> White Fang (1991)



> Poledouris material: 4 1/2 out of 5


I'm a little lower on the Basil than you are. It's still a very good score, but the narrative doesn't quite pack the punch of his better adventure works.

> Zimmer material: 2 1/2 out of 5

This I'm way higher on than you are. It's occasionally anachronistic for a drama set in the 1890s. But there are moments of playfulness that suggest his animation scores to come, the finale is magnificent, and at the time it had some of the most gorgeous music of Hans’ career to date.

If part of it sounds like a love letter to Morricone, that's somewhat due to its rushed process. Hans “wrote 80 minutes of music in 16 days and never told Jeffrey I was sick as a dog afterwards. But when you’re a kid you take on any old dare.” Given how much of his music didn't make the movie, it's honestly amazing he elected to work with Katzenberg again.

Plus it's how he and John Powell met! That's worth half a star on its own.

> Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991)

I agree with your assessment. It's a step down from its predecessor, but so was every Poledouris sequel score. This one might be the best of them.

> Wind

A strong score I haven't revisited in a long time for no good reason - something to fix this week!