Watched Point of No Return again tonight to see if I would have better impressions of it than my first viewing 12 years ago. Nope, it's still shyte.
I did notice more this time how bad Zimmer's music was for this film, I usually like his soundtracks - but not this turkey.
A mess all over really, only Fonda comes out with any credit, otherwise avoid and see the far superior French original Nikita.
Are you too curious about Gary "Under Siege" Chang`s unused score to this film? and why haven`t Mr. Badham worked with him again, that`s strange, isn`t it?
sharei was watching this on TV for the first time, noticed Hans Zimmer (I share his first name so that kinda lead me to take an interest in his works prior to this movie), and as the movie went on I thought to myself, "Is this his first movie score? HOW could it be this bad?!?"
It's good to know someone else noticed, too.
The biggest problem with the score is the fact that its mostly done on a synthesizer and the sound mix is appalling. I cant remember if the actual music is any good though.
shareI know...the song in the scene where she and the guy have sex for the first time is GOD AWFUL. That "here comes the sun little darling" song or whatever
What the HELL were they smoking and where can I get some? Sounds like some wussy ass john denver wannabe sang it. And just...ugh
close. it was nina simone covering the beatles 'here comes the sun'.
It's ALWAYS about Nathan Grantham's undead satanic zombie powers.
I like the score
My favorite score by Hans Zimmer! Especially "Hate" - that track is amazing!
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Anyone who says Hans Zimmer's score for Point of No Return is bad has obviously never heard Zimmer's early synth works.
Point of No Return is simply classic Zimmer before he got into symphonic orchestral scores. From the late 80's to the mid 90's Zimmer was mostly a synth guy. I contend that his earlier electronic works are every bit as good as his later, percussion heavy and choral orchestrations. Perhaps not as complex, but just as much melodic and unique in their sound.
I still hold that "Happy Birthday, Maggie" (track 2 on the OST) is one of the finest pieces Zimmer has ever written in his career. Take it from someone who has heard ALL of Zimmer's scores and one who is a long-time soundtrack collector with a collection of about 3,500-4,000 soundtracks.
Zimmer has composed many great musical pieces in his career and some bits and parts of Point of No Return belong pretty high on the list. That's not to say that Point of No Return is his best score. Far from it. But to say that it is a bad score is an insult to the intelligence of long-time soundrack listeners.
Thank you kress!! I was beginning to think all these guys were smoking crack...
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