Synchrotone is a 9 minute track on the Black Hawk Down soundtrack release. It fits the rest of the score brilliantly, mixing african instruments and drums with harsh guitar and techno riffs.

There is plenty of it on the CD - which is all the more reason for buying it. What I was complaining about was the film itself. I bought this soundtrack before seeing the actual film, and grew fond of synchrotone, expecting it to be a central battle theme in BHD because it was so effective. However, in the film, only snippetts of it appear for a few brief, overshadowed seconds.

Therefore, I highly recommend you press ahead and buy the soundtrack like you said you were considering.

Other music? Hmm... well, "Gladiator" is another good Zimmer soundtrack with similar african themes.

Paul Simon's album "Graceland" also mixes african music with american rock. I highly recommend that. Check it out and find some samples if you can.