Jurassic Shark 6321 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 They've been in the business for such a long time, with countless great releases. To me, it might be their 30 years old release of Lawrence of Arabia. Link to post Share on other sites
bruce marshall 514 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 THE RIGHT STUFF? Link to post Share on other sites
JTWfan77 808 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Download or physical? Link to post Share on other sites
Jurassic Shark 6321 Posted November 13, 2020 Author Share Posted November 13, 2020 Physical or download, original recording or re-recording, old or new, whatever. Link to post Share on other sites
crocodile 4954 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 There can be only one choice. This album is perfection. Karol Bespin and Romão 2 Link to post Share on other sites
csista 7 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Bespin 1 Link to post Share on other sites
JTWfan77 808 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 CD: The Black Cauldron D/L: The Right Stuff Honourary mention (most regretted missed title): CD: Supergirl D/L: Lionheart DE Link to post Share on other sites
Jay 18396 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 PREDATOR 2 and AIR FORCE ONCE and STARSHIP TROOPERS (The Deluxe Editions) Many of their earlier expansions I loved that been usurped by definitive versions on other labels (PLANET OF THE APES, DIE HARD, TOTAL RECALL, STARGATE) Link to post Share on other sites
mstrox 4102 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 My very first Varese album - and in fact, my very first ever CD! - is Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire. So if I'm going to call any release "treasured," I suppose it's that. Great album, too. Content-wise, probably The Cowboys. An excellent Williams score which I never had in another incarnation prior to that release. I also have a soft spot for the Pee-Wee's Big Adventure/Back to School split. blondheim and Jurassic Shark 2 Link to post Share on other sites
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Thor 3767 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 I'm not sure how to interpret 'treasured'. Wouldn't that also coincide with my favourite score that happens to be released on Varese? I think the OLDEST Varese I have in my collection (oldest as in when it was pressed) is the Alfred Hitchcock compilation with the FAMILY PLOT track. I think it was pressed on CD in the early 80s, many years before CDs was the go-to medium. Link to post Share on other sites
Jurassic Shark 6321 Posted November 13, 2020 Author Share Posted November 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, Thor said: I'm not sure how to interpret 'treasured'. Wouldn't that also coincide with my favourite score that happens to be released on Varese? Indeed. Link to post Share on other sites
bollemanneke 1756 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 BTTF3 deluxe. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Thor 3767 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: Indeed. Yikes. Then I would need to go through my collection and see what Vareses I have (a lot!), and which of those are my favourite scores/soundtracks. I'll get back to ya! Link to post Share on other sites
Jurassic Shark 6321 Posted November 13, 2020 Author Share Posted November 13, 2020 Oh man, I forgot to mention one of my very first soundtrack albums: Gerhardt's Empire! Kojian's SW trilogy is on the same level. 3 minutes ago, Thor said: Yikes. Then I would need to go through my collection and see what Vareses I have (a lot!), and which of those are my favourite scores/soundtracks. I'll get back to ya! Isn't it easier to start with your top 20 scores or something, and then hopefully at least one of them will be released by Varese? Link to post Share on other sites
Thor 3767 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 9 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: Isn't it easier to start with your top 20 scores or something, and then hopefully at least one of them will be released by Varese? Ha, ha. Indeed. I'm three beers in at the moment, and getting stupider by the minute. So....I guess that would be THE ABYSS by Silvestri, then. My no. 7. It's also one of my earliest soundtrack CD purchases. So it all makes sense. Link to post Share on other sites
Jurassic Shark 6321 Posted November 13, 2020 Author Share Posted November 13, 2020 15 minutes ago, Thor said: Ha, ha. Indeed. I'm three beers in at the moment, and getting stupider by the minute. So....I guess that would be THE ABYSS by Silvestri, then. My no. 7. It's also one of my earliest soundtrack CD purchases. So it all makes sense. I still haven't purchased that one. It's just the final tracks that interest me to some degree. Link to post Share on other sites
