SUMMARY: RUNNING TIME: 2:59 Min.
From the 1987 Dragnet film soundtrack, British synthesizer-pop group (The) Art of Noise supplies this homage title tune.
Film dialogue clips from co-stars Dan Aykroyd, Tom Hanks, Dabney Coleman, and narrator Bill Wittman are included (and often repeated) to give the song a remix-style take on composer Ira Newborn’s instrumental opening credits track. The tune appears (in a different form) on the soundtrack as “Dragnet (Danger Ahead/Dragnet March).”
One might consider “Dragnet ‘88” a companion piece for another of the soundtrack’s inclusions, “City of Crime,” performed by Aykroyd and Hanks.
REVIEW:
For non-fans, this upbeat, synthesizer-heavy track will probably get old fast. Still, fans of Dan Aykroyd & Tom Hanks’ Dragnet film will likely find this playful Art of Noise tune a welcome treat. “Dragnet ’88,” suffice to say, makes for a fun throwaway on a road trip or movie hits playlist.
BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING: 7 Stars
