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I usually pick these up eventually.
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Yeah, with all the requests for more Golden Age scores, I am surprised there are not more reactions... for 3 vintage scores !
The three scores on this CD are from 1961, 1962 and 1964 - which is more Silver Age than Golden Age.
And for the most part older Golden Age fans never really were sci-fi genre fans. In my opinion these are two quite different groups of collectors.
Usual Golden Age collectors have always been on the lookout for scores by renowned composers like Rozsa, Korngold, Newman, Herrmann, Tiomkin, Friedhofer, North, Raksin, Waxman, Young etc. but certainly not for ones from rather obscure grade B and C sci-fi (or horror) movies from the 50s or early 60s.
All the named composers had a quite distinctive personal and refined classical style which you could immediately recognize and which is one of the reasons why they are so beloved and celebrated. This has not much to do with what can be heard on such purely atmospheric sci-fi scores. Besides, you get mostly M&E tracks on such a CD - something which many collectors wouldn´t even have bought a few years ago.
All in all: The decisive point is not only the year in which a score was composed, but above all the composer and the style of the music.
Therefore don´t wonder that many people interested in typical Golden Age music won´t react to something like this. It´s much more for fans of the sci-fi movies themselves.
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Jan 9, 2025 - 10:28 AM
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Yeah, with all the requests for more Golden Age scores, I am surprised there are not more reactions... for 3 vintage scores !
The three scores on this CD are from 1961, 1962 and 1964 - which is more Silver Age than Golden Age.
And for the most part older Golden Age fans never really were sci-fi genre fans. In my opinion these are two quite different groups of collectors.
Usual Golden Age collectors have always been on the lookout for scores by renowned composers like Rozsa, Korngold, Newman, Herrmann, Tiomkin, Friedhofer, North, Raksin, Waxman, Young etc. but certainly not for ones from rather obscure grade B and C sci-fi (or horror) movies from the 50s or early 60s.
All the named composers had a quite distinctive personal and refined classical style which you could immediately recognize and which is one of the reasons why they are so beloved and celebrated. This has not much to do with what can be heard on such purely atmospheric sci-fi scores. Besides, you get mostly M&E tracks on such a CD - something which many collectors wouldn´t even have bought a few years ago.
All in all: The decisive point is not only the year in which a score was composed, but above all the composer and the style of the music.
Therefore don´t wonder that many people interested in typical Golden Age music won´t react to something like this. It´s much more for fans of the sci-fi movies themselves.
I had missed the "music & effects tracks" notice on the website. Then I kind of agree and it would be good to know what % is M&E, as I would hesitate to buy a CD that is mostly M&E. Although personally I don't really mind if the movie is A or B as long as the music is good.
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Freaking "Reptilicus"!? Holy crap!
Yeah, that was one we really wanted to do.
Ford A. Thaxton
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I'm loving all of the Golden Age releases I've gotten so far, both the Horror and the Sci-Fi volumes. I'll pick them all up eventually. They're a total blast. Same goes for the Glasser collections.
I think you'lll be happier later this year.
Ford A. Thaxton
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Jan 11, 2025 - 2:45 AM
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finder4545
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Yeah, with all the requests for more Golden Age scores, I am surprised there are not more reactions... for 3 vintage scores !
The three scores on this CD are from 1961, 1962 and 1964 - which is more Silver Age than Golden Age.
And for the most part older Golden Age fans never really were sci-fi genre fans. In my opinion these are two quite different groups of collectors.
Usual Golden Age collectors have always been on the lookout for scores by renowned composers like Rozsa, Korngold, Newman, Herrmann, Tiomkin, Friedhofer, North, Raksin, Waxman, Young etc. but certainly not for ones from rather obscure grade B and C sci-fi (or horror) movies from the 50s or early 60s.
All the named composers had a quite distinctive personal and refined classical style which you could immediately recognize and which is one of the reasons why they are so beloved and celebrated. This has not much to do with what can be heard on such purely atmospheric sci-fi scores. Besides, you get mostly M&E tracks on such a CD - something which many collectors wouldn´t even have bought a few years ago.
All in all: The decisive point is not only the year in which a score was composed, but above all the composer and the style of the music.
Therefore don´t wonder that many people interested in typical Golden Age music won´t react to something like this. It´s much more for fans of the sci-fi movies themselves.
I fully agree with your instant analysis, Stefan. I think these releases are especially good for completist collectors. The kind of music is rather chaotic, not thematic, it doesn't "tell" but "make noise", it doesn't fit into the stylistic features of the Golden Age. The interesting thing is that these movie and scores make so much nostalgia, compared to the same today made in remake.
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I fully agree with your instant analysis, Stefan. I think these releases are especially good for completist collectors. The kind of music is rather chaotic, not thematic, it doesn't "tell" but "make noise", it doesn't fit into the stylistic features of the Golden Age. The interesting thing is that these movie and scores make so much nostalgia, compared to the same today made in remake.
These very modest films have stood the test of time and are still quite enjoyable and the scores are just a whole lot of fun to revisit.
That's why we do these.
Ford A. Thaxton
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Jan 14, 2025 - 7:48 AM
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increbula
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The three scores on this CD are from 1961, 1962 and 1964 - which is more Silver Age than Golden Age.
And for the most part older Golden Age fans never really were sci-fi genre fans. In my opinion these are two quite different groups of collectors.
Usual Golden Age collectors have always been on the lookout for scores by renowned composers like Rozsa, Korngold, Newman, Herrmann, Tiomkin, Friedhofer, North, Raksin, Waxman, Young etc. but certainly not for ones from rather obscure grade B and C sci-fi (or horror) movies from the 50s or early 60s.
All the named composers had a quite distinctive personal and refined classical style which you could immediately recognize and which is one of the reasons why they are so beloved and celebrated. This has not much to do with what can be heard on such purely atmospheric sci-fi scores. Besides, you get mostly M&E tracks on such a CD - something which many collectors wouldn´t even have bought a few years ago.
All in all: The decisive point is not only the year in which a score was composed, but above all the composer and the style of the music.
Therefore don´t wonder that many people interested in typical Golden Age music won´t react to something like this. It´s much more for fans of the sci-fi movies themselves.
I can understand the confusion regarding usage of the term "Golden Age" on these releases. However, in this case I believe it is meant to relate more to the genre itself, rather than films (or film music) in general. After all, the 1950s/early 60s can arguably be considered the "Golden Age" of science fiction films - in all of their cheesy, sensationalist glory.
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Yes, I think you assessment is spot on. This release isn't "Golden Age Science Fiction"... it's "The Golden Age OF Science Fiction"... a subtle difference which indicates a subtly different time period.
Yavar
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