Thor 3767 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 4 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: I still haven't purchased that one. It's just the final tracks that interest me to some degree. They are the highlights, no doubt. But other interesting tracks too. You probably read my tribute piece last year. Even Silvestri himself liked it! Jurassic Shark 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Jurassic Shark 6321 Posted November 13, 2020 Author Share Posted November 13, 2020 4 minutes ago, Thor said: They are the highlights, no doubt. But other interesting tracks too. You probably read my tribute piece last year. Yeah, nice piece. I might seek out the expanded release due to some interesting alternates. Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Hedji 232 Posted November 13, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 13, 2020 Dracula 1979 deserves a mention. The physical presentation alone with the beautiful slipcover made it... an event. Jurassic Shark, BrotherSound and Holko 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
bruce marshall 514 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 😎 Link to post Share on other sites
Holko 5357 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 23 minutes ago, Hedji said: Dracula 1979 deserves a mention. The physical presentation alone with the beautiful slipcover made it... an event. From the ones I own, it's definitely my favourite Varese release! Hedji 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Naïve Old Fart 4727 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 I'd say, my vinyl copy of BRAINSTORM. 27 years in, it still sounds fresh, and vital. blondheim 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Datameister 1061 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 I can't look through my collection right now, but off the top of my head, The Cowboys is topping the list at the moment, particularly because I hadn't had the opportunity to pick up the OST. Link to post Share on other sites
SyncMan 108 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Mine is VS’s American 2CD release of ‘Jupiter Ascending’. Although it used the same album master as the WaterTower overseas release, VS had up’ed their game by including a booklet filled with notes by MG and recording session photos. Content wise, it is the only MG score that I've had repeated listens. I don't care for his music to the Star Trek reboots. Link to post Share on other sites
bruce marshall 514 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 2 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: I'd say, my vinyl copy of BRAINSTORM. 27 years in, it still sounds fresh, and vital. Have that also!😁 Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Bespin 4288 Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 Jurassic Shark and Naïve Old Fart 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Koray Savas 1777 Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 Jurassic Shark, Bespin and Hedji 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
A. A. Ron 420 Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 Hmm, that’s a tough one. There’s so many... Starship Troopers, Dracula, Jupiter Ascending (signed by Gia), Chuck (signed by Tim Jones), the 1-disc Spartacus.... Jurassic Shark 1 Link to post Share on other sites
WampaRat 114 Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 Jurassic Shark and Bespin 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Brundlefly 1804 Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 Bespin 1 Link to post Share on other sites
The Big Man 7263 Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 3 hours ago, WampaRat said: Wtf Link to post Share on other sites
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Jurassic Shark 6321 Posted November 14, 2020 Author Share Posted November 14, 2020 I wasn't asking about the album you had paid the most for! Link to post Share on other sites
Bespin 4288 Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 Thanks to Varese, without them the film music industry would have been very different. Link to post Share on other sites
WampaRat 114 Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 @The Big Man haha. It’s a screen grab from my iTunes. I’m not sure where the original artwork went that I made. But yeah it’s a custom cover. The tiny little title of the original kinda bothered me. Link to post Share on other sites
Hedji 232 Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 14 hours ago, Koray Savas said: I almost posted this one too. It has historic value as being the first title to restart the Varese Club Editions after their initial hiatus. If Mike Matessino decided to give this a modern audio polish after two decades of sonic technology improvements, I'd buy it in a heartbeep. Bespin 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Marian Schedenig 3109 Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 19 minutes ago, WampaRat said: @The Big Man haha. It’s a screen grab from my iTunes. I’m not sure where the original artwork went that I made. But yeah it’s a custom cover. The tiny little title of the original kinda bothered me. Well, the one I have is more or less a DE, at least content-wise: WampaRat 1 Link to post Share on other sites
WampaRat 114 Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 Nice. Yeah I’ve really fallen in love with this score. Ive always wondered what Goldsmiths score to “The Crusades” would have sounded like. It was a Paul Verhoeven project that was going to be made in the 90s with Schwarzenegger (!). 90s historical action Goldsmith. Mouthwatering. Link to post Share on other sites
Jurassic Shark 6321 Posted November 14, 2020 Author Share Posted November 14, 2020 Showoff! WampaRat 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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