St. Elmo's Fire: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

This albumn is bittersweet. It reminds me of being a teenager, wishing to go to college, and leaving someone special. Then the feelings of after college and "this is it?" come shining through. I will always treasure David Foster's voice on the last song. A lot of memories come crashing back. You remeber when love was innocent, "for just a moment."

If you like the works of David Foster, then you should buy this compilation of his fine work. The instrumental songs are great to listen to when you're in a romantic mood (and even when you're trying to have a slow dance with your loved one..) About some of the songs in that album..John Parr has that cool and 'husky' voice that really suits the mood for the message of "Man in Motion"-particularly to show the kind of spirit Emilio Estevez had (in the movie) when he tried to win Andie McDowell's heart (who played a nurse, I think) "Georgetown" conveys the feeling of loneliness and 'campus homesickness' as Rob Lowe (in the movie) went back to his old campus and tried to mingle with the newer students by playing football- only to discover that they glorified his comeback by reminding him about his past. Finally, if you're a single guy, then try to play the instrumental song of "St. Elmo's Fire" or the song called "Young and Innocent" on...Read more

First let me state that I really, really like this soundtrack. My favorite song is "If I turn you away" with Vicky Moss. My major gripe is that Ms. Moss sounds like she's singing two city blocks away from the microphone - it's that bad. It's as if someone was trying to save a buck or two and do the mininum required to put out a song.

Finally, if they remaster this disk, I'll gladly pay top dollar for it! Five stars for material, three stars for the disc!