Soundtracks, Compilations, or other recently purchased Music

[Maglorfin 196]

What a nice buy, Karol, I can imagine you liking it! We need more of Shirley's work, she left us so early, bless her ... I want all three of her Final Destination scores, why did those never come out as a regular release?!

[crocodile 8,016]

There is much more of her unreleased stuff. And some of it (I'm not all that familiar with most of her work) is really spot on. I want her Turbulence, for instance.

Karol

[Marian Schedenig 8,193]

I remember looking for Rattle's recording of Mahler's 2nd symphony on CD years ago and then shying away from the price tag of somewhere between €20 and (closer to) €30. Yesterday, I got this for just €21:

[Naïve Old Fart 9,533]

I remember looking for Rattle's recording of Mahler's 2nd symphony on CD years ago and then shying away from the price tag of somewhere between €20 and (closer to) €30. Yesterday, I got this for just €21:

Excellent choice, Marian! I have "The Resurrection" with Dame Janet Baker, and a lot of the rest conducted by Claudio Abbado.

[Charlie Brigden 7]

Just arrived: finally managed to track down a proper copy of Varese's Jaws 2. Cost me £30 on Ebay, which considering the usual secondary market prices isn't bad.

[Maglorfin 196]

Aaah, lucky you, I want it too! Gotta check out the eBay myself, maybe there's another reasonably-priced copy waiting to be bought ...

[Joe Brausam 214]

My deluxe edition of the Deathly Hallows score shipped from Amazon today and will be delivered tomorrow.

[fommes 153]

Let us know what it contains exactly!

[Joe Brausam 214]

Will do! I'm starting to get the feeling that I may be one of the only people here who ordered this set..

[fommes 153]

I actually cancelled the order, mainly because I emailed WaterTower like three times asking for a few specifications regarding the content, but they never bothered mailing back - and after the Elfman/Burton fiasco I'm fed up with badly communicated expensive limited editions. Also because it's way too expensive of course; the price should come down soon I hope. Still - lucky you!

[Jay 37,364]

Just arrived: finally managed to track down a proper copy of Varese's Jaws 2. Cost me £30 on Ebay, which considering the usual secondary market prices isn't bad.

Be careful! I bought my copy of Jaws 2 on ebay, and when I got it, it turned out to be a fake!

[Charlie Brigden 7]

Just arrived: finally managed to track down a proper copy of Varese's Jaws 2. Cost me £30 on Ebay, which considering the usual secondary market prices isn't bad.

Be careful! I bought my copy of Jaws 2 on ebay, and when I got it, it turned out to be a fake!

I did think that for a bit. Is there any way to figure out if it's real? The inner ring has VSD-5328 1T and MFD BY JVC as well as some weird markings.

[Ollie 1,059]

Sounds legit.

Mine has those exact markings and mine was store bought the year it was issued on CD.

Received my Intrada package.

Flesh & Blood never sounded better. Titans sounds better as well.

[Jay 37,364]

Mine was a fake because the "booklet" was just a photocopy of the cover

Yours definitely sounds real!

[Koray Savas 2,251]

That's the easiest way to tell. The booklet will be a single sheet folded in half, and feel like glossy photo paper.

Flesh + Blood by Basil Poledouris

Il Ranch Degli Spetati / Una Bara Per Lo Sceriffo by Francesco De Masi

[Trent Hoyt 13]

Received Family Plot and the case is cracked.

[Jacob 0]

Damn that Sherlock Holmes, always cracking everyone's cases.

[Charlie Brigden 7]

Mine was a fake because the "booklet" was just a photocopy of the cover

Yours definitely sounds real!

Phew!

I wonder if the guy is kicking himself after seeing Amazon's cheapest price is twice what he charged.

[Joe Brausam 214]

I actually cancelled the order, mainly because I emailed WaterTower like three times asking for a few specifications regarding the content, but they never bothered mailing back - and after the Elfman/Burton fiasco I'm fed up with badly communicated expensive limited editions. Also because it's way too expensive of course; the price should come down soon I hope. Still - lucky you!

My write-up on it is in the Deathly Hallows thread.

[Wojo 2,453]

Damn that Sherlock Holmes, always cracking everyone's cases.

[indy4 155]

On iTunes I got:

Der Traum des Oenghus

Danzon No. 2

Shortcut Home

[Koray Savas 2,251]

True Grit - Carter Burwell

The Tourist - James Newton Howard

[Trent Hoyt 13]

Damn that Sherlock Holmes, always cracking everyone's cases.

Yes. Well played sir.

[paleo 63]

Got Flesh and Blood and Clash of the Titans. Was pleasantly surprised by both. The more religiously inspired stuff in Flesh is very nice, and Clash is everything Rosenthal's Lord of the Rings is not. Very magical :-)

[OneBuckFilms 319]

I just got around to ordering Let Me In by Michael Giacchino.

