By 1981, John Carpenter had already composed six film scores. Among these are his iconic scores for Halloween and The Fog. But, while both utilized synth in the periphery, they mostly relied on piano for their themes and melodies. Modern […]
Sometimes things are not what they seem. Take Demolition Man. At first glance it’s the dumb, brutishishness you’d expect from a 1993 action movie starring Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes. But it’s also an oddball comedy and social critique and […]
Post-apocalyptic and dystopian films have surged in popularity in the past decade. Much like these recent films, Logan’s Run focuses on the conflict between an intolerable home and some rumored promise land. Jerry Goldsmith highlights these two distinct locations by […]
I once wrote that the grimy urban hellscape of Beherit’s Electric Doom Synthesis would be a perfect soundtrack to Robocop. I was wrong. Basil Poledouris’s score perfectly portrays the downtrodden, darkened world of Robocop’s futuristic Detroit. But he also captures […]