A superb score from composer Paul Glass – one that's also augmented by a number of excellent cuts by The Zombies too! Glass' music has a rich, woodwind-heavy style that almost feels like it's drawing a bit on the music of Charles Ives, but with a warmer, more sympathetic feel – ... read moreCD
One of Philip Glass' best scores – whether or not you've seen this haunting film. The music builds in a beautifully minimal way – with rumbling organ and orchestral themes at the beginning, which slowly evolve into brilliantly streaming lines of repeating notes played on keyboards, ... read moreCD
Spooky keyboards galore – and a classic horror soundtrack from Goblin – done with just the right blend of rock influences and film score modes to live up to their well-deserved legacy! As on other records, the approach here is more that of a rock group – with guitar, bass, ... read moreCD
Very rare material from the legendary Goblin – originally written for an Italian cop thriller in 1977, but never issued to the public until the CD generation! The music ranks with some of the group's best thriller work – with many funky rock passages, plenty of nice keyboards, and lots ... read moreCD
A dreamy Jerry Goldsmith score for this late George Cukor film that starred Amouk Aimee, Dirk Bogarde, and Robert Forster. The film's got an exotic setting, and the best tunes really make use of this by adding in some action-based Egyptian-sounding numbers. Overall, the soundtrack's mostly mellow ... read moreCD
Jerry Goldsmith —
Omen ... CD 20th Century/Tarantula, 1976. Used ...
$8.99
Arguably one of the greatest horror soundtracks ever – an intense bit of work that builds on the vocal choral style of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana, using male and female voices in union with staccato orchestrations to invoke a fiercely tense mood – one that works perfectly for the spooky ... read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Jerry Goldsmith —
Papillon ... CD Universal (France), 1973. Used ...
$8.99
A dramatic score by Jerry Goldsmith – written for the film Papillon, a dark prison film that starred Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffmann. The manner of the work is similar to other Goldsmith scores of this nature – with many tense horn and string passages that underlie the mood of the ... read moreCD
Jerry Goldsmith —
Sand Pebbles ... CD 20th Century/Varese, 1966. Used ...
$9.99
A really striking score from Jerry Goldsmith – penned with just the right sense of drama and tension for this mid 60s military thriller! Goldsmith's already working here with a full palette of colors – and Lionel Newman conducts the music with an added richness that seems to bring out ... read moreCD
Jerry Goldsmith —
Take A Hard Ride ... CD 20th Century/La La Land, 1975. New Copy ...
$19.99
A moody western soundtrack – scored by Goldsmith for this 1975 film that starred Jim Brown, Fred Williamson, and Jim Kelly! The music does a really great job of displacing these three from their usual blacksploitation action roles – going for a dreamy sort of approach to the western, ... read moreCD
A pretty straight soundtrack – for a pretty weird little movie, one that was a late directorial effort by Ida Lupino, and which starred Hayley Mills as a bad girl in a nunnery, and Rosalind Russell as one of the nuns! Most of the tunes on the set are fairly orchestral, but the title track ... read moreCD
A real rarity from Jerry Goldsmith – groovy tunes penned for a late 60s film about an Oxford professor who's also a spy for the British Secret Service! Goldmith's music is a bit less serious than usual at points – still scored with the deep care and sensitivity we've come to love in ... read moreCD
Two 70s Italian soundtracks – back to back in a single CD set, and as musically compelling as they are obscure! First up is Arcana, a score that features arrangements from Berto Pisano – a maestro who's got a great way of drifting moody sounds through groovier moments – working ... read moreCD
Stephane Grappelli & Georges Delerue —
Les Valseuses/Calmos ... CD Rambling (Japan), 1974/1975. New Copy ...
