The Falcon and the Snowman (album)

The Falcon and the Snowman
The Falcon and the Snowman
Soundtrack album by Pat Metheny Group
Released	March 1985
Recorded	September 1984
Studio	Odyssey Studios, London
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	38:23
Label	EMI
Producer	Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays
Pat Metheny chronology
Singles from The Falcon and the Snowman
	"This Is Not America"; Released: February 1985;

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The Falcon and the Snowman is the soundtrack to the film of the same name and was composed and produced by Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays. It includes the song "This Is Not America", a major hit sung by David Bowie. The music is performed by the Pat Metheny Group with occasional orchestra and choir.

Track listing[]

Side one:
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Psalm 121/Flight of the Falcon"	4:09
2.	"Daulton Lee"	5:59
3.	"Chris"	3:21
4.	"The Falcon" ((Note: The title of this track is enclosed in quotation marks as it appears in the recording's track listing. Presumably this is not a typographical oversight.))	5:02

Pat Metheny – acoustic and electric guitars, guitar synthesizer
Lyle Mays – piano, synthesizers
Steve Rodby – acoustic and electric bass
Paul Wertico – drums, percussion
Pedro Aznar – vocals on "Daulton Lee" and "The Falcon"
David Bowie – vocals and lyrics on "This Is Not America"
National Philharmonic Orchestra (conducted by Steve Rodby) on "Flight of the Falcon", "Extent of the Lie", "The Level of Deception", and "Capture"
Ambrosian Choir (conducted by John McCarthy) on "Psalm 121" and "Epilogue (Psalm 121)"

^ Bultman, Scott (2011). "The Falcon and the Snowman - Pat Metheny | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 July 2011.