THE PATRIOT (John Williams) (my favorite of the year so far)

HOLOCAUST 2000/SESSO IN CONFESSIONALE (Ennio Morricone) (I knew what I was getting with 2000, but SESSO surprised me with its weirdness and high quality. You could blow seven bucks on worse things. Anyway, I really wanted 2000.)

BLACULA (Gene Page) (disappointing! But I wanted something for William Marshall to sign if I get to meet him at the CULT MOVIES convention this coming October.)

THE WHISPERERS (John Barry) (not as good as its reputation, but maybe if I'd seen the film, I'd like it better) (this is the Ryko release with the enhanced features, none of which I've checked out yet)

FRANCESCO DE MASI: FILM MUSIC 2 (haven't listened to it yet, but my blind purchases of this composer haven't failed me yet, all two of them)

RINGO: IL CAVALIERE SOLITARIO (Francesco DeMasi) coupled with L'ULTIMO MERCENARIO (Bruno Nicolai -- haven't listened to it yet, but my blind purchases of Nicolai haven't failed me yet, all one of them)

(why does Tower Records' bargain bin always showcase so many Italian soundtracks? They're practically giving away some of the more obscure CAM titles.)

By Friday, I expect to have laid in HOLLOW MAN. As well, I believe there's something waiting for me at the post office. You'll be the second to know. (and third, and fourth, in whatever order you people read it, hey, it's not my job to keep track of the lot of ya)

Oh, I forgot to mention, the DeMasi/Nicolai disc includes a short suite from something called UNA COLT IN PUGNO AL DIAVOLO, by Gian Piero Reverberi. This isn't mentioned on the front or back covers. If I were Reverberi, I would sue. (Okay, the title IS mentioned on the spine. But how could they possibly leave a name as cool-sounding as "Reverberi" off the covers???)

I also forgot to mention finding a two-dollar cassette of Ry Cooder's ALAMO BAY. Doesn't seem like there's a CD in the offing anytime soon, so I figured, what the hell, go ahead and grab it.

Next up, I think I'm gonna hit up FSM for the new Williams CD.

I couldn't give a monkeys nut dropped from a great hight for what you lot think of this, I LIKE IT! nyah nyah..SO THERE!

CDs:
HOLLOW MAN
U-571
STARSHIP TROOPERS (from Screen Archives)
NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
BLESS THE CHILD
those 4 are on order, and hopefully I'll get BLESS THE CHILD autographed through GNPCrescendo's offer.

DVD:
SPACEBALLS
STAR TREK 2 (the picture on this thing rules compared to my old pan-and-scan VHS)
THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH
TOMORROW NEVER DIES

Plus I am getting:
Independence Day <ID4> (David Arnold)
Stigmata <Promo> (Elia Cmiral)

Clay G.

Hollow Man - Jerry Goldsmith
Medal Of Honor: Underground (CD-R) - Michael Giacchino
What Lies Beneath - Alan Silvestri

The Shadow - JG: I don't mind this, but to me it's kinda flat.

NON SCORE:
Dave Brubeck | This is Jazz

Ben Folds Five:
Unauthorised Biography of Reinhold Messner - Vinyl and Cassette
Army - Vinyl Single
Brick - Vinyl Single

Motion Picture Classics, Vol 1
Motion Picture Classics, Vol 2
both performed by Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops, on RCA.

Laura/ The Bad and the Beautiful/Forever Amber, also on RCA, New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by David Raksin.

Got from a friend:

• Simon & Garfunkel: Bridge Over Troubled Water (CDR)

And, I won (!):

• Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
  Carlos Kleiber/Staatskapelle Dresden/René Kollo/Kurt Moll/Margaret Price/Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau...

Also got the Silva Essential Maurice Jarre Film Music Collection 2CD set. This may be their best compilation yet, and the best performed certainly. I suggest everyone try it out. I'm most impressed with the suite from Franco Zefirelli's (sp?)Jesus of Nazareth mini-series.

my want list:
What Lies Beneath
X-men
The Ninth Gate
Hollow Man

still looking for Bad Boys

Also received Michael Chertock's "Love at the Movies" Telarc disc.

And bought "Hollow Man".

And yesterday while browsing in my favorite "used" cd store I managed with great excitement to pick up the following Chapter III releases!:

Don't Make Waves / Penelope
Kelly's Heroes / Cincinnati Kid
Grand Prix / Ryan's Daughter

[all the other "2nd Wave" releases from this source were there, but I only have so much money!)

NP: Kelly's Heroes

• Powder (Jerry Goldsmith)

DVDs:

• The Ninth Gate
  
• Henry V (Branagh)
  

• The Patriot - Finally!
  
• Koyaanisqatsi (Philip Glass)
  

SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN--North
SOUTH SEAS ADVENTURE--North
YOUNG LIONS--Friedhofer
BOY ON A DOLPHIN--Friedhofer
HAWAII--Bernstein
FILM MUSIC OF D. TIOMKIN
FILM MUSIC OF B. KAPER
THE HINDENBURG--Shire
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN--Morris

And, just for Marian, GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY (Goldsmith)

I've also recently picked up THE PHANTOM MENACE (expanded), CHAPLIN, THE NATURAL, THE MUMMY, GUIDE FOR THE MARRIED MAN, and the LP of RETURN TO OZ.

Dragonheart: A New Beginning - Mark Mckenzie
Kimberly - Basil Poledouris

quote:

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Originally posted by JClark:
And, just for Marian, GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY (Goldsmith)

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Dammit!

Today, I finally received a long-awaited package from Germany.

No, NOT the CDRs that Jens "I Dream about Jerry Goldsmith's long hair" Dietrich.

But I received 3 classical CDs containing music by an obscure Baroque composer named Nikolaus Betscher. excellent stuff, if you're inclined to like this sort of stuff, or even if you're not.

NP -- Nikolaus Betscher Missa in C

• U.S. Marshals (Goldsmith)
  
• They Died With Their Boots On (Max Steiner; Marco Polo re-recording)
  
• Henry V (Doyle; finally!)
  

Dragonheart: A New Beginning (Mark McKenzie)
Kimberly (Basil Poledouris)
The Thin Red Line (Hans Zimmer)
Kikojiro (Joe Hisaishi)

Alexander Nevsky - Sergei Prokofiev

Regards,
Sean Robert Abbey

Crimson Tide (Zimmer)
Free Willy 3 (Eidelman)
High Heels (Sakamoto)--very good!
Homeward Bound II (Broughton)
The Odd Couple II (Silvestri)
Under Siege 2 (Pouledouris)
Untamed Heart (Eidelman)---very good!

Heavy Metal - Elmer Bernstein
On the Beach - Christopher Gordon

Regards,
Sean Robert Abbey

Shining Through - Kamen
North - Shaiman
Raiders of the Lost Ark (unexpanded)
(I know, I know)
Backdraft - Zimmer (update from tape to Cd)
River runs through it - Isham
Billy Bathgate - Isham
We're Back - Horner
Star wars & Close Encounters - Gerdhart
and recently...
Sunshine by Jarre - on a recommendation by JJ and not regretting it one bit.

in the mail -

Sleepy Hollow - Elfman
Wolf - Morricone
Michael Collins - Goldenthal
First Knight - Goldsmtih (my first Goldsmith)
City Slickers II - Shaiman

NP - Sunshine

- Gladiator
- X Men (too much electronic filler)
- M:I 2 (very disjointed score, I'll need closer listens, but dissapointing thus far)

- Medicine Man (en route)
- Chicken Run (ditto)
- For Love of the Game (en route)

I'm thinking about buying these other ones: