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filmfactsman Non-Standard Userer	Mine was the LP "Thunderball" back in 1970 in the 2 for $1 bin at Woolworth's. Boy, what that purchase started. . .
posted 06-14-2005 01:27 PM PT (US)

sean Standard Userer	That I bought myself? It was Star Trek: Generations by Dennis McCarthy, and it was the tape not the CD; I remember it was a huge deal with HMV 'cause they had to order it and it took forever for them to get a copy and it was also expensive as hell (they had begun fazing out tapes at the time: Christmas 1994) ... I remember it costing almost $40 and that was a huge deal for me, I was 11 at the time. But yes that did too start it all ... NP: Batman Begins (Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard) ***/*** [Message edited by sean on 06-14-2005]
posted 06-14-2005 01:49 PM PT (US)

SEBULBA Standard Userer	Well, Star Wars (which my dad bought), got me started, but MY first purchase was Superman The Movie. Hmmmm, both Williams. Good way to start out.
posted 06-14-2005 03:31 PM PT (US)

TV's Frank Standard Userer	Back in 1980, my mom bought me the original 2 LP album for EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, then I got SUPERMAN II for Xmas. The first one I bought myself was Craig Safan's LAST STARFIGHTER on LP...
posted 06-14-2005 03:39 PM PT (US)

Swashbuckler Standard Userer	Sean, the release of Generations was delayed several weeks. It wasn't the fault of the store itself. I was working at a Tower at the time. The ever first soundtrack album I myself bought was the tape of the New American Orchestra recording of Blade Runner. I was, needless to say, very disappointed. [Message edited by Swashbuckler on 06-14-2005]
posted 06-14-2005 05:09 PM PT (US)

FalkirkBairn Standard Userer	The 2-LP album of Star Wars in a small harbourside record shop in, of all places, Portree, Isle of Skye (on holiday.) I'd received the cassette version as a present the previous Christmas but had worn it out from continuous playing.
posted 06-14-2005 05:14 PM PT (US)

John C Winfrey Standard Userer	This is a hard one. Let me think. I believe it was in 1963 or thereabouts. I think it was El Cid and How West Was Won. First two I got probably on my own. I bought several along in there though. I played the heck oout of that mono El Cid on my aunts great stereo back then and it sounded great. Tree-mendous score. J.
posted 06-14-2005 05:18 PM PT (US)

SBD Standard Userer	The score album to "Batman Forever".
posted 06-14-2005 09:18 PM PT (US)

sean Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by Swashbuckler: *Sean, the release of Generations* was delayed several weeks. It wasn't the fault of the store itself. I was working at a Tower at the time. Actually the music had been out for quite a while by the time I'd saved for it, because I'd go in HMV everytime I was in the mall to look through the soundtrack section and kept eyeing the Generations CD. I remember it quite clearly as I did not have a CD player at that time (hence my wanting that disc everytime I saw it on the shelf at the store) and that's why I ordered the tape, which took what seemed like an eternity to arrive ... my little story had nothing whatsoever to do with release delays there, Swashbuckler. NP: Cinderella Man (Thomas Newman) */***
posted 06-14-2005 09:36 PM PT (US)

Alexborn007 Standard Userer	Back to the Future (Cassette) Got it in '91 I think... The idea that you could get a tape with all the music from the movie fascinated me at the time
posted 06-15-2005 01:26 AM PT (US)

shureman Non-Standard Userer	Must have been the double 45rpm Decca set for AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS circa 1957. Didn't compel me to be a soundtrack fanatic then, though......
posted 06-15-2005 06:45 AM PT (US)

Swashbuckler Standard Userer	quote: Actually the music had been out for quite a while by the time I'd saved for it ... my little story had nothing whatsoever to do with release delays there, Swashbuckler. Oh. (Gilda Radner voice) Never mind.
posted 06-15-2005 08:11 AM PT (US)

Quill Standard Userer	Star Trek VI on tape. Movie scores really pushed me into buying my first CD player back in 1992. I believe the first CD I bought was Basic Instinct. Those were great days for me...since there was an untapped resource of scores out there to discover for the first time (outside of the movie of course).
posted 06-15-2005 09:34 AM PT (US)

Crono/Kyp Standard Userer	I'm with Alex...either Back to the Future or T2...both of them I still have --Brian NP: Tarzan
posted 06-15-2005 10:19 AM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Standard Userer	The Star Wars Trilogy (here's the proof). The first real soundtrack album I bought was Jurassic Park. NP: Batman (Danny Elfman)
posted 06-15-2005 10:28 AM PT (US)

