Andy

The Superman movie that made me realise one about him could be all the things you describe wasn't Returns, it was Man Of Steel. Hated that film, to the extent that I still haven't seen any subsequent movie with Cavill's Superman. 

To me, a certain amount of 'darkness' is fine and indeed makes sense when it comes to Batman. But not when it comes to ol' Supes. 

The Flying Circus is jut an all-time great film cue

@Holko Maybe you try "Casper". That's in my top 5 Horner scores.

Most of those are in my Horner top 10!
 
I'd say The Rocketeer, Apollo 13, and Glory should be the ones you check out next!

So, since I bought Zorro, which is now the latest Horner score I own, and I was planning on relistening to a few of his scores anyway, I decided to just make it an all-out Horner marathon, going through all his scores I own!
 
Wrath of Khan (+ my Search for Spock suite) - It really already has it all, doesn't it? Gentle emotional stuff, TOS-esque underscore, Danger Motif and experimentation for Khan, and awesome action that really draws you in with its consistent tempo but changing emphasised beats, kickass theme usage, back and forth good guy/bad guy music, satisfyingly timed hits...
 
Krull - and here of course he just turns it all up to 11. "I have pretty much free reign and the LSO? Cool. Let's see how good they really are. I will break them." Thankfully they can keep up with the insane barrage of high-octane action, lush love theme and long-lined Korngoldian fanfares thrown out left and right! Man, I can't imagine what it must've been like to see this wunderkind come out of nowhere and immediately come to such career peaks in only a handful of years!
 
Cocoon - I adore the arc of this score, how all the hinted at themes come into their own and the sound grows from gentle beginnings to a tragic midpoint, a resolved heroic third act and a bittersweet farewell finale.
 
Aliens - It's Aliens. What else is there to say?
 
Willow - Again I love the arc of the score, the orchestral writing and also all the weird other sounds it incorporates.
 
Sneakers - Holy shit why am I not listening to this more? Wonderful minimalistic texturework, breezy fun and just enough tension.
 
Jumanji - Again I just love his creativity with textures and ability to create flow and tension even while somewhat restraindely underplaying the mayhem onscreen.
 
Titanic - What stood out to me this time was how much I now like all the deliberately used synth textures!

I have that box set now and I really love it. It provides a cronological walk through Sarde's career from 1969 until 2021 on six CDs with exactly one track per film. For me it's like a miniature of these Ecoutez le Cinemà boxsets. Wish that would exist for Sarde, too.
That's me!

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National Film Music Day is what we make it to be.   4/20 and May the 4th had to start somewhere.  It’s up to us nerds to take this thing to the next level. 
 
Fortunately, I have some ideas on how to kick start this holiday, and give it widespread commercial appeal:
 
Try a composer who is new to you. 
  Give an old OST you don’t need anymore to someone you think might play it. 
  Start a composer thread for a composer you think we should pay more attention to. 
  Donate to one of the film music recording Kickstarters.
  Do a random act of Film Score kindness. Buy Andy a CD of his choice. Think how good you’ll feel. 
  Invent a cocktail that embodies your favorite composer or score. 
  Drive through a bad part of town blasting “Cutthroat Island” with your windows down. 
  Change your instant media profile pic to Giorgio Moroder. See if anyone guesses.
  Play some Barry or Delerue during sexy time with that special someone.   
And finally, for the children, invent a mythical “Father Film Score”, “Santa Soundtrack”, “Papa Bande Originale” character. Dress in a turtleneck, beard, glasses, and white ponytail. Carry a conductor’s baton and a sack filled with 1-cent Titanic OST’s you’ve been hoarding.  Visit your local village, community center, or public market to the squeals of delight from the little ones. 
 

 

National Film Music Day is what we make it to be.   4/20 and May the 4th had to start somewhere.  It’s up to us nerds to take this thing to the next level. 
 
Fortunately, I have some ideas on how to kick start this holiday, and give it widespread commercial appeal:
 
Try a composer who is new to you. 
  Give an old OST you don’t need anymore to someone you think might play it. 
  Start a composer thread for a composer you think we should pay more attention to. 
  Donate to one of the film music recording Kickstarters.
  Do a random act of Film Score kindness. Buy Andy a CD of his choice. Think how good you’ll feel. 
  Invent a cocktail that embodies your favorite composer or score. 
  Drive through a bad part of town blasting “Cutthroat Island” with your windows down. 
  Change your instant media profile pic to Giorgio Moroder. See if anyone guesses.
  Play some Barry or Delerue during sexy time with that special someone.   
And finally, for the children, invent a mythical “Father Film Score”, “Santa Soundtrack”, “Papa Bande Originale” character. Dress in a turtleneck, beard, glasses, and white ponytail. Carry a conductor’s baton and a sack filled with 1-cent Titanic OST’s you’ve been hoarding.  Visit your local village, community center, or public market to the squeals of delight from the little ones. 
 

