I liked the score just the way it was. And we're legion, too.
If they ever remake this movie it might be cool if they worked in a cover of "Killing Moon" by Echo and the Bunnymen. Maybe over the closing credits.

yes, but no one is saying that you would have to give up your version. But to those of us who love the movie and despise the soundtrack (and we are legion) why not have an alternative version? If no one will do it in hollywood, I'd love if someone on this great internet would save the dialog, rescore it and put it in an open source mp3 that we could play along with the movie.
Why not? It would only make the move more watched, which seems like a good thing.
PS apparently you can use the music soundtrack (available on Amazon), invert it, and cancel out the music. Someone out there must be able to do it.

Totally disagree with the notion of rescoring Ladyhawke.
I love the score, and it gives the film a nice fantasy feeling (as in "this is not for real, people") .

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I do like this movie but the music is so wrong. It reminds me of all those cheesy TV shows (Charlie's Angels, Chips, etc.).

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You think Ladyhawke's score was unconventional? The whole reason it's dated is because the score was as conventional as you could get. Maybe it was unusual to use that kind of thoughtless composition on live action fantasies, but certainly not for Saturday morning cartoons:
Of course, that's more playful but the simple rhythmic ideas and meandering melodies are just as by the book and unimaginative as Ladyhawke's score.

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I don't know what people's problem is with the music, I think it's just fine. At least they had to nerve to try something different. These days if you suggest something different in Hollywood they put you up against the wall and have you executed. But that's beside the point. I seriously don't see what the problem is here. Most of the "rock music" is in the opening credits. And I really like the main theme, I find it touching and very romantic. So complain all you want but I like it and the rest of you can go soak your heads!
"Go away or I'll call the brute squad!"

I think there needs to be a "like' "dislike" button or "agree" button etc. So we are not typing the same things over and over. I totally agree with you. I adore this movie. One of my most favorites, but I hate hate hate the music. Always did.

I love this film but the music was cheesy back then and it is worse now. Unlike the other scores of it's kind it it's times like Legend and Blade Runner it is too over the top and far too repetitive. Yet as i type I am watching this film.

AGREE!

It's not that it's dated. The music was horrible and inappropriate when it first came out, too. It's like it was scored by a high school student as a school project. Not being orchestral has nothing to do with it. The Tangerine Dream music in Legend works better than the alternate orchestral score by Jerry Goldsmith. This score is just flat out terrible.

Count me as another who liked the original score.
he thing I find more mystifying about the people who think the music is dated, is that they want to replace it with orchestral music, a style that is basically unchanged from the 19th century. Talk about dated
Orchestral music is not 'more appropriate' to this film, its simply the standard used for period movies nowadays and people feel uncomfortable with the unfamiliar.

to the original poster: WHY ON EARTH SHOULD THIS FILM BE RESCORED? DO NOT RESCORE THIS FILM. It was filmed in 1984 and most of the music was recorded in very late 1984 to January 1985. Rescoring this film would ruin it and be considered an insult to the fans of this film.

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Agree that to each their own and all that, and there are obviously people who did like the score, incomprehensible as that is to me.
Of course there is no rule that fantasy movies must have orchestral music! I don't mind if they try something different, but this "something different" FAILED, big time IMO. I own the movie and absolutely love it, but must admit that I don't watch it often and that the main reason for that is the terribly cheesy score. I would often thing, "I'm in the mood for Ladyhawke" then think of the score and summarily put something else on. But that's just me [and most other people who has seen it]! lol

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The composer tried something different and I think it failed.An orchestral score can provide an epic sweep which I think this film needed but there`s certainly no written rule.

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Its an epic fantasy(or tries to be)and I think a keyboard score is totally wrong for this type of film.The score does contain some orchestral cues which ,although quite decent, are seldom used.Imagine "Lord of the Rings" with something similar-doesnt bear thinking about.

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Agreed the score is totally inappropriate.

I agree with the OP.