Piero Umiliani —
Romantic Side ... CD Rambling (Japan), Late 60s. New Copy ...
$32.99
Don't think "romance" – at least not in the sleepy sort of American romance music from the 60s – and think "groovy" instead, and maybe a bit of "sexy" too – as these tunes are pure cinematic gems from Italian composer Piero Umiliani! Like the other ... read moreCD
An early jazzy soundtrack from the great Piero Umiliani – made even better by some key work from Chet Baker on trumpet and Helen Merrill on vocals! The set was done at a time when both artists were spending some time in Italy – shaping the scene with their presence, and really standing ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the greatest soundtracks ever from the mighty Piero Umiliani – sounds initially written for a film that was an international "sexpose" of daily life in Sweden – but which have grown to even greater fame on their own over the years – thanks to the talent of the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Piero Umiliani —
To-Day's Sound ... LP Schema (Italy), 1971. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)...
Just Sold Out!
A gem of a record from the great Piero Umiliani – and maybe one of his funkiest, grooviest projects ever! The set is more sound library funk than soundtrack – and features some very strong keyboard work in the lead on most track – including Fender Rhodes, moog, Hammond, and even ... (Sound Library, Soundtracks)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the most fantastic soundtracks of the 70s – and maybe even of all time – thanks to a non-stop blast of insane styles and grooves – all quite different than other blacksploitation records of the time! For this, his masterpiece film, Melvin Van Peebles composed a non-stop ... (Soul, Soundtracks)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(A really beautiful pressing – 180 gram vinyl, cut at Ardent Studios in Memphis – in a heavy gatefold cover with new notes too!)
Really great work from saxophone genius Kamasi Washington – music that's very different than the longform sounds of his epic sets – yet very beautiful too, and clearly showing off a whole new feather in Kamasi's mighty cap! As you can tell from the title, the work is music for a ... (Jazz, Soundtracks)read moreCD
Chumei Watanabe —
Body-Guard ... CD Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1974. New Copy ...
$29.99
Great grooves from Chumei Watanabe – a set of funky cop show tunes from the 70s – served up in a whopping 76 track CD! Most of the numbers are short, but they've still got plenty going on – with loads of great keyboard work on organ, moog, and electric piano – layered ... read moreCD
John Williams —
Reivers ... LP Columbia, 1969. Near Mint- ...
$3.99
A pretty lush John Williams score to this period piece based on William Faulkner's The Reivers – in a version that starred Steve McQueen. The overall feel is actually in keeping with Williams' more successful later work – and the tunes here have all the drive, emotion, and catchy ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(360 Sound stereo Masterworks pressing. Cover has a cut corner.)
Features Tom Scott on saxophone, lyricon, and flute. Tracks include "Lou's Blues", "Agave", "Theme From MASH", "Theme From The Devlin Connection", and "Too Hip For The Room". (Jazz, Soundtracks)CD
Features Kevin Mahogany on vocals, Olu Dara on cornet, Nicholas Payton on trumpet, Don Byron on clarinet and tenor, James Carter on tenor, Jesse Davis on alto, and Russell Malone on guitar. (Jazz, Soundtracks)CD
A fantastic post-Faces project from guitarist Ron Wood and bassist Ronnie Lane – served up in a mode that's very similar to their previous group at its best, but with much more of an instrumental sound overall! Wood sings just a bit on the record, but most of the music is just a fast flurry ... (Rock, Soundtracks)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A pretty wild batch of jazz from France – a split LP, supposedly containing a soundtrack on each side! Side one features a trio of Woods, Ponty, and Daniel Humair – playing together in a stretched out style, hitting a lot of modes, in a soundtrack style that's almost like the work of ... (Jazz, Soundtracks)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some light wear, mostly near the edges.)
A rare jazz soundtrack from Japanese pianist Yosuke Yamashita – best known for his avant recordings of the time, but sounding equally enigmatic here in the film score world! The album's hardly the standard jazz score – as the tunes shift mood strongly from track to track – ... (Jazz, Soundtracks)read moreCD
A rare jazz soundtrack from Japanese pianist Yosuke Yamashita – best known for his avant recordings of the time, but sounding equally enigmatic here in the film score world! The album's hardly the standard jazz score – as the tunes shift mood strongly from track to track – ... read moreCD
A 2CD set of music designed to accompany Japanese animation that starred "the little Norse Prince Valiant" – the cut lil' guy pictured on the cover, who gets some very action-packed accompaniment here! Most tunes are short and lively, and almost echo an older cartoon mode that you ... read moreCD
Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad —
Run This Town ... LP Linear Labs, 2020. New Copy ...
