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ScoreKeeper Calls 2008 'the greatest year ever' For Previously Unreleased Scores!!
Greetings! Scorekeeper here peeping through the knothole of time reflecting upon some noteworthy releases that hit soundtrack land in 2008. In an effort to make good on one of my resolutions for 2009, I want to shed more spotlight toward various labels that are continuing to make the present an unparalleled time in history to love film music.
I contend that 2008 was the greatest year ever for new soundtracks of previously unreleased or out-of-print material. To support my claim, here is a brief rundown of some of the supremely cool releases of 2008 from a pantheon of labels presently producing retro soundtracks. Many of these are limited editions and have already returned to out-of-print status. For 2009, I’m hoping to stay ahead of the curve a bit in order to purvey news of future releases in a timelier fashion.
Varése Sarabande CD Club [www.varesesarabande.com]
NORTH AND SOUTH (1985) (Volume 1 and 2) by Bill Conti
VIVA ZAPATA! • THE CARETAKERS (1952, 1963) by Alex North
MATILDA (1996) by David Newman
GANGS OF NEW YORK • THE JOURNEY OF NATTY GANN • THE SCARLET LETTER
(2002, 1985, 1995) (The Rejected Scores) by Elmer Bernstein
IRON EAGLE (1986) by Basil Poledouris
MY COUSIN RACHEL (1952) by Franz Waxman
THE MATRIX: THE DELUXE EDITION (1999) by Don Davis
ANNA LUCASTA (1959) by Elmer Bernstein
SHORT CIRCUIT (1986) by David Shire
Intrada Records [www.intrada.com]
THE BOYS FROM BRAZIL (1978) by Jerry Goldsmith
BUCK ROGERS: IN THE 25TH CENTURY (1979) by Stu Phillips
SCORPIO (1973) by Jerry Fielding
BODY DOUBLE (1984) by Pino Donaggio
THE DELTA FORCE (1986) by Alan Silvestri
WARGAMES (1983) by Arthur B. Rubinstein
BABY: SECRET OF THE LOST LEGEND (1985) by Jerry Goldsmith
LITTLE MONSTERS (1989) by David Newman
Film Score Monthly [www.screenarchives.com]
THE OMEGA MAN 2.0 (1971) by Ron Grainer
SHAFT ANTHOLOGY: HIS BIG SCORE AND MORE! (1971-1974) by Isaac Hayes and Various (Including scores for SHAFT by Isaac Hayes, SHAFT’S BIG SCORE! by Gordon Parks, SHAFT: THE TELEVISION SERIES by Johnny Pate)
MGM SOUNDTRACK TREASURY (1959-1983) by Various (Including nearly complete scores for THE APARTMENT by Adolph Deutsch, THE FORTUNE COOKIE by André Previn, HOW TO MURDER YOUR WIFE and DUEL AT DIABLO by Neal Hefti, THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING, THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING, by Johnny Mandel, THE FUGITIVE KIND by Kenyon Hopkins, A RAGE TO LIVE by Nelson Riddle, GOODBY AGAIN by Georges Auric, THE HAPPY ENDING by Michael Legrand, BILLION DOLLAR BRAIN by Richard Rodney Bennett, SHAKE HANDS WITH THE DEVIL by William Alwyn, THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE and THE HONEY POT by John Addison, PUSSYCAT, PUSSYCAT, I LOVE YOU by Lalo Schifrin, THE HILLS RUN RED and THE HORNETS’ NEST by Ennio Morricone, THE 7TH DAWN and THE GLORY GUYS by Riz Ortolani, HANNIBAL BROOKS by Francis Lai, and THE FINAL OPTION by Roy Budd)
THE NAKED SPUR: CLASSIC WESTERN SCORES FROM MGM (1950-1956) by Various (Including nearly complete scores for THE NAKED SPUR by Bronislau Kaper, THE WILD NORTH by Bronislau Kaper, THE LAST HUNT by Daniele Amfitheatrof, DEVIL’S DOORWAY by Daniele Amfitheatrof, and ESCAPE FROM FORT BRAVO by Jeff Alexander)
UNDER FIRE (1983) by Jerry Goldsmith
THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST (1983) by John Williams
HEAVY METAL (1981) by Elmer Bernstein
SUPERMAN: THE MUSIC (1978-1988) by John Williams and Various (Including nearly complete scores for SUPERMAN, SUPERMAN II, SUPERMAN III, and SUPERMAN IV)
La-La Land Records [www.lalalandrecords.com]
NOT WITHOUT MY DAUGHTER (1991) by Jerry Goldsmith
BLAZING SADDLES (1974) by John Morris
MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE (1987) by Bill Conti
METEOR (1979) by Laurence Rosenthal
THE OUTER LIMITS (1963) by Dominic Frontiere
BSX Records [www.buysoundtrax.com]
STARCRASH (1978) by John Barry
DEATH STALKER II • CHOPPING MALL (1987, 1986) by Chuck Cirino
PRIVATE FEARS IN PUBLIC PLACES (2006) by Mark Snow
THEY LIVE (1988) by John Carpenter and Alan Howarth
A TIME TO DIE (1982) by Ennio Morricone
Concord Records
[http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/labels/Concord-Records/]
INDIANA JONES: THE SOUNDTRACK COLLECTION (1981-2008) by John Williams (Including nearly complete scores for RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM, INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE, and INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOME OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL by John Williams)
With labels clamoring to find the next high-demand soundtrack to release, 2009 could easily top its predecessor. Although my list of holy grail soundtrack releases is dwindling, there are still plenty of shock-and-awe titles left to be made available to the public once again if only for a short while.
