Bill Conti - The Big Fix (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) '2021

Tracks list

The Big Fix stars Richard Dreyfuss as a private eye hired by an old girlfriend
to investigate a smear campaign against someone running for governor of
California – with (to quote Wikipedia) deadly results. The versatile Bill
Conti was still riding the crest of the Rocky wave at the time – this
score couldn’t be much more different, focusing in on a light classical
pastiche theme but veering off in numerous directions over its relatively brief
running time. That main theme is heard in light jazz mode in the opening title
but Conti soon settles down and presents it in straighter arrangements,
featuring harpsichord. It dominates the score’s early sections before
there’s an abrupt change of pace in the jazzy “Moses to
Lila’s” – which also features some disco (just in case the
cover had somehow not convinced you we were in 1978, this cue will leave you in
no doubt).

There’s emotion in “Moses Fights Tears” with a lovely piano
solo before it becomes more like a disco instrumental later on. “Exchange
of Envelopes” is a straight-up baroque pastiche which is really lovely. A
final change of style comes with a pair of excellent action/suspense cues late
on. “Hiding the Boys” uses disco as a starting point for the action
– those string runs! – and is very entertaining; the lengthier
“Moses Driving Through Town” is a starker piece, with 1970s
conspiracy thriller-style left-hand piano and synth effects (it is the best
track – and the closest the score gets to Rocky). The score only runs
about half an hour – the balance of the album is taken up with
alternative takes. The Big Fix is an unusual score in the sense that it goes
through several different styles, but Conti manages to keep it all cohesive. It
is very much a product of its time and over four decades later sounds
delightfully cheesy – it’s entertaining and tuneful though and had
never previously been released in any form, so Conti fans will love it
I’m sure.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Bill Conti - Main Title (from the Motion Picture The Big Fix) (1:49)
1.02 - Bill Conti - Cmon / Walking At College (1:13)
1.03 - Bill Conti - Lila (2:55)
1.04 - Bill Conti - Moses And The Boys / Hold It (1:48)
1.05 - Bill Conti - Moses To Lila’s (1:24)
1.06 - Bill Conti - News Men (0:41)
1.07 - Bill Conti - Moses Fighting Tears (5:47)
1.08 - Bill Conti - Moses Sees The Car (2:11)
1.09 - Bill Conti - The Cops And Moses (1:10)
1.10 - Bill Conti - Moses Walks Out (0:31)
1.11 - Bill Conti - Exchange Of Envelopes (1:52)
1.12 - Bill Conti - Hiding The Boys (1:17)
1.13 - Bill Conti - Moses Driving Through Town (4:32)
1.14 - Bill Conti - Son And Father (0:47)
1.15 - Bill Conti - End Credits (3:02)
1.16 - Bill Conti - Main Title (2:06)
1.17 - Bill Conti - Cmon (1:04)
1.18 - Bill Conti - Lila (1:18)
1.19 - Bill Conti - Moses To Lilas (1:27)
1.20 - Bill Conti - News Men (0:41)
1.21 - Bill Conti - Moses Fighting Tears (0:45)
1.22 - Bill Conti - Moses Fighting Tears (2:44)
1.23 - Bill Conti - Moses Sees The Car (3:10)
1.24 - Bill Conti - Moses Walks Out (0:33)
1.25 - Bill Conti - Hiding The Boys (1:33)
1.26 - Bill Conti - TV Music (Source) (1:33)
1.27 - Bill Conti - Moses To Lila’s (2:15)
1.28 - Bill Conti - Main Theme (from the Motion Picture The Big Fix) (1:05)

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