The First Blood soundtrack includes music by Dan Hill and Jerry Goldsmith. This info article contains spoilers and song details for Ted Kotcheff’s 1982 movie on Amazon, MGM+ and Paramount+. Check out Vague Visages’ Soundtracks of Cinema category for more soundtrack song listings.
First Blood stars Sylvester Stallone as Rambo, a Vietnam War veteran with Special Forces experience. Richard Crenna co-stars as Trautman, a U.S. Army colonel and the protagonist’s mentor. The storyline follows Rambo as he finds trouble in Hope, Washington after being confronted by a local sheriff. Composer Jerry Goldsmith (The Omen) scored the 93-minute film; music supervisor Bruce Botnick (uncredited) selected the featured needle-drops. Here’s every song in First Blood, the first installment of the movie franchise.
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First Blood Soundtrack: Every Song in the 1982 Movie
- “It’s a Long Road” by Dan Hill (01:29:00): The First Blood soundtrack song is featured at the end of the film. First, Rambo breaks down while speaking with his U.S. Army mentor, Colonel Trautman (Richard Crenna). He recalls traumatic experiences from the Vietnam War. Rambo tears up and says, “Sometimes I wake up and don’t know where I am.” Trautman comforts the protagonist after a series of violent events. A transition sequence begins. Trautman escorts Rambo out of a building. Moments later, the First Blood music sets in. Rambo walks alongside Trautman as the credits sequence begins. The movie officially ends on a freeze-frame of the protagonist. The track scores the film’s final moments and continues through the end credits.
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The First Blood cast also includes:
- Brian Dennehy as Teasle
- Bill McKinney as Kern
- Jack Starrett as Galt
- Michael Talbott as Balford
- Chris Mulkey as Ward
- John McLiam as Orval
- Alf Humphreys as Lester
- David Caruso as Mitch
- David L. Crowley as Shingleton
- Don MacKay as Preston
- Charles A. Tamburro as Pilot
- David Petersen as Trooper
- Craig Huston as Radio Operator
- Patrick Stack as Lt. Clinton Morgen
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Categories: 1980s, Action, Adventure, Film, Holiday, Movies, Music, One-Person Army Action, Psychological Drama, Soundtracks of Cinema, Thriller, Tragedy
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