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Jerry Goldsmith

posted 15 years ago by plwblj
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The score is so memorable and sOOOOOO bitchin' i gots to find a copy ....

-mighty bo young

[–] regie-4 15 years ago

I thought that Lalo Schifrin made the music for this, i really was surprised he didnt as the sound remembers me of him.

Man, you read my mind! I was watching this one with a friend the other night and the whole time I kept going "Goddamn, this score is SOLID!" Definitely my favorite Goldsmith score.

[–] captainapache 14 years ago

I read recently that the original master tapes for this score were lost some time ago. There is a boot copy of this score in circulation which also includes the sound effects track, but is still very nice....

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[–] WarpedRecord 14 years ago

Another superb score by one of the most prolific composers ever. Better than the film, actually.

[–] plwblj 13 years ago

Prolific indeed and his score really appears to UPSTAGE the flic;

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[–] plwblj 9 years ago

Lookin'for a copy on cd I suppose...

[–] KutWrite (1220) 4 years ago

I agree.

Here's a YouTube rendition of the opening theme, plus some movie scenes. Dominik Hauser recorded it in stereo with a very good mix of instruments.

https://youtu.be/zCkPEuNVokE

[–] Jones70 (6195) 3 years ago

I agree it really made the movie better.