With Crimson Tide he found the perfect vehicle to launch his new methodology and fundamentally transform film score art in the process. Zimmer had introduced a new approach to scoring films with Rain Man in 1988, in which traditional acoustic instruments of the orchestra were replaced by his Fairlight CMI synthesizer, drum percussion, and choir. Tony Scott had enjoyed his two previous collaborations with Hans Zimmer Days of Thunder in 1990, and True Romance in 1993, and so he was given the assignment. The film secured modest critical success from critics, and earned three Academy Award nominations for Best Editing, Best Sound, and Best Sound Effects Editing. Crimson Tide was a huge commercial success, earning $164 million at the box office. Ramsey agrees to early retirement, and graciously recommends Hunter for a command of his own. A Navy tribunal finds that both offers were right, but also wrong by not resolving their differences. Eventually Hunter is proved right when radio communications are restored, and they receive news that Radchenko is in custody. What unfolds is a mutiny aboard the Alabama as Ramsey and Hunter factions fight for control of the ship. In the aftermath, damage to the communications system prevents decoding the second message, which leads to conflict when Hunter refuses to follow Ramsey’s order for missile launch. Soon a second EAM is received but truncated due to an attack by a Russian Akula-class submarine loyal to Radchenko. When the Alabama receives an Emergency Action Message (EAM), ordering the launch of ten of its missiles against the Russian nuclear installation, Ramsey orders pre-launch preparations. Hunter is the new XO and tension develops between him and Captain Ramsey due to his cautious, analytical demeanor, as opposed to Ramsey’s more impulsive and intuitive nature. The USS Alabama has been assigned a first strike mission on Radchenko if satellite monitors indicate that he is fueling his missiles. The film is set in the early 1990s where a civil war has erupted with military units loyal to Russian nationalist Vladimir Radchenko seizing control of a nuclear missile installation. A fine cast was brought in, including Gene Hackman as the imperious Captain Frank Ramsey, Denzel Washington as Executive Officer (XO) Ron Hunter, George Dzundza as Chief of Boat (COB) Walters, Matt Craven as Communications Officer Roy Zimmer, Viggo Mortensen as Weapons Officer Peter Ince, and James Gandolfini as Supplies Officer. Jerry Bruckheimer and Don Simpson would produce the film, with Tony Scott tasked with directing. Undeterred, the production team secured assistance from the French navy to support the film. Well, the Navy balked against this assault on its traditions and refused to cooperate further. A few months later they submitted a revised script by Michael Schiffer in which an Executive Officer leads a mutiny against the Captain to prevent a nuclear missile launch. Navy for the creative team to perform research by sailing aboard the Trident missile submarine USS Florida from Bangor, Washington. When they pitched their idea to the Department of the Navy they characterized the movie as “The Hunt for Red October meets 2001: A Space Odyssey.” They obtained permission from the U.S. The initial screenplay told the story of a Trident submarine crew attempting to stop the ship’s computer from independently launching nuclear missiles and starting World War III. Producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer happen to view a documentary film titled Submarines: Sharks of Steel, and became inspired to bring a submarine drama to the big screen.
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