$23.9924.98
Not everyone loved the movie, but Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad did a really great job with the soundtrack – using a style that's a more stripped-down approach to some of the funkier styles they've used in other films – often with more of a focus on percussion, and an insolated ... (Deep Funk, Soundtracks)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Frank Zappa —
200 Motels ... LP United Artists, 1971. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ...
$19.99
An incredibly beautiful record – one scored to accompany a "photo novel" included in the set! The work brings together vocals from Congolese singers and musicians Ray Lema, Kanda Bongo Man, and Bony Bikaye – plus a range of light strings, percussion, and electronics – ... (Global Grooves, Soundtracks)read moreCD
An uncommonly soul-steeped hip hop soul soundtrack and musical companion piece to the documentary 16 Bars – spearheaded by Speech from Arrested Development, in which he visited and recorded with incarcerated singers and rappers finding hope in a prison rehabilitation program. The soundtrack ... (Hip Hop, Soundtracks)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The mostly orchestral music used for the Kubrick film, with alternating spooky and grand passages Strauss, Ligetti and others. Inlcudes "Also Sprach Zarathustra", "Requiem For Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Mixed Choirs & Orchestra", "Luz Aeterna", "The Blue ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Blue & gold label pressing. Cover has light wear.)
Way cooler than the usual score you might expect – as the record not only features the main theme, plus some ethnographic recordings – but also includes cuts by Fela, Toure Kunda, and Youssou N'Dour! (Global Grooves, Soundtracks)LP, Vinyl record album
One of the first true moments of genius from producer Hal Willner – the man who helped open up so many ears to diverse music with projects like these! The album's a tribute to the music of Nino Rota, as used in the films of Federico Fellini – but rather than just be a slavish remake, ... read moreCD
A much-loved record from the days of our youth – served up here in a beautiful pic disc pressing too! The record features some famous performances from voices in the film, and some great backings from the Mike Sammes Singers – one of our favorite vocal ensembles of the 60s – and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
This one's a bit frustrating in its lack of dates or full information on the titles it includes – but the compilation is a surprisingly nice overview of Bollywood musical styles, with a range of tracks from different generations! The titles on the set are billed as a the "best of the ... (Global Grooves, Soundtracks)read moreCD
Bombay grooves, but not just the disco promised in the title – as these cuts come mostly from the 80s years of Bollywood, and show Indian funk moving into a great new realm of styles! There's definitely a disco vibe at the core – and as in other scenes, the style stayed current a lot ... (Global Grooves, Soundtracks)read moreCD
An amazing soundtrack to an amazing film – a Czech new wave classic that's supported by sounds as dynamic as the images on the screen! There's a really playful feel to the whole thing – much more so than other Finders Keepers reissues in recent years – and the music jumps along ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Sunny grooves with a fantastic sound – music that echoes some of our favorite Italian soundtracks of the 60s and 70s – but most of it previously unreleased! The work here is from undertapped sources of the period – not some of the oft-compiled songs from the Italian ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Limited to 500 copies – pressed on 180 gram vinyl and with bonus CD!)
Modern jazz from the Italian scene of the 60s – all of it recorded for film and soundtrack use, and almost none of is released before! The music here shows not just the fantastic advances in film scoring in the 60s, but also the overlooked growth of jazz in Italy at the same time too – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Limited to 500 copies – pressed on 180 gram vinyl and with bonus CD!)
Freaky funk from the Italian scene – exactly the kind of grooves that will open your ears if you think that funky sounds can only come from American soul bands or jazz musicians! The music here is filled with heavy drums, tight basslines, and lots of other groovy instrumental touches – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Limited to 500 copies – pressed on 180 gram vinyl and with bonus CD!)
Music by John Mellencamp, produced T Bone Burnett, and based on a libretto by Stephen King. Performers include Elvis Costello, Neko Case, Kris Kristofferson, Sheryl Crow, Taj Mahal, and Rosanne Cash. CD
The second time around, Ghostbusters is arguably even more soul-filled and beat-heavy than the first time – thanks to a mix of modern soul tracks that are heavy on influences from new jack and hip hop! Top-shelf producers dominate – including Bobby Brown, Deodato, Jellybean, and the ... read moreCD
A sweet split LP – one that features both the instrumental score for the film Guardians Of The Galaxy, and the individual songs featured on the Awesome Mix Vol 1 cassette that Chris Pratt listens to throughout the film! The mix is one of the most foregrounded uses of pop we've heard in a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Very cool grooves from the world of Hong Kong cinema – not just familiar styles from kung fu movies, but a nice range of different modes too! The music is often funky, but not always – and some tracks have vocals, while others are completely instrumental – brought forth here in a ... (Funky Compilations, Soundtracks)read moreCD
Haunting Japanese pop from the early 70s – sung by actress Furyosyonen Sasurai, in a beautifully-presented package of her work for Toho Records! Lyrics are all in Japanese, but there's an appeal to this music that goes way beyond the boundaries of language – thanks to some great ... read moreCD
Groovy sounds from Japanese actress Anatatte Sugoinone – presented here in a collection of work from the record label arm of Toho Cinema! The work is all of early 70s vintage, and has a smooth, seductive poppy feel– Anatatte's Japanese language vocals wrapped up in sweet-stepping ... read moreCD
A great little companion to the excellent film about the famous Wax Trax record store and record label – a set that brings together rare and unreleased material from some of the artists who made the company legendary back in the day! The album's the first in many years to bear the Wax Trax ... (Rock, Soundtracks)read moreCD
A great little companion to the excellent film about the famous Wax Trax record store and record label – a set that brings together rare and unreleased material from some of the artists who made the company legendary back in the day! The album's the first in many years to bear the Wax Trax ... (Rock, Soundtracks)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Deluxe edition includes a 40 page book and comes in a gatefold sleeve featuring a bonus 7 inch single with unlisted, previously unreleased mystery tracks!)
