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Wonder if the DON JUAN pieces are included? Anyone know if Grusin rerecorded them for the film or did they just use the original pieces?
It should be part of the track "Sloth & Chunk" (track 25).
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Mar 1, 2010 - 8:08 AM
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Thor
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It's a fun '80's romp score, Basil, but nothing outstanding!
I enjoy most of it, but I think a lot of the love is also for the film, which is, for many people, a 'memorable childhood film', with very distinctive characters, lines of dialogue, and music.
I actually loathe the film. I was getting a bit older when I saw it in the cinema (1985, I was 20) and I thought it was horrible. The music is the only good thing about it, in my opinion.
If you don't like the samples, I don't think the score is for you. The film also had some Max Steiner music in it, if I recall correctly.
I agree with you. Although I'm a child of the 80's, I never saw this as a kid and only got around to it a few years ago. Well, it's charming and all that, but has more plot holes than a Swiss cheese. It's generally quite flawed (we actually had a long thread awhile back where we went into all this in more detail). I think many have a forgiving attitude to it because they are nostalgically connected to it.
The score is....well, fine. Unpretentious, tongue-in-cheek, heart-on-the-sleeve type of thing. No big deal, really, but it's become a fan favourite - also boosted by the fact that it has been largely unavailable for so many years - so I'm sure it will sell like hotcakes.
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Terrific news. This is one of the scores that got me into film music to begin with. A great Varese batch, all around.
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rders score, passes out:: 
