UNBOXING EPISODE 51: After a long break, Ralph returns briefly to unbox ‪@LeMatosBand‬‘s Turbo Kid Original Video Game Sountrack released through ‪@madebymutant‬! Join him as he expresses his love for Le Matos and their latest record!

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MUSIC: “Kiyoko” by Le Matos & Shôji Yamashiro

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UNBOXING EPISODE 50: Ralph is unboxing this unique vinyl release from  @madebymutant  and  @WaterTowerWB ! It’s the 2XLP Wonka soundtrack wrapped in gold foil with an oversized bellyband with music by Neil Hannon and Joby Talbot.

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Unboxing Ep. 49 – Ralph is back and he’s unboxing the fourth title in Waxwork Records’ Rob Zombie Presents collection! William Castle’s cult classic “House on Haunted Hill”! With absolutely stunning artwork by Graham Humphreys and music by Von Dexter. Thanks to Sarah for exquisitely packing this record. I can’t wait to give it a listen!

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REVIEW 1 – Ralph is discussing LAX & Take a Hike, which is music that will appear on the upcoming Michael Giacchino Exotic Themes for the Silver Screen! It’s two classic themes from LOST reimagined with an exotic, Martin Denny style spin! Join Ralph as he discusses these two limited releases that came out on April 26 & 27th during the celebration of LOST’s 20th Anniversary in Oahu.

TRACKS: “Take a Hike”
LOST: We Have To Go Back – The Live Concert 3XLP
Music: Michael Giacchino
Label: Mondo

“Take a Hike”
Exotic Themes for the Silver Screen
Music: Michael Giacchino
Label: Mutant

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UNBOXING 48 – On this episode I’m unboxing Michael Giacchino’s score to J.A. Bayona’s “La Sociedad de la Nieve” (Society of the Snow) which marks the first soundtrack vinyl release from @madebymutant! I am very excited to listen to the score album after recently watching this incredibly moving film!

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Unboxing Ep. 47 – Ralph is opening the James Newton Howard’s two disc suite album, Night After Night: Music from the Movies of M. Night Shyamalan, released through @sonyclassical!

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Unboxing Ep. 46 – Ralph is opening the limited edition (1000 copies) of James Newton Howard’s score album of The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, released through Music on Vinyl & At The Movies! Join him as he unboxes the special red vinyl two disc set from @sonyclassical!

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Unboxing Ep. 45 – Ralph is back to unbox the latest Vinyl Club release from  @VareseSarabandeRecords  ! Even though it doesn’t mention it on the box, this is the soundtrack to Season One of LOST! Join Ralph as he reminisces about the show and the documentary he’s producing with Taylor Morden  @gettinglostdoc !

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Unboxing Ep. 44 – Scare Flair Records  @scareflair478  sent me a package in the mail and I am going to unbox it right here with all of you watching! I am curious to find out what they sent, are you…?

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Unboxing Ep. 43 – Scare Flair Records has put out a non-horror soundtrack and I have jumped all over it! I absolutely adore Time Bandits and I didn’t know I need this on vinyl until now. Huge shoutout to Scare Flair for putting out this exquisite looking vinyl with music by Mike Moran and art by Terry Gilliam (poster cover) and Brad Mrock (gatefold). Join my as I open up the most fabulous object in the world!

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Unboxing Ep. 42 – Ralph has the latest record in the Godzilla Series. This time it’s “Godzilla: Tokyo SOS” with music by Michiru Oshima and beautiful artwork by Francesco Francavilla! My apologies for being a bit of a downer on this episode.

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Unboxing Ep. 39 – Ralph is over the moon that Varèse Sarabande has not only started a brand-new vinyl club, but has released Starship Troopers as their first title. Ralph has been wanting this release for years and can’t believe that it’s actually in his hands!! He opens up the Blood and Bug Juice exclusive limited to 500 copies. Was it worth the wait, or does this release deserve death from above? Would you like to know more?

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Unboxing Ep. 38 – Ralph is unboxing the latest TOHO Godzilla release from Mondo Death Waltz! With art from Luke Preece and music by the incredible Michiru Oshima, this release is wonderful all around! There are only 2,000 copies of Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002), so be sure to grab it while you still can!

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Unboxing Ep. 37 – Ralph is unboxing the latest TOHO Godzilla release from Mondo Death Waltz! With art from Greg Ruth and music by the incomparable Akira Ifukube, this release is sure to please! There are only 1,000 copies of Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991), so let’s take a look inside!

