> My visceral reaction upon opening this was WHAT?!?!?!?! when I saw that rating! And I'm not sure I'm convinced (acknowledging the others saying a film viewing is the only way to get the full impact). When I heard it last year, my impression was that it was a slightly-above-average RC action score with a few fun MV and 80s throwbacks.

I think it's impossible to enjoy as much standalone without seeing both films. And after watching the sequel a second time I was much more impressed with how the score worked in context.

And perhaps the difficulty of executing this concept successfully is in part reflected in my rating. The 'stuck the landing' jokes sometimes tell themselves.

> is there an alternate timeline where he scores Days of Thunder and we're talking about a DIFFERENT German overseeing a film music empire? ).

It's an interesting question. Would Faltermeyer have pivoted away from the dance pop-influenced style he was known for in the 80s? He made one comment last year that suggest he wanted to move out of 'his box?'

He released an autobiography a few years ago that might explain this - but it's only available as an e-book.