Just watched Michael Mann's "Manhunter" for the first time the other day, an 80's prequel to "Silence of the Lambs" based on "Red Dragon" by Thomas Harris. While the ending is not faithful to the book (they have to skip over some pesky character development for a more action-packed climax), it works well as a film, especially due to the soundtrack. There is some great synth underscoring courtesy of Michael Rubini and the group Reds, but the real find here is a couple of great mood songs: Shriekback's "Evaporation" is absolutely gorgeous in its backdrop to hero Will Graham's search of a victim's home and Prime Movers' "Strong As I Am" is an intense rush that perfectly accompanies killer Francis Dolarhyde's rage at seeing his would-be girlfriend with another man. I'd highly recommend finding a copy of the soundtrack, which was popular at the time of its release in 1986, but has since become more rare. Check out both songs as used in the film:
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