(Out of print. Textured cover has two small tears from the original label, but hardly noticeable against blue background. Overall this set is in great shape.)
A long-overdue collection of work by French soundtrack maestro Antoine Duhamel – most famously known as the composer of the scores to Pierrot Le Fou and Week-End, but also an accomplished talent with lots of other great work from the 60s and 70s. This set pulls together tracks from 12 films, ... read moreCD
A beautiful jazzy score by Duke Ellington – and a fitting companion to this classic Otto Preminger film! The record captures Ellington at a perfect moment – right during his Indigos period of increased sophistication, when his band was at an all-time level of perfection – and ... (Jazz, Soundtracks)read moreCD
Great thriller soundtracks back to back on one CD – the soundtracks for both French Connection films, both handled by funky jazzman Don Ellis – plus the even rarer score for the later Popeye Doyle film, by Brad Fiedel – packaged here with other rare bonus tracks too! The music by ... read moreCD
(Limited edition of 2000 copies!)
Keith Emerson —
Inferno ... CD Cinevox (Italy), 1980. Used ...
$9.99
Dario Agento hired aging prog rock star Keith Emerson for this 1980 horror soundtrack, and the overall approach used by Emerson is similar to some of his solo instrumental work from the late 70s – with lots of keyboard-heavy tracks (acoustic piano, organ, electric piano) that show off Emerson' ... read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Paul Englishby —
Luther ... CD Silva Screen, 2013. Used ...
$5.99
A groovier than usual score for a spaghetti western – penned by Gianni Ferrio, and filled with some really great touches! The quality of the record comes across from the very first track – the English language vocal theme "Let It Rain Let It Pour", which almost has a Leonard ... read moreCD
A much more comedic Italian western than most of the scene's other mid 60s movies – as you might guess from the image on the front cover! The music here is kind of a blend of the usual spaghetti western modes with traces of early 60s Italo-comedy scoring – acoustic guitar, harmonica, ... read moreCD
A explosively great western soundtrack from Gianni Ferrio – one that grabs us right from the soulful theme song at the start, and holds us tight through the really inventive instrumental work that follows! The music is quite unusual overall – a blend of so many different elements, much ... read moreCD
Two sweet 70s soundtracks from maestro Gianni Ferrio – both of them penned for light and lively Italian comedies! Travolto Dagli Affetti Familiari has an especially playful sound – really cool keyboards that make these wonderfully squishy waves of sound – wrapped around a melody ... read moreCD
The title's a long one, but the music here is short and peppy – a set of really lovely little melodies from the great Nico Fidenco – pulled from a film score in the time before he'd moved over to completely sex-drenched soundtracks! There's some nice whimsy at times – melodies ... read moreCD
A pair of groovy Italian comedy scores from the 60s – back to back on a single CD! 2 Samurai Per 100 Geishe has a cover that almost looks like a Dean Martin/Jerry Lewis film poster – and the music is reminiscent of some of the scores for their movies, too – a series of playful ... read moreCD
A very spooky soundtrack – and one that stands out as one of the best-remembered from this important second generation of Italian horror! The record's got less of the atonal orchestrations and funk/thriller modes of a few years before – and moves into the spare, eerie quality that John ... read moreCD
(Out of print. Includes slipcase. Barcode has a cutout hole.)
