Can I just say that I agree COMPLETLY with what's been said on here!
I also LOVE the 80s. I was born in 1979, so I spent pretty much my entire childhood growing up there.
And to be honest, I loved it! The music, the films, the fashions, the social trends, even the decorum brings back a lot of happy memories.
For me the MUSIC is perhaps the best part of it-in fact I've got an ENTIRE bookshelf FULL of 80s CDs, everything from Duran Duran, A-ha, Pet Shop Boys, Bananarama, Eurythmics, Kate Bush, Spandau Ballet, Human League, Queen, plus MANY others.
Anyway, what I want to say was, like a lot of other people, I loved the soundtrack simply because of it's 80's synth-based sound, which I think is a nice nod towards the original film.
One good example is the first time I heard Son of Flynn being played has Sam rides his bike through the streets, which actually gave me GOOSEBUMPS listening to it!
Similarly, when Flynn & Sam stole away abroad the Solar Sailor has it takes of, the synths were still there in full glory (and again, more GOOSEBUMPS!
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That soundtrack is now CONSTANTLY on my MP3 Player, and I've lost count of the number of times I've listened to it.
There is ONE minor critism, however-there are two songs in the film that are NOT on the soundtrack album.
The music that was being played when Sam enters the Encom building & the music that was played when Sam & Flynn get onboard the Solar Sailer has it takes off (which I've mentioned above) are NOT on the album, which I think is a bit of a shame.
And has to Jeff's narration at the start-to be honest it doesn't really bother me, actually. To me, hearing those words all adds to the 'story' feel of the film itself (if that makes sense).