RoboCop by Basil Poledouris (1987)
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When noted Dutch director Paul Verhoeven moved to Hollywood in the mid-’80s, few could have guessed he would embrace the prevailing action film culture with such unabashed enthusiasm. The assaultive, pulp-on-steroids sensibility of Robocop made it a huge success, but came injected with critiques of American TV and pop culture that were often wrapped in the muscular irony of Basil Poledouris’ driving, synth-pumped orchestral score. This new edition of the modern sci-fi classic underscores the point with bonus tracks of the film’s jangly TV news and commercial parodies, but it’s still the industrial crunch of Poledouris’ back-to-the-future neo-modernism that take center stage on this digitally remastered deluxe edition. Powered by an aggressive performance by a then-newly reformed Sinfonia of London and recorded at legendary Abbey Road (the score’s frequent metallic percussion is the studio’s fire extinguisher being struck with a hammer), Poledouris’ music manages to evoke themes of sacrifice and redemption that are as old as the Bible, yet infuse them with a cold detachment that suggests a future of uncertain humanity.
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The Great Basil Poledouris Robocop Soundtrack, Short But Sweet!, February 5, 2006 A great soundtrack, but new tracks are nothing special, September 4, 2005
What A Score, July 1, 2004 An Outstanding Score, February 7, 2004Track listing
| 1. | Main Title (00:39) |
| 2. | Van Chase (04:51) |
| 3. | Murphy’s Death (02:36) |
| 4. | Rock Shop (03:42) |
| 5. | Home (04:15) |
| 6. | Robo Vs. Ed-209 (02:07) |
| 7. | The Dream (03:06) |
| 8. | Across The Board (01:50) |
| 9. | Betrayal (02:18) |
| 10. | Clarence Frags Bob (01:43) |
| 11. | Care Package (02:09) |
| 12. | Robo Drives To Jones (01:46) |
| 13. | We Killed You (01:44) |
| 14. | Directive IV (01:03) |
| 15. | Showdown (05:15) |
| 16. | Have A Heart (00:31) |
| 17. | OCP Monitors (01:15) |
| 18. | Nuke ‘Em (00:26) |
| 19. | Big Is Better (00:27) |
Total Duration: 00:41:43
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