Soundtracks, Compilations, or other recently purchased Music

[Dean1700 4]

Just won the original Temple of Doom (Japanese 1st pressing) and Last Crusade off Ebay for the sum off $9.73 and $1.25 respectively. woo hoo

Just won a second copy of the original polydor release of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. I won't say the price though but I'm thinking someone might want to trade for it.

[Richard Penna 3,694]

A second copy?

Has the Avatar auction brought out a little bit of insanity in everyone?

[Jay 37,368]

Just won the original Temple of Doom (Japanese 1st pressing) and Last Crusade off Ebay for the sum off $9.73 and $1.25 respectively. woo hoo

Just won a second copy of the original polydor release of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. I won't say the price though but I'm thinking someone might want to trade for it.

You know the Indiana Jones box set that came out in 2008 has everything on that CD but in better sound quality right?

[Ollie 1,059]

I gave my original copy of TOD away. No need for it now.

Hopefully today's FSM release will be something of interest so I can order Prophecy.

[Jay 37,368]

Don't forget there's two Intrada's today as well

[Dean1700 4]

Just won the original Temple of Doom (Japanese 1st pressing) and Last Crusade off Ebay for the sum off $9.73 and $1.25 respectively. woo hoo

Just won a second copy of the original polydor release of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. I won't say the price though but I'm thinking someone might want to trade for it.

You know the Indiana Jones box set that came out in 2008 has everything on that CD but in better sound quality right?

Because not everyone has the boxset and the original disc was so hard to come by for so long.

[Jay 37,368]

But anybody who currently doesn't have any TOD music at all would ONLY want to buy the new release, and have no reason to need the old release.

[Wojo 2,453]

That's coming from the fella who bought Hook on LP from Korea, an album made obsolete by the CD.

[Trent B 337]

Just won the original Temple of Doom (Japanese 1st pressing) and Last Crusade off Ebay for the sum off $9.73 and $1.25 respectively. woo hoo

Just won a second copy of the original polydor release of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. I won't say the price though but I'm thinking someone might want to trade for it.

You know the Indiana Jones box set that came out in 2008 has everything on that CD but in better sound quality right?

Ya I don't get the reasoning ...I wouldn't want to buy a less superior product if a better one was out there.

That would be almost like someone buying GNP's Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan, while FSM's complete version is out there in better sound quality and not going for the insane price GNP's going for.

[Wojo 2,453]

Everybody collects different things. You collect lightsabres, he collects imported soundtrack albums. Merrily the world trucks along.

[Marian Schedenig 8,198]

Hopefully today's FSM release will be something of interest so I can order Prophecy.

Everybody keeps fuzzing about Prophecy. How is it?

[Charlie Brigden 7]

It's a bit different to TWOK, namely because it was A: much rarer, and B: Japanese. People go nuts for anything Japanese. But I bought my TWOK in Virgin Megastore. Couldn't do that with TOD, at least not for the consistently long time that TWOK was available.

I understand the motives of both groups. I can appreciate that spending money on something you already own in expanded and better quality sounds like a dumb idea, but I also am appreciative of the collecting side of the hobby, especially when it's something like that. Maybe this is just me, but if it's something special personally to me, I like having the original releases. I've kept my original IJ trilogy releases, same as I still have SW on vinyl and am currently hunting down the Polydor CD releases, and same as I still have the original first release versions of the OT on VHS. It's just kind of cool.

[Neimoidian 14]

A Single Man - the best soundtrack of 2009.

[Charlie Brigden 7]

A quick payday trip to HMV wrought:

Newman's WALL-E

Elfman's TERMINATOR SALVATION

Williams' HARRY POTTER PHILOSOPHER'S STONE/PRISONER OF AZKABAN (both 2 for £10).

[Dean1700 4]

The 4 disc Star Wars Anthology boxset for $20 AUD. It's the second time round for me with this set. I sold the first one around 1999 after I bought the 2 disc versions in '97.

[Joe Brausam 214]

I received my copy of Elmer Bernstein's Film Music Collection yesterday.

Still stuck on disc one, Steiner's A Summer Place is too good to stop listening to!

[Koray Savas 2,251]

Now I want that box set!

