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Originally posted by PeterK:
This was one "ooooooh" after another......

And now The Vanishing. We were promised it would never be released.

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I'll...pas....JUST KIDDING.

84 Charing Cross Road
By George Fenton

Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Limited Edition of 1000 copies

Music Composed by George Fenton

When a script-reader in her New York apartment sees an ad in the Saturday Review of Literature for a bookstore in London that does mail order, she begins a very special correspondence and friendship with Frank Doel, the bookseller who works at Marks & Co., 84 Charing Cross Road.

Anthony Hopkins, Anne Bancroft and Judi Dench star in this much-loved film from 1987.

George Fenton returns to our CD Club for the first time since We’re No Angles. Here with a charming and heartfelt score that is a must for all Fenton fans.

A very special release from the Varèse Sarabande archives.

1. Fanfare / Main Title (The Journey) (3:02)
2. Book Of Love Poems (2:03)
3. Marks And Co. (1:09)
4. Dear Speed (Piano: Leslie Pearson) (1:39)
5. Christmas Gift, 1949 (Sussex Carol) (Traditional, arranged by Fenton / Stewart) (1:32)
6. Nora Writes (1:47)
7. Corelli: Church Sonata In A (Violin: Gavyn Wright) (1:58)
8. Pilgrimage — Helene And Frank (2:28)
9. The Wedding (1:47)
10. The Subway (:38)
11. Love Between Friends (1:46)
12. “Tread Softly …” (2:05)
13. Helene’s First Letter (1:45)
14. Business As Usual (1:31)
15. Festival Of Britain Conga (:51)
16. Daydream / Meeting Ginny And Ed (2:01)
17. The Move, 1958 (1:41)
18. New Year, 1960 (Auld Lang Syne) (Traditional, arranged by Fenton / Stewart) (1:52)
19. Hopes Fade / Condolence (1:18)
20. Love Between Friends (Reprise) / Closing Credits (3:58)

Author! Author!
By Dave Grusin

Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Limited Edition of 2000 copies

Also includes:
AUTHOR! AUTHOR! – The unused score by Johnny Mandel

Music Composed by Dave Grusin

Also includes:
AUTHOR! AUTHOR! – The unused score by Johnny Mandel

Life is getting complicated for Broadway playwright Ivan Travalian (Al Pacino). His flaky wife Gloria (Tuesday Weld) is moving in with her lover, his director hates his new play and his leading lady (Dyan Cannon) is a terrified movie star who's never been on the stage. With five children to look after (most of them Gloria's), a budding romance with his leading lady, and a producer (Alan King) demanding a rewrite, it's no wonder the emotionally and financially unstable Ivan starts to exhibit all kinds of irrational behavior.

Returning to our CD Club for our latest set of titles is the great Dave Grusin. A legendary pianist, and the composer of the much-loved scores for On Golden Pond, My Bodyguard, Tootsie and The Goonies, Grusin’s absence from the scoring stage has been one of the more lamentable aspects of modern film music.

For this special release we take a look back to an enchanting film and score from 1982. Grusin’s pop-infused score is warm and inviting and features infectious melodies that are always eminently comfortable and easy to love. Dave Grusin suffered along with everyone else during the 1980s, when it came to score album releases, and so we are particularly thrilled to present Author! Author, just in time for a new DVD release of the film, coming in April.

Dave Grusin’s score for Author! Author! was actually a rescore job, and as a very special bonus, we also present the unused original score for the film by none other than Johnny Mandel! Two legendary jazz composers both scoring the same film! Perfect casting for both of them, yet only Grusin’s music has ever been heard. Mandel’s is a darker take on the story - a beautiful work, the very existence of which is a revelation. What a happy surprise, making this an even more exciting release!

CD does not include the song Coming Home To You.

1. Main Title Theme (2:58)
2. Ivan’s Problems (2:06)
3. Kids (:34)
4. Always Leaving (2:02)
5. Out and About (6:11)
6. Making Progress? (3:42)
7. Opening Night (2:01)
8. Good Reviews and Finale (5:05)

Music Composed by Dave Grusin

9. Reel One (4:10)
10. Reels Five and Six (4:28)
11. Reel Eight (3:17)
12. Reels Nine and Ten (5:56)
13. Reel Eleven (:51)
14. Reel Twelve Includes an excerpt from “The Four Seasons” by Vivaldi (4:45)

Unused Score Composed and Conducted by Johnny Mandel

The Vanishing
By Jerry Goldsmith

Limited Edition of 3000 copies

Music Composed and Conducted by Jerry Goldsmith

In this riveting, tension-filled psychological thriller, a young woman (Sandra Bullock) mysteriously disappears, sending her boyfriend, Jeff (Kiefer Sutherland), on a years-long quest to find her. Not even a new love (Nancy Travis) can keep him from his obsessive search. All the while, the calculating psychopath (Jeff Bridges) who kidnapped his girlfriend stalks Jeff, ultimately taking him through the exact same steps that led to the crime. In order to find out what happened, Jeff must put his own life in the hands of this devious stranger.

