Product Review

For the 1988 Columbia Pictures Rocket Gibraltar, English composer, arranger, and performer Andrew Powell composed the heartfelt score. Powell chose parts specific to the story's dramatic weave: Grandpa Levi, the grandchildren, Cy Blue, and the titular skiff, Rocket Gibraltar. The music takes the listener through a sonic journey-with elements of classicism, pop, a little blues, and a bit of sturdy orchestral dissonance. These diverse musical styles help to characterize Levi's various family members and give the film a unique mélange of sonic flavorings. Powell 's score avoids sentimentality by conveying the earnestness that allows what is in fact a pretty ghastly denouement to succeed as a loving gift in honor of the family patriarch. Produced by Andrew Powell, Intrada is proud to release this score on its 30th anniversary.