Red October (fictional submarine) by the Soviet Navy, "Red October" manages to rendezvous with USS "Dallas" and the United States is able to engage in a complicated rescue plan. Along for the ride on "Dallas", and later on "Red October", is a part-time CIA analyst named Jack Ryan, who reads Ramius' intent and suggests setting up the rendezvous. The rescue plan results in the Soviet Navy's belief that the submarine has been destroyed. The Soviet Alfa-class attack submarine "Konovalov" discovers "Red October"'s survival, but is destroyed before it can report back that "Red October"'s sinking had been staged. Most of the officers defect with
The Hunt for Red October (film) "The Hunt for Red October" was composed and conducted by Basil Poledouris. A soundtrack album composed of ten melodies was released on June 12, 1990. The album is missing some of the musical moments present in the film, including the scene where the crew of "Red October" sings the Soviet national hymn. The soundtrack is limited due to the fact that it was originally compiled to fit the Compact Cassette. Later, it was remastered for the CD. An expanded version was released in late 2013 by Intrada Records. It features 40 additional minutes of the score, including the until then