Jerry Goldsmith’s 1993 score for Twentieth Century-Fox’s remake of The Vanishing was one of the composer’s very rare ‘90s scores to go without an album release. Goldsmith’s score is both intense and beautiful, while steeped in psychological intrigue. It is stylistically similar to the composer’s brilliant work on Basic Instinct but is as unique as ever for Goldsmith and includes a rare exploration in jazz as the composer wraps up his score with a jazz trio.

A few cues from The Vanishing were premiered on our boxed set Jerry Goldsmith at 20th Century Fox, back in 2004. For this CD, however, the entire 65 minute score was remixed from the original multi-track tapes, presenting a definitive new look at Goldsmith’s overlooked music for this film.

1. Practice (4:50)
2. The Stars (1:05)
3. Statistics (1:52)
4. Steps (1:07)
5. Apologies (2:13)
6. Forever (1:37)
7. Diane’s Missing (2:34)
8. That’s It (:55)
9. Passing Time (:37)
10. A Night’s Sleep (1:40)
11. Weekend Duty (2:12)
12. The Password (4:40)
13. The Vision (3:44)
14. New Message (2:29)
15. Hello, Jeff (:39)
16. Let Me Tell You (3:18)
17. A Variation (2:18)
18. The Lure (1:00)
19. Abduction (2:40)
20. Don’t Tell (:52)
21. Drink (4:01)
22. Surprise (2:07)
23. Where’s Jeff? (3:46)
24. Let’s Talk (9:00)
25. End Titles (3:17)

The Karate Kid
By Bill Conti

Limited Edition of 2500 copies

Also includes:
THE KARATE KID, Part II
THE KARATE KID, Part III
THE NEXT KARATE KID

4 CD Set!

Music Composed and Conducted by Bill Conti

To kick off our CD Club releases for 2007 we offer one of the biggest releases to yet come from our Club. Bill Conti’s score for 1984’s The Karate Kid is another of the quintessential scores from the 80s that everyone remembers. It is also a score that left film music fans of the time absolutely bewildered that such a famous score for such a successful film could go unreleased. Conti’s score is, at turns, charming, beautiful, pensive and powerful. It hits all the right notes and features none other than Zamfir himself on pan flute, representing the mystic side of Pat Morita’s Mr. Miyagi. The Karate Kid was directed by Conti’s long-time friend and frequent collaborator John G. Avildsen. Along with Ralph Macchio, who played karate kid Daniel Larusso in the first three films, The Karate Kid starred the ever-adorable Elizabeth Shue.

Conti returned for The Karate Kid, Part II with an even bigger score, expanding on his original themes and creating new ones. Even though Macchio and director Avildsen left the series after the third film, Conti returned to conclude his work on the franchise in 1994 with The Next Karate Kid, which now starred Hilary Swank as the new marshal arts expert in training.

Conti’s music for the series is absolutely stunning. Unbelievably, not one of the four scores has ever been released before. In the spirit of “in for a penny, in for a pound” we decided to rescue not just Conti’s original classic but to prepare the definitive Karate Kid box set to redress the entire situation. For Conti’s fans, this one is nirvana!

For the first time ever … four premiere releases … Bill Conti’s The Karate Kid, The Karate Kid, Part II, The Karate Kid, Part III and The Next Karate Kid are now available!

Disc One (35:38)

The Karate Kid (1984)

1. Main Title (3:30)
2. Fite Nite (2:01)
3. Bumpy Ride (1:37)
4. Dan Ducks Out (:55)
5. Bonsai Tree (:43)
6. Decorate The Gym (:39)
7. Miyagi Rattles Bones (2:21)
8. Miyagi Intercedes (1:28)
9. On To Miyagi’s (1:33)
10. The Pact (2:12)
11. Feel The Night (Demo) (Bill Conti and Baxter Robinson) Performed by Baxter Robinson (1:56)
12. Troubled Lovers (:33)
13. Japanese Sander (1:26)
14. Paint The Fence (3:11)
15. Daniel Sees The Bird (2:38)
16. Fish & Train (2:28)
17. Training Hard (2:29)
18. The Kiss (1:02)
19. Japanese Hand Clap (:40)
20. No Mercy (:23)
21. Daniel’s Moment Of Truth (1:52)

Disc Two (48:29)

The Karate Kid, Part II (1986)

