 Composer Jack Nitzsche (qv) who previously worked with Carpenter  on _Starman (1984)_ (qv) was the first choice of composer but he was  unavailable. Producer Chevy Chase (qv) remembered seeing  Shirley Walker (I) (qv) conducting the orchestra when he was  attending the scoring stage to his film  _Christmas Vacation (1989)_ (qv) so he suggested that they use  Walker to score this film.