Keith Emerson – Nighthawks (Original Soundtrack) (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1981

Nighthawks (Original Soundtrack) is an LP by Keith Emerson from 1981 released on the Backstreet Records label.

About this album

Nighthawks is a sharp, genre-blending soundtrack that shows Keith Emerson stretching beyond prog rock into taut film scoring. Written for the 1981 action thriller starring Sylvester Stallone and Rutger Hauer, the music mixes electronic textures, rock drive and experimental colour with a cool, urban pulse. Emerson, best known as the keyboard force behind Emerson, Lake & Palmer, brings muscular melodies and restless rhythm to cues such as the main title theme and chase material, giving the film a distinctive sonic identity. It stands as one of his most distinctive screen works and a notable crossover between progressive rock and cinema.