A great little companion to the excellent film about the famous Wax Trax record store and record label – a set that brings together rare and unreleased material from some of the artists who made the company legendary back in the day! The album's the first in many years to bear the Wax Trax ... (Rock, Soundtracks)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great take on the Crime Jazz genre – one that focuses strongly on groovier material from the 60s and early 70s, including a fair bit of unusual work from TV! The package really digs deep into the mighty Universal catalog and comes up with a great range of tracks that offer slightly ... (Funky Compilations, Soundtracks)read moreCD
A huge set of music – one that's maybe a bit different than you might expect! Right from the start, Stanley Kubrick was a groundbreaking director – one who had a great sense of music on the screen – sometimes from film scores that he'd commission for his movies, sometimes from ... read moreCD
Includes selections by George Harrison, The Beach Boys, and Randy Crawford, with original work by Michael Kamen, Eric Clapton, and David Sanborn. LP, Vinyl record album
A huge batch of music from the films of French comedic actor Louis De Funes – a talent not that well known on our shores, but who graced the screens overseas for more than a few years in the 60s and 70s – and who received some of the grooviest soundtrack backings at the time! Even if ... read moreCD
One of the less-remembered records from the era of the giant rock festival – a set of tracks that were recorded during a wild cross-country hippie caravan! Although maybe not another Woodstock, the album does have some long live tracks that are really worth seeking out – in a ... read moreCD
That's a sexy lady on the cover, and there's lots of sexy sounds within – music from a whole new generation of Italian soundtrack genius – a time when disco influences were being used to transform some of the groovy modes that always made Italian film scores so great! The disco styles ... read moreCD
The soundtrack to a 70s set comedy written by Farrelly Brothers as a slightly more earnest effort following the outrageous comedies they made their names on – looking back at their own 70s New England roots – with a soundtrack that works like a perfect, period specific classic rock ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(First time on vinyl! Rhino Rocktober brick & mortar store exclusive.)
A great mix of new cuts and older classics – all used alongside the main soundtrack in this mindblowing film! We loved the movie, and sometimes the visual power onscreen made us forget how many great tracks were used alongside – nicely corrected here with all cuts given full length ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A classic combination of horror film schlock and mid 80s punk rock – served up here in a style that's got that early 80s Cali blend of history, camp, and maybe a slight bit of house-wrecking youthful fire! Titles include "Surfin Dead" by The Cramps, "Partytime (Zombie ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition blood red splatter on clear vinyl!)
With selections by Andrea & Hot Mink, Ya Ya, Bone Symphony, Rubinoos, Revenge, Gleaming Spires, and Pat Robinson & Jill Michaels. LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a promo stamp and is bent at the top right corner.)
Includes 67 tracks composed by Ennio Morricone, Riz Ortolani, Franco Bixio, Carlo Savina, Enrico Simonetti, and Carlo Rustichelli. Films include Shango, Quanto Costa Morire, Wanted Johnny Texas, Deserto Di Fuoco, Carambola, Uno Straniero A Paso Bravo, Johnny West Il Mancino, and I 4 Dell'Apocalisse ... CD
Music from Filter & the Crystal Method, Marilyn Manson & the Sneaker Pimps, Orbital & Kirk Hammett, Korn & the Dust Brothers, Butthole Surfers & Moby, Metallica & DJ Spooky, Stabbing Westward & Wink, Mansun & 808 State, Prodigy & Tom Morello, Silverchair & ... read moreCD
Various —
Verotika ... LP Cleopatra, 2020. Sealed ...
$14.99
Soundtrack to the Glenn Danzig film, with music by Danzig, Ministry, Fantome, Switchblade Symphony, Vile A Sin, Studio 69, and more. LP, Vinyl record album
Tribute album to the young Jackie Chan, includes themes and dialogue from Cannonball Run, Young Master, Battle Creek Brawl, Shaolin Wooden Men, Spiritual Kung Fu, Drunken Master, and more! LP, Vinyl record album
(In a heavy gatefold cover – with obi and insert!)
Features a fair bit of Brazilian work – in a collection that includes tracks by Moraes Moreira, Paulinho Moska, Baden Powell, Lenine, Maria Creusa, Dori Caymmi, Geraldo Azevedo, and Norma Bengell! CD
Sweet female pop from Japan – most of it recorded in the mid 70s, and pulled together in a package that's similar to some of the soundtrack-related collections that Hotwax & Trax have done for the Ultra Vybe label! The sounds here are a bit smoother than those on the soundtrack set, but ... (Funky Compilations, Soundtracks)read moreCD