Score-Brother: Introduction

Hello there, fellow bloggers!

*unnecessary fanfare plays in background*


I come to this great site to share some treasures with all of you. These treasures I speak of are movie soundtracks and scores in which I have managed to collect here and there.*

*Some of these soundtracks I own, while others I may have found elsewhere...

IMPORTANT:
Anything you choose to preview is password-protected, so make sure you check out the password; fear not, for I will type it down--unless special direction(s) is required.


Sooner or later, you may experience an expired link. If this occurs, please feel free to hit me up via e-mail: mc-iggmeista@lycos.com


The above is now my new default e-mail, for I have chosen to eliminate the need for my old one--no offense.


Well, that about sums up the description for this blog. I will be more than happy to answer any questions you may have for me.


I am known as "Score-Brother," but you can call me Alberto--you can also call me Albert, or even Al


See you around, and have fun.



Later days,

-Al




*LEGAL DISCLAIMER NOTICE:

I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL COPYRIGHT OWNER FOR ANY OF THE MATERIAL GIVEN ON THIS BLOG. THE SOLE-INTENTION FOR POSTING THIS MATERIAL ON THIS BLOG IS FOR NON-PROFITABLE AND PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. AS THE CREATOR OF “SCORE-BROTHER’S,” I STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT ALL MUSIC DOWNLOADED FROM THIS SITE BE DELETED FROM YOUR COMPUTER(S) AFTER A 24-HOUR PREVIEW PERIOD.

Monday, December 28, 2009

Various: Fire, Ice & Dynamite (Re-Loaded and Ready)

Wow, just WOW!!!

This soundtrack has "rarity" written all over it.

Here, as advertised is the original soundtrack to Willy Bogner's 1990 action film, "Fire, Ice & Dynamite." As far as this soundtrack goes..., where do I begin?

Well, for starters, this particular soundtrack has contributory material from artists like Bonnie Tyler, Chris Thompson, Marietta, Bruce Ingram, Jennifer Rush, Connie De Groot, Deep Purple, Dominoe, and even the late Isaac Hayes.

In fact, 4 songs alone were released as hit singles. These singles are:

-Break Out (Tyler)
-Win it All (De Groot)
-Muscles (Moses P.)
-We Are the Strong (Rush)

Some music videos would have been nice, but one can not always get what he/she wants... then again, there may be a video or two somewhere in Germany, but I doubt it.

Oh, and less we forget that all but one song contains a production imprint by legendary composer, Harold "Foley" Faltermeyer - in other words, he produced all but one of these songs. The one song, by the way, that was not produced by him was the infamous title song, performed by killer rock group, Deep Purple.

As great of a release this is, there is a few slight disappointments; for one, there is not single instrumental cue anywhere by Harold Faltermeyer - then again, I would have not expected one anyway.

Aside from instrumentals, another slight disappointment has to be the song "Rock Noon," performed by Dominoe, a German AOR/Rock band, which was produced by Faltermeyer.

DO NOT GET ME WRONG... that song kicks ass! However, I call it a disappointment only because it was taken straight from their 1990 album, "The Key," which was a killer album, also produced by Faltermeyer, hence a great CD that I would love to have one day. If this one song were to be rewritten or given an alternative version only for the film, this CD would be completely original.

NEVERTHELESS, this particular soundtrack owns, or "pwns" as it is said nowadays. If you love electric pop/AOR music, this must be for you.

Special thanks goes out to Filmpac for sending me the music to the film; this motivated me to get the CD.


















The password is:
SB-1989

Enjoy!

UPDATE: I should have said something a while ago, but I now own the wonderful Japan [and perhaps alleged 1st press] import of this already rare soundtrack. Sure, there are no additional songs or bonus cues for that matter, but there is a 20+ page booklet featuring the lyrics to all of the songs. If anyone needs help as to what these singers are trying to say, feel free to ask.

Thursday, December 24, 2009

David Mansfield: Year of the Dragon

There is no misprint with this post; this is the real deal.

Here is the ultra-rare, yet beautiful, soundtrack to the underrated 1985 Action/Mafia film, "Year of the Dragon" - I say "ultra-rare" for a reason...

But first, David Mansfield's fantastic score to this film is... well, fantastic. Implemented with both symphonic and electronic elements, this score truly defines the depth of this film - and his career. There are 15 tracks in total: 12 score tracks, plus the main theme, which was written by Lucia Hwong, as well as two vocal songs - also performed by Lucia Hwong.

Reason being as to why I call this soundtrack "ultra-rare "is because this is the CD variant, which, by the way, was ONLY issued in Japan - I would supply some images other than the front cover, but I do not have a scanner, nor a good camera. This release was under the long discontinued Soundtrack Listeners Club label - SLCS 7028 - in 1991.

If you think about it, this is somewhat the equivalent of the Varese Sarabande label for Japan.

For the record, this soundtrack was only released on vinyl and cassette, here in the states.

Anyway, like the film, this soundtrack is a forgotten masterpiece, so I would seriously recommend it to anyone who loved this film, or this film's music...or David Mansfield's work.

As for an actual CD, good luck finding it. However, assuming your level of taking risks/chances, you might be able to find a copy of the rare CD on e-Bay.
















The password is:
SB-1989

Enjoy!