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美国海军陆战队法兰（艾德•哈里斯 Ed Harris 饰）将军因不满政府对退伍、战死军人及其家属的补偿和福利不满，率领部下将美军最新研制的生化武器――VX毒气弹――偷运到罗克岛，劫持了81名正在该岛观光的游客，控制了该岛。要挟美国政府48小时内支付1亿元赎金否则将杀死人质并用毒气弹袭击旧金山。 
罗克岛之前曾是美国防卫最严密的监狱，易守难攻。美国政府偶然从档案中发现前英国特工梅森（肖恩•康纳利 Sean Connery 饰）曾顺利从该监狱出逃，于是他们请来了梅森，要求他30小时之内带领特种部队攻占这座“魔鬼岛”……(豆瓣)
by Jason Ankeny
Composed in tandem with Media Ventures partners including Nick Glennie-Smith and Harry Gregson-Williams, Hans Zimmer's The Rock typifies the bigger-is-better film scoring sensibilities that defined Hollywood in the mid-'90s -- with its bombastic electronics, relentless bass, and blast-furnace eruptions of dissonance, the music is an overwhelming sensory experience, and virtually impossible to absorb over the course of a single sitting. Too many cooks spoil the broth here -- with so many contrasting compositional approaches in the mix, the music is a disjointed mess, and thematic unity is nothing more than an afterthought. You thought breaking out of Alcatraz was difficult? Try listening to this tripe.