Josh500 1,615 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 So today I bought 3 more Jerry Goldsmith OS albums, and now I own 16: Alien Poltergeist Basic Instinct Dennis the Menace Congo Star Trek Total Recall Omen Gremlins 2 The Mummy The Sum of All Fears First Knight The Medicine Man The Ghost and the Darkness Rambo 2 First Blood Air Force One Which JG must-haves are still missing from my collection? I have my eye on Planet of the Apes, Chinatown, Capricorn One, and Gremlins. Any other recommendations? Also how many do you own? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,501 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 I've got about 21 CDs, but at one point I had about 60. I've sold or traded off many over the years. In digital file format, I have 57 albums including the 21 above. So in this context, back to almost 60 again. Josh500 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted July 25, 2017 Author Share Posted July 25, 2017 3 minutes ago, Thor said: I've got about 21 CDs, but at one point I had about 60. I've sold or traded off many over the years. In digital file format, I have 57 albums including the 21 above. So in this context, back to almost 60 again. That's not a whole lot, considering JG literally scored around 200 movies! We're still at the beginning, I think.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Well over 100. Maybe 110-120. Those include OSTs and expansions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Legend, Supergirl and Planet Of The Apes. Josh500 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted July 25, 2017 Author Share Posted July 25, 2017 14 minutes ago, Sally Spectra said: Well over 100. Maybe 110-120. Those include OSTs and expansions. Seriously? That's awesome. So which do you recommend? Which are the 10 next JG must-haves still missing from my collection? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 So many bottle caps..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 18 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: So many bottle caps..... He'd say I'm mad! 25 minutes ago, Josh500 said: Seriously? That's awesome. So which do you recommend? Which are the 10 next JG must-haves still missing from my collection? I'm going to have to go through them, but ones that immediately spring to mind are Leviathan, Warlock, Criminal Law, Mr Baseball, Not Without My Daughter, Star Trek V, Twilight Zone: The Movie, Under Fire, Psycho II, Poltergeist II, Coma, The Final Conflict, Gremlins, Explorers, The 'Burbs, Lionheart, The Russia House, The River Wild, The Shadow (absolute must have). Josh500 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,524 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 However many JG CDs I own, it's never enough. Josh500 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 About 190. Unlucky Bastard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted July 25, 2017 Author Share Posted July 25, 2017 Just now, Marian Schedenig said: About 190. Get outta here! Post a picture of your Jerry Goldsmith CD collection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,524 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 6 minutes ago, Marian Schedenig said: About 190. "About"? You can't count up to 190? Do you count double-sets as 1, or 2 CDs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 In this case, I counted "items", e.g. I counted the 20th Century Fox box set as 1. And "about" because there's always a bunch of CDs scattered about my flat, and a few of those are bound to be Goldsmiths. Josh500 and Naïve Old Fart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 113 albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted July 25, 2017 Author Share Posted July 25, 2017 44 minutes ago, Marian Schedenig said: In this case, I counted "items", e.g. I counted the 20th Century Fox box set as 1. And "about" because there's always a bunch of CDs scattered about my flat, and a few of those are bound to be Goldsmiths. Hats off to you. Amazing collection! So which are your Top 10? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,524 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 47 minutes ago, Marian Schedenig said: In this case, I counted "items", e.g. I counted the 20th Century Fox box set as 1. And "about" because there's always a bunch of CDs scattered about my flat, and a few of those are bound to be Goldsmiths. Very nice, indeed, but...just a damn minute! COMA next to LOGAN'S RUN? THE OMEN after CAPRICORN ONE? OUTLAND next to ALIEN? What's going on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,501 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 3 hours ago, Josh500 said: That's not a whole lot, considering JG literally scored around 200 movies! We're still at the beginning, I think.... Nope, not a whole lot compared to some of the hardcore collectors. Although I'm a big fan (he's no doubt in my Top 10), I was never a JG completist, nor do I want to. In fact, I'd rather just boil it down to the ones that truly mean something to me -- both in physical and digital format. Fortunately, I've heard far more of his titles than I own over the last couple of decades, so I do at the very least have an overview of most of his stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Lots of mp3 selections