1985

Film Score, Songs and Soundtrack Album

Programmed & Performed by         Anthony Marinelli & Brian Banks

DIRECTOR  Hal Ashby

PRODUCER Ray Stark

Distributor Columbia Pictures

Music Supervisor  Quincy Jones

ACTORS  Michael O'Keefe, Rebecca De Mornay, Martin Ritt, Randy Quaid, Cleavant Derricks

About the Score

Instrumentation  65 Piece Orchestra, Synclavier II, Rhythm Section

Style  Romantic/comedy

Film Synopsis

Darryl Palmer (Michael O'Keefe) plays for the Atlanta Braves, and when he walks into a nightclub and sees an attractive woman singing (Rebecca DeMornay), he pulls up to home plate and is anxious to meet her. From then on, his persistence in courting her is unstoppable in spite of several unhappy setbacks, and finally their romance makes it to first base when she realizes she loves him too, and they are married. From that point onward, his career starts to soar, while her career begins to slide in the opposite direction. In fact, she has given up her job to go live with him on his home turf, and the sacrifice, in the end, proves to be too much. A separation is inevitable, and while he still has his teammates (Randy Quaid, Cleavant Derricks), he would rather have his wife back.

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