1. Main Title (5:32)
2. No Mercy (1:17)
3. Six Months Later (1:10)
4. Breathing / Daniel Nails It (1:27)
5. Okinawa (:49)
6. Honor Very Serious (2:02)
7. Time Flies (1:50)
8. Enter Sato (1:46)
9. Miyagi’s Home (4:11)
10. No Choice (1:14)
11. The Funeral (5:14)
12. Their Song (1:45)
13. Rekindled Love (1:35)
14. Miyagi (2:02)
15. Miyagi’s Attack (1:00)
16. Daniel And Kumiko (3:15)
17. Daniel Leaves (4:45)
18. Old Friends (4:47)
19. Moon Spots (1:07)
20. Daniel’s Triumph (1:41)

Disc Three (41:56)

The Karate Kid, Part III (1989)

1. Main Title (5:38)
2. Terry Silver (1:14)
3. The Last Tree (1:55)
4. Terry’s Next Move (2:56)
5. The Hidden Tree (3:26)
6. Terry Sneaks In (2:14)
7. Mike States His Case (1:06)
8. Getting The Tree (4:33)
9. Jessica’s Slip (1:07)
10. Daniel Signs Up (3:08)
11. Miyagi’s Prayer (1:01)
12. Daniel Submits (1:22)
13. Miyagi’s Shut Out (:36)
14. Terry Owns Daniel (:37)
15. Jessica’s Kiss (:48)
16. Daniel’s Resolution (1:44)
17. Miyagi Kicks Butt (1:57)
18. Kata Training (1:54)
19. Bonsai Prayer (:36)
20. The Final Blow (4:05)

Disc Four (50:02)

The Next Karate Kid (1994)

1. The Next Karate Kid (:24)
2. Regiment of Heroes (1:24)
3. Julie Storms Out (3:15)
4. Cops Chase Julie (1:09)
5. Trainyard Emotions (2:15)
6. 3M1 (2:10)
7. The Pizza Guy (:31)
8. Julie and Miyagi (3:03)
9. Julie’s Fight (3:50)
10. Monk Headquarters (1:26)
11. Dining With Monks (2:51)
12. Julie-san Satori (2:25)
13. Training Montage (2:10)
14. Zen Archery (1:44)
15. Welcome Home, Julie (:43)
16. Rooftop Fight (1:04)
17. Angel Flies (3:18)
18. The Monks Arrive (1:48)
19. Miyagi Tears (1:33)
20. Bowling For Monks (1:04)
21. The Alphas Drop In (:54)
22. The Alphas Clobber Eric (3:14)
23. Julie Fights (3:42)
24. Miyagi’s Big Fight (3:35)

Price of Karate Kid from Varese site - $45
Shipping cost to Malta (EU) - $7
Total = $52 = roughly Lm17 (Malta Liri)

Price of Karate Kid from Colosseum site - €56
Shipping cost to Malta (EU) - €7 if the boxset weighs <500g, €9 if it wieghs more. Let's say €8.
Total = €64 = roughly Lm27.50

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Originally posted by Dinko:
OMG! No Back to the Future! This is an outrage! :yawn:

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HA HA HA!

As I've said many times it's very unlikely Back To The Future will ever get a complete release since MCA holds the rights to the music.

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Originally posted by jonathan_little:
I think Vanishing will linger around for a while. Not many Goldsmith CDs with a run of 3000 have sold out, and those that did took years.

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Cap One went pretty fast.

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Originally posted by PeterK:
Guess which one's gone already....

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Oh well guess you can't please everyone!

P.S. I'm sure that the Goldsmith one will sell out not too long from now... I wonder too how many copies went to BuySoundTrax.

If there is any "bitching" to do, I'm only disappointed that there aren't any Golden Age releases in this batch. Varese does a good job on those, and I look forward to 'em every time.

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although someone pointed out to me the recent EBAY purchases buysoundtrax has been making lately: a sure sign of where the gouging will happen next!

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Originally posted by BigT1981:
I think Peter means with the recent ebay purchase Buysoundtrax has made lately they will sure enough gouge the prices up on their website when they list them. Make customers pay twice more than what they paid for them on ebay.

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Originally posted by Camillu:
One thing I never could understand:
"[b]For added convenience, our European customers may now order online directly from Colosseum Records, Germany."

Price of Karate Kid from Varese site - $45
Shipping cost to Malta (EU) - $7
Total = $52 = roughly Lm17 (Malta Liri)

Price of Karate Kid from Colosseum site - €56
Shipping cost to Malta (EU) - €7 if the boxset weighs <500g, €9 if it wieghs more. Let's say €8.
Total = €64 = roughly Lm27.50

That's a difference of Lm10 (or $30). For what? An earlier arrival date? Less chance of getting lost along the way? I fail to see what's so great about ordering from the German site, when US CDs and DVDs are so cheap nowadays...[/B]

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Well, I live in Switzerland and I've always ordered in the US. The difference is just to big.

I really liked the liner notes that came with this though. Conti seems very enthusiastic about his work, and his thoughts on rhythm, harmony, and melody were interesting to read. It actually made me wish I liked his music more than I do.

NP: Siwa Mgla (Wojciech Kilar; Antoni Wit and the Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra)