Welcome back, everyone! This is part two of my investigation into music of the popular cop/action film series, LETHAL WEAPON, composed by Michael Kamen, Eric Clapton and David Sanborn, and its fusion of rock, blues and orchestral stylings. In part one, I focused on the original, released in 1987, and the first sequel, along with presenting contextual examples from scores for police and detective movies which preceded this series. Here, I continue on into LETHAL WEAPON 3 (1992) and LETHAL WEAPON 4 (1998) while for context I touch upon other scores by Michael Kamen from around the same time period. In the late 1980's and throughout much of the 90's, Kamen's stirring approach of orchestral acrobatics defined the sound of cinematic action, including genre highlights such as DIE HARD, HUDSON HAWK and ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES.
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ASTS 015: Guest Stuart Balcomb, composer
ASTS 014: Guest David Das, composer
ASTS 013: Listening To... Hans Zimmer
ASTS 012: "Battlestar: Galactica" (TV, 1978)/Guest Mike Hagen (fan chat on TV music)
ASTS 011: Listening To... Maurice Jarre
ASTS 010: Guest Marshall Harvey, film & TV editor ("The Burbs", "Matinee")
ASTS 009: Listening To... Jerry Goldsmith in 1982
ASTS 008: Guest Ben Wise, composer and musician
ASTS 007: Listening To... Elmer Bernstein
ASTS 006: Guest Dan Goldwasser, soundtrack album producer and film music journalist
ASTS 005: "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" (1988)/Guest George S. Nader
ASTS 004: Guest Edwin Wendler, composer
ASTS 003: Listening To... Bernard Herrmann
ASTS 002: Guest Neil Bulk, classic soundtrack album editor/producer (part 2)
ASTS 001: "Logan's Run" (1976)/Guest Neil S. Bulk, soundtrack album editor and producer
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