Caveman [Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack]

by Lalo Schifrin

Overview

A movie as appealing and savory as the heaping piles of dinosaur sh*t that pass for its sight gags, 1980's Caveman ranks among the worst bombs Hollywood ever produced. Though a vehicle for Ringo Starr, the erstwhile Beatle did not record the film's soundtrack, with that, uh, "honor" going to the great screen composer Lalo Schifrin. Somehow Schifrin manages to rise above it all -- especially given the circumstances, his Caveman score ain't half bad: though its epic sweep would have been far better suited for a movie worth watching, this is the kind of melodramatic score harking back to Hollywood's golden era, complete with eruptions of brass and strings. And in keeping with the prehistoric plot, there's even a tribal energy to the percussion -- sounds silly, but it works. ~ Jason Ankeny

Product Details

Release Date:	06/07/2005
Label:	Aleph
UPC:	0651702635320
Rank:	251862

Tracks

1. Caveman, film score~Caveman (Main Title)
2. Caveman, film score~The Kissing Plant
3. Caveman, film score~The Horn Lizard
4. Caveman, film score~Tyrannosaurus Rex
5. Caveman, film score~Homo Erectus
6. Caveman, film score~Pterodactyl
7. Caveman, film score~William Tell Overture
8. Caveman, film score~March of the Caveman
9. Caveman, film score~Prehistoric Dance
10. Caveman, film score~Caveman (End Title)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Lalo Schifrin   Primary Artist,Conductor

Technical Credits

Lalo Schifrin   Composer
Donna Schifrin   Executive Producer
Theresa Eastman Schifrin   Design,Art Direction
Jon Burlingame   Liner Notes
Dick Lewsey   Engineer
Daniel Hersch   Editing,Mastering
Nick Redman   Producer