Varese issues new CD Club Titles

Varese Sarabande's latest CD Club titles have been announced and there are some gems in this batch:

-THE KARATE KID COLLECTION: 4-CD set compiling all of Bill Conti's scores from the series. A must buy for me at least, though at $45 there will be some folks who'll pass it by at the blink of an eye. 2500 copies, but with the price will likely not move quickly.

-THE VANISHING: One of Jerry Goldsmith's few unreleased scores from the '90s gets the full treatment. The love theme was written for the boxing drama "Gladiator" but after Goldsmith's score went rejected, the theme went on ice until it was re-used here. (Speaking of which I bet we'll see "Gladiator" one day down the line too). 3000 copies so it'll be around a while, though I'd say it'll sell out faster than "Justine."

-AUTHOR AUTHOR: An interesting dual-score title features Dave Grusin's music plus the unused, original score by Johnny Mandel. Truth be told it's been so long since I've seen this film I don't recall the music, but I'm a sucker for any rejected score and I bit on this one. 2000 copies, doesn't include the song Grusin wrote however.

-84 CHARING CROSS ROAD: The traditional LP re-issue is a very lovely George Fenton score. Be sure to order this one as all the 1000 copy releases are gone usually within 12 hours if not 24.

Of the older titles, only Bill Conti's GLORIA is in any danger of selling out, so if you're worried there I'd add it to your cart.

And to think I didn't need to spend any more money this month! lol.