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Nov 21, 2018 - 2:49 AM
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Mose Harper
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HOW THE WEST WAS WON Christmas 1963; I was 9 years old. Alfred Newman is still my favorite composer still!
I'm pretty sure my first "adult" soundtrack was John Barry's score to King Kong, probably around the the time of my 10th birthday in February. I remember it wasn't available in the small town we were living in at the time, but the local music/record store ordered it and it came in a few weeks later.
While I'm sure the purchase was prompted because I simply wanted anything I could get that was associated with the character, the actual listening of it turned out to be kind of transformative experience. Star Wars dropped shortly after that and it's soundtrack was damn near a required accessory at the time. Then in quick succession was Jaws 2. a belated purchase of the first Jaws score, Superman, Moonraker, Alien, Amityville Horror...
Around the mid eighties, when I got my first VCR, with a few exceptions I started getting out of the habit of collecting and listening to soundtracks.
My interest was rekindled a few years ago when Quartet put out an expanded Amityville Horror.
Thanks to this board and boutique labels, and their semi regular sales, my musical horizons have been expanded exponentially.
But there's still that one composer, who no matter what the score, still seems to tap into something buried in my psyche. Barry seems to be my Newman, and I've been wondering lately if it's because his was the first signature sound I bonded with at a formative age.
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Damn this thread is making me feel old!
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"Was Star Wars the first "double album" of a film score on first release?"
I think that was "Raintree County" in 1958. On RCA.
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