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Twangy Disney soundtrack ruins the film


It's like watching The Apple Dumpling Gang part II. Whoever chose the music did a crappy job.

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You know that was John Williams, right? Of Star Wars fame.

He would've been about 44 years old at the time, just beginning to make a mark.

I liked the use of Toots Thielemans' harmonica, esp. for the spooky parts where Clayton is hunting the various gang members. I think he did that more effectively, though, in the movie "The Cowboys." The harmonica theme for Bruce Dern's evil character was chilling.

But yeah, the tinkly parts, trying to remind us it's a comical part (e.g. the train robbery) jangled on me, too.

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