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Police
Story
A look back to Goldsmith's
contribution to one of many television syndications of the 1970s.
Prometheus' release features an inventive 23 minute pilot score,
from a good stereo source, that makes full use of limited percussion,
some eerie electronics and 70's pop to create an effectively
dramatic score. To extend the running time to 53 minutes, there
is a series of library cues based entirely on Goldsmith's pilot
score. For the most part these are very similar to the original
but are nonetheless listen able from a good monophonic source.
The album finishes with a 7 minute suite from Medical Story
book ended by another solid Goldsmith TV theme.
Police Story may have limited appeal to those
who demand big movie music but it does prove to be a good demonstrator
of how skilful Goldsmith is when dealing with the frustrations
of small budget TV compared to the luxury of big budget movies. | 
