My daughter and I sat down to watch an old movie - my choice on Netflix - and we found ourselves watching Corey Haim as Lucas. I told her it was one of my most memorable movies (although frankly the details are fuzzy). But it was the music that jogged my memory.
Dave Grusin. His music is so unmistakable I would know it anywhere. There was a time in my life when although I was trained in classical piano, I had the opportunity to be in a jazz fusion band (Orleans) where I learned the intricacies and complexities (but also the satisfaction) of thinking outside the (classical music) box. Yes, jazz teaches you to break those walls. It somehow breaks you free.
An express biography of Dave Grusin can be read here.
And here's one of his most famous tunes, Mountain Dance, on YouTube:
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