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Great 80's movie, and a great 80's music soundtrack to go along with it. I am stoked to have a copy of Narada Michael Walden's "Is It Really Love," as well as Rod Stewart's 1987-version of "Twistin' The Night Away." Also, for those who are wondering Wang Chung song "Hypnotize Me" on the soundtrack is actually a different version than you will find on ITunes or on their greatest hits album.
Although the songs on this album are okay, and certainly added flavor to the movie, the real gem is Jerry Goldsmith's fantastic score.
Although some criticize it for being derivitive, I find that it is still a classic example of Goldsmith's action/adventure/scifi scoring that was prevalent in the 80s and 90s.
It is also an extremely enjoyable score, and in my opinion screams for an expanded release, aka Varese Sarabande's Total Recall Special Edition.
Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2008
Can't say I hate this score in anyway except for the fact that it's got only slice and dices of the film score included.
I was so excited to finally get this one too. Looked for ages. But I recently rewatched the film and heard new tunes. New to me, and definitely new to this compilation.
On a hunch I went researched an expanded edition and sure enough; there is one. It's of course a bootleg but there is over an hours worth of Goldsmith score on that disc. I may have to grab that one too...<sigh> Why they do this I'm not sure. It's so prevalent it's disgusting. As if we as humans wont recognize incompletion when we don't hear it. heh Or maybe they do know. Do know how much some might love a specific aspect of the medium and go for it. So much that we would go for it 2, maybe 3 times. Everytime forking over a wee bit more money for the exact same thing; with extra tidbits on the side...
As for this. It's got good score and tunes. They all represent the film greatly. I had to go and find a song to make it closer to complete; Sam Cooke's version of Twistin' the Night Away. But doing that is something else I'm used to.
If you like the film, you'll like this disc too. If you need all the music, this may not be for you. Grab this for a major hunk of it. But you'll need to go elsewhere for ALL of it.
Premiere shipping was paid for...received over three-weeks past its extended expected date. Sound quality was rather flat, so that's on the producer and mixer. Price was outrageous but was willing to pay because of its rarity. Condition was what you'd expect from a flea-market, used cd/cassette vendor, so the seller was honest about that. Overall, the seller had what was wanted and delivered it, which is nothing to brag about.
I chose this rating because I am entirely satisfied with product. I had to wait quite a while for it to come, but it was well worth the wait. I only wanted it for a couple of tracks - rod stewart and sam cooke. overall I am thoroughly satisfied with my purchase. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
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