I’ve long been fascinated with soundtrack and library music, but the American wing of this tradition is often overlooked and under-appreciated, which in some ways is good in the sense that many of these records can be picked up cheap. I wanted to make a mix to shine a light on the hidden gems in American library and soundtrack recordings, with one exception; a tribute to the master of soundtrack music, Ennio Morricone, and the inclusion of a cue from his score to Peur sur la ville. This is something that I also wanted to call attention to as we celebrate the release of his score by our friends at We Want Sounds, and of course, to honor the life of the Maestro.
Another goal of this mix was to blur the lines a bit — to show how fluid music is. What became an iconic sports theme could have easily been utilized in any early 80’s horror film. Or what we thought was British library music, was actually American, and what we thought was American library music, was actually Danish. Furthermore, how an Argentinian composer went on to create some of the best American crime and action film scores. And of course, to ultimately be reminded that funk and jazz were created here in America, and where would soundtrack music be without that?
Enjoy.
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- Transformation - Sam Spence
- Critical Mass - Sam Spence
- Powder Bluff - Richard Hern
- The Mainstreeters - Theme From Cleopatra Jones (Instrumental)
- The Gentle Earthquake - Lalo Schifrin
- Avvertire La Polizia - Ennio Morricone
- Light Industry Rock - Peter Fink
- Sound 80 - Herb Pilhoffer
- Bucktown Main Theme - Johnny Pate
- Spring Rain - Thommie Walsh
- Taurus - Henrik Nielsen
- Melinda Latino - Jerry Butler
- Fat Man Part 1 - Unknown
- Dead Center - Tony Luisi
- Decisions One - Doug Wood
- Megabyte - John Van Eps
