What's the earliest soundtrack you own?

[indy4 155]

Okay, here's where you tell what the earliest soundtrack you own is. I don't care about re-recordings, this is just about the movies. For instance, if I owned the Collector's Edition of the Jaws soundtrack (which came out in 2000), I would count that as 1975, because Jaws came out in 1975. Here are my earliest 20:

1. Vertigo - Bernard Herrmann (1958)

2. Psycho - Bernard Herrmann (1960)

3. Planet of the Apes - Jerry Goldsmith (1968)

4. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory - Anthony Newley (1971)

5.The Cowboys - John Williams (1972)

6. Jaws - John Williams (1975)

7. The Eiger Sanction - John Williams (1975)

8. Close Encounters of the Third Kind - John Williams (1977)

9. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - John Williams (1977)

10. Jaws 2 - John Williams (1978)

11. Superman: The Movie - John Williams (1978)

12. 1941 - John Williams (1979)

13.Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Jerry Goldsmmith (1979)

14. Empire Strikes Back - John Williams (1980)

15. Raiders of the Lost Ark - John Williams (1981)

16. E.T. - John Williams (1982)

17. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn - James Horner (1982)

18. Return of the Jedi - John Williams (1983)

19. Temple of Doom - John Williams (1984)

20. Empire of the Sun - John Williams (1987)

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

Probably the original score too Casablanca, but I don't like it.

[Marian Schedenig 8,193]

Captain Blood, 1935. A favourite.

[King Mark 3,631]

I'm not very big on Golden Age composers,but have taken a liking to Miklos Rosza

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

He's pretty good, a lot more palatable then Steiner or Korngold.

[John Crichton 4]

Jaws.

[Ray Barnsbury 8]

Psycho, from 1960. Although it's Elfman's re-recording. I think I have a re-recording of Steiner's King Kong too, but I've never listened to it.

Ray Barnsbury

[aj_vader 534]

mine would have to be Doctor Who from the 1960's

movie soundtrack would have to be Jaws 1975

[Miguel Andrade 1,263]

The earliest is maybe Steiner's King Kong (1933).

[John Crichton 4]

mine would have to be Doctor Who from the 1960's

What have you got from that early AJ?

[Marian Schedenig 8,193]

The earliest is maybe Steiner's King Kong (1933).

I "only" have the rerec of that.

[robthehand 3]

The Adventures of Robin Hood, isolated score rip (it's not actually a pressed CD, but it's a legit copy of the complete 1938 recording, so I guess it counts).

I think I have a re-recording of Steiner's King Kong too, but I've never listened to it.Ray Barnsbury

You should, if it's the Stromberg/MSO one.

[artyjeffrey 20]

The earliest is maybe Steiner's King Kong (1933).

Same here.

[fommes 153]

I think Gone with the Wind.

[SomeNewGuy 0]

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.

[Joe Brausam 214]

Gone with the Wind, though the year of the film escapes me.

[Dole 17]

The earliest re-recording I have is for King Kong (1933). The earliest original recording release is Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937).

[Elmo Lewis 6]

The Adventures of Robin Hood.

[King Mark 3,631]

King's Row.

K.M.Who's never made it past the first few tracks

[Luke Skywalker 1,795]

Re-Recording of King Kong (1933)

This release is amazing. It does not sound at all like the old music. It seems made in the 70s-80s

And it was the inspiration of one of Williams TLW tracks

[robthehand 3]

King's Row.

K.M.Who's never made it past the first few tracks

That's not so bad, aren't there only two tracks on the CD anyway?

[pixie_twinkle 48]

City Lights: 1931

King Kong: 1933

Both are re-recordings (indeed the King Kong is a recreation based on the fragments of surviving score and careful listening to the film.)

The earliest original recording I own is a suite of 9-tracks from City Lights (1931) on a great CD called Charlie Chaplin: City Lights, which also has original suites from Modern Times (1936), and The Great Dictator (1940), along with a couple of earlier films (The Gold Rush, 1925, and The Circus, 1928) for which the scores were composed much later (1942 and 1972 respectively).

[Morlock 11]

Earliest I have is Waxman's Bride of Frankenstein (1935) (Silva terrific rerecording). Oh, and a boot of Gottfried Huppertz's score to Metropolis (1927) (not a clue what the recording is).

