[Malte Müller]

When Hans Zimmer originally came to the scene, I really like RAIN MAN (catchy score), but didn’t pick up the soundtrack album (which seemed to contain only two tracks). Same with BLACK RAIN. Hans Zimmer was there, his music was effective in the films, but it wasn’t the type of music I sought out apart from the film. (Nowadays, I have both the Quartet and the La-La Land edition of BLACK RAIN.)

Although I was already in Goldsmith/Williams at the time (North came later) I indeed bought both the RAIN MAN (LP) and the BLACK RAIN (CD). albums back but I was also dissapointed by all the songs especially on the RAIN MAN album then (Latter I learned that Zimmer basically re-used the base from A WORLD APART that got him the gig). So far have none of the later expanded releases mostly. I have an “unmentionables” of both and actually the tracks on the album represent the scores not that bad. If both were available as downloads I might buy both but as CDs they have no priority to me due to the prices.

I do consider THE THIN RED LINE one of his most effective scores, too.