> I was wholly unaware until today that there was a Kenny Loggins song,
> probably because I got into this score through the U.S. CD release.
> Poledouris' Wind song also has somewhat been lost to the ages,
> though at least the Loggins song seems to be on YouTube per a quick Google
> search.

Yo! I didn't realize there was a song attached to the Wind score!!
But yeah, I based my review for Jungle Book off of someones YouTube upload of the full album and the Loggins song is the first track.

> 4.5 stars for me, adding a half star based on a recent Poledouris
> collection mini-rundown inspired by your current journey. The percussion
> mix is really outstanding here.

> I think you're being a bit harsh on Poledouris' villain theme, which
> admittedly isn't that memorable a motif but proves rather malleable
> throughout the score and often enters into combat with the main theme. And
> there's that whole 'wonder of space' feel to the satellite theme, very
> much foreshadowing Starship Troopers.

Perhaps, but I also feel like I need to give a more tempered analysis to some of these things since most of y'all adore them so much. I jest, of course.
The "wonder of space" music along with some of the militaristic material immiadtely screamed "precursor to Starship Troopers" to me in the best possible way.

> The only thing really holding it back for me is how underutilized the
> family theme is. I don't fault Basil for the bizarre credits song he had
> nothing to do with.

Oh yeah... I totally forgot to mention the abrupt, bizarre change to the credits song.

> This was not part of my mini-rundown; only heard 4-star and above.
> I remember liking it, but can't remember a note of it, which is probably
> why it's a low-end 3.5-star score in my tracker.

I honestly don't blame anyone for giving it a 3/5 or so rating based on lack of longstanding memorability. That said, like some of Horner's lite drama efforts of the time, I just really enjoy it while it lasts hence my higher rating.