A new batch of promos I received:

BioShock 2 - Garry Schyman

Dante's Inferno - Garry Schyman

God Of War III - Gerard Marino, Ron Fish, Cris Velasco, Mike Reagan & Jeff Rona

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - Greg Edmonson

Dark Void - Bear McCreary

Asssassin's Creed II (2-disc) - Jesper Kyd

Dead Space - Jason Graves

[Richard Penna 3,694]

A Single Man - the best soundtrack of 2009.

I saw the film last week, and the score is absolutely perfect for it. Burwell has been on a roll this past few years.

[Neimoidian 14]

A Single Man - the best soundtrack of 2009.

I saw the film last week, and the score is absolutely perfect for it. Burwell has been on a roll this past few years.

I think we're talking about different movies and scores. Not A Serious Man, but A Single Man.

[Richard Penna 3,694]

Doh.

Those two movies have done nothing but confuse me for the last month.

A Single Man was also nice. A little too classically oriented for my tastes though.

[Charlie Brigden 7]

The original Polygram version of The Empire Strikes Back on CD from Amazon used.

[Wojo 2,453]

I picked up Gerhardt's Star Wars and Close Encounters used for $3.99.

I also bought Rosenman's LOTR, Candide, and the single disc Shaft album.

[Koray Savas 2,251]

A batch of Flight Of The Conchords CDs:

The Distant Future EP

Flight Of The Conchords

I Told You I Was Freaky

Russkies - James Newton Howard

Decided to finally get this one since I missed it upon release. Better in the long run, I think I got it for less than the original price. $14.99 including shipping.

How To Train Your Dragon - John Powell

[Ollie 1,059]

Hopefully today's FSM release will be something of interest so I can order Prophecy.

Everybody keeps fuzzing about Prophecy. How is it?

It's good, there's a mixture of Rosenman's styles. You have his lovely pastoral cues and then it delves into his harsh atonal writing. Plus it has the blaster beam.

[Trent Hoyt 13]

Spiderman

Gladiator

Catch Me If You Can

[OneBuckFilms 323]

The Wind and the Lion (Intrada)

This and Alien I think makes Intrada one of my favorite labels. I was a bit late with these, but are they good releases.

[Trent Hoyt 13]

Love And Theft- Bob Dylan

Seeing Things- Jakob Dylan

One by One- Foo Fighters

[Koray Savas 2,251]

Love And Death is a superb album.

[Trent B 337]

I of course ordered La-La Land's Eraser. Looking forward to getting that one, even though I have the foot-warmer.

[ChrisAfonso 186]

Alice. And for good measure (and to get over the 20€-free-shipping mark) I ordered "Annotated Alice" (containing the original and "Through the Looking Glass") as well. About time I finally read it.

[Charlie Brigden 7]

STAR WARS and RETURN OF THE JEDI Polydor CDs from Amazon used.

[Trent Hoyt 13]

Love And Death is a superb album.

Was that a slip of the tongue?

[Koray Savas 2,251]

Yes it was lol

[Wojo 2,453]

I hope Dracula is re-issued by the specialty labels, or I may feel like an idiot for passing up the used OST for $40 at a local used CD shop.

Skipping the $30 Spartacus OST was a no-brainer with the rumoured complete score on the horizon.

[Koray Savas 2,251]

I forgot to check up on Earthquake, which I've been watching on eBay for like 5 days. Only 1 person had a bid on it for the last 3 days, and in the end only 2 people fought. It sold for $35!!! Grrr!

[Koray Savas 2,251]

Received my Lo Chiamavano King, which I won on eBay. It's a CDR, fantastic.

Hmm, well I contacted the seller. She had 1 negative feedback involving the same issue, and on that feedback she offered the buyer a refund. I asked if she would give me the same offer, and she unexpectedly did. So I got my $13 back, and she told me to keep the CD because she doesn't want to sell it again if it's indeed a CDR.

[Joe Brausam 214]

I'm on a roll with great prices for FSM boxes! After my $120 Bernstein Box 2 weeks ago, I've now won the OOP MGM Treasury set for just $125 plus $8 shipping on ebay! I had ordered this set when it was first released but had to sell it off for cash, I'm glad to have it back now, and for original retail no less! I now have the whole collection so far.

[Richard Penna 3,694]

Bought How to Train Your Dragon and The Dish from Amazon digital, and received Eraser. It sounds remarkably like Volcano, particularly in "Need a Lift", but the 90s guitar firmly gives this score a different personality.

