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Jan 1, 2017 - 12:25 PM
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lacoq
(Member)
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I continue to be amazed that in the entire world, with instant communication...internet: facebook, twitter, etc. there remains so few people interested enough in film music to follow and purchase the releases by our beloved small labels....Film Score Monthly, Intrada, La la Land, Kritzerland, Quartet, Music Box, etc. I remember when Elmer Bernstein had his Film Music Collection mail order business he continued to struggle to find enough people to support his outstanding endeavor. And looking back now I thought if he had the internet back then to reach everyone on the planet he would easily be able to stay afloat and then some to continue his club. But I'm not so sure now. True, we DO have those just mentioned labels putting out scores thankfully, but it does seem a tenuous business at best. When I read that James over at Tadlow has only sold 1200 cds of Obsession (just as one example), I shutter. I know our little hobby, so important us, is very specialized, but millions and millions of people go to the movies. It's so hard to fathom that so few are interested in the great music being released by the boutique labels. One could say that the Golden and Silver Age folks are diminishing, but that's where I scratch my head. With all the movie related info out there at our fingertips: websites, YouTube, you name it, you would think that another 10,000 out of those billions would discover and enjoy what we enjoy. That extra 10,000 would no doubt be manna from heaven for Tadlow, Kritzerland and everyone. I just don't get it!
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Some even say that they do not understand how I can listen to music without anyone singing. They must have some kind of brain damage.
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It's less than a half of a percent of the music buying public. MV
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I suspect there are more people, but its just that they fall into two categories: 1. People who like some of what they hear, but don't care enough to own it. 2. People with more limited and refined tastes who think they have all they'll ever want after buying twenty or thirty scores. Sometimes some of the people in the first group get to caught up in a film emotionally, they'll want to purchase a score like "Titanic" and "The Passion of the Christ" (accounting for their sales, in the millions amongst the highest selling soundtracks of all time). The excitment eventually fades and you find bins and online sales ads trying to get rid of them.
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