Soundtrack stores

[cjefferys]

Sam's did too back in the middle eighties. I remember pouring through those lps on Saturday afternoons.

Oh yeah, absolutely! And I remember in the early 90's they had a whole room filled with VHS tapes, I'd spend hours in there! I really, really miss Sam's.

[emeraldknight47]

We used to have a place here in Louisville called "Ear Xtacy" that usually had a great selection of movie scores and OSTs, some stuff I couldn't even find online. Sadly, they went under about two years ago and there are very few brick-and-mortar stores here locally where I can track that stuff down. The two area Barnes & Nobles carry a fair selection, but nothing really unique or hard to find. I'm afraid I'm pretty old school when it comes to stuff like movies scores and music in general; I like to have a physical copy, something concrete that I can look at as years pass by. Unfortunately, that era seems to be headed the way of the dodo bird. I am always glad to see some new vinyl when it hits shelves, but sadly, many studios don't seem too interested in making scores/soundtracks available in that format.

[JRT!]

LOVE Amoeba! Try and pop in there every time I'm in L.A.

I do have a soundtrack question though. Does anyone know if the soundtrack for the movie Arcade from 1993,with Seth Green,Megan Ward,Peter Billingsley,John de Lancie and otheres,is available anywhere? There's this one song stuck in my head,Israel by Peter Kenvin and Rick Harchol,and I really need to find that song,lol. Think it was released on Terrortune Music. The movie is really bad,but fun to see Seth Green in some early stuff,and Peter Billingsley in something other than that Christmas movie,lol.

I LOVE soundtracks! My faves being Rocketeer,Galaxy Quest,Explorers,Flight of the Navigator,Starman,and some of the usual fare like SW,ST,E.T.,and Superman. And I don't mind soundtracks with songs either. Have discovered quite a few bands that way.

J-R!

[Mikey]

Princeton Record Exchange used to be great (for buying)

For selling they usually offer much less than you'd expect

[Hedji]

I LOVE soundtracks! My faves being Rocketeer,Galaxy Quest,Explorers,Flight of the Navigator,Starman,and some of the usual fare like SW,ST,E.T.,and Superman.

Right on! Top shelf picks there. Explorers isn't for everyone, and I know it isn't Goldsmith's "best" score, but it's probably my favorite from him, along with Twilight Zone the Movie.

[Gorn Captain]

Too many scores to pick a favorite. Goldsmith was always my favorite, because he was ready to tackle any genre, trying all sorts out-of-the-box ideas (like in POTA). Great at romantic themes and hard-driven action. First Blood is one of my favorites from him, Outland, Capricorn One, Innerspace.
I love Williams, he also scored some films that are mostly forgotten, like Dracula, which has a fantastic "doomed romantic" feel to it.
Lalo Schifrin did so much more than his epic Mission Impossible scores, such as Amityville Horror, which is nice and dark, making great use of the grand piano.
Basil Poledouris' Conan (buy the 3CD which has hours of music!).

[daz71]

my favourite jerry goldsmith is the man from uncle.hugo montenegro lady in cement is good too.vampyros lesbos has got to be my favourite ever soundtrack.

[Hedji]

Capricorn One, Innerspace. Cap One is the template for 80s action scoring. Love it. Innerspace is like Explorers on speed. You have to embrace the 80s synths, but it's so endearing.
Dracula - The only "golden age" (1975-1984) Williams score to not get a decent expansion. The film score is so different than the album presentation. This is my holiest of grails, but sadly there are rumors that the masters are lost. Only poor sounding mono masters are said to remain.
Amityville Horror This one is a home run. So eerie. If you like this, I recommend Harry Sukman's Salem's lot, which is a bit more traditional, but also a bit Herrmannesque.
Basil Poledouris' Conan So, so good.

[Mikey]

For my favorite soundtrack I would have to pick The Black Hole

[Gorn Captain]

Capricorn One, Innerspace. Cap One is the template for 80s action scoring. Love it. Innerspace is like Explorers on speed. You have to embrace the 80s synths, but it's so endearing.
Dracula - The only "golden age" (1975-1984) Williams score to not get a decent expansion. The film score is so different than the album presentation. This is my holiest of grails, but sadly there are rumors that the masters are lost. Only poor sounding mono masters are said to remain.
Amityville Horror This one is a home run. So eerie. If you like this, I recommend Harry Sukman's Salem's lot, which is a bit more traditional, but also a bit Herrmannesque.
Basil Poledouris' Conan So, so good.

I didn't know Dracula's score was so different from what we got on the album. I must admit, I haven't seen the film since its release. Olivier's "Dutch" was so atrocious, I find it hard to watch, and Langhella (great actor that he is) hardly impressed me with his Saturday Night Blood Fever portrayal.

I must give Salem's Lot a try. I hope to pick up a suitcase full of soundtracks next month, when I'm in the US...
Thanks for the info, my friend!

[daz71]

we used to have a shop nearby called movie boulevard and the only music they sold was soundtracks. second hand vinyl and new cd's.the shop was crammed with old books and movie magazines.i remember getting a magazine about cult films with diabolik on the cover never heard of the mag before or since never saw any more issues and can't even find a picture on google images.lots of 60s/70s sight and sound magazines.

[Bruce Banner]

For my favorite soundtrack I would have to pick The Black Hole

That's also one of my favourites. A really great John Barry soundtrack.

I also like pretty much everything Basil Poledouris did, especially Conan and Robocop.

Horner and Goldsmith are also amongst my favourite composers, along with of course John Williams.

[Hedji]

Horner and Goldsmith are also amongst my favourite composers, along with of course John Williams.

The holy trinity of film composers.

And yeah, Black Hole, I could listen to that all day long.

[Gorn Captain]

I like Horner, though some of his scores are very close to each other. I guess time constraints made him borrow from himself.