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Leonard Rosenman scored the TV movie (!) Keeper Of The City for director Bobby Roth in 1991, in the middle of Roth´s "Tangerine Dream period" - TD scored 6 films for Roth between 1984 and 1993. After TD stopped scoring Hollywood films Roth turned to ex TD member Chris Franke for most projects. But why did he hire Rosenman for this film? I wonder if TD was asked and turned it down? And I guess Rosenman´s score is mostly symphonic, or are there electronic elements in the score too?
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An unsung little gem.
ah yes, aren't they all 
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Heh...
Yes, I just found it peculiar that Roth would go from electronic music, over to a golden age composer, and then back to the synth stuff.
And you´re right, I´m not usually a big Laurence Rosenman fan. (or was that Leonard Rosenthal?) :-D
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I really love this score, actually - the two main thematic ideas are instantly memorable, and it's a nice synthesis of Rosenman's "Rebel"/"East of Eden" approach with his more agitated concert hall aesthetic. Again, with the four vocalists, he was continuing to experiment a bit with the technique as he wanted to use it in his second Violin Concerto - he also used four female singers a little bit in his achingly beautiful score for "Circles in a Forest."
Regarding his involvement in this picture, I remember reading First Breath's interview with director Bobby Roth - which I think answered his questions about Leonard's involvement - but just so it's on the record again elsewhere - Roth and the Rosenmans were good friends, and they had been talking about working together on a project for a little while by the time "Keeper of the City" rolled around. It might also interest First Breath to know that the Rosenmans were good friends with Paul Haslinger, as well.
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Regarding his involvement in this picture, I remember reading First Breath's interview with director Bobby Roth - which I think answered his questions about Leonard's involvement - but just so it's on the record again elsewhere - Roth and the Rosenmans were good friends, and they had been talking about working together on a project for a little while by the time "Keeper of the City" rolled around. It might also interest First Breath to know that the Rosenmans were good friends with Paul Haslinger, as well.
Yes, Roth answered the question in my interview. I'm happy you remembered it! :-D
I remember reading in Soundtrack magazine that Haslinger interviewed Rosenman in a film music seminar in Europe around 1994. Do you know more about the Haslinger/Rosenman friendship?
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Really enjoyed this score as well. Need to put it in the player. So funny... I have been watching the entire PRISON BREAK series again (recently starting it's final season)... and had forgotten how many times Bobby Roth directed.
Time for a Rosenman day again.
RACE WITH THE DEVIL please... 
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