[indy4 155]

I did an early Christmas celebration with part of my family today, and I was given The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing as well as The Music of Woody Allan Films. And I'm told there's one or two more on the way!

[Maglorfin 196]

What a great family you have! I'm waiting anxiously for my latest SAE order (Kritzerland's Carrie etc.) but since it shipped yesterday, there's no chance of it arriving before New Year ... Well, I guess I should've grown accustomed to waiting by now ...

[Wojo 2,453]

Clash is everything Rosenthal's Lord of the Rings is not. Very magical :-)

Rosenman, Rosenthal, just different sides of the same coin, eh?

[Charlie Brigden 7]

I've actually warmed to Rosenman's LOTR quite a lot, although perhaps it's because I was used to hearing it as Star Trek IV.

[Maglorfin 196]

Just received from Varese:

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[fommes 153]

That's the exact same order I placed. I hope it arrives tomorrow, so my parents have something to give me on Saturday

[Joe Brausam 214]

Oh I didn't know the Fox set was shipping - I've got to order a set after Christmas! Is it a long box package or a standard double jewel case?

[Jay 37,364]

How does The Paper Chase sound on it?

[Maglorfin 196]

joey225: It's a standard double jewel case (with 3 CDs and a booklet).

Jason LeBlanc: Unfortunately, not very good. There's a huge amount of hiss, which is all the more annoying in the opening 32 seconds (piano and french horn solo), and maybe even more due to my outstanding AKG headphones with which I'm listening to the End Title as I type. Conrack is experiencing the same problem, although the hiss level is admittedly somewhat lower.

[Joe Brausam 214]

Cool. Can't wait to order it.

[fommes 153]

joey225: It's a standard double jewel case (with 3 CDs and a booklet).

Jason LeBlanc: Unfortunately, not very good. There's a huge amount of hiss, which is all the more annoying in the opening 32 seconds (piano and french horn solo), and maybe even more due to my outstanding AKG headphones with which I'm listening to the End Title as I type. Conrack is experiencing the same problem, although the hiss level is admittedly somewhat lower.

Is there more hiss than on the FSM then? Because it would suck if it's a step back.

[Maglorfin 196]

Sorry, can't help you there, I don't have the FSM CD.

[King Mark 3,631]

most of Paper Chase on the FSM c.d. is Mono right? Is it all stereo on this set?

[Charlie Brigden 7]

Superman: The Movie double LP.

[Faleel 5,349]

Superman: The Movie double LP.

have you received it yet, and if you have, could you tell me if the 2 tracks that are missing on the CD are any different than the 2CD Rhino/FSM?

[Charlie Brigden 7]

Superman: The Movie double LP.

have you received it yet, and if you have, could you tell me if the 2 tracks that are missing on the CD are any different than the 2CD Rhino/FSM?

I have received it, so I'll let you know. I just had to take the sellophane off (32 years old!).

[gkgyver 1,645]

[Charlie Brigden 7]

Scored some excellent bargains from the new and used Amazon marketplace stores:

King Kong Steiner (Rhino-Sony rebrand)

War of the Worlds Williams (for 36p!)

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within Goldenthal

Fierce Creatures Goldsmith

[Marian Schedenig 8,193]

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within Goldenthal

Fierce Creatures Goldsmith

One of Goldenthal's best, and a truly lovely Goldsmith score.

[Koray Savas 2,251]

Tron Legacy (Special Edition) - Daft Punk

Another festivus miracle! Amazon UK's estimated delivery date was January 3rd.

[John Crichton 4]

Just had a little post-Christmas CD shopping spree. With separate orders on Amazon and SAE I got:

Let Me In

Doctor Who: The Specials

Patton (Intrada)

Home Alone (LaLa)

[fommes 153]

Just got the Fox set and Family Plot myself.

So far I just got to Tora, Tora, Tora on the Fox set, and man, the sound is pretty bad - consistently bad.

I don't have many of the original CDs of the music so far so I can't really compare, but I can't imagine the original releases on FSM, Intrada, etc., sound that bad.

[Ollie 1,059]

Hmm, the FSM CD of Tora Tora Tora! sounds like a score recorded in the early 70's, granted it's stereo.

I'd hate to think the cues sound worse, especially since Varese used the FSM sources for the Goldsmith box set back in 2004.

[fommes 153]

Well, just to be clear, I haven't compared anything myself, and I think the only one I can compare it to is Planet of the Apes (but haven't done so yet). From The Omen on though, everything sounds good.

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488]

Amazing Stories: Anthology Two

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Tom Sawyer/Huckleberry Finn

(with $1 shipping from Movie Music)

Well, that's all the Amazing Stories' and JW musical films. The only FSM JW titles I don't have now are Poseidon Adventure/Paper Chase/Conrack and TV Omnibus compilation. Also, Outland for the ultra-completist. No plan to get those since they're way too expensive. Yay for me though.