As Senator John McCain ended his poignant concession speech last night and slowly walked off the stage, was anyone else reminded of the movie Crimson Tide? If so, it's because the music for McCain's exit was actually taken from the submarine thriller (composed by Hans Zimmer). After the final showdown, the old Navy captain Frank Ramsay (Gene Hackman) finally hands power over to Lt. Hunter (Denzel Washington) and in slo-mo walks through the submarine's corridors, saluting his men, smoking his stogie. Cue the thunderous brass. A rather fitting ending for a military hero. Except McCain would have never gotten confused about those Lipizzaners.
Victorino Matus
Mr. Obama Has the Con
As Senator John McCain ended his poignant concession speech last night and slowly walked off the stage, was anyone else reminded of the movie Crimson Tide? If so, it's because the music for McCain's exit was actually taken from the submarine thriller (composed by Hans Zimmer). After the final…
Victorino Matus · November 5, 2008
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