The Music, Oh God, The Music
I love Barry's music in this. "I'm Weak" is my favorite piece, mesmorizing and sexy.
"We would have come earlier, but your husband wasn't dead then."
I recently bought the blu-ray disc just so I could get the terrific soundtrack.
Fortunately, I love the movie, but the music is some of Barry's best, and THAT is saying something. Love John Barry.
Barry's the best, isn't he? This film has an excellent, jazzy score. Lots of films released in the early '80s have that heavy synth soundtrack – which I like, but which is very dated now – but this score still sounds contemporary because jazz is timeless.
shareSo true. Too many 80's films use that synth stuff and it makes the films seem so dated. This score only makes the film timeless the way good noirs should be.
"I'm f'ing busy-or vice versa" -Dorothy Parker
A little late to this conversation, but...
When the movie started, about 10 seconds into it, I thought I LOVE THIS MUSIC! I went out the next day to the record store (remember when there were record stores?) and looked for the soundtrack. Nothing. Keep checking every week or so. I was so disappointed. EVERY damn movie has a soundtrack. Das Boot had a soundtrack.
Flash forward to maybe 1995. I went online to buy the DVD of the movie (I had two VHS copies, just in case) and when I searched, I found a soundtrack and immediately bought it. I have a copy in my car at all times.
The liner notes said that BH was somewhat of a cult film, and for years, people were complaining (I don't know to who) that there was no soundtrack, so someone did one.