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No 317 - Midnight Run Director - Martin Brest I have decided I don't like having a job anymore. Specially not one which goes mental busy for 2 or 3 weeks at a time. 2011 has been pretty shocking when it comes to film watching and blog updating. I promise to rectify this as much as I can. Lets crack on Midnight Run had me hooked from the moment the awesome score and ' 90's sitcom ' style title credits came up (about 2min30 through here ) - but then, it grabbed me either further, with music by Danny Elfman . But this music is different to the standard Danny Elfman fare (which stems from his Tim Burton work but is now in most of the scores that he does). I mean just listen to it! Danny Elfman - Midnight Run Score Suite So, we have something which sounds zippy and funky (from an unexpected source) and which sets the tone for this film. A film which is really both a buddy movie and an utterly farcical chase. This was back in the 80's when De Niro could be really funn...