Rain Man [Music from the Motion Picture, Remastered & Expanded]

by Hans Zimmer

Overview

Most of the songs on this soundtrack album are nostalgic pop numbers, either from or in the style of the '50s and '60s (the film takes place in the '80s, but director Barry Levinson used the songs to create a nostalgic mood). The exceptions are the most interesting songs: the Belle Stars perform a lively "Iko Iko," which is an energetic bit of '80s pop. Hans Zimmer's Oscar-nominated score is performed on the instrument du jour of the 1980s, the electronic keyboard. A dangerous move, considering the synthesizer's lack of cinematic sweep, and its high potential for cheesiness. But this is a great score. The lonely, atmospheric "End Title" track is evocative of the sort of wistful sadness that pervades the film. And "Las Vegas" is even better -- it provides a major adrenaline rush, as driving drum machines mix with wildly emotive wordless vocals. It's a very original approach to scoring a cinematic moment. ~ Darryl Cater

Product Details

Release Date:	02/28/2025
UPC:	0826924166222

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Hans Zimmer   Primary Artist
Aaron Neville   Primary Artist
Roger Glover   Primary Artist
Bananarama   Primary Artist
Lou Christie   Primary Artist
The Belle Stars   Primary Artist
Rob Wasserman   Primary Artist
Etta James   Primary Artist
Johnny Clegg & Savuka   Primary Artist
Ian Gillan   Primary Artist
The Delta Rhythm Boys   Primary Artist
Johnny Clegg   Primary Artist
Savuka   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Rob Wasserman   Performer
Kathy Wakefield   Composer
Richard A. Whiting   Composer
Aitken   Producer
Tommy Steele   Art Direction
Mitchell Parish   Composer
Hilton Rosenthal   Arranger,Producer
Aaron Neville   Performer
Brian Tench   Producer
Stock   Producer
Hoagy Carmichael   Composer
Bananarama   Performer
Mack Gordon   Composer
Etta James   Performer
Lou Christie   Performer
The Delta Rhythm Boys   Performer
Leo Robin   Composer
Jesse Thomas   Composer
Harry Warren   Composer
Hans Zimmer   Composer,Performer
Allan Mason   Producer
Waterman   Producer
Gillan & Glover   Performer
Barry Levinson   Executive Producer
Marilyn Jones   Composer
Savuka   Performer
Roger Glover   Performer
Johnny Clegg   Performer,Composer
Leonard Caston   Composer
W. Frank Harling   Composer
Doc Pomus   Composer
The Belle Stars   Performer
Tony Romeo   Producer
James "Sugar Boy" Crawford   Composer
Mark Johnson   Executive Producer
Traditional   Composer
Ian Gillan   Performer