You might know Fabio Frizzi from his more famous horror work of the 80s – but this set's a comedy through and through – as you can probably guess from the cover! Frizzi's using lots of short, whimsical little melodies – sometimes played on keyboards, sometimes a bit of 80s-soundin ... read moreCD
Long before the Sharknado phenomenon hit the small screen, this sweet Italian film came along to woo the world with its wonderfully cheesy representation of aquatic terror! The 1984 date will give you a good idea of what to expect on the screen – and the music by Fabio Frizzi very much ... read moreCD
A whopping collection that features a wealth of soundtrack material recorded by Serge Gainsbourg! Serge is certainly famous enough for his pop recordings of the 60s and 70s – but he also turned his talents to countless films over the years, penning great sexy and groovy tunes that were among ... (French, Soundtracks)read moreCD
2 incredible soundtracks from Serge Gainsbourg – both of them from his best period of work! Cannabis is a tremendously funky set of tunes – and some real standout soundtrack material from the legendary Serge Gainsbourg! Serge is working here with some great help from Jean-Claude ... (French, Soundtracks)read moreCD
An incredibly dark, incredibly tense soundtrack by Italian composer Giorgio Gaslini – and key proof of his rich talents in the horror genre! The film itself is a slightly cheesy early 70s movie about supernatural happenings at the home of a family in the country – but Gaslini's score ... read moreCD
Marvin Marvin Marvin – just when we thought you couldn't impress us any more, you took it to the next level! Trouble Man is a heck of a wonderful surprise from an artist that most folks really only knew as a singer – a fantastically funky blacksploitation soundtrack, conceived and ... (Soul, Soundtracks)read moreCD
Nice one! Dizzy did the soundtrack for the lost Shirley Clarke verite drama The Cool World – a beautiful black and white film shot mostly on location in the Harlem of the early 60s. Mal Wladron wrote the material for the score, and Diz plays the music with a moody emotionality that you don't ... (Jazz, Soundtracks)read moreCD
An obscure gladiator score from Marcello Giombini – a composer who's best known for his later work in the western mode, especially his classic Sabata soundtracks! Here, though, Giombini almost seems to be trying out for that later era – working with a richer sense of tone than the ... read moreCD
Philip Glass has done lots of soundtrack work over the years, but some of his most memorable music ever was for the film Candyman – a creepy early 90s flick set in our hometown of Chicago! Glass creates a wonderful sense of balance here – with some spare, minimal piano lines that ... read moreCD
An usual step for Goblin, but a great one too – a record that has the group turning their soundtrack style towards more romantic modes – yet still with a wonderful mix of keyboards and guitar! The sound is all studio – guitars jamming with a clean sound, keyboards bouncing over ... read moreCD
Sweet guitars, creepy keyboards, and even a bit of funk from time to time – all wrapped up beautifully in this vintage horror soundtrack from Goblin! There's a bit less rock here than on other Goblin albums – and instead, there's almost a John Carpenter-like sense of spareness that ... read moreCD
Jerry Goldsmith —
Blue Max ... CD Legacy, 1966. Used ...
$6.99
One of the most famous Jerry Goldsmith soundtracks ever – even if the film itself wasn't much of a hit! Goldsmith really rose to the top ranks of film composers with his work for Blue Max – able to orchestrate both full action and quiet moments with effortless ease – often ... read moreCD
One of the most famous Jerry Goldsmith soundtracks ever – even if the film itself wasn't much of a hit! Goldsmith really rose to the top ranks of film composers with his work for Blue Max – able to orchestrate both full action and quiet moments with effortless ease – often ... read moreCD
(Out of print, punch through barcode.)
Jerry Goldsmith —
Breakout ... CD Columbia/Prometheus (Belgium), 1975. Used ...
$14.99
Jerry Goldsmith's score for one of the greatest movies of the 70s – done with this spacious mix of jazzy elements that's completely sublime – and a bit like some of Johnny Mandel's best scoring too! The film is set in the 30s, but Goldsmith uses a lot of mature 70s elements in his ... read moreCD
An excellent soundtrack to this early 70s thriller that starred George C Scott! Jerry Goldsmith with some strong action themes that are very much in a Lalo Schifrin mode – mixing guitar, electric harpsichord, and strings with a harder-edged groove so that there's a lot of space in the ... read moreCD
(Out of print. Promo copy. Spine has a cutout notch.)
Jerry Goldsmith —
Logan's Run/Coma ... CD Turner Entertainment/Chapter III, 1976/1977. Used ...
$14.99
Did filmmaking ever get any better than this? We'd be hard pressed to think so – what with Michael York and Farrah Fawcett-Majors running around in the future, living in a hedonistic world in which you can have anything you want, until you turn 30, and are executed! Great stuff – and ... read moreCD
(Promo copy. Tray card has a cutout notch. Out of print.)