 

National Film Music Day is what we make it to be.   4/20 and May the 4th had to start somewhere.  It’s up to us nerds to take this thing to the next level. 
 
Fortunately, I have some ideas on how to kick start this holiday, and give it widespread commercial appeal:
 
Try a composer who is new to you. 
  Give an old OST you don’t need anymore to someone you think might play it. 
  Start a composer thread for a composer you think we should pay more attention to. 
  Donate to one of the film music recording Kickstarters.
  Do a random act of Film Score kindness. Buy Andy a CD of his choice. Think how good you’ll feel. 
  Invent a cocktail that embodies your favorite composer or score. 
  Drive through a bad part of town blasting “Cutthroat Island” with your windows down. 
  Change your instant media profile pic to Giorgio Moroder. See if anyone guesses.
  Play some Barry or Delerue during sexy time with that special someone.   
And finally, for the children, invent a mythical “Father Film Score”, “Santa Soundtrack”, “Papa Bande Originale” character. Dress in a turtleneck, beard, glasses, and white ponytail. Carry a conductor’s baton and a sack filled with 1-cent Titanic OST’s you’ve been hoarding.  Visit your local village, community center, or public market to the squeals of delight from the little ones. 
 

 

All joking aside, I think it’s a nice idea to bring more public awareness to the art. 
 
Of course for us, every day is Film Score Day.  But maybe you can celebrate by buying a CD or vinyl or download for a friend, or coworker, or their child who maybe might get something out of it. 

Great. Now I’ll have to buy it TWO more times! 

Now that I'm effectively paying a nearly reasonable shipping cost due to LLL's sale, it was time to get this bad boy.
 

Honestly, if it was up to me I'd chose March 5th as the Film Score Day.
 
It was on this day, in 1977, that the first recording sessions for Star Wars took place (at least according to Wikipedia).

I can only talk about what I’ve seen @HunterTech and @Stark talk about on a Discord server, but I believe this is what’s up:
 
one has the BSX release (purchased 2/2021) that HAS those two tracks on it, despite what the back cover said.
 
one has the BSX release (date purchased??) that DOES NOT have those tracks on it, matching the back cover.
 
Now the website has been updated to mention those two tracks, despite the fact that the back cover appears unchanged.  This would be the first time that those two tracks have an “official” title, hence the reference to somebody making up titles for them in 2021.

I had never bothered to pick up Godzilla, so I just ordered from BSX.  I’ll be the lab rat to see if those tracks are really on there.  You’ll find out in a week or twelve, depending on when BSX gets it to me.

If it’s different, you’re welcome. I bought their last old copy with a cracked up case about a month ago.

Speaking of Godzilla, looks like there is a new re-release of the Godzilla David Arnold score from BuySoundtrax? Like before, it is a 3-CD set. But the Bonus Tracks on the page listing seem to have 2 NEW bonus tracks that wasn't on the previous 3-CD version? However, they aren't seen on the back cover. Could this be an error?
 
https://buysoundtrax.myshopify.com/products/godzilla-the-ultimate-edition-original-soundtrack-by-david-arnold-3-cd-set
 
New tracks are bolded by me:
 
BONUS TRACKS:
12. Logo #3 (0:19)
13. The Beginning (no choir) (3:34)
14. The Boat Gets It (alt.) (1:11)
15. Footprints / New York / Audrey (alt.) (0:51)
16. Evacuation (alt.) (2:43)
17. The Garden Gets It (alt.) (3:03)
18. Big G Goes To Monster Heaven (alt.) (4:32)
19. Godzilla (Solo Piano) (2:41)
20. Gojira (Album Version) (2:47)

Be sure to pick up Titanic if you haven't yet - It's a wonderful release, an iconic Horner score, and I can't imagine how insanely high the price will skyrocket once it's out of print.

Now working.  Make sure you empty your cart first.

Here's a nice batch. I've took advantage of Varèse International sale to get my hand on some old ones and finally succeed to get an Innerspace copy at a decent price (get ready for a new remaster next month)

Got back home today after a couple of weeks and finally opened this delivery from Varese:
 

 
Karol 

R.I.P., Joe Flaherty 

RIP Calvin Bouchard...