$14.99
2 jazzy French soundtracks – both written for films directed by Bertrand Blier. First up is Les Valseuses, a 1973 score written by Stephane Grappelli, played by a small group featuring Grappelli, plus Maurice Vander on piano and organ, Philippe Catherine on guitar, Guy Pedersen on bass, and ... read moreCD
Double CD reissue of the Johnny Green's score for the film Raintree Country – including all of the long passages written to accompany the epic action of the cinematic spectacle. Titles include "Flash Perkins", "July Picnic", "War Begins", "Battle ... read moreCD
A giant brain? We're hooked already – and we haven't even heard the music! Fortunately, the audio portion is as great as the cover – the best kind of spooky late 50s film scoring, with conventional instrumentation used in nicely offbeat ways – sometimes to set a larger scene, ... read moreCD
A flurry of great soundtrack thrillers – not presented here in their original versions, but in different recordings done by Brit Easy maestro John Gregory! The CD brings together titles from a number of different Gregory albums on London from the mid 70s – nearly all of which mix ... read moreCD
An incredible soundtrack – one of the all-time greats of the 70s! Dave Grusin really outdid himself with this one – and created a sublime mix of sound, space, and spare funky beats that holds up wonderfully all the way through! The main theme steps around in a haunting mix of electric ... 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
Totally wonderful sounds from UK soundtrack giant John Hawksworth – penned for a film on the heated World Cup of 1966, but served up in John's usual blend of jazzy styles, mod elements, and beautifully tuneful grooves! The CD presents the music with lots of snippets of dialogue from the film ... read moreCD
A pair of swinging RCA soundtracks from Neal Hefti – back to back on a single CD! Oh Dad Poor Dad is great grooviness from Neal Hefti – working here at the height of his 60s powers! The film stars Robert Morse, Barbara Harris, and Jonathan Winters – and the score's got a 60s ... 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
One of Bernard Herrmann's most fantastic soundtracks of the 60s – his incredible music for the film version of Fahrenheit 451! Herrmann really outdid himself for the movie – coming up with a blend of strange sounds that echo the future setting of the film, and more dramatic moments ... read moreCD
(Out of print.)
James Horner —
Commando ... CD 20th Century/La La Land, 1985. Used ...
$18.99
A wild soundtrack by composers Silvano Chimenti and Enrico Pieranunzi – credited here as I Pulsar – for this mid 70s Italian erotic comedy! The sounds range from upbeat nightclub jazzy groovers, to sultry sax and piano numbers, to cheeky little waltzes, to bugged out rock – all ... read moreCD
Great electronics from the Indian scene of the 80s – music that's a lot warmer and more evocative than you might guess from the "robotic" in the title – thanks to plenty of roots in the Kollywood soundtrack scene! The instrumentation is often spare, but still echoes the ... (Global Grooves, Soundtracks)read moreCD
Maurice Jarre —
Stage Music ... CD Milan/Radio France, 1950s/Early 60s. Used ...
$14.99
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(Out of print.)
Alejandro Jodorowsky/Adan Jodorowsky —
Dance Of Reality ... CD Abkco/Real Gone, 2013. Used ...
$6.99
Beautiful soundtrack material for the last film ever from Alejandro Jodorowsky – composed and performed by his son Adan – aka Adanowsky – in a style that's surprisingly sensitive, and wonderfully thoughtful throughout! The movie is a fantasy autobiography from the legendary ... 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
2 of Quincy Jones' groundbreaking 60s soundtracks on one CD! The material here isn't funky like his 70's work, and shows Quincy more in a dark brooding thriller vein. The Pawnbroker score has an orchestra filled with great jazz players like Freddie Hubbard, Anthony Ortega, Oliver Nelson, Elvin ... (Jazz, Soundtracks)read moreCD
(Out of print.)
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
Nicely-packaged version of the famous score to The Third Man – featuring the legendary zither work of the great Anton Karas! Karas played in this tightly plucked style, mixing traditional elements with the right moody elements needed for the film – and the result was a score that was ... read moreCD
The original soundtrack – featuring vocals by Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and Debbie Reynolds, over original backings by Lennie Hayton. Titles include "Moses", "Make 'Em Laugh", "Sigin In The Rain", "Fit As A Fiddle", "Good Morning", "Yo ... read moreCD
Wlodzimierz Korcz —
07 Zglos Sie ... CD GAD (Poland), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy ...
$16.99
Totally groovy sounds from a top-level Polish cop show in the 70s – one that certainly didn't make it to our screens back in the day, but which definitely had a soundtrack to match some of the best American programs of the time! In fact, the style here is maybe more late 60s/early 70s than ... read moreCD
Francis Lai —
Cinema (3CD set) ... CD Play Time (France), 1960s/1970s/1980s. New Copy 3 CDs ...
