Basil Poledouris THE BLUE LAGOON Film Soundtrack LP +poster 1980 Brooke Shields

	£		30
	$		40

Here I have for sale the original film soundtrack LP to ‘The Blue Lagoon’ (1980), by Basil Poledouris. Includes original foldout poster.

Columbia Pictures presents a Randal Kleiser Film, starring Brooke Shields, Leo McKern and introducing Christopher Atkins, William Daniels.
Produced and directed by Randall Kleiser.

Music recorded in Melbourne, Australia.

Basil Poledouris ?– The Blue Lagoon (1980)
"A fine example of Poledouris at his beautiful best"

Condition (refer also to notes at bottom):
Vinyl – VG-EX. Looks clean on visual inspection. No obvious marks. Played just pre-listing and the sound clarity is very good. Some clicks and pops in places.
Cover – G-VG. Intact. Colours remain vibrant and unfaded. Some minor edge/corner wear and there is an obvious tear and creasing on top right where a price label once was.  Some disc showthrough outlines on front and back. A nice example, however.
Sleeve – EX. Original. White paper. Minor folding; clean and intact.
Foldout poster – VG-EX. Minor wear. Pinholes present in all four corners. Small tear just above one fold.

Label: Marlin ?– 2236X
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, includes foldout poster
Country: US
Released: 1980
Genre: Jazz, NeoClassical, Stage & Screen, Theme
Style: Soundtrack, Score, Easy Listening, Instrumental

Track listing:
A1. Love Theme - "The Blue Lagoon" (Emmeline)     
A2. Main Titles "The Blue Lagoon"     
A3. Fire     
A4. The Island     
A5. The Sands Of Time (The Children's Theme)     
A6. Paddy's Death     
A7. The Children Grow     
A8. Lord Of The Lagoon     
A9. Love Theme - "The Blue Lagoon" (Reprise)     

B1. Underwater Courtship     
B2. The Kiss     
B3. Richard Sees Paddy     
B4. The Birth     
B5. Bad People     
B6. Baby Swim     
B7. The Memories     
B8. 3 Points To Port     
B9. End Titles     


Composed By, Producer [Album] – Basil Poledouris
Coordinator – Murray Deutch
Photography By [Cover] – Patrick Demarchelier
Recorded By, Engineer – Roger Savage
Supervised By [Music] – Richard Berres


Review:

Randal Kleiser's desert-island movie is unlikely to be among anyone's favourites, but its extremely curious sense of innocence and downright cheesiness make it eminently watchable (though, I'm sure, not for the reasons the director intended).  It looks gorgeous too, thanks to Nestor Almendros's cinematography - and it sounds gorgeous, thanks to Basil Poledouris's wonderful score.  Poledouris was a good friend of Kleiser at film school, and this was only his second major score (after Big Wednesday - written for another friend from film school, John Milius).

The album begins with the sweet love them ("Emmeline"), a rapturous piece for piano and orchestra is ravishing, and very memorable.  It's one of Poledouris's most enchanting creations - old-fashioned, even corny in a way, but full of life and happiness and richly rewarding.  After this, the score proper starts with a portentous main title cue which is no less sumptuous, Poledouris filling it with the spirit of a beautiful paradise.  He also captures this well, later on, with the florid waltz "The Island", again so full of life and colour.  Occasionally the score has darker passages, such as in the strained "Paddy's Death" or ominous "Lord of the Lagoon", in which the composer uses low winds to great effect.

Indeed, the whole score is a rich experience.  Poledouris doesn't hold back from offering a conciously-overstated tone poem about love, and it makes for a very fine album.  Considering this was one of his very earliest scores, it is impressive indeed.  A fine example of Poledouris at his beautiful best.



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ITEM CONDITION - items are graded according to Record Collector definitions - see below:

MINT: The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint.

EXCELLENT: The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and / or creasing.

VERY GOOD: The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable.

GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc.

FAIR: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and / or defaced.

POOR: The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.

BAD: The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection filler.