Music byBill Conti

(cast)The Band Wilbur Wilde

Paul ClarkMartin HoltMarlon HoldenScott Thompson

Songs

'Heartbeat'Sung by Kim HartLyrics by Sharon O'NeillMusic by Bill ContiProduced by Ashley Irwin

'Straight Ahead'Sung by Jon EnglishWritten by R & J Dallimore

and Jon English

'We are the kids'Sung by John DallimoreWritten by John Dallimore

and Graham Matters

'Fraction too much Friction'Sung by Wilbur WildeWritten by Tim Finn

'Sibelius - Second Symphony'Conducted by William Motzing

On-screen songs Produced by John Sayers

'Heartbeat' and UnderscoreRecording Engineer Michael Stavrou

Music Recording Supervised by Ashley Irwin

Soundtrack released by R.C.A. Records

Composer Bill Conti is too well-known to dwell on at length, especially as he is essentially an American film composer, with many scores to his credit (Rocky the one that made his name), and with only fleeting contact with the Australian industry, though he did return to do the score to Film Australia's 1995 children's feature film, Napoleon.

Conti added to the sense that the film was a major creative package of international significance, but his score was heavily criticised by reviewers at the time, with some claiming it was overblown and over-the-top, and had a negative impact on the drama.

Conti has a detailed wiki here.

(Below: Bill Conti)

When he landed in Australia, Conti immediately attracted media attention, as with this story in the Sydney Morning Herald on 17th September 1984:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Conti

In the usual way, the score was released on LP and then later on CD:

LP Starcall SFL1-0116 1984Co-Produced by Bill Conti & Ashley Irwin Music Conducted by Bill ContiMusic Recording Supervised by Ashley IrwinEngineered by Michael StavrouConcert Master Robert Ingram. Except: Heartbeat - Produced by Ashley Irwin, recorded by Michael Stavrou & David Cafe, mixed by Spencer LeeWe Are The Kids - produced by John SayersFraction Too Much Friction - produced by John SayersJon English appears by courtesy of Midnight Records

SIDE 1: 1. Heartbeat (B. Conti - S. ONeill) (2'59"), vocals : Kim Hart (Matthews/Control/Sharon ONeill)2. We Are The Kids (3'54") (J. Dallimore - G. Matters), vocals: John Dallimore (Albert)3. Trial By Water (4'00") (Bill Conti) (Matthews/Control)4. Straight Ahead (5'46") (J. English - J. & R. Dallimore), vocals: Jon English (Leosong)5. Fraction Too Much Friction (4'08") (Tim Finn) With Wilbur Wilde(Mushroom)

SIDE 2:1. Running Alone (2'05") (Bill Conti) (Matthews/Control)2. The Big Race (4'50") (Bill Conti) (Matthews/Control)3. Dont Give Up (2'41") (Bill Conti) With Ken Francis, guitar solo (Matthews/Control)

4. The Last Leg (3'55") (Bill Conti) (Matthews/Control)5. Personal Victory (3'52") (Bill Conti) (Matthews/Control)

The CD release had many more tracks on it, 28 in all, and was put together by 1M1 - released in 2002, 1M1CD1031:

The film features a band, Shark Attack, with Wilbur Wilde as lead singer and saxophonist. Wilde has a short wiki here. Others in the band were Paul Clark, Martin Holt, Marlon Holden, and Scott Thompson, though they're not identified individually in the credits.

The end credits give Wilde only one singing credit, performing Tim Finn's Fraction too much friction.

(Below: Wilde in action in the band in the film, and below that, various images of other members of the band in action in the film).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilbur_Wilde