Hans Zimmer - Rental Car Race Days Of Thunder Now

The "Rental Car Race" scene is one of the most beloved moments in sports cinema. It’s the turning point where rivals (Cruise) and Rowdy Burns (Michael Rooker) stop trying to kill each other on the track and start bonding over the sheer insanity of their profession.

If you close your eyes and hear a soaring electric guitar riff backed by a driving 90s synth beat, there’s a good chance you’re picturing a neon-clad redlining a rental car through a city street. Hans Zimmer - Rental Car Race Days of Thunder

While is now known for the "Sturm und Drang" heaviness of Interstellar or the desert drones of Dune , his 1990 score for Days of Thunder was a different beast entirely. It was pure, unadulterated adrenaline. And nowhere is that more apparent than in the iconic track, "Rental Car Race." The Context: "Rubbin’ is Racin’" The "Rental Car Race" scene is one of