Let's start with a couple of Stallone classics. First Blood, followed by Rambo II and Cobra. What's there to say about First Blood and it's follow up? Perfect war music. Whenever i'm in a discussion with my girlfriend I'll just have to show her these records and end of story, I win! Heroic, depressing...war music! The Cobra one is a weird one though, not exactly my taste but I kinda like it, ultra 80's sleazy miami style whatever you call it. Ofcourse, the movie being one of my favorite Sly movies might have something to do with it. Let's bleed pig!
Forever in my top is De Palma's Phantom of the Paradise. Paul "Little Enos" Williams' excellent soundtrack made this one the classic it will always be. Every track on this one is as demented as the movie itself. My favorites? All of em. Too bad the "meet the devil" song is missing from all the versions of this record. Maybe one day?
Not much to tell either about the Romero Dead movies, you know the good ones, those before Land of the Dead and those retarded follow ups (?). Here we have an original that was a bit pricey when I picked it up, The dawn one with the poster art on it. Then there's a reissue, which is the same record on a heavier wax and different sleeve and ofcourse the US score with the Belgian poster cover art. I used to dig the Goblin the most, but with all the dvd releases over the years and being exposed to Romero's cut a few years ago...Ah...I don't know...let's call it a tie! Last but not least, John Harrison's Day of the Dead. The last true Zombie score ever.
Here you go, two different copies of Rick Wakeman's The Burning. I love this one!
True early 80's electronic mayhem by a master. The great thing about these records is, that on one side you have the movie score and on the other unused material such as "Variations on the Fire" which is just as spectacular as the actual score used in the film. SOmetimes a bit over the top, but that's the way I like it!
I bet you can film a turd drying out and with one of these two soundtracks over it it would kinda cool to watch. Anyway, John Carpenter is my main man! Really, if the Captain did need a posse he'd be in it! His early work especially is mindblowing stuff. Here are two of my favorite soundtracks, Assault on Precinct 13 and Escape From New York. How did he do that?? These two must be two scores that have been imitated the most. None have reached the same level though.
Probably one of the most grimm prison movies ever made. Short Eyes tells the tale of some douchebag childmolester spending some time with the inmates of a New York City jail called The Tombs. Curtis Mayfield stars and takes care of most of the score. Excellent on all levels.
Last one for today...The Return of the Living Dead.
Still to this day, one of the scariest movies ever made. This messed me up good as a kid! I remember walking out of that theatre FRIGHTENED!! On the other hand, it made me become aware of such artists as Roky Erickson, The Damned, The Cramps...It kinda gave me a head start music wise a tender age. Changed my stuff completely! Also, what happened to soundtracks like this? It was a common thing to pack movies with punk rock classics in the 80's...Remeber The Boys Next Door with Charlie SHeen? Class of 1984...Repo Man? Man!
Well plenty more very soon.
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