but only 30 or so physical albums (mostly Intrada & Club releases). Goldsmith certainly has more highlights than many others in his complete discography but there's a lot of shit, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 11. And that's enough, TBH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maglorfin 196 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 I have 30 JG CDs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 2 hours ago, Marian Schedenig said: In this case, I counted "items", e.g. I counted the 20th Century Fox box set as 1. And "about" because there's always a bunch of CDs scattered about my flat, and a few of those are bound to be Goldsmiths. That's the Ikea Billy right? I have the same one, and it looks like you did what I did with mine in adjusting the shelf spacing to conform to CD sizing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,501 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 I have the IKEA Ivar model myself. IKEA for the win! (sorry, don't know why the picture appears lying down): Josh500 and Naïve Old Fart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 2 hours ago, Josh500 said: So which are your Top 10? Does it look like I could choose 10? 2 hours ago, Richard said: Very nice, indeed, but...just a damn minute! COMA next to LOGAN'S RUN? THE OMEN after CAPRICORN ONE? OUTLAND next to ALIEN? What's going on? Some stuff gets mixed up when I add new CDs to the shelves and shift stuff around. Coma and Logan's Run probably ended up next to each other because they were paired on the old Chapter III CD (to the left of them). 40 minutes ago, Koray Savas said: That's the Ikea Billy right? I have the same one, and it looks like you did what I did with mine in adjusting the shelf spacing to conform to CD sizing. Ikea Besta, actually. Which has the perfect shelf spacing for CDs out of the box (except for the bottom - or top - row). I do have Billys for my films though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted July 25, 2017 Author Share Posted July 25, 2017 Give me the top 20 then! Try, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,501 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 We've had a few 'top list threads' with Goldsmith in the past. Here's one, for example: Created by yourself, even! As usual, I have to separate between score-in-movies and soundtrack albums when I give out recommendations. I did that in that thread too, and I don't think my evaluation has changed much since then: SCORE-IN-MOVIES: 1. Alien 2. Planet of the Apes 3. Star Trek: TMP 4. Basic Instinct 5. First Blood SOUNDTRACK ALBUMS (the original releases in all cases, of course): 1. The Mummy 2. The Last Run 3. Mulan 4. The Final Conflict 5. Under Fire ...or something like that. Except for the no. 1 spots in each list, these change continually. Josh500 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 7 minutes ago, Josh500 said: Give me the top 20 then! Try, anyway. Nah. But everyone knows that I consider Rambo II and Total Recall the two great action scores (with Baby not so far behind), and that I think The Final Conflict is one of Goldsmith's best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,524 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 "One of" the best?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 13 minutes ago, Marian Schedenig said: Ikea Besta, actually. Which has the perfect shelf spacing for CDs out of the box (except for the bottom - or top - row). I do have Billys for my films though. How many CDs can you fit in one shelf? I do double stacks to save on extra shelves. I have 63 Goldsmith scores on CD, a lot more digitally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted July 25, 2017 Author Share Posted July 25, 2017 6 minutes ago, Thor said: We've had a few 'top list threads' with Goldsmith in the past. Here's one, for example: SOUNDTRACK ALBUMS (the original releases in all cases, of course): 1. The Mummy I do own The Mummy, but I haven't listened to it very often. I gotta give this another listen. You giving it the number one spot surprises me.... Is It really that good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 There's 11 of those rows you see above in one of these, plus an extension on top with another 3. I have two of these 14 row constructs next to each other, and one more on the other side of the door - that one's not exclusively filled with CDs, but I'll probably have to throw out the rest to make room for the CDs that have been piling up elsewhere over the past few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Epic (perhaps closest to Williams huge scores of that time): The Final Conflict (big and operatic) Night Crossing (big romantic flight score, a mixture of Strauss and Wagner) Action/Adventure: First Blood The Wind and the Lion (precursor to 90's scores like Ghost and the Darkness and 13th Warrior) The Edge (honourable mention, very similar to the other 90's scores) Fantasy: Legend (his magnum opus for Ridley Scott's problematic fairy tale movie) Supergirl (not really good but fun in a cheesy way) The Secret of NIMH (first Don Bluth animated movie, Horner listened to that more than once) King Solomon's Mines (Goldsmith doing Indiana Jones and some of the action cues are huge) Drama: Papillon (epic prison drama, very good