The chilling road thriller, The
Hitcher, was released in 1986 and starred Rutger Hauer as a murderous hitchhiker
in a relentless pursuit of a young motorist, C. Thomas Howell. Critically
maligned at the time, over the years the film has built up a cult following and
has spawned a sequel and a remake. The original soundtrack has been unavailable
for close to 30 years.
“Technically
the music business was in a crossroads and new instruments and new instrument
technologies were appearing every day. I availed myself of this “new”
technology of “sampling” and brought in two drummers who played only originally
sampled drums. I was still using my early system of a Prophet 5, an Oberheim 4
voice and my ARP 2600. To this I added this new keyboard, a Prophet 2000
(sampler). This was the “band”! – Mark Isham
1 Headlights - Main Title
2 The Chosen
3 Keys
4 Dust and Gasoline
5 Dream
6 Dogs
7 Suicide
8 Gun
9 Cars and Helicopters
10 Motel
11 Transfer
12 Guards and Cards
13 Endgame
14 The Hitcher - End Credits