Crimson Tide is the score that brought Hans Zimmer to the attention of many soundtrack collectors. The score combines choir, small orchestra, and synthesizer to add a strong beat to this action/suspense movie. It is one of the first by Hans Zimmer in what has become a series of action scores and being the first, it is the one which set the standards. I highly recommend it to everyone who appreciates the value of good film music.

Its theme is essential to the film, and even though it's not as thematic as Backdraft, it stands well alone. Purely synthesized parts of it sound like Beyond Rangoon, another excellent score Zimmer wrote the year before. Crimson Tide won the Grammy award for "best soundtrack of the year" on February 28th, 1996; Zimmer's more recent works have contributed greatly to the increased interest in soundtracks over the past few years. Indeed, he is the reason that many record companies have found non-song soundtracks to be just as profitable as "songs inspired by" soundtracks. The Rock was a follow up to this soundtrack and as such it bears some resemblance to its predecessor but this one is much more subdued than The Rock.

The powerful male chorus singing the hymn "Eternal Father Strong To Save" is one of the most powerful choir pieces produced since Glory. Overall, this score has become one of the top five scores of the 1990s in popularity, and this is because it is a great score.

Total time: 60:17

1: Mutiny (8:57)
2: Alabama (23:50)
3: Little Ducks (a.k.a. "Eternal Father Strong to Save") (2:03)
4: 1SQ (18:03)
5: Roll Tide (a.k.a. End Titles) (7:33)