洛杉矶警局的谈判专家杰夫（布鲁斯•威利斯 Bruce Willis 饰）在一次解救被劫持人质行动失败后，心灰意冷，觉得自己已经不再适合担当起这份重要的工作，于是申请调职前往一个治安良好小镇的警察局任职，心想在那里平静的度过下半辈子。 这天，小镇的三名不良青年意图偷走会计师史密斯（凯文•波拉克 Kevin Pollak 饰）的汽车时，意外令他们困在了一栋豪宅当中，惊慌失措的三人劫持了史密斯一家作人质。一向没有应付过这种场面的小镇警察们一时手忙脚乱。杰夫只能再次出马，重操旧业。同一时候，杰夫的家人也遭到了绑架。杰夫面对这起双面绑架案会如何处理？ by James Christopher MongerMuch like his score for 2004's controversial Nicole Kidman suspense flick Birth, Parisian composer Alexandre Desplat fills Hostage up with brooding space rather than thunderous angst. The Bruce Willis thriller screams for forgettable bursts of dissonant strings and long keyboard swells, but Desplat opts for a vocal cue instead, using the beautiful and eerie voice of his daughter Antonia Desplat for the main theme, "Child Spirit." The soft piano-driven motif occurs throughout the work's entirety, resulting in a spooky and atmospheric web of sound that brings to mind Alejandro Amenábar's score for The Others. Chimes, acoustic guitars, gongs, and even electric cellos make an appearance, putting to bed any notion that Hostage is your average Hollywood soundtrack; like director Florent Emilio Siri, Desplat brings an Old World European elegance to the film that adds a whole new dimension to a very familiar story.