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Commando or The Terminator, and definitely Less Than Zero, especially for some nighttime listening
Blue Thunder is also recommended
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For when your mood seems too perky . . . try a little Day of the Locust.
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We need some Steiner here, Max Steiner.
The 1946 BIG SLEEP is a must.
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A timely thread, as I am about to move to LA as well. Fun suggestions.
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Another L.A. Marlowe tale: (mentioned earlier in this thread)
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Surprised Basil Poledouris' No Man's Land hasn't been mentioned yet - a great LA score
Then there's Tangerine Dream's Thief which was filmed in Chicago too but I feel it has more of an LA flavor
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Even Jerry Goldsmith would strongly disagreed with your thoughts on his score to Under Fire. I can’t remember which concert he was conducting, but when it came to Under Fire..Jerry said that only one person who came up to him and said...Chilean and Pan Flutes of Andes.
He used to tell that story at a lot of his concerts (I first heard it back in 1989).
The film was temped with music featuring South American zampoñas (or "pan flutes" as they are sometimes referred to), which Goldsmith admitted worked well, and integrated into his score.
That does not change the fact that, despite the use of zampoñas, the score for Under Fire is also rooted heavily in the music of Central America -- whose cultures, customs (and music) have played a significant role in Californian (particularly Los Angeles) history.
Goldsmith also utilizes Flamenco guitar in Under Fire (most notably on the track "Bajo Fuego") which is certainly not Andean, but Spanish in origin (of course Iberian music played an enormous role in the evolution of Latin music -- in both Central and South America, Cuba, etc.).
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