David Shire - Straight Time [STRAIGHT TIME, USA - 1978]

[@georgeyoes3130]

I've watched this film 10 times.Best movie of the 70s. No contest.Haunting music.

[@tomxchao]

R.i.P., Harry Dean Stanton.

[@tomstout7875]

I love this music. Think it fits perfectly with the time and attitude.

[@johnsmith-zu5db]

Beautiful. Shire's music sets the pace. Classic

[@adamkapetanakis1975]

I watched this some days ago the main theme sticks to the head!

[@WillCWilson]

Also, this is the same song that was used in that "John K is a weird guy" video. This song fits John's personality so well.

[@shawnramsey8264]

Great movie

[@WillCWilson]

"Look at John. John, you're a weird guy. I can see why Billy'd be frightened of you." -Howard Stern, 1996

[@ws5706]

Thank you for this song.

[@jasonpinson8755]

Good movie.thanks.

[@semeandovidaorg]

Great song, thank you!

[@aaronUK2006]

To think High Contrast sampled this in to a drum n bass track is madness

[@DjDizzy216]

2:05 hell yeah. High Contrast is a mad scientist

[@tombsower6926]

Fuck em

[@Guest-at-the-Asylum]

Badass

[@arnaudfauchere1769]

Thank you very much for the vidéo.

[@theexpresidents]

The best look at actual criminality.

[@tombsower6926]

Friends of Eddie coyle is more realistic

[@theexpresidents]

Are you a criminal?

[@mustardegg2]

⁠@@tombsower6926Coyle was written by a lawyer, straight time by a career criminal.

[@royalfoster4993]

Good song

[@Endeva09]

High Contrast - Twilights Last Gleaming

[@rickswineberg]

The movie Barbarians at the Gate has a similar tune.

[@theexpresidents]

Does it? That HBO movie from the nineties? I totally have to rewatch it.

[@deedee_31]

does anyone know the music playn when they r at dinner on the first date pllllls reply thnx

[@SteveNoSpinningEarth]

exactly, also my question -a couple of tracks at restaurant/clubs - i think they were mainly instrumentals

[@flip270]

Listen to Rocky 2 during the opening credits. Both are practically similar. Shire composed both because he was married to Talia Shire.

[@MH-jc3uj]

Bill Conti composed the music for Rocky II.

[@dangeroustelevision6515]

I swear this sounds like theme music from THE COSBY SHOW.

[@theexpresidents]

Which is ironic, since Cosby is now IN prison.

[@theexpresidents]

Edit: they let that nigga out !

[@WillCWilson]

The Soundtrack Channel, from what I've heard, there hasn't been any release of this score on any music format. I'd like to know how you were able to find this track. Did you get it from the sound channels of the DVD (if that's even possible)? Or was it on a compilation CD, making this track the only one from this score to be released?

[@aswe9236]

it is on a cd.

[@theexpresidents]

​@@aswe9236Then explain the dialogue from the movie actually being in the song.

[@AstonishingSodApe]

Was this ever released?

[@johnsmith-zu5db]

No. Straight Time was never released as an LP or put onto the CD format. Apparently the score is too short for a single release. But hopefully, Intrada may one day release the score with another David Shire soundtrack. If you don't know, Intrada is a specialist film soundtrack releasing company that is able to get film scores from record and film studios that haven't been released to the public. Hope that helps.

[@AstonishingSodApe]

Of course I know. Maybe we could put it in the suggestion box in the forum. Or ask Varèse Sarabande or La-La Land Records. I know at least La-La is open to suggestions, provided they have a good rapport with the film studios or the composer.

[@AstonishingSodApe]

And thanks for the info!

[@johnsmith-zu5db]

I did post on the Intrada forum quite a while back about Straight Time. Doug Fake said that there's no future plans to release it. Bit like one of my favourite Georges Delerue scores to A Man for All Seasons. That too has very little music. Anything is possible. Here's hoping that maybe someone will release it. Cheers!

[@WillCWilson]

Maybe one day an album will come out with the score to this film. Maybe even combined with those other scores the composer has done that don't have much music on them, as like a commemorative album to the composer. That seems like a reasonable way to do it to me.

[@Hugoisbuff]

Cartoons for MEN

[@E_ZERO_A2]

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