"The Golden Child" Score: Underrated or Just Plain Dated?

Alright fellow score nerds, HughesReviews here. Was just revisiting "The Golden Child" (yeah, the Eddie Murphy one from '86) and I've got mixed feelings about the score. Michel Colombier did the composing, and he's a talented guy, but something about this one feels...off to me. There are definitely moments I dig. The mystical cues, especially those that incorporate some Eastern-inspired instrumentation, work REALLY well. I'm thinking specifically of the scenes with Kee Nang (Charles Dance is such a great villain though, BTW). But then you get these jarring, almost comedic bits that feel like they belong in a different movie entirely. Did anyone else find those action cues a bit hokey, even for the 80s? Maybe they were trying to lighten a very dark story? And then there's the main theme. It's...fine. Nothing particularly memorable, honestly. Compared to some of the other scores from that era that were really pushing boundaries, it feels pretty safe. So, I'm curious what your thoughts are. Am I being too harsh on this one? Is it a product of its time, and I'm just not appreciating it in that context? Or is it genuinely an example of a score that just doesn't quite hit the mark despite the composer's talent? Let's discuss!