"NOTHING IS OVER! NOTHING! YOU JUST DON'T TURN IT OFF! It wasn't my war! You asked me, I didn't ask you! And I did what I had to do to win!"

Here is the excellent score for the 1982 Sylvester Stallone action film FIRST BLOOD, which led to two sequels (the soundtracks of both will be posted soon). Based on the 1972 novel by David Morrell (who, in a very nice touch, novelized the two sequels), Stallone is John Rambo, a Vietnam vet who became a drifter after coming home and being unable to readjust to civillian life. Passing through the small town of Hope, Oregon, he runs afoul of Sheriff Will Teasle (Brian Dennehy), a Korean War vet. Teasle arrests Rambo and dumps him in jail, where the deputies torture him. When one tries to shave him (dry) with a straight razor, it triggers a memory of being slashed across the chest with a knife in a Viet Cong POW camp. Rambo flips out, beats up the deputies, and escapes into the woods of Oregon. Rambo's former commanding officer and mentor Col. Sam Truatman (the late Richard Crenna), is brought in to try and futilely talk some sense into him as Rambo outwits bloodhounds, a posse, and the National Guard in an attempt to hunt down Teasle and take his revenge.

The score for this classic action film was provided by Jerry Goldsmith (who did the other two entries ion the series), this proves why he was the go-to guy for rousing action scores. Opening with a somber main title track ("Home Coming"), we get some nice action cues as well as the classic end credits song by Dan Hill. Reccomended for everyone. For those wondering if this is the Varese or Intrada release, they are basically the same (the Varese is a reissue), so I went with the cooler cover art.

Tracks:

1. Home Coming (02:21)
2. Escape Route (02:39)
3. First Blood (04:36)
4. The Tunnel (04:02)
5. Hanging Out (03:29)
6. Mountain Hunt (06:06)
7. My Town (01:55)
8. The Razor (03:08)
9. No Power (02:51)
10. Over The Cliff (02:03)
11. It's A Long Road (Instrumental) (02:52)
12. It's A Long Road (Theme from "First Blood") (performed by Dan Hill)(03:19)


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