mixture of melos and brutality) Under Fire (another masterpiece) Comedy: The Great Train Robbery (one of his most Williams-like, Prokoviev on steroids) Western: Take A Hard Ride Wild Rovers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,501 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 1 hour ago, Josh500 said: I do own The Mummy, but I haven't listened to it very often. I gotta give this another listen. You giving it the number one spot surprises me.... Is It really that good? I think so, yes. Just as with Williams, the 90s was my favourite decade for Goldsmith (as far as soundtrack albums are concerned). I'm not denying there's a fair bit of 'formative years' influence going on in that evaluation. Josh500 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 I own 66 albums. It's always the most complete version (except Poltergeist II). 5 hours ago, Marian Schedenig said: In this case, I counted "items", e.g. I counted the 20th Century Fox box set as 1. And "about" because there's always a bunch of CDs scattered about my flat, and a few of those are bound to be Goldsmiths. I didn't want to copy the photo for the fourth time, but HOLY SHIT. As I see you always keep every release. Are there any releases you missed? 8 hours ago, Josh500 said: Any other recommendations? The main scores that are left are: Papillon The Wind and the Lion The Boys From Brazil First Blood Under Fire Legend Explorers Star Trek V: The Final Frontier The Russia House The Shadow and at least 40 other scores... My personal hidden gems are: Inchon Night Crossing Extreme Prejudice Josh500 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 I think I own about sixty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 92 physical cd's And what exactly is the model of that shelf, Marian? I really need to get a new one for my stuff. Would be nice if it could fit books too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 He said it above. He has the Besta for CDs and the Billy for movies. Both from Ikea. I've had two Billy shelves for years. They're great. Works well for books and any sort of media, as long as you adjust the shelves for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 How deep are the shelves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted July 26, 2017 Author Share Posted July 26, 2017 2 hours ago, Brundlefly said: The main scores that are left are: Papillon The Wind and the Lion The Boys From Brazil First Blood Under Fire Legend Explorers Star Trek V: The Final Frontier The Russia House The Shadow and at least 40 other scores... That last line made me laugh... Yeah, there are just so many JG releases, you don't know where to start. It's a daunting task, collecting JG! I'd say I own 90% of all JW releases (everything post Jaws), around 150 albums, but when it comes to JG, I'm still quite the beginner. I think Under Fire will be among my next purchases! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Around 50 or so if you count both regular and expanded versions of the same scores. Josh500 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 66 albums. Karol Josh500 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted July 26, 2017 Author Share Posted July 26, 2017 I'm not a JG completist, and I don't intend to become one, but I'd be nice to own approximately 30-40 of his best works! That still leaves me with 14-24 albums to hunt down! Ah, happy times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,355 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Over 100 for sure, never counted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 What does iTunes tell you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted July 26, 2017 Author Share Posted July 26, 2017 29 minutes ago, Jay said: Over 100 for sure, never counted Seriously? For some reason I'd never have thought you to own so many JG albums! I remember until a few years ago, you told us you didn't even have Born on the Fourth of July and other essential JW albums! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 14 hours ago, Romão said: How deep are the shelves? 28cm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,355 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 36 minutes ago, Stefancos said: What does iTunes tell you? I don't use iTunes 11 minutes ago, Josh500 said: Seriously? For some reason I'd never have thought you to own so many JG albums! I remember until a few years ago, you told us you didn't even have Born on the Fourth of July and other essential JW albums! I buy every single JW, JG, JH, MG, and DE album the specialty labels put out. I think I have around 2,000 physical CDs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,714 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Surprisingly few. All the Star Treks + Alien. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,524 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 47 minutes ago, Jay said: I don't use iTunes I buy every single JW, JG, JH, MG, and DE album the specialty labels put out. I think I have around 2,000 physical CDs That's "speciality" Nick1Ø66 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,355 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 No it isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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