The Running Man: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

Harold Faltermeyer | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 1, 1990)
• Original Release Date: November 13, 1987
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B00000154E
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #407,094 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Intro/Bakersfield - Harold Faltermeyer

2. Main Title/Fight Escape

3. Buzzsaw/Richard's Fight

4. Captain Freedom's Workout

5. Mick's Broadcast/Attack

6. Valkyrie

7. Buzzsaw Attack

8. Medical Checkup

9. Fireball Intro

10. Buzzsaw/Dynamo Attack

11. Massacre Highlights

12. Sub-Zero Intro

13. Sub-Zero

14. Fireball Chase

15. Spare Dynamo

16. Weiss Discovers Dish/Amber's Launch

17. Revolution/End Credits

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars What makes a great soundtrack? Two words: Harold Faltermeyer, November 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Running Man: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

First of all, great movie. The soundtrack is also great. Some of the best instrumental music I've heard since Star Wars. "Mick's Broadcast", is great, and so is "Buzzsaw Attack". Only bad thing: There wasn't John Paar's "Running Away With You", and there wasn't the game show's opening music.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 80's synthesizers rock!, July 28, 2001

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Robert (Syracuse, New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Running Man: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

I saw "The Running Man" when I was a mere 11 years old back in the late great year of 1987. 1987 was a strange year; Wall Street was hit with a crash, it had become apparent that the unbridled greed had consequences, government was not as benovolent as kids like me thought. Movies like "The Running Man" and "Robocop" showed the cynical view of Corporate America and government gone wild. The music reflects this cynicism. Faltermeyer's soundtrack is a great example of late 80's synthesizers and electronica. Written with atmosphere and mood in mind, this music is highly appropriate. The introductory theme is one that is hard to forget, as it conveys a feeling of a doomed America that sold itself out in the name of ratings. It echoes throughout the soundtrack, conveying the dark mood of the movie. Other pieces are innovative, like the modified "Valkyrie" for Dynamo, obviously based on Richard Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries". Captain Freedom's Workout gives a peppy feelin of burnin calories with The Mind- I mean- Jesse "The Body" Ventura! If this soundtrack is still available, pick it up if you're in the mood for some dark moody electronic movie music. It is well worth it. Maybe you'll even start a revolution:)

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars We want the rock though!, September 30, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Running Man: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

Great film and great music, but where is the closing track by John Parr (Restless Heart)? Now that's a classic hit and should certainly be included on this album.