Will 2009 be the year?
ScoreKeeper!!!
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Absolutely beautiful re-issue, overseen by Cameron Crowe.
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Intrada (www.intrada.com) has been making tremendous inroads into studios that had previously not wanted to license their film scores to outside labels. (These studios include Universal and Disney.) Rumor has it that there are more "holy grail" soundtrack CD releases coming this year from Intrada, so stay tuned.
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That was the release of the year for me in 2008.
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Yes, Blazing Saddles!!!
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Containing music from a majority of the 7 seasons previously unavailable.
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John Williams' complete score from the 1979 version of Dracula. That would be really cool.
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The Shinning should be released as a soundtrack! Yet never was, what a fucking shame this is!
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Jan 13, 2009 11:58:12 AM CST
You... do know that La-La also released BTAS vol. I?
by stalin vs predator
I believe it was in 2008, although most sales may have been in 2009. Still, the date makes it *the* previously unreleased score of the year. (Even though I already had 90% of the music on those two CDs, from "other" sources.)
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I used to LOVE the music from that movie. Kinda cheesy now, but still nostalgic, much like Goldsmith's "King Solomon's Mines" score...cheesy, but fun as hell and memorable.
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I didn't even know it had been released! Off to track it down now...
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I loved the score when I was little. Got a rough bootleg that's still pretty cool.
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I know that it isn't really an old film, but it had a great score and was finally released after a long long wait.
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Jan 13, 2009 12:40:50 PM CST
Is "What;s Eating Gilbert Grape" ever going to be released?
by wickedjacob
That's what's eating me! I'm probably the only one who cares, but that movie had great music.
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Jan 13, 2009 12:50:02 PM CST
I can't believe The Shining hasn't been rereleased on CD
by ufoclub1977
I found the original LP soundtrack at a mall in 1983, and played the hell out of it. Still have it. This thing would sell if re-released on CD! The bootleg Shining soundtrack has some subpar versions of some of the compositions... in particular, The Awakening of Jacob is lame on the bootleg.
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Me wants! (Especially because the music from the opening credits would make a cool intro for my DJ sets. [And if anyone cares: Everytime I play the Venture Bros Theme, the crowd freaks out. I wish they would release a longer version of it.])
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The shining was "kinda" re-released, well lots of the Wendy Carlos bits were... on his/her "Rediscovering lost scores"... with bits from clockwork orange and stuff... even some tron.
Great CDs, but it's not a shining OST... that would be fucking GREAT!!!! BRING IT!! -
Not the one on that goddamned iTunes. "Sunshine"'s score is the fan-fucking-tastic!
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That's good Tron trivia.
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Hi,
The Goonies Are Good Enough to Have a Score ;-)
Please have a look :
http://gooniesnvrsaydie.googlepages.com
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yes, I know the synth stuff can be found by tracking down the walter/wendy carlos stuff, but I want the orchestral stuff (Lygeti, bartok, Penderecki) that was used in the film. What's funny is that some of those Shining cues are also found on the Japanese Exorcist soundtrack cd since they share the same composers and compositions in a few instances
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Ya, there are lots of other great releases from last year that I didn't mention. BUFFY: THE SCORE was a welcome addition as was the new recording of the complete EL CID by Miklós Rózsa released by Tadlow Music. And for everyone mentioning BATMAN: TAS...yes, I've devoted an entire article to it alone which should be online tomorrow.
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Jan 13, 2009 3:44:17 PM CST
I's estimate that roughly 80% of all my 2008 soundtrack purchase
by nasty in the pasty
...were from movies and TV shows released prior to 2008. Why listen to the paralyzingly boring The Dark Knight score when I can FINALLY cue up Shirley Walker's superb Batman: TAS music? Last year was an embarassment of riches (too many riches, in fact...hardly a week went by without at LEAST one limited edition soundtrack release, meaning I've had to pass up some now sold-out titles). It's a great time to be alive for a soundtrack geek.
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...there are plenty of places to get the full Sunshine score, but the one on iTunes is the official release.
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They need to make an Official Release for that amazing score!!!
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Sure, it was pretty campy here and there, but had lots of heart and spirit...the score...I'll never know why they never released the score. I'm hoping it will get the proper treatment AFTER Peter O'Toole leaves the planet.
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Some scores on this list have been on my shelf for many years now, e.g. Meteor. (And I'm not talking bootlegs.)
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The one with Crispin Glover...wonderful music. Six accordians, as I recall. Never heard anything like it.
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...this year was FSM's disc of "Green Mansions". You can tell it was a big influence on John Williams for "Raiders".I wasn't aware that "How To Murder Your Wife" was out. I'll have to hunt that down.
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Jan 14, 2009 12:00:19 AM CST
what about Clint Eastwood's FIREFOX???!!
by porkinz the x-wing instructor
That is a great score!!
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