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Pete M Oscar® Winner	I'm feeling quite pleased with myself. Until recently I seem to have been just buying loats of albums by the same composers - Goldsmith, Williams, Elfman etc, but within the last six months or so, I have branched out loads by getting my first albums by all these composers: Craig Armstrong (Best Laid Plans, Plunkett & Macleane), Mark Ayres (The Innocent Sleep), Simon Boswell (Shallow Grave), Bill Conti (FYEO), Pino Donaggio (Carrie, Dressed to Kill, Up at the Villa), Fionan Hanvey/Maurice Seezer (The Boxer), Michael Giacchino (both MoH's), Goblin (Suspiria, Tenebrae on order), Isaac Hayes (Shaft), Joseph LoDuca (Hercules vol 3), Alan Menken (Hunchback of Notre Dame), Thomas Newman (Scent of a Woman), Zbigniew Preisner (Preisner's Music), Philippe Sarde (Tess/The Tenant), Lalo Schifrin (Enter the Dragon 57 min), John Scott (Antony & Cleopatra), Stephen Warbeck (Shakespeare in Love), Debbie Wiseman (Wilde). Next I think I'd like to start getting some Jean-Claude Petit, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Jon Brion, Jan A.P. Kaczamarek, maybe a couple of others. So, I suppose my question is this: what have you bought recently by a composer that's new to you, & are there any composers you don't have any albums by that you think you may get sometime soon? np Bentley Rhythm Ace (Not a score, but it is the first thing of theirs' I've bought, so...) [Message edited by Pete M on 01-17-2001]
posted 01-16-2001 08:52 AM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Oscar® Winner	Definitely on top of my list is Christopher Gordon with his Moby Dick score, I can't wait to check out On The Beach. Aside from that, there's only the occasional "lonely composer" in my recent additions, but at least I always try to find something new (which is fortunately much easier when doing CDR trades, this way I can get scores I wouldn't "risk" to buy blindly). NP: Anton Bruckner: Symphony in D minor "Nullte" (Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim)
posted 01-16-2001 09:32 AM PT (US)

JJH Oscar® Winner	for some reason I am extremely interested in checking out Jan AP Kaczmarek's scores for The Third Miracle and Lost Souls. NP -- Ride With the Devil, Mychael Danna
posted 01-16-2001 10:45 AM PT (US)

Graham Watt Oscar® Winner	Lordy lordy, what is one to do when one goes to the shops and one sees all those loverly things by our faves and, nestling beside them, something by...Gabriel Yared or somebody? I had that problem quite recently, and I picked up the Yared, just to try to expand my horizons a bit. I wish I had the guts to do that a bit more often (not that the Yared turned out to be a revelation or anything, but it was a learning experience.) Good thing about going to bad shops: more often than not the Yared is going to be the ONLY thing that's even remotely worth taking a chance on, so you get it anyway if you have the right cash. I'd never take a chance ordering online however: too many must-haves, none of them scored by Gabriel Yared. I would love to regularly try out stuff by newer names like Christopher Gordon for example, but unless I see it in the local record store it's unlikely I'd ever get it, which is a shame.
posted 01-16-2001 02:30 PM PT (US)

BMikeJ Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by JJH: for some reason I am extremely interested in checking out Jan AP Kaczmarek's scores for [b]The Third Miracle and Lost Souls. NP -- Ride With the Devil, Mychael Danna [/B] JJ, Kaczmarek is terrific. I wish he was getting more work. Run, don't walk, and buy his supremely beautiful scores for Bliss and Washington Square.
posted 01-16-2001 02:40 PM PT (US)

Richard Oscar® Winner	Pete, I don't think he's scored any other films, but "Magnolia" by Jon Brion is one I will recommend until the end of time. Without a doubt one of the finest scores of the 1990's! Get it! I'd like to check out some Christopher Young, hear more from Richard Marvin because he has the same first name as me and also some more Morricone & Barry.
posted 01-17-2001 02:19 AM PT (US)

Pete M Oscar® Winner	Yeah, with Jon Brion, it was Magnolia that I was thinking about. I really loved the film, A would very much like the score. Unfortunately, local HMV only just got a copy of the score album in - for around £20. I hope to pick it up online sometime soon though (maybe as a birthday present from me to me). Christopher Gordon is another that I'd quite like to try out, having heard such good things about. Oh, good grief. I need more money.
posted 01-17-2001 07:29 AM PT (US)

Richard Oscar® Winner	My copy arrived from amazon.com two days ago. I think their price is about $14.99 $U.S. If you order it from there is should still work out cheaper than 20pounds, though I'm not sure about P+H. Maybe you should order several CDs. Just a thought. [Message edited by Richard on 01-18-2001]
posted 01-18-2001 01:37 AM PT (US)

