As a fellow Newman fan, you must admit that HEATHERS is something of an outlier. Bearing none of David's trademark style and making for a pretty fun listen.
DISORGANIZED CRIME, on the other hand, is of a piece with CRITTERS and MALONE, spotlighting Americana and some raucous passages for the film's unexpected visitors.
I agree that Malone and Critters share a similar "dry" kind of americana sound. But I find Disorganized Crime to be very different. Except for the End Credits and maybe 1 or 2 short cues there isn`t a lot americana going on. And those very few americana pieces, especially the rousing End Credits sound very optimistic Bernstein Western like and don`t have that sad "dry" touch that can be heard in the americana passages of Critters and Malone.
Rgearding Heathers. I find the synth passages of Firebirds, Bill & Ted`s Excellent Adventure, That Night and especially Don`t tell Mom the Babysitter is dead very similar to Heathers. Also in Sandlot and The Spirit there are some hints of Heathers.
Mr. Baseball - Jerry Goldsmith Forrest Gump - Alan Silvestri Disorganized Crime - David Newman
I find that FORREST GUMP reminds more than a little of his score for THE BODYGUARD -- both of which I like very much, incidentally. Alan Silvestri is a man of many sounds, an aspect of his work I greatly admire.
I also like both scores very much but I don`t hear many similarities.
