Composer
James Newton Howard's score for Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's 2010
Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie thriller
The Tourist, strikes a nice balance between electronic-driven, modern heist cues and more traditional, James Bond-inspired espionage themes.
Howard was brought on to replace composer
Gabriel Yared late in the film’s production, and while his work here is predictably solid, it’s
Yared's lone contribution to
The Tourist -- the amiable,
Michael Nyman-esque closing piece “Dance in F” -- that provides one of the soundtrack’s most enjoyable moments. ~ James Christopher Monger