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Bird On A Wire is not an official release, and its sound quality leaves much to be desired. The music sounds rather muffled, as if played from a simple audio cassette with noise reduction turn on, while it was recorded without. Why wasn't there an official release? Hans Zimmer explained in an interview that releasing music played by a 103-piece orchestra in the U.S. usually is too expensive. 

The music is quite impressive, suspenseful action music, with the gentle love theme cropping up every now and then. Of uniform quality, somewhat repetitive, but good. For once we hear a great Zimmer composition and a huge, real orchestra at the same time (though synthesizer sounds can be heard, too). If it wasn't for the sound quality! Luckily, there is also Fools Of Fortune. 

Track Rating

	Title	Time
1	The Final Fight/Mr. Wriggley Is Back	4:00
2	Aquarius (song, from “Hair”)	2:41	-
3	In The Zoo	9:55
4	Duelling Tigers	1:29
5	Love Scene	1:34
6	Dark Intentions/The Arrival	1:48
7	Way To The Zoo	6:24
8	Police Chase	4:27
9	Main Theme	1:37
10	Bank Robbery/Motorcycle Chase	4:57
11	On The Journey - Part 1	0:32
12	Researches	0:35
13	On The Journey - Part 2	0:48
14	Jamie's Death	2:29
15	The Aim	0:29
16	Rick's Computer File/Erasing Rick's File	2:49
17	Memories	1:12
18	Gas-Station Shootout	3:10
19	Hotel Escape	3:32
20	Rick is Back/Burning Gas Station	2:55
21	?	0:22
22	?	0:41
23	Air Combat	3:53
		62:31

Overall Rating