Saturday, October 5, 2024

Music from Kicks

Shelley in a 1985 promo pic

Shelley appeared in the TV movie Kicks in 1985, starring alongside soap superstar Anthony Geary. She played Maggie Pierson, a college professor addicted to, sort of, the thrill of the chase or, as the title says, kicks. She meets her match in Martin Cheevers (Geary), a wealthy businessman with a mysterious past. But their thrills gradually turn into chills as Cheevers ups the anti as they go along. Maggie goes along for the ride for as long as she could and they end up in Alcatraz. How far would she really go for mere kicks? Watch it and find out.

The Peter Bernstein Collection - Vol. 2
compact disc included music
from the TV movie Kicks

The drama in the TV movie was further enhanced by the musical score of American film score composer Peter Bernstein. Bernstein has scored and co-scored a number of movies (like the 1999 film  Wild Wild West) as well as television shows (like the 1987 TV series 21 Jump Street). Music from the 1985 TV movie Kicks was included in The Peter Bernstein Collection - Vol. 2 compact disc, which was released in 2022. The tracks used in Kicks that were included in the cd are as follows:

1.  Prologue- Dead Car In The Projects/Driving Home / Meet Barnes
2.  Martin Watches Maggie and Caleb/Tailing Caleb/
    A Single Rose For Maggie/Falling For Martin
3.  Walking On The Ledge/Love Scene
4.  It Turns You On, Doesn't It?/The Snake Game Ends/
    Maggie Rejects Caleb/Caleb Sees Martin
5.  Last Second Ripcord Pull/Martin's Sincere Apology
6.  Jewelry Store Break-In/Martin Kills The Guard
7.  Maggie Walks/Martin's Sniper Rifle/The Set-Up Reveals
8.  Punks Follow Maggie/Punks Mug Maggie/Police Arrive
9.  Back Seat Fire/Maggie Escapes Police Car/The Subway Chase
10. Maggie Steals The Boat/Maggie Arrives at Alcatraz
11. Martin Fires at Maggie/Maggie Climbs/Flare Gun Attack/
    Knocking Martin Out/Spiral Staircase/The Box
12. Final Confrontation/Martin's Demise/End Titles
13. Martin's Demise (Alt Edit)