Many of these movies hae has some excellent themes. My personal favorite being "The Omega Man."

What I propose is that we, as a group, put together a track listing for a CD (or 2 CD set) for some enterprising record producer to put together using some of this great music.

Track One: Omega Man Suite (6 minutes)

Marc

donīt get me wrong, I do like Mr Newton Howard but THE POSTMAN hasīsome boring parts (though I like the main title)

-Dawk

Another great one would be the end credits suite from Robot Wars by David Arkenstone. But again, only if it was re-recorded.

James
NP - Robot Wars suite (*****)

The one I remember most is the percussive Gorilla Hunting Theme heard in the original, the one with the french horns.

"The Launch" from ARMAGEDDON.
Optimistic End-of-the-World music--gotta love it.

(Of course, John Carpenter's ESCAPE FROM... films work as a sort of anarchic end-of-the-world series of themes.)

Is this CD still available somewhere? I had totally forgotten about this one. What are the best tracks?

I haven't the cd in front of me, so I don't know the track names. I have been thinking about posting a review of "The Quiet Earth" though. Either way next time I have it with me I will let you know the best tracks. I was lucky enough to find my copy in a used store, I don't believe it is still available.

Back to the topic... I would say:

- THE ROAD WARRIOR (May)
- PLANET OF THE APES (Jerry)
- LOGAN'S RUN (Jerry)
- THE TERMINATOR (Fiedel)
- MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME (Jarre)
- DAMNATION ALLEY (Jerry)
- WATERWORLD (Howard)

The Omega Man (Suite)
Crack in the World (Main Theme)
Crash and Burn (Main Theme)
Robot Wars (Main Theme)
Planet of the Apes (Suite)
Logan's Run (Suite)
Damnation Alley (Main Theme)
Escape from NY (Suite)
Escape from LA (Suite)
Terminator (Suite)
Terminator 2 (Suite)
Waterworld (Suite)
Postman (Suite)
Mad Max Suite (incorporating music from all three movies)
The Quiet Earth (Suite)
"Waltzing Matilda" from "On the Beach"

Yes, I left off "Dark City" and "Matrix." But hey, guys, these are what I call Cyber-Fiction (Cy-Fi, no, Cyber-Fi). A genre I consider to have been born with "Tron."

I also left off Akira, Nausica, Prince Riki and Fist of the Northstar. Marketing decision. What can I say, I'm a suit. Perhaps we could have a "Best of" Anime/Manga CD.

Regarding "Planet of the Apes." This would incorporate themes from all the movies -- might take up a whole CD by itself.

So there's our track listing for Intrada, Silva Screen, Varese Sarabande, Erich Kunzell, Joel McNeely, et. al., to ponder on. I for one would snap this CD set up in a New York minute.

Marc

As was said before, "Blade Runner" doesn't meet the criteria of "Post-Apolcalyptic." Neither does Independence Day. It fits into the "Dreary Future" category along with that Bruce Willis sci-fi flick I've burned out of my memory (No not "Twelve Monkeys," the other one)

Granted, there are some tracks here from "Apocolyptic" movies -- but "Blade Runner" doesn't even qualify in that category. And I've qualified them because the music was used at the end of the movie, after (post) the apocalypse.

Great movie, Great Score. Just doesn't belong. Of course, that's just my opinion.

Anyone else?

I guess it all comes down to how you define apocalyptic. In my book, this term refers to something akin to "doomsday", "armageddon", "ragnarok" - a time when humans finally have reached the point of self-exploitation and thus destroy the environment of which they are dependent. But how does the apocalypse arrive - through nuclear weapons? intense global wars? alien invasions? Ozon layer breakdown? Melting of the ice caps? What?

In my book, something is seriously screwed up with the weather in BLADE RUNNER. Yes, technology has prevailed and we have flying cars etc. But on the expense of what? Obviously the environment. The sun is too bright, the rain is too intense - and it fluctuates all the time. It's the apocalypse of the environment, and the time frame in which BLADE RUNNER is situatued, is definitely POST apocalyptic, as people have learned to accept the situation and made precautions thereafter.

Oh, well. That's just my two cents.

And I agree that ID4 is only apocalyptic, NOT post-apocalyptic....

Best,