I don't know about anyone else, but the synthesizer scores of the 1980's absolutely drive me nuts! I just can't stand them. The second the one in this movie starts up, I want it to stop. Immediately!
I. Drink. Your. Milkshake! [slurp!] I DRINK IT UP! - Daniel Plainview - There Will Be Blood
A solid cast aside (Bridges is always good, the girls were good, and Garcia was excellent doing his best Tony Montana), the score was my favourite element about this film. But then, I love a good synthesizer score...
I was hoping things would work out for her. She was a good friend of mine.
Yes....pure 80s cheeze.
Whose idea was it for the word "Lisp" to have an "S" in it?
Couldn‘t disagree more.
While I hate most 80’s flicks and more especially their cheesy synth soundtracks, this is NOT one of them. I love this music, and in fact copied it off to cassette from cable to play in my friend’s convertible BMW as we drove to lunch on sunny days. It’s by James Newton Howard, an Oscar-nominated composer and one of the very best keyboardists of the time (hear his brilliant work on Elton John’s hit, “Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word” and others). He was married to Rosanna Arquette, namesake of the #2 smash “Rosanna” because she dated drummer Jeff Porcaro, who played drums on Newton-Howard’s groundbreaking direct disc for Sheffield Labs in 1984. Small world!
BTW, though the original poster indicated a Dolby Stereo mix I never saw a theater or video release in stereo — including the recent Blu-Ray. All versions are mono and the soundtrack was never released on any format. Which sucks, because a stereo version exists somewhere.