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Roger says
Two titles from the 80s. One from the mid-80s from a year overflowing with incredible scores so it was easy to miss this one. It came out on LP, was reissued on a slightly expanded CD paired with another score, but this time it's fully expanded to over 70 minutes and includes some percussion overdubs that hadn't been included previously. It's one of my favorite scores of that year, yet a neglected work. Take a listen and you can't help but soar.
The second title is a premiere release from the late 80s from a composer who was carving himself out as an action composer at that same time with a couple of hit franchises. Interestingly the score may appear brief (25 minutes or so) and disjointed in the film, but that's because they chopped it up, moved it around and dropped a lot of music. Now restored to its full glory and including four pivotal songs (including one that is critical to the narrative), at long last this tale of a seemingly simple errand gone seriously wrong now comes to CD at long long last.
http://www.intrada.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=6718
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I'd be willing to bet the second one is Michael Kamen's ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING. Kamen was specializing in action around that time, especially the Lethal Weapon and Die Hard series, and I remember hearing from a friend who worked on the film that a lot of reworking of the score had been done after Kamen was finished.
And the pivotal song would be the impromptu blues number that Shue and the kids perform.
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Basing it partly on the "soar" hint, I'm guessing the first one is Frontiere's The Aviator. It was released on LP by Varese, then La-La Land released it on CD somewhat expanded, paired with Hang 'Em High (and a couple cues from a third Frontiere).
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Adventures in Babysitting and The Aviator would be instant purchases!
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Someone on Intrada suggests Transylvania 6500 instead of The Aviator.
litefoot says: "The first release could be Transylvania 6-5000 by Lee Holdridge from 1985. Released on LP by Varese, then paired with Korgoth Of Barbaria by BSX in 2009.
"OK, must confess I cheated by looking at Roger's FSM article 1985: The Last Great Year for Film Music. It seemed the only candidate!"
Of course "soaring" does suggest Aviating....
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Scott, you nailed it, man!...
Well, the clues were pretty specific this time (maybe because the scores are relatively obscure). If I had any inside information I would definitely NOT be speculating on the Board (which I hope my friends at Intrada understand).
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