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Oct 16, 2016 - 5:02 PM
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OnyaBirri
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I asked this in another thread and did not want to take the discussion off-topic.
Does anyone know what the sales expectations generally have been for instrumental soundtrack albums - not songtracks - over the decades? I am talking about score albums released contemporaneously with the film or TV show, and not limited editions for niche market buyers decades later.
As I mentioned in the other thread, think of all the copies of "Around the World in 80 Days," "Victory at Sea," "Breakfast at Tiffany's," "Goldfinger," and "Dr. Zhivago," and "Picnic" we have seen in thrift stores over the years.
How many soundtrack LPs or CDs may have typically been pressed in an initial run? Obviously, execrations must have been higher for Hollywood blockbusters than they were for "smaller" films? Were labels surprised if they would have to print a second run a short time later? Did labels expect soundtracks to remain in print very long, or were titles that stayed in the catalog the exception rather than the rule?
What is the market like now for an instrumental score album? I would assume that the score CDs for "Mr. Robot" would appeal to fans of electronic music, beyond the soundtrack angle. How about a contemporary orchestral score? How do instrumental film scores sell as digital downloads?
Anyone know this stuff?
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