On the Anniv of “The Lost Boys’” 1987 Release, I Remember the Music More Than the Story.

The anniversary of the release of the 1987 movie “The Lost Boys” is July 31. How many people in middle age remember movies from their formative years – But not for the stories? I remember “The Lost Boys” less for the story and its shallow and tedious dark comedic subplot than the music.

The story about 20-something vampires grabbed me a little during my high school years. The performances of Kiefer Sutherland, Jami Gertz and Jason Patric held my attention.

Between 1984 and 1988, which were among some formative years, I remember “Back to the Future,” “Stand By Me,” “Wall Street” and “Platoon” as much for the stories as their great soundtracks. I’ll leave it to more clever people than me to deduce why the music comprises my clearest memories of “The Lost Boys”.

In “The Lost Boys” I remember the songs “Say Hello to the Night,” “Cry Little Sister” and “I Still Believe” more fondly than the story. I haven’t found any music or soundtrack websites which assessed the popularity or power of the film’s music upon or since its release.

In particular in “The Lost Boys,” the anthemic main song “Cry Little Sister,” with its pumping percussion, remains exciting. In “I Still Believe” the horn and the quality and tone of the vocals grab me. And apparently in the late 1980s strong percussion tended to seize my attention.

According to research via Perplexity.ai, apparently none of the music earned any awards. Instead, it seems that the songs earned what some music websites deduced was a cult status.

In remembering a movie Is it sad to like its soundtrack more than the movie? The music shouldn’t outshine the movie it’s meant to support. Oh, well.