[crocodile 8,017]

Creation by Christopher Young

I just bought it today. I heard the clips before, but it didn't make much of an impression. But after listening to it twice I find it to be quite lovely. This not the kind of music that you'd normally think of as interesting. But I'd give it a chance. It's a real slow-burner. Well worth checking out.

Edge of Darkness by Howard Shore

I can't quite decide whether I like it or not. Depends on the mood, I guess. Either way, it is both interesting and uninteresting, depending on how you look at it. As expected from Howard Shore.

Karol

[Marian Schedenig 8,198]

Some new stuff recently:

Evelyn Evelyn - the brilliantly bizarre debut album by Evelyn Evelyn, "produced" by Amanda Palmer and Jason Webley.

Supersunnyspeedgraphic, The LP (Ben Folds) - bit of a mixed bag, but none of it is bad, and there are at least two songs which on their own are easily worth the price.

The Last Castle (Goldsmith) - not really any more interesting than I remember from the rather boring suite Goldsmith performed with the LSO in '03. He must have liked it for putting it on the programme, but for me it'll likely be a dust collector

Poltergeist II (Goldsmith) - replacing my CDR of the old release. Still not very excited by it, although it does have a few moments.

The Spiral Road (Goldsmith) - good! Much more accessible than I've come to expect from early 60s Goldsmith. Excellent sound quality, too.

The Goonies (Grusin) - it's ok. I've never seen the film, so there's no nostalgia connection. After two listens, it sounds mostly nice but unremarkable. The best bits seem to be the Steiner cues (although I can just go back to the original score for that, or to Gerhardt's suite, which is the best - it's nice how Grusin worked the Superman theme into it though) and the alternates.

The Glass House (Young) - typical Young, with a couple of really good moments.

A Little Princess (Doyle) - wonderful! Hard to describe in any other way than that is sounds like a balmy summer evening. I want the old Doyle back.

Charles Gerhardt conducts the music of Lee Holdridge - outstanding! I have to keep picking up Holdridge albums blindly, so far they're all great. This one has lots of good stuff, but East of Eden and The Great Whales have truly awesome themes. The best disc in this film music bunch.

[Koray Savas 2,251]

Creation by Christopher Young

I just bought it today. I heard the clips before, but it didn't make much of an impression. But after listening to it twice I find it to be quite lovely. This not the kind of music that you'd normally think of as interesting. But I'd give it a chance. It's a real slow-burner. Well worth checking out.

Edge of Darkness by Howard Shore

I can't quite decide whether I like it or not. Depends on the mood, I guess. Either way, it is both interesting and uninteresting, depending on how you look at it. As expected from Howard Shore.

Karol

I think Creation is an excellent score. Young's best in a long long time. Edge Of Darkness is also pretty good IMO.

[publicist 4,643]

I think Creation is an excellent score. Young's best in a long long time. Edge Of Darkness is also pretty good IMO.

It's Young's THE VILLAGE. Eventually, every composer should have one!

I was rather surprised by

A darkly romantic score with solo soprano and a haunting classical feel - like a cross between Vaughan Williams and Horner's STAR TREK II theme (with a melancholic vibe).

[crocodile 8,017]

I think Creation is an excellent score. Young's best in a long long time.

I like it more than his horror music or his two superhero scores. And more than The Shipping News. Which in fact means this is his best for me.

Karol

[Koray Savas 2,251]

I think Creation is an excellent score. Young's best in a long long time.

I like it more than his horror music or his two superhero scores. And more than The Shipping News. Which in fact means this is his best for me.

Karol

By "long long time" I meant since The Shipping News! I don't know which I like more yet.

Received The Goonies by Dave Grusin

[Jay 37,368]

Received The Goonies by Dave Grusin

Hey congratulations!

[Koray Savas 2,251]

Haha, as if it's some kind of accomplishment!

[Jay 37,368]

I think it took me even longer to get my Indiana Jones boxset

[Mr. Breathmask 555]

Received Eraser last week.

Annoyingly, the liner notes are slightly too big for their holder. Getting them back in place took some very gentle pushing to not damage them. I'm afraid to take them out again. Tight fit indeed.

[Ollie 1,059]

Yeah I may have to get a straight edge and razor blade and trim some off the bottom of the booklet.

[Mr. Breathmask 555]

Music's cool though.