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Unboxing Ep. 36 – Ralph is unboxing John Williams’ score to the Steven Spielberg classic, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial vinyl soundtrack from Mondo Music. Join him as he shares some of his memories of the film and takes a look at the 180 Gram “Full Moon” Vinyl and art by Dan McCarthy!

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Unboxing Ep. 34 – Ralph is unboxing the first record from Rob Zombie Presents series of soundtracks from Waxwork Records. Ralph has never seen the film and has no idea what to expect from the music. This is a blind buy and we’ll see if this purchase was cursed!

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Unboxing Ep. 33 – Ralph is unboxing the long awaited “Werewolf By Night” vinyl release from Mondo! With amazing music by Michael Giacchino and incredible artwork by Francesco Francavilla (his first Mondo record by the way), was this release worth the wait? You bet your sweet bippy it was!

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Unboxing Ep. 32 – Ralph has unboxed the “Godzilla, Mothra & King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack” original motion picture soundtrack with music by Kow Otani and art by Wes Benscoter!! For the first time in the channel’s short history, something went wrong. Join Ralph as he shows you Godzilla GMK!

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Unboxing Ep. 31 – Ralph is unboxing the Thor: Love and Thunder soundtrack from composers Michael Giacchino and Nami Melumad! This vinyl exclusive features two unique disc colors, artwork by the uber talented Jen Bartel and features a label that Ralph has never seen before. Does this record contain secret tracks? Find out later in Ralph’s review of this release from @MondoShop!

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Unboxing Ep. 30 – Ralph is opening the Akira Ifukube soundtrack to the 1956 Ishiro Honda film “Rodan”. He has a lot to say about this release from Death Walts Recording Co. and the incredible art by Henry Abrams. It’s a great release!

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Unboxing Ep. 28 – Ralph is unboxing the soundtrack to the 2019 Rian Johnson whodunit, Knives Out with music by Nathan Johnson! Presented Nathan Johnson’s label “Cut Narrative” and Mondo, this throwback artwork by Jay Shaw is sure to please any fan of murder mystery books.

*SIDE NOTE* – I am fully aware that there is something in my nose. It is merely a clue to a mystery of my age. You see, when you turn 46, you too will get white nose hairs. It’s unfortunate, but It’ll remind to be more diligent when it comes to presenting myself on my page. My apologies. No need to shame me in the comments.

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Unboxing Ep. 28 – “Henshin-A-Go-Go, baby!” Ralph opens up his first video game vinyl soundtrack for the Capcom cult classic Viewtiful Joe 2. He played both games on the Gamecube and the DS game as well. He is a big fan, but the franchise sort of disappeared long ago. Ralph bought this (limited to 200) set, released by Ship to Shore Phono Co and distributed through Mondo, purely based on nostalgia for the game. Will the record hit that nostalgic button for Ralph? Will he remember the music when he puts it on his record player? Why is Ralph holding the record sideways? Cut! Cut! Cut!

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EPISODE 21 – Big news broke today that Funko did a massive layoff at Mondo and we have a lot to say about it. Ralph is joined by David from @TheVinylScore and Charlie from @filmsonwax5456. They discuss what this means for @MondoShop & @Deathwaltzrecs. 9 months ago when @OriginalFunko purchased Mondo, they said nothing was going to be changed, yet here we are with them ripping the heart out of Mondo by getting rid of the Poster Division. Can Funko be trusted ever again, or are their statements worth about as much as a landfill full of Pops!?

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Unboxing Ep. 27 – Ralph opens up the latest  @GodzillaToho  record from  @Deathwaltzrecs ! From 1992 comes the soundtrack score album to Godzilla vs Mothra: Battle for Earth with music by legendary Godzilla composer Akira Ifukube, terrific artwork by Greg Ruth and obi strip notes by Charlie Brigden!

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Unboxing Ep. 26 – Ralph takes a look at all three John DuPrez soundtrack scores for the TMNT trilogy vinyl released by Waxwork Records! Ralph has an original pressing of TMNT 2: Secret of the Ooze, and will unbox the repress of TMNT1 as well as the all-new TMNT3! Join him has he looks at these records with original art by Kevin Eastman!

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Unboxing Ep. 25 – Ralph opens up the final soundtrack in the Rebirth of Mothra series! Mondo & Deathwaltz’s “Rebirth of Mothra 3” limited edition (2,000 Copies) “Mosura Wings” exclusive vinyl! Just like the last two releases in the series, there is terrific art by Florian Bertmer and movie notes by Charlie Brigden!

