Bird On A Wire – 1990 – Hans Zimmer – ARP Edition

Bird On A Wire – 1990 – Hans Zimmer – Audio Restoration Project Edition

Nothing new here, just the same old thing fixed up for your listening pleasure

01.Main Theme — 1:27
02.Rick’s Computer File – Erasing Rick’s File — 2:53
03.Rick’s Computer File – Erasing Rick’s File (Alt) — 3:04
04.Memories — 1:04
05.Gas-Station Shootout — 2:56
06.Rick Is Back – Burning Gas-Station — 2:40
07.Hotel Escape — 3:17
08.Police Chase — 4:08
09.Jamies Death — 2:16
10.Bank Robbery – Motorcycle Chase — 4:40
11.On The Journey 1 — 0:25
12.Researches — 0:30
13.On The Journey 2 — 0:42
14.Air Combat — 3:37
15.Love Scene — 1:25
16.Dark Intensions – The Arrival — 1:40
17.Way To The Zoo — 5:57
18.In The Zoo — 9:15
19.Duelling Tigers — 1:19
20.Final Fight – Mr Wriggley Is Back — 3:40

20 Tracks (mp3 & flac)
Total Time 57:06

Note: Originals are 128kbps mp3s, So quality is what it is

Enjoy!

Password = zimmer

Mp3
https://mega.nz/#!zIRmFDaR!ZTSG3uiQnUkq_Db5UP9rHTDYQg2hl4lFy9S4YkuAvtQ

FLAC
https://mega.nz/#!3MZCnLRT!8iAP_yigoleFof9pLM5PiDiL69up2Rxitzh7UIJyBRw

thanks! 🙂

Thanks

WOW! This is great!!!

I listened your Restoration version. Impressive work!!!
Thanks again !

Thank you very much for your nice work!

Thanks!

Thanks

Many thanks for this first Zimmer!

THANK YOU

Thanks!

Updated 2017-03-20

Password = zimmer

Mp3
https://mega.nz/#!zIRmFDaR!ZTSG3uiQnUkq_Db5UP9rHTDYQg2hl4lFy9S4YkuAvtQ

FLAC
https://mega.nz/#!3MZCnLRT!8iAP_yigoleFof9pLM5PiDiL69up2Rxitzh7UIJyBRw

I am not sure why this thread is only rated 1 star, as it is the best version of the score there is. sigh….

[note:A redundant track was removed from the project, my bad]

Thanks!

Thank you very much!!

Thanks !
A few questions if I may : can you elaborate on your restoration ? Very curious about it 🙂
Also I have an alternate version of the score (also 128k from the early 2000’s) that has 2 ‘Air Combat’ cues + one titled ‘The Aim’…. Are those blended into other cues in your version ?
Finally almost all timings are different from yours.
Way back when I also added the song from Aaron Neville since it really completes the score.

I has been a long time, but here goes from memory.

The 2 versions of this score that I have are, 128kbps 21 tracks (aka 128) & 320kbps 27 tracks (aka 320)

A random list of things I remember doing to it

#1 Song "Aquarius" left out due to personal taste (perhaps this was a bad call), I was not thinking of it as zimmer (although in hindsight it probably is his arrangement).

#2 Both versions never sounded quite right to me (pitch sounded to low), so comparing them to the movie I noticed that they where both to slow, so I increased the speed until it matched the film. (actually the only thing I did to effect the actual sound, besides fixing volume) (and in the process creating different track times for everything)

#3 Generally "128" version sounded better to my ears and tended to match the film better, so when ever possible it was used.

#4 "320" had a lot of unneeded redundancy, for example the track "The Character Themes" has "Main Theme" "Love Scene" & "Memories" in it, and not in film order.

#5 "Police Chase" is unused in the film. but there is a police chase with a song played during it, I played the track "Police Chase" over this spot of the film and it seemed to fit, so I put it there. (In my track 1:35 seems to match up with when the car was spinning)

#6 "Butch On Wheels" I do not think it was actually used in the film, I think it is the intro to "Aquarius (Let the Sunshine in)" song (as it is called on youtube) so I left it out.

2 ‘Air Combat’ cues + one titled ‘The Aim’…. Are those blended into other cues in your version ?

I am not sure where "The Aim" went, but I think it is in there somewhere. (sorry)

You have 2 "Air Combat" cues?
I do have "Air Combat" (128) 4:33 & "Air Combat" (320) 4:11

So in short the 3 things I did
Fixed pitch
Removed redundancy
Put in film order

thank you

Thanks for the details….
My Air Combat#1 is 1:43, while #2 is 3:00 so I guess your Air Combat combines the two together.
So apart from the Neville song (isn’t the one the reverse end credits called ”Bird On A Wire” ?) I think your restoration will replace this old dl of mine !

Kudos for the good work !

Thank you so much for this.
Tell me….
was this ever released officially? where did you get these? 🙂

PS: Motorcycle Chase is so awesome

Thank you for sharing the original soundtrack. However, there are issues that most of the tracks are high pitched and needs to be fixed to match the quality of the original film.

1. Main Titles
3. Memories
5. Gas Station Shootout
6. Rick is Back/Burning Gas Station
7. Hotel Escape
8. Police Chase
9. James Death
10. Bank Robbery/Motorcycle Chase
11. On The Journey 1
12. Researches
13. On The Journey 2
14. Air Combat
15. Love Scene
16. Dark Intentions/The Arrival
17. Way to the Zoo
18. In The Zoo
19. Duelling Tigers
20. Final Fight/Mr. WIGGLY is Back

Missing tracks– Butch On Wheels, and Aquarius.

Thank you for sharing the original soundtrack. However, there are issues that most of the tracks are high pitched and needs to be fixed to match the quality of the original film.

Missing tracks– Butch On Wheels, and Aquarius.

Please Read Post #15 to answer your comment/questians
Thread 197903

Question what makes you think the pitch is wrong?
Did you rip the film, and load it in a wave editor comparing it to my version?
(It was done a long time ago, I suppose it is possible I botched it)
there are issues with "Rick’s Computer File – Erasing Rick’s File" which is why I posted both of them

Thanks 🙂

P.S. I just watched a clip of the film on youtube, the pitch is probably off , but closer than the old bootlegs

thanks

Thank you!

Question what makes you think the pitch is wrong?
Did you rip the film, and load it in a wave editor comparing it to my version?
(It was done a long time ago, I suppose it is possible I botched it)
there are issues with "Rick’s Computer File – Erasing Rick’s File" which is why I posted both of them

Thanks 🙂

P.S. I just watched a clip of the film on youtube, the pitch is probably off , but closer than the old bootlegs

You’re welcome. Now, to your question– The reason why I do believe that the pitch of your soundtrack is off because I have the original VHS tape of "Bird on a Wire". Secondly, a member of YouTube has the original BoaW film soundtrack. Each track sound exactly from the original film. Here’s the link to the playlist– https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAJN82627T11G8mIa29A80ysPUmmO4hqh

Keep up the great work anyways. You’re doing a great job.

THANK YOU

been hooked on this soundtrack since….. I came here ^_^

this is the kinda of work fro La La Land to pick up.

Thank You!

Thanks :).

Fun post. Thank you, gcyork!

thanks

Many many thanks!

I have problems with the password … someone else happens?

I have problems with the password … someone else happens?

I have no problem on my end. Make sure you type in the password "zimmer".

Thank you. Forgot about this score. Early Zimmer always interesting to re-listen.