Id say, in my mediocre filmmusic experience (4 years), the rarest scores (on CD) are :

1) Tokyo BlackOut (Maurice Jarre)
2) Hocus Pocus
3) SPFM Tribute
4) Cherry 2000
5) Mulan Promo

Also the Varese CD of POLTERGEIST II -- I hear it exists -- one record producer told me to my face that that was the one he owned (this was before the Intrada expanded version) -- but I've never seen one.

Does the HOCUS POCUS disc include the song by James Horner?

To answer your question about HOCUS POCUS, no Sarah's theme is unfortunately not on the disc.

I don't know if Shipwrecked was ever released as a cd, but I have the tape. Wouldn't mind having the cd either. Try the Disney store, that's where I got the cd from. I'll continue looking as well. Hopefully we find it. Awsome score.

Scott

H. Rocco: I not only saw a Varese CD of "Poltergeist II," I bought it. I found it in Hong Kong. I brought it back to the Bay Area and showed it to Douglass Fake at Intrada who asked if I would swap it for an Intrada label copy. I agreed. But I can confirm they exist in Asia!

As for other rarities -- Knights of the Round Table is pretty rare. Rarer still is the Varese Club 4-CD Herrmann set, although virtually all of the music on those CDs is availabe on other labels in the same performances.

Anyone know what the newest version of the CD guide (the one the guys at FSM put out) claims as the most valuable???

STAR WARS - THE EWOK ADVENTURES (Bernstein/Williams, Singapore label)

M SQUAD (Spanish RCA release)

SUPERMAN 2 + 3 (Japanese release)

The Bridges of Madison County (Lennie Niehaus/Clint Eastwood, academy promo)
Phenomenon (Thomas Newman, academy promo)
Mulan (Jerry Goldsmith, academy promo)
Uncommon Valor (James Horner, boot)
The War At Home (Basil Poledouris, promo)
Without Limits (Randy Miller, promo)
Payback (Chris Boardman, expanded promo)
Dolores Claiborne (Danny Elfman, expanded promo)
Sunchaser (Maurice Jarre, promo)
Serpent and the Rainbow (Brad Fiedel)
Turbulence (Shirley Walker, promo)
Tarzan (Mark Mancina, promo)
Friday the 13th (Harry Manfredini)
Runaway Train (Trevor Jones)
I Promessi Sposi (Ennio Morricone)
Eye of the Needle/Last Embrace (Miklos Rosza)
Ruby Cairo (John Barry)
Tai-Pan (Maurice Jarre)
The Hidden (Michael Convertino)
Alan Silvestri Selected Themes
Link (Jerry Goldsmith)
Robert Folk Selected Suites
Rock-A-Doodle (Robert Folk)
Under Fire (Jerry Goldsmith)
Neverending Story 2 (Robert Folk)
Runaway (Jerry Goldsmith)
The Boys From Brazil (Jerry Goldsmith)

For example, "Friday the 13th", "Childs Play" and "Psycho II" are quite easy finds for me.

Shipwrecked does exists and it's boring as expensive. I sold it few weeks ago.

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Originally posted by soundtrackcollector:
if you are interested in the hocus pocus, contact me at scorefana@yahoo.com

thanks!

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Originally posted by Maestro Sartori:
Wolf Man by Danny Elfman

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Originally posted by wilbur gray:
In that vein King Kong by Howard Shore.

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Speaking of King Kong...I read over on Doug Adams's LOTR music blog that Howard Shore is planning on releasing a collection of some of his personal compositions (which don't all necessarily have to do with film scores) and that at least some of his work for Kong might be included.

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So many of them have been reissued and re-released now and brand new fuller editions that the older lists are all pretty much obsolete. I suspect Bob will do another update before long, if he has the time.

Many on your lists are the same ones I'd put on there. I am fortunate to have most of the ones I wanted and have gotten just about all eventually for decent prices.

One of my good contacts has gotten me several of those Intrada and Varese club issues that sold out so fast. And he sold them to me for the same prices, even though they were all sold out.