Rare 2x ARTHUR RUBINSTEIN film soundtrack OST LPs 1983 BLUE THUNDER +WARGAMES

	£		45
	$		60

Here I have for sale 2 Film Soundtrack LPs composed by Arthur B. Rubinstein:
• Wargames (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1983)
• Blue Thunder (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1983)

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Vinyls: NEAR MINT. Clean on visual inspection. Play well.
Covers and sleeves: EX-NEAR MINT. Colours are unfaded and no tears on sleeves. Some edge wear is visible on WarGames. However, cover remains intact. Nice examples of both overall.


1. Wargames (1983)

Label: Polydor 422-815 005-1 Y-1
Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: Germany
Year: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Non-Music, Stage & Screen
Style: Soundtrack, Modern Classical, Downtempo, Dialogue, Experimental

Track listing:

A1. Arthur B. Rubinstein – Wargames     2:53
A2. David And Joshua Dialogue     
A3. The Beepers – Video Fever (Vocals – Yvonne Elliman)  2:49
A4. Norad Dialogue     
A5. David And Joshua Dialogue     
A6. Arthur B. Rubinstein – The Game Begins  5:45
A7. Arthur B. Rubinstein – It Could Be War  1:59
A8. David And Joshua Dialogue     
A9. Arthur B. Rubinstein – David's Concern  2:17
A10. Norad Dialogue     
A11. Arthur B. Rubinstein – Norad  3:13

B1. David And Joshua Dialogue     
B2. Arthur B. Rubinstein – Edge Of The World (Vocals – Yvonne Elliman)  2:30
B3. Norad Dialogue     
B4. Arthur B. Rubinstein – Confidence Is High  4:43
B5. Norad Dialogue     
B6. The Beepers – History Lesson (Vocals – Yvonne Elliman)  2:03
B7. Norad Dialogue     
B8. Arthur B. Rubinstein – Launch Detected  1:51
B9. Norad Dialogue     
B10. Arthur B. Rubinstein – Winner None  3:39
B11. Norad Dialogue     
B12. Joshua Dialogue     
B13. Arthur B. Rubinstein – Edge Of The World [End Title]  3:27

Credits

• Composed By, Conductor – Arthur B. Rubinstein
• Engineer [Los Angeles] – Aaron Rochin, C.A.S., Mark Curry (3)
• Engineer [New York] – Bob Kinkel, Steve Marcantonio
• Executive-Producer – Ron Eyre
• Lyrics By – Cynthia Morrow (tracks: A3, B1, B3)
• Orchestrated By – Mark Hoder
• Producer – George Craig
• Synthesizer [Programmed, Performed] – Anthony Marinelli, Brian Banks


Equipment used:
• Synclaver II Digital Music System
• Linndrum Drum Machine
• Roland System 100 Analog Synthesizer


Review:
It's not surprising that the filmmakers involved with the 1983 cult favourite WarGames couldn't decide what type of movie to make out of its script. Director Martin Brest departed from the production because he believed the nuclear war comedy was meant to take a darker path.

When John Badham took the helm after shooting had already begun, however, he encouraged lead actor Matthew Broderick and others on the set to adopt a more casual attitude, reinstalling the lighter atmosphere that the film's comedy genetics seemed to demand. Ultimately, the concept behind WarGames was so frighteningly new and realistic that audiences viewed it as just another one of the Soviet scare entries of the era.

It had the mannerisms of a humorous parody of its more serious counterparts, but its anti-war message and exploration of budding technologies at the time gave it the heart of a deadly serious thriller. Broderick plays a high school deviant with poor grades but spectacular hacking skills, and when he accidentally logs into the computer put in charge of the missile defense systems at NORAD, he inadvertently activates the computer's simulation mode that depicts an incoming Soviet nuclear attack to the live operators of the system.

Teaming with the disillusioned creator of the system, he eventually ends up at NORAD and encourages the computer, which has fooled the Americans into declaring a top DEFCON status, to engage in games of tic-tac-toe and thus teach it about the concept of futility that applies to nuclear war as well.

While movies showing teenagers brilliantly and comically using technology were popular in the 1980's, WarGames struck a far more serious nerve and wowed critics and received three Academy Award nominations completely out of the blue, combining with strong box office success to earn itself a lasting reputation as a movie well beyond its time. Some of the technological concepts conveyed almost in jest in the film have become industry norms, including firewalls and brute force password attacks.

When Badham took control of the picture, he brought along his regular composing collaborator at the time, Arthur B. Rubinstein.


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2. Blue Thunder (1983)

Label: MCA Records MCF 3183
Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: UK
Year: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Non-Music, Stage & Screen
Style: Soundtrack, Modern Classical, Downtempo, Dialogue, Experimental

Track listing:
Side A
1. Main Title / Dusting (05:54)
2. Kate's Theme (01:43)
3. Nam Flashback (04:37)
4. Sunrise At Pinkville (04:22)
5. Follow My Leader (02:42)
6. Theme From Blue Thunder (Murphy's Law) (04:14)
Arranged by Anthony Marinelli and Brian Banks - Performed by The Beepers

Side B
1. Ride With The Angels (02:56)
2. Nightmare (01:27)
3. Thermographics (02:49)
4. River Chase (04:47)
5. Hide And Seek (07:13)
6. Theme From Blue Thunder (Edited Dance Version) (03:35)
Arranged by Anthony Marinelli and Brian Banks - Performed by The Beepers

Total Duration: 00:46:19


Arranged By – Anthony Marinelli (tracks: A6, B6), Brian Banks (tracks: A6, B6)
Composed By, Conductor, Producer – Arthur B. Rubinstein
Producer [Associated], Arranged By – Reno Romano (tracks: A6, B6)
Producer, Arranged By – Evan Space (tracks: A6, B6)

(P) 1983 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.



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