Jerry Goldsmith's Underrated Score for "The 'Burbs" - Anyone Else Love It?

Okay, soundtrack nerds, assemble! I gotta talk about Jerry Goldsmith's score for "The 'Burbs" (1989). I feel like it's one of those scores that doesn't get nearly enough love. Everyone remembers the movie for Tom Hanks and the whole over-the-top suburban paranoia thing, which is great, of course. But Goldsmith's score is so perfectly balanced, leaning into both the comedy and the genuinely creepy vibes. Specifically, I'm thinking about the cues used during the 'investigations' into the Klopeks. That almost cartoonish, but still unsettling, motif that plays when they're snooping around at night? It's brilliant! It's not a straight-up horror score, but it absolutely nails that feeling of unease and mounting dread that Ray and his buddies are experiencing. There's a playfulness to it and a sinister undertone that perfectly captures the film's tone. Does anyone else think the score is way better than it gets credit for? I also wonder, was Goldsmith trying to subtly pastiche some classic horror themes without outright copying them? There's something almost Hitchcockian buried in there at times, maybe I'm just hearing things that aren't there. What are your favorite moments in the score? Was the orchestral track in the scene with the giant hole in the ground perhaps his best work from the movie? And let's be real, could another composer have pulled that off? It's so deceptively straightforward. I still can't get over how well it works! Let me know your thoughts, fellow score enthusiasts. Is this a hidden gem, or am I just overhyping it in my own head (totally possible!)?