$22.99
He's got shaggy long hair on the cover, but we still love him anyway – and honestly, Francis Lai may well be one of our favorite soundtrack composers ever! Sure, the guy hit early fame for his soundtrack to A Man & A Woman, but as this big box set will attest, he had a genius career that ... 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
Quite a surprising little soundtrack – one that starts with a burst of machine gun fire, but then comes across with some totally great mellow moments we never would have expected from the wartime setting of the film! There's some great use of organ in the mix – spare, stark, and spooky ... 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
A relatively recent soundtrack from Michel Legrand – but one that shows that the legendary maestro's lost none of his touch over the years! If anything, there's a depth and complexity here that may surpass some of Legrand's work – orchestral modes that often evoke his score for Peau D'A ... read moreCD
One of our favorite soundtracks ever – a jazzy swinging ode to love found and love lost – all penned by the legendary Michel Legrand! The work was composed in collaboration with director Jacques Demy for his 1966 film of the same name – and, like the previous Demy/Legrand ... read moreCD
Sven Libaek —
Nature Walkabout ... CD Festival/Votary (Australia), 1965. New Copy ...
$16.99
An incredible record from the great Sven Libaek – a soundtrack for a land-based TV adventure that's every bit as great as his underwater music from the 70s! The style is very jazzy, and heavy on vibes and woodwinds – sounds that really showcase the best sound of the growing Australian ... read moreCD
A new issue of the classic porn funk soundtrack – now with the addition of music from Deep Throat II! Deep Throat is one of the most famous porn films from the early 70s – a runaway hit that made porn star Linda Lovelace a household name at the time. But over and above the nudie ... read moreCD
Taj Mahal —
Brothers ... CD Warner/Wounded Bird, 1977. New Copy ...
$3.9912.98
One of the better records that Taj Mahal cut during in the later 70s – probably because it was a soundtrack, and pushed the groove into some interesting places – with Taj's gruff vocals working over some Caribbean rhythms and modern blues, and more smoothed out moments! The latter ... (Blues, Soundtracks)read moreCD
Beautiful sounds from Algerian film composer Ahmed Malek – an artist who has an awful lot of jazz in his music as well! The music here isn't just the usual sort of soundtrack style you might expect – and instead, Malek mixes jazzy instrumentation with more regional currents that create ... (Global Grooves, Soundtracks)read moreCD
Henry Mancini —
Arabesque ... CD RCA (Spain), 1966. Used ...
$11.99
Not as famous as other Henry Mancini soundtracks of the 60s – but a gem through and through, and a record that really shows the maturing talents of the maestro! The album mixes together lush orchestrations with some of the lighter jazz you'd expect from Mancini – the latter a nice ... read moreCD
If you think you know the soundtrack to Breakfast At Tiffany's, then guess again – because this massive expanded version features the full film score – with way more music than was ever on the original album, or later CD releases! The 38 track set features all the great Mancini ... read moreCD
One of the greatest Henry Mancini soundtracks of the 60s – and a record that showed the world that he could do a lot more than just crime jazz and groovy tunes! The title track is a well-known gem from the Mancini songbook – perfect for the bittersweet, melancholy of the film – ... read moreCD
Henry Mancini —
High Time ... CD RCA (Spain), 1960. Used ...
$6.99
An overlooked score from Henry Mancini – one that shows a slightly wider range of sound than his bigger hits of the time! The record's a great blend of gentle jazz, warm rhythms, and a few standout tracks that get a bit more playful – all put together with the sense of class, space, ... read moreCD
An unusual one for Henry Mancini – and a real depature from his usual groovy soundtrack work, in favor of a western-themed batch of tunes! As you'd guess from the title, the album's got a distinct "Texas" sound – with tracks that kind of mosey along in a spaghetti western ... read moreCD
Well, we can never get enough Henry Mancini – and here he delivers a lush, lovely soundtrack for the Hollywood adaptation of Jacqueline Susann's Once Is Not Enough! It's a mid 70s work, but the feel is nicely in line with some his more elegant 60s soundtracks – with lightly soaring ... read moreCD
Mancini's fourth soundtrack for the Pink Panther series – done in the mid 70s, with a mixture of the styles he used for the older 60s films, with slight touches that resemble his groovier work on 70s cop and crime soundtracks. The main title for the film features snippets of the original ... read moreCD
A Henry Mancini double header – two albums back to back! First up is Theme From Z – cool Mancini work from the start of the 70s – a record that offers a nice step forward from his scoring styles of the 60s, with a slightly orchestral feel as well! The arrangements here are full, ... (Now Sound, Soundtracks)read moreCD
A wonderful Henry Mancini soundtrack, and one of his most overlooked – possibly because it was scored for an odd little film that featured the work of eight different directors! The mood of the film changes a lot based on the directorial style, but the score's got some really wonderful ... read moreCD
Oh for the days of the Cold War comedy – a 60s mode that was practically a genre unto itself – and which is carried on here in a lesser-known Italian entry from 1969! The music has this very unique blend of east and west – some numbers that are almost an Italian comedy parody of ... read moreCD
A great one from Gianni Marchetti – the Italian composer we know best for his work on The Wild Eye, but who sounds equally great on this set too! The best tracks have a heavy rhythm at the bottom – not really funky, but kind of mod, and a bit more off-kilter on the slower numbers ... read moreCD
Mass-Hole —
Parede ... CD wdsounds (Japan), 2015. Used ...