MUSIC: “Kiyoko” by Le Matos & Shôji Yamashiro

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EPISODE 20 – Ralph is joined by David (@TheVinylScore) , Paolo (@jigowatts1304) & Mark (@PopcornandVinyl) to discuss 12 (if not more) film scores that have never been on released on vinyl that should be! There are countless scores out there that would make great vinyl releases, share your three wishlist items in the YouTube comments! Hopefully we can get some record companies to press these suggestions!

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Record Store Spotlight Ep. 1 – Ralph has an all-new YouTube exclusive playlist in which he showcases a local record store that he visits. On this first episode, he visits the gigantic Amoeba Music in Hollywood, CA in search of the elusive Mondo limited edition (1,000 Copies) 2XL clear Nathan Johnson soundtrack, from the Rian Johnson film “Glass Onion”!

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Unboxing Ep. 24 – Ralph unboxes the incredibly unique Looper soundtrack from  @MondoShop  with music by Nathan Johnson and art designed by Jay Shaw. Each 2XLP is unique because it’s housed in a burnt out canvas bag, reminiscent of the shotgun blasted canvas bag filled with gold bars, in the 2012 film by Rian Johnson.

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Interview Ep. 5 – Ralph is joined by artist Henry Abrams (The Batman, The Return of Godzilla, Travelogue vol 1, The Midnight Society, Rodan) to discuss his covers to MondoShop  and Death Waltz Recording Co.

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Unboxing Ep. 23 – Ralph rings in 2023 with this unboxing mini episode! He received a Waxwork Records gift card from his sister and immediately purchased Bernard Herrmann’s score to “Taxi Driver” (1976). A phenomenal score that somehow became the theme song for “Between Two Ferns”. Join Ralph as he opens up this 2XLP Waxwork Record with at yellow and black “taxi cab” pinwheel vinyl! Happy New Year!

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Unboxing Ep. 22 – Ralph received a Barnes & Noble gift card for Christmas and knew exactly what he wanted to do with it. Well, not immediately. What he got was this 20th Anniversary, Limited Edition Gold Vinyl for Sam Raimi’s Spider-man (2002) with music composed by Danny Elfman! This Sony Classical release is the first time Elfman’s score has been pressed on vinyl. Enjoy the mini-episode and catch you in 2023!

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Unboxing Ep. 21 – Ralph opens up his 10 year anniversary Skyfall soundtrack which is the limited to 300 Gold vinyl from Music on Vinyl/At The Movies. It does not go well.

What should Ralph do about the situation?

Leave a comment on YouTube.

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Unboxing Ep. 20 – Ralph attended Designer Con 2022 and picked up Rebirth of Mothra 2 from the @Mondo Booth. Join him as he opens up this limited edition (2000) Mosura Winged vinyl album from Death Waltz Recording Company. The record includes music by Toshiyuki Watanabe, artwork from Florian Bertmer and Obi Strip notes by Charlie Brigden!

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Unboxing Ep. 19 – Ralph attended Designer Con 2022 and picked up Matango from the @Mondo Booth. Join him as he opens up this limited edition (2000) swirled vinyl album from Death Waltz Recording Company. The record includes music by Sadao Bekku and artwork from Rockin’ Jelly Bean!

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Unboxing Ep. 18 – Ralph recently watched Disney Pixar’s “LIGHTYEAR”, the film based on the fictitious toy from the 1995 Pixar classic “Toy Story”. Sporting brand new themes from Michael Giacchino, this 2 disk vinyl set has amazing art from Devin Elle Kurtz and a cool purple hyperspace vinyl color from @Mondo!

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Unboxing Ep. 17 – Ralph recently watched this gem for the first time and immediately fell in love with House, aka Hausu (1977). If you haven’t seen the film, you are in for a treat. It’s nothing like anything you’ve seen before. The same goes for the music. On this episode Ralph unboxes the  @Amoeba  “Cherry Sunrise” exclusive (300) vinyl from  @Waxwork Records !

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Unboxing Ep. 16 – Ralph has never been into Anime. He’s tried to watch it several times, but it just never took. But when it came to #GodzillaDay, Ralph really wanted to get a record and there was only one option. Godzilla: Singular Point from  @Waxwork Records ! After testing the waters by listening to the soundtrack digitally, Ralph decided to…. well, watch the video and you’ll hear the whole story.

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Unboxing Ep. 15 – Ralph has watched his first Rob Zombie film, mostly because he doesn’t like being scared and is a big fan of the original Munsters TV show from the 1960s. Join him as he unboxes this jam-packed vinyl from  @Waxwork Records  with art by Graham Humphreys, new Songs by Rob Zombie and the complete score By Zeuss!

