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I just watched this the other night for the first time in ages and made a point to pay more attention to the score. The action and heroic bits just don't grab me in the same way the original does--I can appreciate it but just don't connect with it--but Rosenman's handling of the family material early in the film really stood out. Poledouris plays it much grander and more broadly melancholic, but I really like the way Rosenman goes for a subtler, more mysterioso approach with a lot of different orchestral and synthetic textures that creates a mood rather than dictates your emotions. Make no mistake, I love Poledouris's family theme and that's a big part of the beating heart of the first movie, but here those family scenes serve a different purpose and I think Rosenman really nailed the more ambiguous tone. Too bad the movie, which I like, forgot about all that as it went along.
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I too bought this day of release (though that's a pretty typical behavior for scores I love).
I completely understand why there are folks who don't love Rosenman, but I grew up with the dude's music on TV, and just love it. Yeah, his bag of tricks is limited, and he repeats ideas (most composers do, but maybe not so obviously). But it is one pretty amazing bag, and he is a brilliant craftsman.
I've said it before, I think the vocalese is a terrific idea - semi-camp but remarkably well integrated into the finale. It fits the off-kilter tone of Robocop overall, though maybe more tonally in line with the first movie than the nasty mess of 2. Not that I want the Rosenman in the original - Poledouris' score is perfect too, remains my favorite score of his.
It's been a while, I'm listening to R2 today!
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