# "Fire in a Brooklyn Theater" soundtrack succeeds where the movie "Come See the Paradise" did not

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**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2014, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-in-a-brooklyn-theater-soundtrack-succeeds-where-the-movie-come-see-the-paradise-did-not/679174/1 "2014-01-19T00:19:13Z")

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Interesting note in [this article re](http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2014/01/15/oscar_bait_study_ucla_social_scientist_study_keywords_and_other_factors.html)the movie "[Come See the Paradise"](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_See_the_Paradise) from 1990 that sort of fell flat, but it’s evocative signature soundtrack "[Fire In a Brooklyn Theatre"](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9GNeTUzQis) went on to bigger and better things and was front and center in many other notable movies.

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> A track from the film’s score by Randy Edelman titled “Fire in a Brooklyn Theater” became an oft used musical cue for the trailers of other films, including those for A Few Good Men, Thirteen Days, Clear and Present Danger , Patriot Games , The Sum of All Fears and Devil In A Blue Dress .[7]

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**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2014, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-in-a-brooklyn-theater-soundtrack-succeeds-where-the-movie-come-see-the-paradise-did-not/679174/2 "2014-01-19T01:38:22Z")

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In a similar way, **The Stunt Man** was a moderate hit when it came out, but for several years parts of the score were often used as the go to music for movie trailers: the [Main Title](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTjD0fsDw-w#t=00m27s)for comedies and “[The Chase](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em15T6wz9xE)” for dramas/action films.