Varese did an excellent job of putting together this reissue of Jerry Goldsmith's music for these Planet Of The Apes films, and they added a lot of music to the score that has never been released to the public before. Titles include "The Cave", "The Intruders", "Crash ... read moreCD
Jerry Goldsmith really shines on his score for this WWII action film from the early 70s – a soundtrack that draws on his best dramatic abilities, but also brings in his flair for quick changes in tone and timing as well! There's some occasional "Eastern" elements – usually a ... read moreCD
3 rare French jazz soundtracks on one CD! First up is the music from the film Les Loups Dans La Bergerie, written by Serge Gainsbourg, and performed by Serge's arranger Alain Goraguer – in a hip modern mode that recalls some of the best soundtrack work by Barney Wilen, Miles Davis, and Art ... (Jazz, Soundtracks)read moreCD
A pretty darn great package – one that brings together all the Bonanza-related RCA records of the 60s in one cool set – including some of the weird Lorne Greene solo recordings, and records by Pernell Roberts and the team of Dan Blocker & John Mitchum! CD
Vince Guaraldi's wonderful music for the first-ever cartoon to feature the Peanuts characters in animated form – a sublime batch of jazz instrumentals that forever changed the face of music in shows of this nature! Vince steps out with an amazing sound right from the start – even ... (Jazz, Soundtracks)read moreCD
Two incredible soundtracks from early Woody Allen films – but as comically charming as the movies themselves! Marvin Hamlisch really outdid himself for the score to Bananas – working at a level that's much more whimsical, and much less staid than some of his better-known Hollywood ... read moreCD
A killer 70s soundtrack from Herbie Hancock! The record takes the funky style that Herbie was cutting with the Headhunters, and blends it with some more sophisticated scoring that's top in the 70s action and blacksploitation modes – perfect for the dark theme of the movie's story. There's ... (Jazz, Soundtracks)read moreCD
Two Jerry Lewis soundtracks – back to back on a single CD! First up is the very cool Visit To A Small Planet from 1960 – a Jerry Lewis sci-fi flick, done with a cool mix of sprightly themes and spacey touches. There's a few nice theremin moments, mixed with these nice orchestral ... read moreCD
Weird, wonderful sounds from George Harrison – with lots of Indian music in the mix! Titles include "Greasy Legs", "Guru Vandana", "Microbes", "On The Bed", "Glass Box", "Singing Om", and "Love Scene". (Rock, Soundtracks)CD
Richard Hartley —
Sheena ... CD Varese, 1984. Used ...
$14.99
A pair of soundtracks from the great Neal Hefti – both quite different, but working well together here as a single CD! Oh Dad Poor Dad is great grooviness from Hefti – working here at the height of his 60s powers! The film stars Robert Morse, Barbara Harris, and Jonathan Winters ... read moreCD
A dramatic score by Herrmann – written for this 1970 film about a key battle in WWII. Herrmann directs the London Philharmonic, and the whole thing's very action-packed – less edgey than some of Bernard's more famous scores, but strongly voiced nonetheless. Titles include "Prelude ... read moreCD
Most folks know Bernard Herrmann for his famous moody soundtracks for Alfred Hitchcock, or his late life genius on the Taxi Driver score – but Herrmann also had a great ear for more fantastic styles, too – and could turn his dark orchestrations into other cool spacey and watery styles ... read moreCD
A killer soundtrack from Kenyon Hopkins – a composer we can almost always trust to turn around a killer jazz score! The work is mostly in a jazz ensemble mode – and moves between swinging segments, and sadder ones – those beautifully blue passages that Hopkins did so well in the ... read moreCD
One of the best-remembered soul soundtracks of the 70s – even if it's quite different than some of the bigger blacksploitation scores from the earlier part of the decade! Philly soul Thom Bell headed up the whole project – and he works here in a fantastic blend of swirling strings and ... (Soul, Soundtracks)read moreCD
Maurice Jarre's great soundtrack for this legendary film by Luchino Visconti – music as driving and dramatic as the story itself! There's a bit less sentimentality here than some of Jarre's other work of the 60s – and a bit less of an epic sensibility too – as many of the tunes ... read moreCD
One of the all time great ones! This mad bit of music was composed for the film by Luiz Bonfa and Antonio Carlos Jobim, and it's a crazy mix of batucada, samba, and a bit of bossa nova. The soundtrack takes all of the musical bits, and it mixes them up into an insane collage of sound effects, ... read moreCD
A much-needed look at an overlooked side of the genius of Quincy Jones – not his jazz work, not his productions for famous soul artists, but instead his huge legacy of soundtrack material – a part of Q's career that really took off in the 60s! By the time he started working in films, ... read moreCD
Quincy Jones may be best remembered for his funky soundtrack work of the 70s – but the man can also hit a deeper, more serious vein when he wants – as he does on this ambitious album-length project inspired by the landmark Roots mini-series! The music isn't a straight soundtrack from ... read moreCD
Partly a soundtrack to the film on the life and music of the mighty Sharon Jones – partly a collection of some of her best tracks, with a bonus cut that's previously unreleased! The music here documents the amazing run of modern funk we've heard from Ms Jones & The Dap-Kings – a ... (Deep Funk, Soundtracks)read moreCD
Don Julian —
Savage! ... CD Ace (UK), 1973. New Copy ...
