Tango & Cash＜完全生産限定盤＞

Harold Faltermeyer's synth-driven scores virtually define the sound and sensibility of tongue-in-cheek '80s action scores, and with 1989's Tango & Cash, the composer arguably reached the creative zenith of his approach, creating a multi-layered electronic soundscape that's all spectacle and no substance, a perfect fit for the movie it accompanies. Faltermeyer is undeniably effective at evoking human emotions and sensations via purely artificial means -- his grasp of atmosphere and mood enables his melodies to shift effortlessly from adventure to romance to comedy, and his dense, relentless rhythm programming ratchets up the adrenaline to absurd levels. But the strengths of Tango & Cash are also its weaknesses. The score is as much a product of its time as Members Only jackets and acid-washed jeans, and even if one can move past the Cheez Whiz-like viscosity of the production, it's music made from smoke and mirrors, and no matter how advanced the artificial intelligence at work, it's still artificial. ~ Jason Ankeny|

Harold Faltermeyer's synth-driven scores virtually define the sound and sensibility of tongue-in-cheek '80s action scores, and with 1989's Tango & Cash, the composer arguably reached the creative zenith of his approach, creating a multi-layered electronic soundscape that's all spectacle and no substance, a perfect fit for the movie it accompanies. Faltermeyer is undeniably effective at evoking human emotions and sensations via purely artificial means -- his grasp of atmosphere and mood enables his melodies to shift effortlessly from adventure to romance to comedy, and his dense, relentless rhythm programming ratchets up the adrenaline to absurd levels. But the strengths of Tango & Cash are also its weaknesses. The score is as much a product of its time as Members Only jackets and acid-washed jeans, and even if one can move past the Cheez Whiz-like viscosity of the production, it's music made from smoke and mirrors, and no matter how advanced the artificial intelligence at work, it's still artificial. ~ Jason Ankeny

ララランド・レーベル、意外なところの限定CD化。 そういえば、スコア盤として多く聴いてみたいこの作曲家! 『デッドフォール』(1989) サウンドトラック 音楽　ハロルド・フォルターメイヤー 監督　アンドレイ・コンチャロフスキー 主演　シルベスター・スタローン、カート・ラッセル 『トップガン』や『ビバリーヒルズ・コップ』など、80年代サントラ の中核をなしていたジョルジョ・モロダー・チームの第一弟子とも いえるフォルターメイヤーは、当時、スコアもかなりの数残して いるはずですが、なかなかCD化されていませんでしたが、この スタローンとラッセルによる刑事ものアクションのスコアがCD化。 スタローンでシンセものといえば、エマーソン『ナイトホークス』を 思い出しますが、あれよりも、もっとラフでワイルドな感じ。 スタローン版『リーサル・ウェポン』的なワイルドさ。当時の刑事もの っぽい軽快なテーマから、迫力満点のサスペンス・シーンまで、 シンセ一本のスコアで攻めて、さすがフォルターメイヤー。 シンセといっても、後のメディア・ベンチャーズ・チームの音作り とはちょっと違う音の組み立て。今のサントラでは聴けない豪快さ が聴き所。燃えるサントラ・ファンにもお薦め。 (C)馬場敏裕