for movie soundtrack enthusiasts and music aficionados, a collection of rare, hard to find, out of print, lost, forgotten and classic movie soundtracks...enjoy!
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Brian Eno – Rams - Original Soundtrack Album
Friday, May 16, 2025
Stavros Xarchakos – Girls in the Sun 1968 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Girls In the Sun (Greek: Κορίτσια στον Ήλιο, translit. Koritsia ston Ilio) is a 1968 Greek drama film directed by Vasilis Georgiadis. The film was selected as the Greek entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 42nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. The film was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Stavros Xarchakos (born 14 March 1939) is a Greek composer and conductor. He was born in Athens, where he studied at the Athens Conservatoire. He has family origins from the Mani Peninsula. He emerged in the Greek music scene around 1963, composing music for the theatre and cinema. Among his collaborators was lyricist Lefteris Papadopoulos and singer Nikos Xylouris.
Girls in the Sun (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1 Separation
2 First Meeting
3 Summer
4 Sunset
5 Shadows In Love
6 Annabelle
7 I Want You
8 In Athens
9 Misunderstanding
10 Come Close To Me
11 Walk
12 Before The End
13 What To Remember
14 Separation (Orchestral)
Girls in the Sun
Sunday, May 4, 2025
Long Journey Home (Original Soundtrack) - music by The Chieftains and various artists
The Irish in America: Long Journey Home is a 6-hour miniseries about the Irish Americans. It was filmed in Ireland and New York City and distributed through Walt Disney It was broadcast on PBS in 1998. The film was narrated by American actor Michael Murphy.
The production was nominated for two News and Documentary Emmy Awards, for Outstanding Historical Programming, and in the category of Outstanding Achievement in a Craft in News and Documentary Programming - Editing, with the latter of the two nominations winning, in 1999. The soundtrack, by Paddy Moloney of The Chieftains and Elvis Costello, won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album in 1999.
1 Van Morrison And The Chieftains– Shenandoah 3:52
2 The Irish Film Orchestra*– Main Theme 4:25
3 Mary Black– Paddy's Lamentation / Ships Are Sailing 4:47
4 The Irish Film Orchestra*– Emigration Theme 5:08
5 Vince Gill– The Bard Of Armagh / The Streets Of Laredo 5:03
6 Sinéad O'Connor– Skibbereen 4:15
7 The Chieftains and Friends*– The Night That Larry Was Streched–Jig 2:27
8 Liam Ó Maonlaí– White Potatoes 3:31
9 The Irish Film Orchestra*– Famine Theme 3:37
10 Mick Moloney– Mildoon, The Solid Man / Grandfather's Tune 3:42
11 Sissel– An Raibh Tú Ag An Gcarraig? (Were You At The Rock?) 5:30
12 The Irish Film Orchestra* With Derek Bell– O'Carolan's Farewell To Music 2:30
13 Kevin Conneff– Bean Pháidín 1:44
14 Eileen Ivers– O'Donnell's Lament / Reel With The Beryle 2:45
15 The Irish Film Orchestra*– American Theme 2:57
16 Elvis Costello With Anúna– Long Journey Home (Anthem) 4:16
Long Journey Home