Francis Ford Coppolas coming-of-age drama The Outsiders (1983) adapted S.E. Hintons successful 1967 novel ofthe same name, using a young cast of rising stars (C. Thomas Howell, Tom Cruise, Matt Dillon, Rob Lowe, EmilioEstevez, Patrick Swayze, Ralph Macchio and Diane Lane) many of whom came to be known as the Brat Pack, defininga genre of 80s films. The plot focuses on the rivalry between two gangs of teenagers in Tulsa, Oklahoma, one poor(Greasers), the other wealthier (Socs).Coppolas ambition was to achieve the widescreen scope of a teen Gone with the Wind, and he asked his father,Carmine Coppola, to score the soundtrack. The result is epic and romantic, a return to a golden age of Hollywoodfilm composing which suits the stylised and epic cinematography, becoming darker as the characters fulfil their tragicdestinies. Stevie Wonder co-wrote and performed the song that plays over the credits, Stay Gold, which is includedon this release.The inner sleeves feature extensive notes by Daniel Schweiger on the history of the film, the soundtrack and aninsight into the Coppola father and son partnership.