RoboCop (soundtrack)

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RoboCop: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
RoboCop OST.jpg
Soundtrack album by
Released1987
Genre Film score
Length41:49
Label Varèse Sarabande
Producer Basil Poledouris
Basil Poledouris chronology
Iron Eagle
(1986)
RoboCop: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(1987)
No Man's Land
(1987)
RoboCop chronology
RoboCop
(1987)
RoboCop 2
(1990)

RoboCop: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack to the 1987 film of the same name, composed by Basil Poledouris and performed by the Sinfonia of London. Poledouris previously worked with director Paul Verhoeven on the 1985 film Flesh and Blood . The score combines synthesizers and orchestral music, reflecting RoboCop's cyborg nature. The soundtrack was released by Varèse Sarabande in 1987. An expanded version was released by Milan Records on July 17, 2015. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Track listing

1987 Varèse Sarabande release

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Main Title"0:32
2."Van Chase"4:50
3."Murphy's Death"2:30
4."Rock Shop"3:38
5."Home"4:05
6."Robo vs. ED-209"2:00
7."The Dream"3:00
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Across the Board"2:28
2."Betrayal"2:12
3."Clarence Frags Bob"1:40
4."Drive to Jones' Office"1:40
5."We Killed You"1:30
6."Directive IV"1:00
7."Robo Tips His Hat"2:00
8."Showdown"5:00
2003 CD bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
16."Have a Heart"0:31
17."OCP Monitors"1:15
18."Nuke 'Em"0:26
19."Big Is Better"0:27

2015 Milan Records release

No.TitleLength
1."Main Title"0:48
2."Have a Heart"0:34
3."OCP Monitors"1:44
4."Twirl"0:38
5."Van Chase"4:59
6."Murphy Dies"2:38
7."Robo Lives"1:07
8."Drive Montage"1:07
9."Helpless Woman"1:19
10."Nukem"0:29
11."Murphy's Dream"3:08
12."Gas Station Blow-Up"1:46
13."Murphy Goes Home"4:17
14."Clarence Frags Bob"1:47
15."Rock Shop"3:45
16."Robo Drives to Jones"1:49
17."Directive IV"1:06
18."Robo & ED-209 Fight"2:12
19."Force Shoots Robo"2:46
20."Big Is Better"2:36
21."Care Package"3:00
22."Looking for Me"5:16
23."Across the Board / End Credits"7:35
Total length:56:16

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