Library Music (Sound Library/Production Music/Soundtrack Music) - 1960s-1980s - A Mirror World of Funk/Jazz/Psych/Pop

I would have loved to have been there--very jealous of anyone who was!

If anyone here did attend--how was the film??

I was working there and, going to and fro from the staff canteen, casting admiring glances at Alan Hawkshaw's organ.

Im coming to that- hyped!

Was just listening to hawkshaw- bruton- great mysteries of the world a few days ago

This is a total longshot, but here we go. . .

I had some compilations on vinyl in the late 90s (part of the same series) that were completely amazing, but I only used them for samples. I would like to be able to find those albums again, in hopes of maybe rediscovering some stuff.

Some further info: the music was a total mystery at the time, but I recognize it now as probably sound library and film soundtrack excerpts. Maybe Italian stuff mostly? No famously used samples or breakbeats; though tons of stuff yet to be mined in that regard. The covers had kind of stock "exotic" female models on them (in my memory the models are white; this could be inaccurate), overlayed with kind of art deco type designs, and a beige / jade type color combination. None of the artists were of any notoriety to me at the time, so no idea what even was on it. I just remember most of the songs were 3-4 minutes, except there were a couple that were really long (I'm thinking at least 10 minutes). Shit was insanely dope and it would be rad to find again.

Little help?

https://www.discogs.com/label/730186-Easy-Tempo-Series ?

or possibly https://www.discogs.com/label/865338-Beat-At-Cinecitt%C3%A0

Wow, those look excellent! Thank you!

Alas, no. None of those look familiar, unfortunately. Will comb through the tracklists for sure though. Thanks again!

see also https://www.discogs.com/label/416923-The-Mood-Mosaic

mookie, thank you for your vigiliance. i simply cannot recall what this series was. i went to amoeba yesterday and pestered the employees at both help counters to no avail. they did have some of those kpm albums, but that would have been settling and i must NOT settle, i must FIND my holy grail!

"the imperfection of memory"

so, i was kinda sorta way off in my memory of these comps, but i did actually manage to find them!

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there seems to be a couple sound library cuts on them, but it's mostly rare funk 45s. still dope as all get out, though.

Nick Ingman - throng

does actually someone really like the middle part after 1:15m? it sounds so displaced and as much i am trying to like, it makes me cringe. the groove itself is classic.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CEAHRwCpW3G

i would like someone to do an exploration of the remarks on library tracks, and how 50 years ago they were all like 'uptempo movement' and then later they became 'Driving drum groove and slick brass propel this motivating, self-assured cue; with funky synth-bass, vibrant Hammond organ intermissions, light percussion and warm, trumpet-solo-led breakdown at 1:44.'

also rip alan hawkshaw

the problem with using library music for your movies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGzz3hh1jHc

Is this the only thread marking Hawkshaw's passing? RIP my dude, you were an excellent composer.

He was feted for several posts on the rolling obituary thread