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Rollercoaster - O.S.T.

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I remember watching this movie as a kid on TV and still enjoy watching it to this day. I learned about a month ago that the score was to be released and I immediately ordered it. The music by Lalo Schifrin is excellent. If you've seen the movie, the young man's music (One Track Mind it is called on the CD) is one of the most chilling pieces I've heard. It doesn't hide the fact it is from the 70's, but if you liked the movie or like orchestrated soundtrack music (as I do anyway), it is definitely worth buying.

Though overshadowed by equally talented giants like John Williams and Jerry Goldsmith, Lalo Schifrin is still one of Hollywood's finest film music composers. One of his best is this soundtrack to the shamefully underrated 1977 suspense thriller ROLLERCOASTER, which concerns itself with a civic inspector (George Segal) trying to stop a bomb-toting extortionist (Timothy Bottoms) from sabotaging amusement park rides.

Schifrin's score relies on a mix of carnival and ragtime amusement park tracks, jazz-rock fusion, and almost waltz-like rock. But the orchestral portions are a textbook case of building suspense and terror--string sections very reminiscent not only of Bernard Herrmann, but even of Stravinsky. Schifrin's own "String Quartette", one of the tracks here, serves as the main musical theme throughout the film.

Extremely well done, the ROLLERCOASTER soundtrack, long out of the public eye, has wisely been resurrected by Schifrin on his own Aleph Records label, along with his equally impressive score to THE OSTERMAN WEEKEND. Not to be missed.

I've always loved the OST to "Rollercoaster" and was thrilled to find it was available on CD.

IMHO Schifrin's score for this film is wildly unappreciated and instead it fits the film perfectly and unlike many 70's scores has not aged appreciably due to its timeless feel.

If you're a fan of the film or the score, I strongly urge you to purchase it!

OK, this is more a thriller than a disaster movie, and yes, the young Helen Hunt in her filmdebut!

Also I like very much this Thriller, because the young man - Timothy Bottoms - is hot. OK, enough - we going to the soundtrack, which was composed by the great Lalo Schifrin ("Bullitt" and the famous "Mission: Imposible"-Theme) with his Jazz-themed scores.

About this score its not bad but not the best one of Lalo Schifrin. The Disc contains 20 Tracks and a 4-page-booklet.

When you're a Lalo Schifrin Fan, then its a must have it!!!!

I saw this movie several times during its initial release and unfortunately, it doesn't hold up today. But the soundtrack is a different story. I'd forgotten how great it is. It's one of the best thriller scores I've ever heard, with a wide-ranging mix of Bernard Hermann-like strings, jazz, classical, blaxploitation, creepy carnival music and rock. There's even diso-like version of the carnival theme that I know wasn't in the movie. Highly recommended!

The Rollercoaster soundtrack has the variety and unexpected qualities that go into a great soundtrack. The caliope piece is especially affecting.