Pete M Oscar® Winner	Well, just a little "bring up to date" with how well my collecting is going. Crazily, I have still failed to obtain any Petit, Sakamoto or Kaczamarek, hoever, I have done quite well otherwise, since the first post I have now got: Jon Brion - Magnolia Ry Cooder - Music by... John Corigliano - Altered States Michael Danna - Bounce Don Davis - The Matrix Keith Emerson - Inferno Joel Goldsmith - Shiloh Richard G. Mitchell - The Bridge Julian Nott - A Respectable Trade Nicola Piovani - La Vita e Bella Stanislas Syrewicz - The Clandestine Marriage Dmitri Tiomkin - Giant (definitely need more of his stuff) Alan Williams - Island of the Sharks Gosh, I love hearing music from a composer that's new to me. Quite pleased with most of these, with the Corigiano, Emerson, Mitchell, Nott & Brion scores the stand outs. Anyone else been adventurous? NP The Rolling Stones 12X5
posted 10-15-2001 10:42 AM PT (US)

jonathan_little Oscar® Winner	I want to get Sarde's Tess. The theme sounds like one of the most beautiful things ever written. I just need to flop out the cash to pick up the French disc.
posted 10-15-2001 01:59 PM PT (US)

Timmer Oscar® Winner	jonathan, TESS is an astounding score, try and get hold of it. Robert Townson of Varese considers Sarde one of the best composers writing today!...and I agree! Pete M (how ya doing bud ), check out Sakamoto's LITTLE BUDDHA, exotic , dramatic and varied it's a lovely score and my personal favourite by him.
posted 10-15-2001 04:43 PM PT (US)

Jared Cowing Oscar® Winner	My god, how do you people buy all those sountracks in so little time? I mean- don't you save money for anything like food? Ah, but at least you'd die happy- I suppose my opinion of sountrack purchasing is rather skewed. I'm 14, which means not a heck of a lot of money. I usually shop around, and won't hesitate to refure to buy anything unless I think its a very good deal. It's taking me weeks just to find a good price for a sountrack I'd get a lot out of. At this rate... dear god, I need to get some money-
posted 10-15-2001 06:25 PM PT (US)

BMikeJ Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by jonathan_little: *I want to get Sarde's Tess. The theme sounds like one of the most beautiful things ever written. I just need to flop out the cash to pick up the French disc.* Tess is a magnificent score... The theme is only the tip of a really beautiful iceberg. It remains one of the best scores I've ever heard from Sarde.
posted 10-15-2001 11:12 PM PT (US)

jonathan_little Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by Jared Cowing: I mean- don't you save money for anything like food? Food? I spend $1300 a semester on food! I'd so much rather buy film scores with that cash. I've eaten... umm, zero times this month in the school's cafeteria. I'm really getting my monies worth out of that. NP: Hour of the Gun
posted 10-16-2001 10:22 AM PT (US)

cine-sin Oscar® Winner	I need to look at dates more [Message edited by cine-sin on 10-16-2001]
posted 10-16-2001 10:56 AM PT (US)

Richard Street Oscar® Winner	Well, from SecondSpin, I've ordered Robert Cobert's "The Night Stalker And Other Classic Thrillers". Admittedly it's primarily to bump up the order so the postage rate doesn't bite as much, but it'll also be interesting as the only piece I know Cobert for is the theme to "The Winds Of War". Also I recently obtained Chapter III's double-header of Ortolaini's "The Biggest Bundle Of Them All" and Oliver Nelson's "Zigzag"; both composers I'm entirely unfamilar with. "Zigzag" in particular is interesting; the main title is a ferocious piece of percussion mayhem. Having said that, this morning I took delivery of three Jerry Goldsmiths and a Bruce Broughton. So much for adventurous (though they are pretty good...) NP: THE CHALLENGE (Jerry Goldsmith)
posted 10-17-2001 06:30 AM PT (US)

Pete M Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by Jared Cowing: My god, how do you people buy all those sountracks in so little time? Well, most of those I actually got second hand for about maybe £3->5. Being adventurous is so much easier when there's no so much money at stake. Plus, I too have been busy with more familiar stuff, with two Goldsmiths, a Beltrami & a Badalamenti on the way. They're all good stuff, though. Tess is really lovely, yeah. I should probably listen to it more. But there's loads of CD's I really need to listen to more. NP Jurassic Park (don't listen to this very much either) Wooohooooooooooo!!!! Good grief. Just discovered that this was my 1001st post!!! Wow, kinda crazy how that crept up on me. Jeez, wonder how long it'll take me to get another 1000? Hmmm, I feel a topic coming on... [Message edited by Pete M on 10-17-2001]
posted 10-17-2001 09:46 AM PT (US)

Pete M Oscar® Winner	Doh, hit the reply w/quote instead of edit post. [Message edited by Pete M on 10-17-2001]
posted 10-17-2001 11:41 AM PT (US)

Pete M Oscar® Winner	Once is an accident, but twice is just plain stupid. Sorry, everyone. And no, this is not just a blatant attempt to get more posts for no reason. At all. (Honest.) It was a genuine mistake (which makes it all the more embarassing, sadly). Me just got no brain today methinks. [Message edited by Pete M on 10-17-2001]
posted 10-17-2001 11:49 AM PT (US)

Greg Bryant Oscar® Winner	Some of us may have to go back to first LP... Goldsmith - Papillon Williams - either Fiddler on the Roof or Jaws Isaac Hayes - Shaft
posted 10-17-2001 12:53 PM PT (US)

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