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Posted by Daniel Aveline (Member # 1714) on January 10, 2010, 07:27 AM:
I have recently started a soundtrack collection.Does
anyone here share the same interest?
Posted by Claus Harding (Member # 702) on January 10, 2010, 10:42 AM:
Daniel,
Nice to hear from a fellow film-music buff.
I love film music; Morricone and Goldsmith among the main orchestral composers (Goldsmith's 'Alien' newer grows old as mood-setting music.) I have a reasonable collection on LP and also CDs.
I also enjoy "forgotten" scores for films that may not have been hits, like "Heaven's Gate" and "Custer of the West."
What do you have, and what are your favorites?
Claus.
Posted by Stewart John Boyle (Member # 1785) on January 10, 2010, 11:34 AM:
Great topic,
My number one soundtrack is Ennio Morricone.. i was lucky enough to see this print in 70mm,the six track magnetic stereo track was stunning. ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
regards
Stewart
Posted by Thomas Murin, Jr. (Member # 1745) on January 10, 2010, 05:13 PM:
Stewart, I think a film title is missing from your post!
I've been collecting soundtracks since I was 7. My first was Star Wars, my latest are on their way to me: On Deadly Ground by Basil Poledouris, Clash Of The Titans by Leonard Rosenman and Fantasia by Irwin Kostal.
Favorite composers: John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, Basil Poledouris, Ennio Morricone, Michael Kaman, David Arnold and many more!
Posted by Gian Luca Mario Loncrini (Member # 1417) on January 10, 2010, 06:44 PM:
Definitely yes (LP, above all).
Morricone if my favorite, no doubt. I also love Nino Rota and Bernard Herrmann.
Some of my favorite soundtracks: ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST; ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA, E.T.
Posted by Douglas Meltzer (Member # 28) on January 10, 2010, 08:25 PM:
Daniel,
Here are two links to previous Forum threads about soundtracks:
Soundtrack 1
Soundtrack 2
Doug
Posted by Daniel Aveline (Member # 1714) on January 11, 2010, 10:56 AM:
Hello Everyone,hello Claus,hello Gian,hello Thomas,hello Stewart,hello Douglas;
My all time favourite is Ennio Morriconne,undoubtebly the most talented film music composer;I agree,Gian, once upon a time
in the west,once upon a time in America are wonderful,haunting scores ;I am also very keen on Max Steiner,he did marvelous
work on the searchers,Bernard Hermann is a genius too,his craft was very noticeable in films such as Vertigo,the seventh voyage of Sinbad;David Raksin did an unforgettable job on Will penny
and Laura;but I am also very fond of Victor Young who composed beautiful music for Rio Grande and Johnny Guitar;of course there is also the great Dimitri Tiomkin(High Noon,Giant, Tha Alamo...)I have records of the titles above but also other ones such as Hour of the Gun(Goldsmith),True Grit,the comancheros,the magnificent seven(Elmer Bernstein)oh I was about to forget the Great Silence by Morricone;West Side Story by Leonard Benstein,I also started collecting Tv scores like
Logan's run(Laurence Rosenthal),Johnny Staccato(Elmer Bernstein)
the Time Tunnel(Georges Dunning,John Williams)The Persuaders theme(John Barry),the avengers(Laurie Johnson).Apart from tv scores I have records from the great hollywood musicals.well that's it .Thank You for the answers Iam looking forward other ones;Claus what's in your own collection?Gian,do you have other
morriconne scores? ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
Posted by Stewart John Boyle (Member # 1785) on January 11, 2010, 11:51 AM:
Yup, i completely forgot to post the name of the movie..doh!
It was Ennio Morricone and The Untouchables..
Thanks all
Stewart
Posted by Bart Smith (Member # 780) on January 11, 2010, 12:50 PM:
And let's not forget Maurice Jarre (Lawrence of Arabia, Dr Zhivago and many more)...
Posted by Christian Bjorgen (Member # 1780) on January 11, 2010, 03:32 PM:
I don't "collect" soundtracks, but I will have to say that nothing can compare with "Blues Brothers" and "Saturday Night Fever", both of which I own on mint vinyl pressings
Favorite composers: John Williams, Michael Kamen and of course Ennio Morricone.
Posted by Bill Phelps (Member # 1431) on January 11, 2010, 04:05 PM:
I love anything by Bernard Herrmann. I am a big fan of Brian DePalma and one of his soundtracks in particular that I love is 'Snake Eyes' by Ryuichi Sakamoto. I play it over and over...
I also like John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith and Ennio Morricone.
Stewart...whenever I put on my LP of The Untouchables and crank it up I get goosebumps!
Bill
Posted by Stewart John Boyle (Member # 1785) on January 11, 2010, 04:54 PM:
Good words Bill,
The only other movie opening titles that gave me goosebumps,was Theme from Beetlejuice by Danny Elfman,
outstanding.
regards
Stewart
Posted by Claus Harding (Member # 702) on January 11, 2010, 05:02 PM:
This is an orchestral suite recorded in 1980. Beautifully played, and great dynamics.
Can't do without Morricone
Herrman + Hitchcock....
Akira Ifukube is best known as "the man who wrote the music to Godzilla" but he was a serious classical composer as well, and contributed to many films, like the Japanese classic "The Burmese Harp."
Japanese pressing of "The Godfather."
This is from late in the vinyl days, when quality control was going downhill for LPs, and the Japanese 'virgin vinyl' imports in many cases were the only really good ones left.
Claus.
Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on January 11, 2010, 05:40 PM:
Bernard Herman's score for Vertigo is my vote for the best ever film score.
Posted by Stewart John Boyle (Member # 1785) on January 11, 2010, 05:57 PM:
Betty Blue anyone?
Stewart
Posted by Bill Phelps (Member # 1431) on January 11, 2010, 06:07 PM:
Paul....haunting for sure.
Claus....nice pictures, and thanks for reminding me of Akira Ifukube. I only know of him through the Godzilla films but like him alot.
Bill
Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on January 11, 2010, 07:38 PM:
Claus those are brilliant album photos.
Here is one more... this one for western fans.
The Big Country by Jerome Moross is one of my all time favourite sound tracks also Elmer Bernstein music for "The Magnificent Seven" is another. One LP record I had back in the late 60s and had to give it away "never come across another copy since" was "Mackenna's Gold" the music was by Quincy Jones the song "Old Turkey Buzzard" sung by Jose Feliciano...brilliant.
Another composer that stands out is the music by "John Barry" I remember watching "Born Free" at the cinema, I was very young then and its stuck in my mind ever since and thats from the 60s ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
song by Matt Munro.
Better stop.....so much good music I could go on forever ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
Graham.
Posted by Claus Harding (Member # 702) on January 11, 2010, 07:42 PM:
Thanks Graham; I am afraid once I get going, I always have "just one more." Since you mentioned Barry:
Bill, Ifukube is a bit difficult to get in the US as a lot of his stuff seems to have appeared only on domestic Japanese releases, but he's well worth seeking out.
For all the Disney buffs:
It's particularly interesting to listen to the Disney music separately, because we know the songs so well from the films. When you really listen, the orchestrations and arrangements show what craftmanship went into even these seemingly 'easy'-sounding melodies.
Claus.
Posted by Gian Luca Mario Loncrini (Member # 1417) on January 11, 2010, 08:12 PM:
Complimenti, Claus. Nice collection!
Posted by Claus Harding (Member # 702) on January 11, 2010, 08:33 PM:
Thanks Gian,
Once a collector, always a collector....I just wish I could stick to one thing.... ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
Claus.
Posted by Gian Luca Mario Loncrini (Member # 1417) on January 11, 2010, 08:42 PM:
Got the same 'problem' ! But super 8 is at the top of the list. Natural born addicted.
Posted by Claus Harding (Member # 702) on January 11, 2010, 09:26 PM:
Graham alert!
Here's McKenna and his gold if you want it:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330377789604&rvr_id=&crlp=1_263602_263622&UA=WXI7&GUID=b4b416241230a0b582f62256fff84da1&itemid=330377789604&ff4=263602_263622
Ah, Ebay.....
Claus.
Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on January 12, 2010, 02:46 AM:
Thanks Claus
I have had a look at it and asked the wife she says...no...and suggests to keep looking out for one here in NZ, "thanks again"
Here is one Disney LP that might be of interest, my son Steven bought for me as a Christmas present last year I think it might be a bit rare.
The LP is dated 1966, Buena Vista records and manufactured in NZ by His Masters Voice all the tracks are original from Snow White HI HO to Mary Poppins Chim Chim Cheree except Its A Small World. Its interesting to read on the front cover that the nett proceeds from its sale would be donated by H.M.V. "NZ" Ltd to the Boy Scouts Association. I never new that Disney helped to fundraise organizations... very good.
Graham.
Posted by Gian Luca Mario Loncrini (Member # 1417) on January 12, 2010, 05:08 AM:
This is very interesting indeed, Graham. I ignore if it's a rare LP, but I'd be proud to have it in my collection !
Posted by Stewart John Boyle (Member # 1785) on January 12, 2010, 01:47 PM:
Can any of the soundtrack experts please tell me which films Bert kampfaert did?. i remember him from my childhood and loved his music.I think.. and im not quite sure of the name, but my favourite track is safari swing?? can anyone help out?
