> I probably should have buckled down and listened to both of those, but their runtimes combined with circling back to them rather late meant they fell by the wayside in order to hear newer works or re-listen to older ones. Maybe I'll get to them sometime this year and then kick myself for not including them for my rankings... like with The Piper whenever we get that!

If it hadn't been for Tim L's playlists for Jedi: Survivor, I might have skipped it entirely. Instead I got to work my way from 45 minutes --> 1 CD --> 2 CDs. Highly recommended.

So if you're looking to expedite the process of kicking yourself, just go listen to Siege expertly toggle between two character themes in battle.

> Deadly Blessing, though, I unironically kinda love. Yes, The Omen rips are VERY evident but it's also the Horner horror score that has the most impact on his latter career outside of Wolfen... and I think is a blast to listen to in-and-of itself.

Not helping with the sense of parody was that some of the moments that don't rip off The Omen seem to rip off Goldsmith's more sensitive character scoring of the 1960s.

The irritating part is that I probably need to give it one more listen to effectively rate it.

> Zorro is one I *might* try to get later but I'm also rather happy with the 1998 album.

It's probably akin to the label's expansion of Wyatt Earp - nearly all of the highlights were on the original release, but filling in around the edges makes it a slightly richer listening experience. The urgent Prison Break, the boisterous The Black Tornado, and the film version of the finale piece should make it an essential purchase for most Horner fans - and portions of all three of those are actually featured as sound clips on the label's webpage so thankfully you don't just have to take my word for it!