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The “CD Only” trope is hilarious and worthy of its own (mock) “In Appreciation” thread.
In 1980, these very same people would have been building a Maginot Line-style defense for 8-Track tapes.
When FSM started their soundtrack label in the late 90s, film scores were really a niche, and these things had very small limited editions of 3000 or so. It was a very niche product. Nowadays, some specialty label film scores STILL sell 3000 CDs, so while since then, overall CD sales have dropped by more than 95%(!), the niche productions have remained remarkably stable. The difference is now that selling 3000 CDs of anything today is a rather huge sale. :-)
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I come here to discuss the scores I love, get the 411 on new releases, and read other viewpoints. I love the discussion and community atmosphere here. I never understood why some disagreements here turn to mean spirited arguments. It’s music that we all love.
I don’t have enough people in person that I know who truly loved and appreciates film scores.
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Mid 90s.
Retrograde or FSM?
No matter, I take your word for it and appreciate your unmatched FSM bibliographic competence.
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Listing favorites within variously defined parameters also seems to be a perennial favorite trope.
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Listing favorites within variously defined parameters also seems to be a perennial favorite trope.
Hahaha! Yes! A favorite for one.
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It's not really a "trope", but the "custom cover art" series of threads is regularly worth a visit.
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Feb 20, 2024 - 3:12 PM
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JThree
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Never exactly sure why I come here. There are quite a few reasons, but sometimes its a grey area. I was a big fan of tv themes, and I have a soft spot for "forgotten" or "lost" television themes from the sixties and seventies. I loved them, but no one else seemed to care. Perry Botkin Jr. was primarily known as the composer of Mork and Mindy, but IMHO his better work was the theme or Quark. Loved David Shire's theme for Lucas Tanner. The show only lasted one year, but it captured both energy and bittersweetness. When I play the tune, it reminds me of his new beginnings as a teacher, but also the heartbreak of losing his wife and son in a car accident. I loved the energy to these television themes, they can remind you of the wackiness of Gilligan's Island, the strength of James Kirk in Star Trek TOS, and the romance in . . .... well it'll come to me later.
Today's television music leaves me cold. The themes don't reflect any "goodness" in the characters or whatever. I'm not a fan of Kevin Coster's latest series based in Montana. Yellowstone. The title music is so depressing. Really, Mr. Coster and writing co really ought to watch some Bonanza's, Big Valley's, the High Chapparell, Gunsmokes, and other fifties and sixties westerns. You knew who the good guys were. You didn't spend time wondering if the "good guys" were worse than the "bad guys"
We live in the age of Dexter.
Loved the TeeVee Toons album collections in the eighties and nineties, they are the best, and it's tragic that albums or CD's don't come out anymore. But when I come to FSM, it's to see if anybody has any discussions on sixties or seventies tv music.
I enjoy coming to FSM because every now and then, I hear interest of other sixties/seventies television music. Such as a the recent discussion of the Rankin Bass version of The Hobbit/The Return of the King. Maury Laws had such wonderful music. I loved hearing that there were still fans out there who remember it.
I've been waiting for a Six Million Dollar Man soundtrack since the show was originally on. The music when Steve confronted Bigfoot. Remember that tune. Anybody else out there pretend in slow motion back then. It was fun. So I still check in on that.
Anyway. I love that music. It was corny, it was silly. It may have been way too emotional by some critics today. But I loved it. And I go to FSM to see what others fans say.
--jthree
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The word “trope” seems really overused these days. It’s becoming a trope.
It’s becoming a trope. Complete!
There. Fixed it for you.
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Well, a trope is (among other things) a recurrent theme or subject matter, and as such the exact thing I was asking for. :-)
I find it very interesting what people hope to find here, or the type of thing they discuss here. Or want to discuss. Or hope to discuss. (There's obviously this guy who gets banned regularly yet returns regularly as well, and his only purpose seems to be to post links to obscure music clips with bad sound quality.)
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