The Sum of All Fears (1991 novel, Tom Clancy)
One detonation on American soil sets a countdown to global annihilation in motion.
The Sum of All Fears is a 1991 novel by Tom Clancy. It is set in the Jack Ryan franchise. The novel's plot involves an Austrian Neo-Nazi (Alan Bates) attempting to trigger a nuclear war between the United States and Russia by setting off a nuclear device in Baltimore, simultaneously with a rogue Russian officer launching an attack on an American aircraft carrier in his desire to establish a European fascist superstate. CIA analyst Ryan (portrayed by Ben Affleck in the 2002 film adaptation) races against time to find a way to prevent a nuclear war.
Quick Facts
- Director
- Phil Alden Robinson
- Producer
- Mace Neufeld
- Based on
- The Sum of All Fears, Tom Clancy
- Screenplay
- Paul Attanasio; Daniel Pyne
- Starring
- Ben Affleck
- Morgan Freeman
- James Cromwell
- Liev Schreiber
- Alan Bates
- Philip Baker Hall
- Ron Rifkin
- Bruce McGill
- Music
- Jerry Goldsmith
- Cinematography
- John Lindley
- Editing
- Neil Travis; Nicolas de Toth
Track listing
The Sum of All Fears (Music from the Motion Picture): Elektra
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | If We Could Remember | 3:30 |
| 2 | The Mission | 5:57 |
| 3 | The Bomb | 2:55 |
| 4 | That Went Well | 2:45 |
| 5 | Clear the Stadium | 1:33 |
| 6 | If We Get Through This | 3:36 |
| 7 | The Deal | 2:34 |
| 8 | Changes | 2:27 |
| 9 | Snap Count | 2:12 |
| 10 | His Name Is Olson | 1:51 |
| 11 | Nessun Dorma from Turandot | 2:58 |
| 12 | Deserted Lab | 1:52 |
| 13 | Real Time | 2:51 |
| 14 | How Close? | 6:05 |
| 15 | The Same Air | 2:01 |
| 16 | If We Could Remember (Reprise) | 3:34 |
| Total length | 49:30 | |
The Sum of All Fears (Music from the Motion Picture): La-La Land: added material
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Mission | 5:56 |
| 2 | Do It!/I'll Go/The Bomb | 4:35 |
| 3 | 14 Months/The Deal | 4:05 |
| 4 | Thanks a Lot/That Went Well | 3:22 |
| 5 | The Shipment/Moscow Time | 1:16 |
| 6 | Nice Going/The Docks | 3:36 |
| 7 | Mrs. Spassky/The Lab | 2:10 |
| 8 | The Reservoir/Night Landing/Deserted Lab | 3:34 |
| 9 | Shoot Him/Changes | 3:16 |
| 10 | Clear the Stadium (film version)/Not the Russians/Man Your Aircraft | 4:24 |
| 11 | Further Aggressions/State of War | 2:53 |
| 12 | Supplies/To the Docks | 2:02 |
| 13 | Real Time | 2:50 |
| 14 | Cabot Is Dead/His Name Is Olson | 2:50 |
| 15 | Snap Count | 2:11 |
| 16 | Maximum Readiness/Get a Doctor | 1:57 |
| 17 | How Close? | 6:08 |
| 18 | The Same Air | 3:16 |
| 19 | If We Could Remember | 3:36 |
| 20 | Star-Spangled Banner | 1:55 |
| 21 | Nessun Dorma from Turandot | 2:57 |
| 22 | The Mission (synth choir) | 4:31 |
| 23 | Clear the Stadium (album version) | 1:31 |
| 24 | His Name Is Olson (alt. with synth choir) | 1:50 |
| 25 | Theme from The Sum of All Fears (synth demo) | 2:13 |
| Total length | 78:48 | |
Did You Know?
- The film adaptation changed the terrorists from Arab nationalists (as in the novel) to neo-Nazis, a decision made before the September 11, 2001 attacks, as filming finished in June 2001.
- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) mounted a two-year lobbying campaign that ended on January 26, 2001, against using 'Muslim villains' as the original book version did.
- Principal photography began on February 12, 2001, in Montreal, Quebec, with the football game sequences shot at Olympic Stadium and additional filming at the Diefenbunker in Ottawa, Ontario.
- The Pentagon disliked a scene where a carrier was blown up due to the impression they believed it gave, so the scene was rewritten.
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