St. Elmo's Fire (CD - 1985)

St. Elmo's Fire was the definitive Brat Pack movie, following Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Demi Moore, Ally Sheedy, Andrew McCarthy, Rob Lowe, and Mary Stuart Masterston as they tried to sort their lives out after college. The soundtrack launched two big hits, "Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire" and John Parr's "Man in Motion (Theme From St. Elmo's Fire)." ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

St. Elmo's Fire was the definitive Brat Pack movie, following Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Demi Moore, Ally Sheedy, Andrew McCarthy, Rob Lowe, and Mary Stuart Masterston as they tried to sort their life out after college. The soundtrack launched two big hits, "Love Theme from St. Elmo's Fire" and John Parr's "Man in Motion (Theme from St. Elmo's Fire)," but those are the only two memorable pieces of the music on the album. Apart from his "Love Theme," David Foster doesn't manage to write music that stands apart from the movie, which makes the soundtrack a bit of a dull listen when taken on its own terms. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine minimize