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Sep 8, 2014 - 12:45 PM
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Thor
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There is, however, a more tangential topic that is interesting (to me), i.e. when have we over-exposed us to our favourite soundtracks, and is that even possible? What listening tactics do we choose when we've listened to our favourite album to death?
But yeah -- that's a somewhat different topic altogether.
I meant this as well, Thor - because for me, buying a new edition means I'm NOT yet tired of my old favorite. It's not so much about whether the expansion is what you want, but how much more you need from the music itself. (I'm talking about mostly-complete or mostly-representative score albums, not those two-track wonders.)
How many times can you go back to that same well, and when if ever are you sated? That's my primary question for folks.
Well, the missing/non-missing music dilemma is practically non-existent for me, since film was never my pathway into soundtrack listening. I don't really care about it. What I care about is the album and experience in front of me.
So if we're moving on to the tangential topic, my best example is my favourite score and album -- JURASSIC PARK. This was played "to death" already in the 90s, when I owned it on a copied cassette. I knew everything about it, all the details, all the turns and my mind was always "ahead" of the music. This is -- IMO -- the ideal point of an album's consumption. I want to get to that point with ALL my music, but since I have so much to listen to, I will obviously never get there.
In the last 10-15 years, however, I haven't played the album very often. It's a sensitive thing. I want to keep the element of 'anticipation-satisfaction' going, and there's always a risk of watering that out if you play it too often. So these days, on the rare occasion I put it on, I'm still on top of the music, but all the emotions come rushing back. Both those from when I listened to it non-stop back in the day and the slight element of surprise that appears since the last time I played it.
It's hard to explain, but I'm guessing I'm not the only one who treats one's favourite score that way.
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