$8.9914.99
One of the greatest blacksploitation soundtracks of the 70s – and one of the rarest too! The album's a crowning achievement for the mighty Don Julian – an artist who's best known for his earlier LA soul with The Larks, but who steps out here with a hip, hard-grooving sound that's ... (Soul, Soundtracks)read moreCD
Don Julian & The Larks —
Shorty The Pimp ... CD Southbound/Ace (UK), 1972. New Copy ...
$10.9918.99
Killer funky reissue of this rare soundtrack by Don Julian & The Larks! You probably already know Don Julian's funky work from the Savage soundtrack, and this one's just as good – with even more cuts than the original, including a lot of tasty soul cuts and covers with a deep soulful ... (Soul, Soundtracks)read moreCD
One of the most unique Afro jazzy soundtrack you could ever hope to hear – African drummer, keyboard player and composer Remi Kabaka's soundtrack to Black Goddess! The film is from Nigerian director Ola Balogun, but was actually cast and shot in Brazil – and this soundtrack is really ... (Global Grooves, Soundtracks)read moreCD
Fred Karlin —
Westworld ... CD MGM/Chapter III, 1973. Used ...
$6.99
A great little movie – with a pretty nice little score! This early Michael Crichton film is quite similar, in overall pacing and theme, to Jurassic Park – but it's much schlockier, as you'd imagine from the time, and from the music on the disc, which is mostly fake "western" ... read moreCD
Wonderful work from the Kasai All-Stars – a group we first discovered in the Congotronics series with Konono No 1 – and who still have the same wonderful blend of raw rhythms, fuzzy distortion, and very powerful vocals! Their music has this powerfully organic vibe – with acoustic ... (Global Grooves, Soundtracks)read moreCD
(Also includes a bonus CD with 10 remix tracks by Afrikaine 808, Daedelus, High Wolf, Ramzi, and others.)
A weird and wonderful lost soundtrack from Polish composer Andrzej Korzynski – done for a movie that was essentially a children's story, but with a great array of unusual sounds and very cool 80s keyboards! The music is very much in par with some of Korzynski's other classics – and ... read moreCD
A totally wonderful package – one that presents a number of full film sountracks by one of our favorite composers ever! We totally love the movie work of Francis Lai to death – and while a few of his big hits have come out on CD over the years, much of his music has been crucially ... read moreCD
An incredible collection – and the first to ever really dig deeply into the rich body of work from soundtrack composer Francis Lai! Lai's known best to the non-French world for a handful of movie hits – music for A Man & A Woman, Love Story, and a few other films – but over ... read moreCD
A nice collection of soundtracks scored by Francis Lai – one of our favorite French composers of the 60s! Mayerling's a bit of a period piece, and as such, is mostly orchestral – but the real gem here is the soundtrack for La Lecon Particuliere – a great little soundtrack that's ... read moreCD
One of the greatest soundtracks ever – an archetypal album from French composer Francis Lai, and a record that set the tone for countless other imitations to come – yet which is still the best! The groove here is really unique – a spare blend of bossa influences, jazzy organ ... read moreCD
A double-pack of Italian spaghetti western soundtracks – both from the end of the 60s! Gli Specialisti is a nice batch of tracks from Angelo Lavagnino – one that features a few really great lighter themes that echo out with some beautifully watery touches – matched by some other ... read moreCD
Way more than just a typical western soundtrack – even though the title theme does have a sweet bit of whistling in the mix! The rest of the songs, though, are filled with dynamic flourishes – almost more in some of the 60s sci fi modes we know from Angelo Franco Lavagnino – a ... read moreCD
Wonderfully playful sounds from composer Raymond Lefevre – penned for two French comedies that starred the legendary Louis De Funes! First up is Jo – a soundtrack that has some very groovy, very swinging action moments – stepping out like the best 60s spy sorts of sounds you ... read moreCD
Groovy sounds from the French scene of the 60s – a brilliant array of tracks from the comedies of Louis De Funes – most of which were scored by Raymond Lefevre! There's a sprightly, playful feel to the work that's very very nice – and many of the tunes have a groovy, mod sort of ... read moreCD
An amazing side of the many talents of Michel Legrand – his more serious compositional work, presented here in two different concertos – with some surprisingly fantastic piano by the composer himself! You'll know Legrand best for his famous soundtrack material of the 60s and 70s – ... read moreCD
Film noir to new wave, Italian film scores, cop movies, crime jazz, blacksploitation funk, spaghetti westerns, and more!
Pino Donaggio —
Qualcuno In Ascolto ... CD 