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Unboxing Ep. 14 – Ralph is unboxing a soundtrack record that is near and dear to his heart! @Danny Elfman‘s score to Sleepy Hollow from @Waxwork Records with stunning art by Steve Reeves!

Love you Stevi!

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Interview Ep. 4 – Ralph is joined by @Michael Giacchino to discuss directing and scoring his Marvel Special Presentation of “Werewolf By Night”. A film based on the classic Marvel comic of the same name. The conversation includes some exclusive information about the creation of the film, the score and hands-down one of the most random easter eggs ever to appear in the MCU!

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EPISODE 19 – Ralph is joined by Mark Michalek (@Popcorn and Vinyl) to discuss “The Sound of 007” documentary and concert from EON Productions and Prime Video. Join them as they talk about their histories with James Bond, collecting 007 vinyl scores and sharing their hopes as the franchise moves beyond “No Time to Die”.

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Unboxing Ep. 13 – Ralph is unboxing the latest kaiju record from @Waxwork Records! Godzilla vs. Kong from Tom Holkenborg aka @Junkie XL! Ralph loves the score but what does he think about the vinyl? With all of the great artwork coming out of Waxwork with their Toho releases, what will he think of the poster art being used for this album release?

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Interview Ep. 3 – Ralph is joined by Mondo Deathwaltz very own Mo Shafeek and Spencer Hickman to discuss collecting vinylsssss. Spencer and Mo help guide Ralph, a vinyl novice, through the world of collecting. They also discuss The Matrix, Toho Kaiju releases, the second hand market and a lot more!

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Unboxing Ep. 12 – Ralph got his big hairy kaiju claws on the latest Waxwork release from TOHO studios! From 1966 comes The War of the Gargantuas with Art by Vance Kelly and music by the incomparable Akira Ifukube!

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Unboxing Ep. 11 – Ralph finally got his hands on The Batman from Mondo and @WaterTower Music! He was able to get the Exclusive Mondo Spatter colored vinyl, with amazing art from Henry Abrams with music by Michael Giacchino. Was it worth the wait?

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Interview Ep. 2/Unboxing Ep. 10 – (YouTube Episode) – Ralph is joined by director Taylor Morden ( @PopMotion Pictures ) while he opens up the soundtrack to “The Last Blockbuster” ( @Netflix ) from @Enjoy The Ride Records!! On this episode they are discussing the creation of the soundtrack, pressing vinyl and of course Teddy Ruxpin!

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Unboxing Ep. 9 – Ralph is opening the 30th Anniversary “Batman Returns” vinyl record from Mondo Music! Thanks to Mondo for doing a re-pressing and keeping folks from flipping these for profit on the secondary market!

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Unboxing Ep. 8 – Ralph is opening the 2022 SDCC Exclusive “Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla 2” Death Waltz Records ( @Deathwaltzrecs ) vinyl! Join him as he opens up the slip cover and shows off the colored vinyl complete with the Side D screen printed artwork!

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Unboxing Ep. 7 – Join Ralph as he unboxes this stunning vinyl record from @Waxwork Records! The score features amazing music from composer Yūji Koseki and songs by The Peanuts! This presentation features incredible art from illustrator, Yuko Shimizu and a Mothra inspired color vinyl! Also, you’ll never believe who packed my record!

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Unboxing Ep. 6 – Join Ralph as he celebrates the fact that Disney Music Emporium celebrated TRON’s 40th anniversary with this bare bones reissue from composer Wendy Carlos and songs by Journey!

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UNBOXING EP. 5 – On this unboxing video, Ralph is opening up “King Kong Escapes” from Waxwork Records. This “Neon Green” 1XLP vinyl sports a slick design from Ross Murray and incredible music from Akira Ifukube. Join him as he pops open this latest record from TOHO Studio’s Kaiju library!

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EPISODE 18 – Ralph has been “tagged” by Mark ( @Popcorn and Vinyl ) & David ( @The Vinyl Score ) to take part in 20 Questions originally posted by  @Miss 80’s • Movies & Music ! Get to know Ralph as he answers questions about films score, vinyl and soundtracks in his collection!

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UNBOXING EP. 4 – On this unboxing video, Ralph is slicing open the the “Soap Pink” 180gm Vinyl from Mondo Music. Ralph is feeling the heat of opening up this very unique packaging on his own terms!

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UNBOXING EP. 3 – On this unboxing video, Ralph is opening up the “Kermit Green” vinyl from The Muppet Movie by iam8bit, with music by Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher. This is one of Ralph’s favorite soundtracks of all time, and he hopes that the artwork by Kevin Wilson pays respect to this classic film.

