I don't recall the score having much impact on me when I saw the film, and the CD sold out so fast I never bothered sampling the music. I think I'll have a little more time to contemplate the score this go around.
Amazing! One of the most underrated of Goldsmith's underrated gems. Close to a 5-star effort for me. Can't wait to listen to all the new details that come through on this one.
I've been playing this score in the car on the way to and from work these past two days. Just this afternoon as I pulled into the drive I couldn't help thinking what a great score it is. As with Rambo III, the new version shall be mine!
To be fair to the maestro, the film was a bit sappy and mawkish at times. What's a composer gonna do? ;-)
If you saw my Jerry Goldsmith collection, you would not feel that you needed to defend him from me. I'm just explaining why some of this score doesn't work for me.
I remember being caught up in the panic first time round & buying it even although I'd never seen the film or heard any of the soundtrack (quick sell-outs, those were the days!), by the time the CD arrived, I'd lost all interest, I think it's still in the shrink-wrap somewhere.
