Greetings! ScoreKeeper here scrambling out of the pocket and going deep on a post route to announce my latest super soundtrack CD giveaway. Sunday is Super Bowl XLIV and wether you’re rooting for the Colts (yes) or the Saints (no) one thing is for sure...we’re all rooting for John Williams.
Did you know that not all of John Williams’ scores have been released on CD? Gasp! Yes, I know. I’m currently drafting a petition for Congress to pass a bill remedying this unfortunate circumstance. However, in the meantime, soundtrack labels like Film Score Monthly are doing their damnedest to solve this worldwide problem themselves.
Their latest contribution to the John Williams discography is the never-before-released-on-CD mega-score for Paramount Pictures’ classic sports-hijacking/terrorism flick, BLACK SUNDAY (1977) starring the indefatigable Robert Shaw.
Here’s a little trivia question I doubt any of you mere mortals will be able to answer...name the other two scores composed by John Williams in 1977. Yeah, I thought it would be too tough for you. I know the answer, but I’m not telling...
Film Score Monthly just announced last month that they’re releasing Williams’ complete score (including “Fight Song #2”!!!!) on CD and they’ve given me five copies to give away to worthy Ain’t It Cool readers.
So you think you’d rather listen to Williams’ scoring the Goodyear blimp crashing into the stadium on Super Bowl Sunday instead of watching Peyton Manning obliterate the 26th ranked passing defense in the NFL on Super Bowl Sunday?
Well, here’s what you have to do...
Email me at scorekeeper@aintitcool.com using the subject: KEEP MY SUNDAY BLACK! and include your full name, mailing address, a valid email address, your favorite sports-themed score, and your favorite John Williams score. Then write a few sentences why you would like a copy of the score for BLACK SUNDAY on CD.
I’m going to do this giveaway a little different this time around. In the past it’s always been random. I get a ton of entries and then I randomly select the winners. I always get heartfelt emails about how much person “X” loves score “Y” and I find myself just wishing I could flat out give it to them instead of leaving it up to chance.
Well, this time, I just want to pick. You tell me why you want this CD and if you say the right thing, I’ll give it to you. I won’t do this very often but hey, it’s Super Bowl Sunday and I’m an American which means I can do whatever I want! Where’s that bucket of hot wings?
Write a haiku, convince me John Williams is your god, tell me how awesome I am...I don’t know what you can or should say but say something.
The deadline will be Wednesday, February 10th, at 11:59PM EST. Only one entry per person please. International entries will be accepted. Duplicates will be discarded.
I will collect and read all the entries. Five of the most appealing entries will result in the entrant receiving one copy of BLACK SUNDAY on CD courtesy of Film Score Monthly and Screen Archives Entertainment.
