Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (soundtrack)

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit – Music From the Motion Picture
Film score by Patrick Doyle
Released	January 14, 2014 (2014-01-14)
Recorded	2013
Studio	Abbey Road Air Lyndhurst Hall Air-Edel
Genre	Film score
Length	73:12
Label	Varèse Sarabande
Jack Ryan soundtrack chronology
The Sum of All Fears (2002) Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit – Music From the Motion Picture (2014)
Patrick Doyle chronology
Brave (2012) Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) Cinderella (2015)

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit – Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack to the 2014 action thriller film Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit based on the character Jack Ryan created by author Tom Clancy; the fifth film in the Jack Ryan series and the second reboot. Directed by Kenneth Branagh, the film stars Chris Pine as the titular character alongside Kevin Costner and Keira Knightley. The film's music is composed by Patrick Doyle and released digitally by Varèse Sarabande on January 14, 2014, and on physical formats on February 4.^[1][2]

Background

Branagh's regular collaborator Patrick Doyle composed music for Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit.^[3] Doyle eventually visited the film's sets in late-2012 to get the feel for the characterizations and the scope.^[4] He recalled that Branagh wanted a piece of music for the specific scene which he had the theme the following day. He wrote the main theme at his recording studio while watching the edit.^[5] The score was written for around seven months, unlike Doyle's usual projects which would take up to 3–4 months.^[6] James Shearman conducted the London Symphony Orchestra.^[6]

Reception

Filmtracks.com wrote "the score for Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit is disappointingly anonymous despite housing those five to ten minutes of solid highlights."^[7] Pete Simons of Synchrotones assigned three-and-a-half out of five and wrote "this is a great example of a composer adapting to modern cinema, without losing his own voice".^[8] Daniel Schweiger of Assignment X wrote "Patrick Doyle terrifically reboots himself along with Tom Clancy's action-hero analyst".^[9] Peter Hartlaub of San Francisco Chronicle wrote "Patrick Doyle's pulse-quickening score is a huge asset".^[10]

Track listing

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit – Music from the Motion Picture track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Flying Over Afghanistan"	2:43
2.	"The United Nations"	2:42
3.	"Shadow Accounts"	2:54
4.	"The Window Reflection"	1:51
5.	"Rooftop Call"	1:52
6.	"Second Great Depression"	3:19
7.	"Faith of Our Fathers"	4:00
8.	"Cherevin Meets Ryan"	2:11
9.	"Plan in a Van"	1:51
10.	"The Activation"	2:19
11.	"Aleksandr"	1:54
12.	"The Engagement"	2:24
13.	"Stealing the Data"	7:59
14.	"Get Out"	4:19
15.	"Moscow Car Chase"	4:15
16.	"The Lightbulb"	4:37
17.	"Unravelling the Data"	4:37
18.	"CIA Recruitment"	1:41
19.	"Chopper to NYC"	1:40
20.	"Bike Chase"	3:47
21.	"Jack And Aleksandr"	3:15
22.	"Picking This Life"	1:04
23.	"Ryan, Mr. President"	3:28
24.	"Shadow Recruit"	2:30
Total length:		73:12

Personnel

Credits adapted from CD liner notes.^[11]

• Music – Patrick Doyle
• Producer – Maggie Rodford, Patrick Doyle
• Orchestra – London Symphony Orchestra
• Orchestration – James Shearman, Patrick Doyle
• Conductor – James Shearman
• Contractor – Evgeny Tugarinov, Rob Fardell
• Piano – John Alley, Patrick Doyle
• Programming – Rupert Cross
• Engineer – Chris Barrett, Fiona Cruickshank, Lawrence Anslow, Roman Turtev
• Recording and mixing – Nick Taylor
• Mastering – Andrew Walter
• Music editor – Chris Benstead
• Score editor – Robin Morrison
• Musical assistance – Laura Nakhla
• Technician – Patrick Jonsson
• Music co-ordinator – Jason Richmond
• Copyist – Colin Rae
• Executive producer – Kenneth Branagh, Robert Townson

References

1. "'Jack Ryan' Soundtrack Details". Film Music Reporter. January 10, 2014. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
2. "'Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit' Soundtrack Preview". Film Music Reporter. January 11, 2014. Archived from the original on January 13, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
3. "Patrick Doyle to Score 'Jack Ryan'". Film Music Reporter. February 5, 2013. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
4. Weintraub, Steven (January 17, 2014). "Kenneth Branagh Talks Jack Ryan, Cinderella, Shakespeare". Collider. Archived from the original on May 30, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
5. Rosenbloom, Etan (June 17, 2013). "Great Scot: Patrick Doyle's Life in Music". ASCAP. Archived from the original on September 1, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
6. "Interview mit Patrick Doyle". Owley.ch. October 13, 2013. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
7. "Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (Patrick Doyle)". Filmtracks.com. March 29, 2014. Archived from the original on September 21, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
8. Simons, Pete (February 19, 2014). "Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (Patrick Doyle)". Synchrotones. Archived from the original on July 28, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
9. Schweiger, Daniel (April 20, 2014). "CD Review: Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit soundtrack". Assignment X. Archived from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
10. Hartlaub, Peter (January 16, 2014). "'Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit' review: Pine fine in reboot". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on January 17, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
11. Patrick Doyle. Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (Music from the Motion Picture) (Media notes). Varèse Sarabande.