ROCKYSGIVING: Rocky IV
The problem with this movie: too much synth.
Sylvester Stallone never imagined making a fourth Rocky film. In fact, it’s entirely possible, based on the lawsuit Anderson v. Stallone, that he may have barely written this one. Just like in that court’s decision though, the core of Rocky still exists in this movie, even though some questionable choices are made (talking robot wife for Paulie, 5-minute Stallone Lambo montage, the synth-iest score that ever synthed, etc.). This is the only movie one of us had actually seen, and Macintosh wasn’t impressed the first time around. Did this watch change his mind? You’ll have to listen to our review of Rocky IV!
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Intro music taken from the Second Movement of Ludwig von Beethoven's 9th Symphony. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Hong Kong (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 HK) license. To hear the full performance or get more information, visit the song page at the Internet Archive.
“Eye of the Tiger” taken from the album of the same name by Survivor. ℗ 1991 Volcano Entertainment, III, L.L.C. The full album can be found on iTunes and Amazon.
The remaining songs are all taken from the Rocky IV original soundtrack, ℗ 1993 Chrysalis Records Ltd.; 1982, 1985, 1986, 2006 Volcano Entertainment III, LLC and available on iTunes and Amazon:
“Living in America” by James Brown
“Hearts on Fire” by John Cafferty
“Burning Heart” by Survivor
“No Easy Way Out” by Robert Tepper
