Bruce BROUGHTON
Honey, I Blew Up The Kid
Intrada MAF 7030D [40:56]
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Carl Stalling we love you! And Broughton certainly seems to be the best of
any composer who’s ever been asked or felt inclined to follow in those
classic cartoonish steps. Just think of: Baby’s Day Out, Stay Tuned,
Harry & The Hendersons, The Rescuers Down Under, or The Monster Squad.
Lest we forget, he also oversaw the scoring of the fantastic Tiny Toons series
too.
When Disney were adamant about not re-doing anything from Honey, I Shrunk
The Kids (since Horner’s pilfering had got them sued), they turned to
Broughton for something both brand new yet very familiar. Here then is one
of the finest cinematic loony tunes written outside of Warner’s purlieu.
Attempting to cover the breadth of what’s achieved is rather daunting.
As you’d expect, the music scurries all over the place at breakneck
pace. No cue sits still long enough to be easily categorised. What can be
said though is that there’s a lovely family theme, which can appear
in scatterbrain style whenever Rick Moranis executes another astounding feat
of scientific nincomboobery.
It’s one of Broughton’s all-time favourites. That ought to be all
the recommendation you need.
Reviewer
Paul Tonks
