One Good Cop - SCORE/SOUNDTRACK (1991) David Foster and William Ross
Published 2018-09-10
May 1991 saw the release of the movie “One Good Cop” starring Michael Keaton and Rene Russo. The music for that motion picture was written by David Foster with William Ross. It was one of Foster’s first collaborations with the gifted composer/arranger/orchestrator and Ross immediately became a fixture on several Foster’s productions. Ross could be found on projects for Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Josh Groban and many others.
The main attraction for Foster fans on “One Good Cop” was the gorgeous ballad “If Not For Love.” which plays on the end credits. It’s a breathtaking jazzy number co-written by Foster and then-wife Linda Thompson. The composition was sung by the extraordinary Warren Wiebe. We consider “If Not For Love” one of Foster’s best compositions of the Nineties with its perfect melody, nocturne mood, top notch arrangement and amazing production. It is, without a doubt, one of Wiebe’s best performances ever with his smooth voice gently singing Thompson’s tender lyrics. Another key element is the warm saxophone played by Rev. Dave Boruff, the same talented guy who helped Foster make “Love Theme From St. Elmo’s Fire” a success. Recently, we asked our favourite super-producer to write a few words about “If Not For Love” and he kindly sent this note:
We all thought, including the movie producers, that we had a real hit on our hands with this song. It seemed to fit Warren perfectly and he really sang his heart out on it. We were quite disappointed when it didn’t get any traction on the radio, but I was happy with it because to me, it really had the feel, sound and texture of the movie.”
Unfortunately, the soundtrack record for “One Good Cop” never saw the light of day. If you want to listen to its beautiful music, check out Ross’ official website at www.williamrossmusic.com
www.fozfan.com/2013/08/25/if-not-for-love-2/
All Comments (3)
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Such a good film Michael Keaton good actor good cast they don't make movie like this no more love positivity blessings 🙏🏻🤍🤍🤍🤍
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Keaton is awesome in the movie Sober is a drug addict and pacific heights is a scammer looking for money Good cop is another of his good movies
