Elliot Goldenthal scored the soundtrack for the movie Demolition Man; the movie itself is generally seen as too "throw away" and "shlocky" for a composer of Goldenthal's standard, although he seems to have been having fun with the score, evidenced by cues with titles like "Obligatory Car Chase", a sample of which (among others) can be heard below. It is a unique example of his typically off-beat style and use of uncoventional yet effective techni...
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Elliot Goldenthal scored the soundtrack for the movie Demolition Man; the movie itself is generally seen as too "throw away" and "shlocky" for a composer of Goldenthal's standard, although he seems to have been having fun with the score, evidenced by cues with titles like "Obligatory Car Chase", a sample of which (among others) can be heard below. It is a unique example of his typically off-beat style and use of uncoventional yet effective techniques in film score; incorpoating big brass clashes and complex, dramatic string arrangements.
It won Goldenthal an ASCAP award in 1994 for best original score and was his first big budget action film score.
The cue for the opening sequence, as Los Angeles is at war, begins one of the films few stand-out themes.
The ambient, atmospheric, atonal cue for the title sequence at the start as the protagonist is put into cryo-stasis.
The self-evident title explains the use of this cue, a car chase; another example of Goldenthals odd-ball aspect...
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