[JoeinAR 1,949]

Im surprised you didn't make this a poll.

[Vaderbait1 1]

Steiners King Kong (1933)

[Olivier 5]

Surprise, surprise:

Max Steiner's King Kong (1933) (complete re-recording)

Erich Wolfgang Korngold's The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) (re-recording)

Alfred Newman's Wuthering Heights (1939) (re-recording in the Bersntein set)

Plus two more re-recordings of Korngold scores by Prévin and Morgan & Stromberg

As for Williams, the earliest ones I have are:

Heidi (1963)

Diamond Head (1963)

[aj_vader 534]

mine would have to be Doctor Who from the 1960's

What have you got from that early AJ?

its the Doctor Who CD ive got, called Doctor Who At The BBC Radiophonic Workshop - Volume 1: The Early Years 1963 - 1969

[Red 75]

Jaws

[King Mark 3,631]

Golden Age composers aren't Williams either.Some have 2 or 3 great scores,but not on the consistent level of Williams or even Goldsmith.

For example I was drawn into Rosza for Ben Hur and El Cid...but now I listened to other stuff and I don't like it too much.Alfred Newman's Airport is great,but i haven't heard anything else I like

[Dole 17]

Alfred Newman's Airport is great,but i haven't heard anything else I like

The Robe? Captain from Castile? Wuthering Heights? How the West Was Won? All About Eve?

[Marian Schedenig 8,193]

I still say Williams had The Robe in his head when he scored the first Death Star approach.

[Ray Barnsbury 8]

How the West Was Won?

I don't know about the score as a whole, but the main theme from that is fantastic!

Ray Barnsbury

[BurgaFlippinMan 7]

its Herrmann's Anna and the King of Siam (1946) for me. I dont really like it though.

[Trent B 337]

Star Wars is the earliest CD I have.

[ST-321 4]

I think mine is Ben Hur (1959).

[Wojo 2,453]

The 2-disc The Wizard of Oz and the 2-disc Gone with the Wind, both 1939.

Though I do want to buy the most complete releases of both King Kong and El Cid I can find/afford.

[Hitch 57]

The earliest soundtracks I ever owned were James Horner's LP of Star Trek 2 and cassette tapes of ALIENS and THE NAME OF THE ROSE.

[m0hawk 1]

Harry Potter & The Philosopher's Stone.

That's the oldest one I own. Legally, that is.

MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

That's not something to be proud of, actually.

[JoeinAR 1,949]

King Kong, on record. a 78rpm and a 33 btw.

[Unlucky Bastard 7,782]

The Adventures of Robin Hood - 2003 Moscow re-recording.

Casablanca - Original recording, with annoying unwelcome intrusions of dialogue aside from Ingrid Bergman humming "As Time Goes By" in such a sexy manner.

[gkgyver 1,645]

Gone With The Wind 2 Disc Deluxe Edition. The one with the great booklet. I have the same package for Ben-Hur.

[Strilo 0]

Disney's Sleeping Beauty, 1959.

[The Dark Trilogy 39]

Golden Age composers aren't Williams either.Some have 2 or 3 great scores,but not on the consistent level of Williams or even Goldsmith.

Are you kidding?

Which objective reasons verifies your opinion?

[Ollie 1,059]

Don't waste your time it's not gonna solve anything...

The Most Dangerous Game (1932) would be my earliest.

[The Dark Trilogy 39]

You're right, Mark. Forget it!

So, my earliest soundtrack is KING KONG (1933) from Max Steiner.

[Bryant Burnette 654]

For me, it's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, which is still a classic.

Steiner's King Kong has long been on my to-buy list. In fact, at some point in my life, I'd like to make myself way more than familiar than I am now with pre-1960s scores. I've got a few, but I'm sure there are dozens and dozens that I'd love.

[Koray Savas 2,251]

I've got no clue what my earliest score is. I have Steiner's King Kong, never listened to it or know what version it is. Nonetheless, it is probably the earliest score I have.

Other than that, maybe some early 50's-60's John Williams.

[indy4 155]

Whoa, old thread.

My oldest is still Vertigo.

[Bryant Burnette 654]

Whoa, old thread.

My oldest is still Vertigo.

That's a pretty good one, to say the least.