$9.99
Curtis Mayfield's lasting classic – and an album that the world will remember forever! Apart from being his hugely successful entry into the blacksploitation soundtrack field, this album's also a monster set of grooves that includes some of Curtis' funkiest work ever – a record that ... (Soul, Soundtracks)read moreCD
(In the nice fold out, die-cut double digipak case! Out of print.)
A surprisingly weird and wonderful little record – one that features Rod McKuen's music for the film A Boy Named Charlie Brown, plus a few other tracks as well – all done in that slightly-broken style of Rod's we love so much! The aging poet McKuen might have seemed a strange choice to ... read moreCD
A spooky cover, and some spooky music to match – served up by the lesser-known Italian composer Luciano Michelini! The soundtrack's from the late 70s, but it's got a full, orchestral feel that reminds us a lot more of Italian work from a decade before – especially some of the more ... read moreCD
A sweet electric score from Luicano Michelini – and one that we might almost point to as an early entry in the keyboard sound of Italian horror films! The style's not as proggy or rockish as Goblin – and Luciano borrows maybe a bit of funk from some of the cop/crime scene – yet ... read moreCD
Some of the most complicated sounds we've ever heard from Polish jazz legend Jerzy Milian – and that's saying a lot, given his important modern jazz recordings of the 60s! The work here is all from very special projects – dubbed as "ballet music" in the title, but really far ... (Jazz, Soundtracks)read moreCD
One of the richest 60s moments from composer Hugo Montenegro – a soundtrack that's penned with a mix of string styles that are a nice bridge between the differing instrumental styles that Hugo would use in the 50s and the 60s! Some of the numbers showcase Montenegro's strong ability to score ... read moreCD
A soundtrack to the freaky, kinky horror film El Aullido Del Diablo film by Paul Naschy – in which memorable monsters from screen history come into play in a story about an actor/predator – with many roles and monsters played by Naschy himself! It's a wild, disjointed and queasy ride, ... read moreCD
(Limited edition of 500 copies.)
Ennio Morricone —
Allonsanfan ... CD Beat (Italy), 1974. New Copy ...
$18.99
A lost 70s score from Ennio Morricone – penned for a period piece set in 19th Century Italy, and done with a driving, dramatic sort of feel! Some of the numbers here have that subdued orchestral mode that Morricone used at his most subtle moments – a style that's not as crazy as some ... read moreCD
Light and groovy Morricone – the kind we really like! The album's one of the lesser-remembered ones in Ennio's body of work, but it's got some tremendous cuts that rank with our favorite soundtrack work of the time! The set's got a number of haunting mellow tunes – the sort that drift ... read moreCD
Nice to know that we've lived past the year 2000 – and have managed to miss the holocaust that Kirk Douglas fought in this late 70s film! The movie's just the kind of overdone thriller that Kirk handled late in his career – but thankfully, the music from Ennio Morricone is much deeper ... read moreCD
Even after all these years, Ennio Morricone can still turn out a soundtrack that's better than just about anyone else – as you'll find in this beautiful contemporary score from the hands of the maestro! The music here often has a spare, stripped-down vibe – almost a furthering of the ... read moreCD
An overlooked gem from Ennio Morricone – great work from his French period of the early 80s, when he was scoring in some especially great ways! The movie's got a spy theme, but as always with Morricone, the music is a lot more than you'd expect – often done with these melodies that are ... read moreCD
Film noir to new wave, Italian film scores, cop movies, crime jazz, blacksploitation funk, spaghetti westerns, and more!
Giovanna —
Giovanna Canta Nino Rota ... CD 
