Great Film Score for a Cult Classic
Luis Hernandez | New York, New York, USA | 12/06/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Composed by David Newman, the original motion picture soundtrack to "Heathers" is probably one of his best ever. Newman, who comes from the same talented family that gave us Randy Newman (his brother), composed the score to Heathers, probably not knowing how memorable that film would become with teen audiences. His score which includes elements that are suspenseful ("Forest Chase"), mischief ("Into The Cafeteria"), and eeriness ("J. D.'s Bomb") is a film score classic. His decision to use a harmonica in certain scenes gives the film both a feeling of darkness and the unknown as the main characters begin to eliminate the school's most popular (yet hated) students.If you were a fan of the film, then the soundtrack is a must have. My only disappointment was that the album's producers decided not to include the tracks by Doris Day (the opening song "Que Sera Sera"), the closing song (Sly & the Family Stone's version of "Que Sera Sera") and the most popular song in the film, "Teenage Suicide: Don't Do It!". Regardlessly, this is one of the best film scores released in the last decade."