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Nov 26, 2016 - 9:06 AM
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Thor
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Some random musings:
I don't really consider myself a collector of soundtracks in the truest sense of the word, with the exception of a handful of composers and artists to which I have a 'completist' relationship (meaning that I have to own one representative album of each of their works).
Well, over the last 10 years, my CD purchases have come to an almost complete halt. I'm now ALL about digital file format listening. The only remaining "frontier" or exception has been these 'completist artists' (Williams, Goldenthal, Elfman, Supertramp, Alan Parsons, Jean Michel Jarre, Oingo Boingo, Rammstein and Pink Floyd), to which I've always bought the latest CD.
Now I'm at a point where even THIS frontier is smoldering. I used to buy the soundtracks, even if I didn't care for the music. Now I'm far more hesitant. For example, I still haven't gotten around to these Elfman soundtrack CDs, simply because I already own them in file format, and I'm not to thrilled with the music:
Danny Elfman - The End of the Tour
Danny Elfman - Avengers: Age of Ultron
Danny Elfman - Goosebumps
Danny Elfman - The Girl on the Train
Danny Elfman - Before I Wake
So what should I do? Should I acquire them just to own them in physical format -- right there alongside my other 81 Elfman discs, or should I finally admit defeat and continue my Elfman collecting in file format here on out?
I feel I'm at a tipping point right now.
What about you? Am I the only one struggling with such problems (admittedly a very western, industrialized country "luxury" problem)?
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Nov 26, 2016 - 9:49 AM
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Thor
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Good points, Zardoz. Although if that log cabin has electricity, I might just as well bring my 120 GB iPod (which stores a great deal of my CD collection) and some external mini-speakers.
Williams will always be engraved in stone as my favourite composer who ever lived, but Elfman and Goldenthal may get competition at some point.
Regardless, I think the crux of this matter is the psychological mechanism in play here, the need to own a complete set of works by an artist -- and the need to do so the way it was set up from the beginning, i.e. in physical format. It feels uncomfortable to suddenly say: "OK, I've collected Elfman for decades. I have 81 CDs that cover everything up to and including 2015. From now on out, I'm not going to get any more physical items, just invisible "cyber-items" for the rest".
I'm sure there's a term for this psychological mechanism.
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Nov 26, 2016 - 10:24 AM
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Thor
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Is the package a part of the "collection"? The physical product, liner notes, artwork, etc. Or are you "collecting" just the music? That should answer your question.
Mostly the music, although the rest is often a great bonus. But again, this has more to do with what has been the norm so far, and the "break" with said norm.
Why buy something that you are not going to like?
This is a great question, and something we have discussed here before. But it goes more to the core of what constitutes the 'completist' urge in general, in relation to a given artist (I know some people will find my use of this term ironic, btw, seeing how much I hate complete releases of soundtracks). And it's a little bit beside the point, which has more to do with coming to terms with technlogical changes as a collector.
But yeah -- it basically boils down to a deep love for a certain artist, and the desire to take part of their entire creative evolution, ups and downs, warts and gems.
I didn't intend this to be only about me, though. I'm curious to hear if any of you have similar qualms these days?
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Nov 26, 2016 - 10:58 AM
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SchiffyM
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But yeah -- it basically boils down to a deep love for a certain artist, and the desire to take part of their entire creative evolution, ups and downs, warts and gems.
I'm surprised to see you of all people writing this, Thor, as you frequently point out that you're not a collector.
My opinion: If you own the scores in any format, you are taking part of this evolution you speak of. I personally don't see what difference the delivery format of the music (which is itself intangible, of course) should have.
When you buy and keep things you don't enjoy, you no longer own your hobby, it owns you.
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Well, you surely know about me. I don't have a single digital release. *If* I buy/get a digital release, I always burn the files over on a CDR to have it in my physical collection. But I'm quite picky, I don't have a massive collection, and I'm not really a completist of anyone, perhaps except for a composer like Jonathan Elias which I have everything of (it just happened) - but he isn't particularly productive so it's not a big issue at all.
I still love going to record fairs to buy cheap-ish vinyl, and when a release like the new Beverly Hills Cop materializes I still feel the adrenaline rush of physical releases.
Up until the late 90s I collected everything by Zimmer and the other Media Ventures composers. That interest has really vanished - I would surely had gone bankrupt if I would keep up with everything in that field...
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