I am referring to mostly big studio film productions from the 1990s and early 2000s that released dual albums: ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK or MUSIC FROM/INSPIRED BY type albums for mainstream music listeners separate from ORIGINAL SCORE type albums for film music listeners.
Usually, the content on these dual albums was wholly separate. Just various artists pop/rock songs on the SOUNDTRACK album and just composed film score on the SCORE album. “The Matrix” [Music from the Motion Picture] on Maverick and “The Matrix” [Original Motion Picture Score] on Varèse Sarabande are prime examples. No overlapping content.
Or another common trend if both albums were on the same label was that the SOUNDTRACK album might include 1-2 token score tracks drawn from the SCORE album. Good examples here are the dual CD releases for “Men in Black” and “American Beauty.” The mastering on the SOUNDTRACK album might be a bit hotter and more compressed to fit in with the pop/rock songs, but otherwise, the 1-2 token score tracks are the same as those on the separate SCORE album.
So, what about SOUNDTRACK albums that have unique edits/mixes or even completely different cues oddly not found on the dedicated SCORE albums? I believe an example in this case is “Spider-Man 2” — specifically the ‘Spidey Suite’ and ‘Dock Ock Suite” on the [Music From and Inspired By] album. I know that La-La Land includes these tracks in its [20th Anniversary Motion Picture Score] release.
But I would be interested in compiling a list of original releases of dual SOUNDTRACK and SCORE albums in which the SOUNDTRACK album also contains different or unique film score content not included on the SCORE album.
Does the sole score track on Carter Burwell`s A Knight`s Tale also includes on the score album? Since I do not own the score album I have no idea but do know that there is not score track on the score soundtrack that have the same title but that does not mean it is not included. It could be retitled for the score soundtrack.
So, what about SOUNDTRACK albums that have unique edits/mixes or even completely different cues oddly not found on the dedicated SCORE albums? I believe an example in this case is “Spider-Man 2” — specifically the ‘Spidey Suite’ and ‘Dock Ock Suite” on the [Music From and Inspired By] album. I know that La-La Land includes these tracks in its [20th Anniversary Motion Picture Score] release.
Similarly, the SOUNDTRACK album for the first "Spider-Man" had a longer (essentially film version) 'Farewell' while the SCORE album had a shorter version (it cut out a whole passage of music).
Both are on that corresponding 20th Anniversary LLL album.
On DEEP BLUE SEA song album there is a score track by Trevor Rabin called Deep Blue Sea Montage running for 6:12 which is not on the score album.
On GONE IN 60 SECONDS song album there is a Rabin track called Boost Me running for 2:47 which is not on the score album.
Excellent confirmation. Yes, those were two titles that I had in mind.
I have both “Gone in 60 Seconds” albums. And I was almost certain that I could not find on the SCORE album the same presentation of the ‘Eleanor’ (female car name?) theme as in the opening of the single track on the SOUNDTRACK album.
I recall that the song album for the 1996 MISSION IMPOSSIBLE contains unique suite edits of several Elfman cues, which I'm actually bummed that I don't have anymore as these suites were not reproduced for the LLL edition.
Another likely instance is “Message in a Bottle,” both [Music From and Inspired By] i.e. SOUNDTRACK album and [Original Motion Picture Score] i.e. SCORE album. I have both, so I need to check further. But the SOUNDTRACK album tacks on almost 20 minutes of Yared’s score in three fairly long tracks that do not correspond to any of the cues on the SCORE album.
Does the sole score track on Carter Burwell`s A Knight`s Tale also includes on the score album?
I listened to ‘One of Your Own’ on the SOUNDTRACK album, and it really is more of a Paul Bettany dialogue track than it is a Burwell score track. But in that sense, it is different from the SCORE album.
L.A. Confidential – Goldsmith's theme for the "Badge of Honor" TV show. Also not licensed for the recent expanded CD.
I did not know that about “L.A. Confidential.” That seems like a glaring omission on multiple levels.
These are some really interesting titles for those who enjoy finding every note of officially released film scores. I hope that this thread will have long legs documenting as many examples as possible.
The bad news is that many, if not most of these decades old SOUNDTRACK albums are partly or entirely unavailable for streaming, presumably because of continued licensing of the myriad various artists tracks. But the good news is that the SOUNDTRACK albums were mainstream releases that often sold a lot of copies, hence the SOUNDTRACK album CDs can be found used now for pennies on the dollar.
I recall that the song album for the 1996 MISSION IMPOSSIBLE contains unique suite edits of several Elfman cues, which I'm actually bummed that I don't have anymore as these suites were not reproduced for the LLL edition.
Along those lines, “Mission: Impossible 2” SOUNDTRACK album Zimmer/Pereira cue ‘Nyah’ sounds like a punched up remix edit of the ‘Seville’ cue on the SCORE album.
I recall that the song album for the 1996 MISSION IMPOSSIBLE contains unique suite edits of several Elfman cues, which I'm actually bummed that I don't have anymore as these suites were not reproduced for the LLL edition.
Along those lines, “Mission: Impossible 2” SOUNDTRACK album Zimmer/Pereira cue ‘Nyah’ sounds like a punched up remix edit of the ‘Seville’ cue on the SCORE album.
AJ
That's such a great cue! I was pretty bummed that it wasn't on the score album also
THE SPECIALIST and PLAYING BY HEART both had unique versions of each score's two major themes on the songs album.
Ah, yes, two fine John Barry examples.
I was aware of and have both “Playing by Heart” SOUNDTRACK and SCORE discs. (The film might have fared better if it had been allowed to keep its original title, “Dancing about Architecture,” but “Dancing at Lughnasa” already was in distribution that year.)
I had forgotten that “The Specialist” had dual CD releases and did not know that there was unique Barry score content on the SOUNDTRACK. Good to know.
