Press Release from Quartet:
Quartet Records presents the premiere release of the emotional, symphonic Americana score by renowned composer Robert Folk (POLICE ACADEMY, TOY SOLDIERS, ROCK-A-DOODLE) for the rural drama MILES FROM HOME, directed in 1988 by Gary Sinise, starring Richard Gere, Kevin Anderson, Penelope Anne Miller, Helen Hunt and Brian Dennehy. The film is about two brothers who are forced off their farm in the debt-stricken Midwest and become folk heroes when they begin robbing the banks that have been foreclosing on farmers.
MILES FROM HOME was one of the first major works that Robert Folk was involved in, and the first where he was able to give free rein to his symphonic training and knowledge of a profoundly American sound. He replaced composer John Barry, who had begun composing the score just as he fell ill and recommended the young Folk to complete the job. Inspired by Aaron Copland and Norman Dello Joio, Folk wrote a sensitive, emotional and powerful score that remains one of his favorites.
A suite featuring select passages from the score was previously released on a promotional album by the composer, but this is the first official release of the complete score. Produced and supervised by the composer, assembled and mixed by Chris Malone and mastered by Doug Schwartz, the booklet features an in-depth essay by film music writer Daniel Schweiger, including interviews with the composer, the director and producers of the film.