Regards
Stewart
Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on January 17, 2010, 03:43 PM:
Hi Stewart
I dont recall any of Bert Kaempfert music being used in the movies his record album though "A Swingin Safari" was released back in 1962 his music was always popular "still is" and I think its still available from Polydor the CD "Bert Kaempfert Collection" 1992... well worth getting.
Graham.
Posted by Paul Martin (Member # 1847) on January 19, 2010, 05:26 PM:
Another hobby of mine.... 8 tracks! I've got Star Trek : The Motion Picture, Wrath of Khan and a few of the Bonds on tape.
Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on January 18, 2012, 02:22 AM:
Came across this one lately at a junk store, enjoyed listening to it.
Always thought the 400ft Super8 digest was well done.
Graham.
Posted by Claus Harding (Member # 702) on January 18, 2012, 11:33 AM:
The thread is still going, nice
Audrey's beauty plus Henry's music in Living Stereo....oh yes:
The "original" score for "2001", or at least what was written before Alex North got fired from the job:
Ry Cooder wrote great music for the film "The Border."
This Australian release is well worth finding:
I love Steiner's work in "Kong." Can you tell? :
The 1934 big-budget bio of Pancho Villa, "Viva Villa" doesn't get much play anywhere.
This 78 features a stomping version of "La Cucaracha" as used in the movie, an early example of a record tie-in with films well before soundtrack albums became popular or even available:
And the one, the only Anton Karas with his immortal theme:
Claus.
Posted by Grant Fitzgerald (Member # 2796) on January 18, 2012, 01:54 PM:
Soundtrack is one of my favorite genres. I have a long list.
Aladdin
Alice In Wonderland
All Shook Up
Almost Alice
American Graffiti
Annie
August Rush
Avatar
Beastly
Beauty & The Beast: The Broadway cast
Beauty & The Beast (Original Soundtrack)
Beginners
Best of James Bond
Blade Runner
Burlesque
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Camp Rock 2: the Final Jam
Cars
Cats: Selections From the Musical
Cats: The Film
Charlotte's Web
Chicago Movie Soundtrack
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
Cinderella (1957 Original Broadway cast)
Classic Disney Vol. 1-5
Coraline
The Dark Knight
Drive
Enchanted
Fantasia
Fantasia 2000
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Fiddler On The Roof
Fight Club
Finding Neverland
Footloose
Freedom Fighters (Videogame Soundtrack)
Gladiator
Glee vol. 1-6
Gone With The Wind
Good News
Hairspray
Hanah Montana 3
Hannah Montana: The Movie
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix
Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone
Hello, Dolly!
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
The Hobbit
Hugo Original Score
Inception
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Into The Woods
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat
Juno
The Legend of Zelda 25 Anniversary
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Lemony Snicket's: A Series of unfortunate Events
The Lion King
The Lion King: 1997 Broadway
The Little Mermaid
The Lord of the Rings Musical
The Lord of the Rings Online'
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Malcolm in the Middle
Mamma Mia! (The Movie Soundtrack)
Marry Poppins (Original London Cast)
Meet The Robinsons
Memphis (The Original Broadway Cast)
Moulin Rouge
Moulin Rouge 2
Newsies
The Nightmare Before Christmas
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Once
Once Upon A Mattress
The Phantom of The Opera
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
The Prince of Egypt
The Princess Frog
Rent (Original Motion Picture)
Rent (Original Broadway Cast)
Scooby Doo (Original Motion Picture)
Sherlock Holmes
Shrek
Shrek 2
Singing In the Rain
Slumdog Millionaire
Spirited Away
Star Wars Episodes I-VI
Sweeney Todd (Original Broadwar Cast)
Sweeney Todd (Original Motion Picture)
Tron
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Walt Disney's Snow White
West Side Story (Broadway)
Wicked (Original Broadway Cast)
The Wizard of Oz
Wizards of Waverly Place
Wonderland (Original Broadway Cast)
13 Going On 30
300 Original Soundtrack
500 Days of Summer
Posted by Bradford A Moore (Member # 426) on January 18, 2012, 08:05 PM:
I have aquired a different type of soundtrack, which is even harder to come by. The Griggs Moviedrome issued cassette tapes back in the 70's of scores on piano for their silent films. These were ptimarily written and performed by Stuart Oderman. I have
Metropolis, Wings, Nosferatu, which are for 8mm prints. The Penalty, and The Unknown for two Lon Chaney 16mm prints that they didn't release the films, but released the tapes, because they were played in The Essex Film Club, which was run by Robe Lee, who owned The Griggs Moviedrome, with John Griggs.
Donnie Lee his son transfered these for me from the reel to reel masters on to cd. I also have The Lost World, which is the only one not done by Stuart Oderman. As Donnie go through more of the tapes, I hope to aquire more.
Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on January 22, 2012, 12:19 PM:
and thats how you catch a "half ton" Rino...with a wooden pole and a bit of rope.
One of the most popular soundtracks during the 70s.
Graham.
Posted by Janice Glesser (Member # 2758) on January 22, 2012, 06:03 PM:
I'm not a soundtrack collector...but certainly have my favorites. John Williams is at the top of my list...all his scores are genius. I've enjoyed several of James Horner's scores such as Titanic, Legends of the Fall, Braveheart, and Apollo 13. I was also a big fan of Henry Mancini, especially the score for Hatari (1962).
Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on January 28, 2012, 02:35 PM:
Janice, James Horner's music for Titanic and the follow up CD Back To Titanic was very good. The Score for Braveheart was outstanding and contributed a lot to the mood of the film.
I bought this double album of John Barry back in the 70s and is outstanding.
later on he recieved an Academy award for "Dances With Wolves" and you can see why, its brilliant and excellent choice of composer by Director/Actor Kevin Costner.
here is an oldie from the 1952 film, they dont make them like that anymore...pity.
My latest...Well I just had to get this one
Graham.
Posted by Kurt Gardner (Member # 440) on January 28, 2012, 08:55 PM:
Last November, I was staying in Morro Bay, a tiny seaside tourist destination about four hours north of my home in Los Angeles, and I actually found a collectors' record store that was open on Thanksgiving Day! Of course I had to browse, and I went away with two treasures: Riz Ortlani's "Mondo Cane" and John Barry's "The Lion in Winter." On vinyl, naturally.
Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on February 25, 2012, 09:34 PM:
At last I came across this LP of "Paint Your Wagon" with one of my all time favorite tracks, "Wand'rin Star" by Lee Marvin.
One of the greatest Western scores ever on LP, Jerome Moross and a 60-piece symphonic orchestra "The Big Country" 1958 bought this record back in the 70s.
Lasty, another LP from 1974 "That's Entertainment" and one of the most popular Super8 features around.
Graham.
Posted by Hugh Thompson Scott (Member # 2922) on April 21, 2012, 06:03 PM:
I have quite a number of soundtrack albums,all Italian,mainly
western but not all Morricone.My favourite pieces of Ennio
Morricone's are the scores for "IL SEGRETTO", "FORCE G"
aka "WINGED DEVILS", "LEONOR","MADDALENA","THE SHORT
NIGHT OF THE CRYSTAL DOLLS""DESERT OF THE TARTARS",
"1900" and "THE BIG SILENCE"
There's just something about
the way the Italian Composers put their scores together that I
really love,and can find that certain themes can actually move
one to tears it's so emotive.A soundtrack that ticks all the boxes
regarding Western scores must be "HAVE A GOOD FUNERAL,
SARTANA WILL PAY" by Bruno Nicholai which apart from a
powerful main theme, has some very moving passages played
on cor anglais that stand well on their own,but when the music
and image combine, the effect can have the hair standing on the back of your neck The climax of "THE HELLBENDERS"
with the dying Joseph Cotten crawling over the mud to die
while the music reaches it's end with the soaring voice of
Edda Dell' Orso on the soundtrack,the effect is cosmic.I suppose
that's one of the reasons I have a fondness for the Italian Western is the way they marry image and sound so brilliantly.
Sadly this skill seems to have been lost,but it was one that
saved the Italian Film Industry.Thankfully we still have the LPs
and CDs to remind us.
Posted by Mark L Barton (Member # 1512) on April 28, 2012, 11:16 AM:
I've been collecting film soundtracks since the early 1970s, with first being Jaws, then The Towering Inferno, Earthquake and so on, all on vinyl. I have all the Bond 007 soundtracks which were released on vinyl from Dr No to Licence To Kill. The rare Logan's Run album and so forth. Have recently acquired the limited edition release of the full score to The Poseidon Adventure.
As a cine fan interested in mechanical projection l also enjoy playing my vinyl on twin Gemini xt100 turntables...beautiful!
[ May 04, 2012, 08:12 AM: Message edited by: Mark L Barton ]
Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on July 08, 2012, 04:59 AM:
Claus
Yesterday we were shopping in a nearby mall when I saw a sign saying DVDs CDs and Records I thought that cant be right "Records" I haven't seen records for sale in a store for years it must be a mistake.
Well sure enough, they did have some, all in very good condition. I could not believe it but here was a copy of "Mackenna's Gold" ![[Cool]](cool.gif)
and "2001 A Space Odyssey" at only $5 each.
I am over the moon getting "Mackenna's Gold" as it must be close to over 40 years since I last had that LP. "Ole Turkey Buzzard" sung by Jose Feliciano has to be one of the best. The Album was produced by Quincy Jones.
Graham.
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