. September 16, 2008

The Crow, OST

BOOO YEAH!!! If you havent heard this album...you wanna of have!!! 5*
the cure, nine inch nails, rage against machine...and so many others!
If you put this on you want to move to a gothem type city, jump out a window and reak havoc on anyone who pissed you off in the past!!! August 26, 2008

One of the greatest film soundtracks of all time

It will pick you up, smash you down, grind your face into the concrete, and then take you on a motorcycle ride at 120mph through the night. July 18, 2008

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