First Blood: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1982 Film) [Original recording remastered, Soundtrack]

Jerry Goldsmith (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
• Audio CD (September 26, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered, Soundtrack
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B00004XSOC
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #93,647 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Home Coming

2. Escape Route

3. First Blood

4. The Tunnel

5. Hanging On

6. Mountain Hunt

7. My Town

8. The Razor

9. No Power

10. Over The Lcliff

11. It's A Long Road

12. It's A Long Road - performed by Dan Hill

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Goldsmith is a God!, December 3, 2002

By 

Inspector Gadget "Go Go Gadget Reviews" (On the trail of Doctor Claw) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: First Blood: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1982 Film) (Audio CD)

This is a new Varese Sarabande printing of the old Intrada release. It's basically the same stuff only with a new packaging. The soundtrack itself(although too short) is too cool for words. I was so much in love with this when I first bought it that I never thot about buying the score to the sequel because I was too busy listening to this over and over.

The main theme is empathic and patriotic and makes us feel what Rambo is feeling, which is sadness and despair. The action tracks are red hot. "The Razor" is amazing and builds up to a powerful and pressurized explosion of fury as Rambo lays waste to the cops. Other notable tracks are "Over the Cliff" and "Hanging On". This is a CD filled (but not full enough) of action and adventure that will surely excite you. This is very much deserving of 5 stars.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Goldsmith, October 26, 2004

By 

the-gr8shag - See all my reviews

This review is from: First Blood: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1982 Film) (Audio CD)

Arguabley one of Jerry Goldsmith's best, if not, most recognizable scores.

The score to "First Blood" is an inspiration that has classic status written all over it, & every time hear the haunting opening theme to "First Blood", I can't help but think of all the veterans that have fallen in combat.

The best tracks are the opening credits (Rambo finds out about his fallen comrade), the escape (the sequence in the film where Rambo busts out of jail. David Morrell, the author of the book, states in the audio commentary of the DVD release to "First Blood" that the music cue where Rambo comes busting out of the door to the Sheriff's Dept. is one of his personal favorites in the film. I agree).

My only small gripe with the score is, it isn't consistent with the film, in the respects that, the score doesn't go through from beginning to end, but is sporadic with pieces of music put together to make one overall track (i.e. some small pieces of music that is at the beginning of the film is interspersed or blends into another piece of the score that is at the end of the film & vice versa).

The score is rounded out with the great Dan Hill track "It's A Long Road". I still can't figure out why this wasn't released as a single, it has so much potential (maybe somebody can do a remake of it?).
If your curious about great film composer's Jerry Goldsmith is not to be overlooked. This is a must score to have.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jerry Goldsmith is da Man!!!!, October 8, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: First Blood: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1982 Film) (Audio CD)

First Blood is icredible!Agueibly Goldsmith`s greatest work!Every song you can listen to over and over again.Jerry Goldsmith really put the music together in this one and the the Long Road song by Dan Hill is a true classic!This soundtrack rules!!!