Philipp Standard Userer	"Moon 44" by Joel Goldsmith. Philipp
posted 06-15-2005 10:34 AM PT (US)

Bodhizefa Non-Standard Userer	No, but I do remember the first movie scores that my parents bought, and that's probably what set the stage for me loving film scoring so much. What were they? Oh, just some little titles like: Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back LP Dark Crystal LP Blues Brothers LP Great stuff, that's for sure. [Message edited by Bodhizefa on 06-15-2005]
posted 06-15-2005 10:38 AM PT (US)

HadrianD Standard Userer	Almost a decade ago, The Rock OST.
posted 06-15-2005 01:03 PM PT (US)

Gae Standard Userer	The Year.....1975 The Soundtrack.....original soundtrack to Jaws on LP The price......�1:99 The composer.....John Williams The place......Woolworths The age......10 years old The result.......a Film Music Fan was born!! Gae
posted 06-15-2005 04:50 PM PT (US)

Swashbuckler Standard Userer	I can't believe you have the reciept, Marian. That rocks. My first CD was Total Recall. I actually went on the message boards when the expanded edition came out and posted about its retirement. It was suggested that I eat it. I have not, to date, done so.
posted 06-15-2005 09:52 PM PT (US)

TimT Standard Userer	The Jewl of the Nile, 1986
posted 06-15-2005 11:44 PM PT (US)

moviescore Standard Userer	Oh yes, certainly! COCOON was my first soundtrack LP! After that I bought LEGAL EAGLES by Elmer Bernstein. After that I don't remember... those were the days! mikael
posted 06-16-2005 02:02 AM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by Swashbuckler: I can't believe you have the reciept, Marian. That rocks. I never throw these things away. I should still have the bills for pretty much all of my CDs. Sadly, not all have the title written on them. quote: My first [b]CD was Total Recall. I actually went on the message boards when the expanded edition came out and posted about its retirement. It was suggested that I eat it. I have not, to date, done so.[/B] Like all my first-bought-the-normal-later-bought-the-remastered/extended CDs, it's still in my shelf, though never played since.
posted 06-16-2005 02:49 PM PT (US)

odinatheforestcat Standard Userer	Mission to Mars by Ennio Morricone
posted 06-17-2005 10:40 AM PT (US)

scoreguy16 Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by HadrianD: Almost a decade ago, The Rock OST. Same here, but I had gotten Broken Arrow as a birthday gift before that. Clayton NP>Batman Begins
posted 06-17-2005 02:40 PM PT (US)

lancer Standard Userer	I think the very 1st soundtrack I bought myself was conan the barbarian when it was on tape, my 1st cd was Total recall.
posted 06-17-2005 10:42 PM PT (US)

Lou Goldberg Standard Userer	This isn't the first time this topic question has been asked here but I like it so I don't mind repeating myself. I acquired an LP turntable for my 11th or 12th birthday. My grandparents gave me my first records which included an LP of Levant playing Gershwin and 78s (the player played 33s, 45s, and 78s) of Muir Mathieson conducting The Red Shoes. And I say 78s plural because the ballet suite could only be played at about 2 minutes a side! This was the first film music I owned although it wasn't the first I bought. The very first album I bought on my own of any kind was the Leroy Holmes-conducted version of Citizen Kane. As I was already a big fan of films even at that tender age I guess it was a no-brainer. Not that I didn't like some of the popular 60s and 70s songs I'd heard over time on the radio, everything from Windy and Georgy Girl to Incense and Peppermints and A Horse With No Name, but orchestral music and film music especially really struck me hard. After the Citizen Kane disc I bought the amazing one disc sampler of Herrmann cues from the Phase-4 series with a painting of the mother from Psycho on the cover. It had the Welles Raises Kane overture, The Memory Waltz from Kilimanjaro, the North By Northwest main title, Duel with the Skeleton from 7th V of Sinbad, Atlantis from Journey to the Center of the Earth, the Sleigh-ride from D & D Webster, love music from Vertigo, and the whole 14 minute Psycho suite. And I'm pretty sure I played it non-stop every day for weeks. The very first original soundtrack I bought was Herrmann's score to Obsession. And obsession is the right word too. That was 30 years ago and I'm still putting my money, time, and energy into film music. I think the first non-Herrmann soundtrack I bought was the More Music from Ben-Hur LP which I had before I had the regular Ben-Hur soundtrack. And although I've sold and traded a number of items from my collection, I'm pretty sure I have all of these LPs still. Though I can't say I have the receipts! [Message edited by Lou Goldberg on 06-18-2005]
posted 06-18-2005 04:02 AM PT (US)

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