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UNBOXING EP. 2 – On this unboxing video, Ralph is opening up the 7″ Orange Vinyl from Disney/Pixar’s “Turning Red”. This record contains 3 songs from Billie Eilish & Finneas! This record was released through Disney Music Emporium and the mailer was bent and shoved in the mailbox. Did the record survive, or did it get stomped like a giant red panda kaiju?!

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Interview Episode 1 – On this episode, I will be discussing the music of Mick Giacchino. We’ll be discussing his scores to the Netflix animated feature “Extinct”, AMC’s “That Dirty Black Bag”, composing source music, scoring the Batmobile chase in “The Batman” as well as talking about his passion project “Perseverance”.

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EPISODE 17 – Ralph is joined by Marek Michalek (Popcorn & Vinyl), Paolo Grassini (Jigowatts) & David Ballantyne (The Vinyl Score) in a roundtable discussion of all things film score and vinyl! On this LIVE episode the guys will be chatting about upcoming film score vinyl releases, collecting, favorite releases so far in 2022 and a lot more! Also, in honor of it being Friday the 13th, Ralph will finally open up his copy of Waxwork Records’ Friday the 13th: Part II vinyl to see which colorway he has!

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UNBOXING EP. 1 – On this unboxing video, Ralph is opening up the “Rebirth of Mothra” (1996) soundtrack from Mondo Death Waltz Recording Co. We all saw how cool the album looked in the ads promoting it, but does the record stack up in real life? Join Ralph as he finds out!

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EPISODE 16: Ralph has returned with a brand new Cue The Music with an all-new format! In this reintroduction episode, Ralph is discussing the new YouTube channel for the show, the format change and looks at a couple of TOHO monster vinyl releases from Mondo!

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BONUS CONTENT – During Cue the Music’s hiatus, Ralph did an unboxing episode for his Patreon Page! Enjoy.

Ralph unboxes Waxwork Records Godzilla 18XLP Box Set From WaxworkRecords.com “Waxwork Records is proud to present GODZILLA: The Showa Era Soundtracks, 1954-1975. Collected for the very first time are all fifteen Godzilla film soundtracks from Japan’s Showa era in a prestigious box set showcasing the groundbreaking music from the iconic giant monster films. In collaboration with Toho, Waxwork is honored to present a lavish collector’s box set with remastered audio for vinyl, new artwork by Robert Sammelin, eighteen 180 gram colored vinyl discs, heavyweight matte laminate coated album jackets, an LP storage box with a fold-down magnetic flap featuring an album cover glossary, a turntable slipmat, all housed within a slipcase box with matte satin laminate coating.”

     

Episode 15: Joel McNeely – On this episode, Ralph is listening to the score from the 1998 film The Avengers, starring Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman and Sean Connery.

Playlist:
The Avengers Theme by Laurie Johnson
John Steed, I Presume?
Meet Emma Peel
Chasing Teddy Bears
Flight of the Mechanical Bees
Main Title

     

Episode 14: Michael Giacchino – Cue the Music returns with music from the Academy Award winning composer of Up, Michael Giacchino. In this episode Ralph will attempt to retrace his steps through the playlist from the LOST Live Event at Royce Hall on May 13th, 2010.

Playlist:
The U-Boat – Medal of Honor
LOST Main Theme/The Eyeland – Season 1
Hollywood and Vines – Season 1
Landing Party – Season 4
Sawyer Jones and the Temple of Boom – Season 5
Life and Death – Season 1
The Tangled Web – Season 5
Crocodile Locke – Season 1
Parting Worlds – Season 1
Married Life – Up
Hurley’s Helping Hand – Season 3
Jack FM – Season 3

     

Episode 13: Joseph LoDuca – On this episode of CTM Ralph plays you through the Evil Dead Trilogy, From the eerie strings of the Evil Dead 1 to the large orchestral arrangements of Army of Darkness. Follow Ash through his battle across time, to defeat the Deadites! Happy Halloween!

Playlist:
Automatic Writing – The Evil Dead
Prologue – Army of Darkness
Eye Games/ Charm – The Evil Dead
Rape of the Vines – The Evil Dead
Give her the Axe – The Evil Dead
Kandarian Dagger – The Evil Dead
Behemoth – Evil Dead II
Ash’s Dream/Dancing Game – Evil Dead II
Hush Little Baby/Pee Wee Head – Evil Dead II
Hail to the King/End Titles – Evil Dead II
Building the Deathcoaster – Army of Darkness
March of the Dead – Danny Elfman
End Titles – Army of Darkness

     

Episode 12: Jerry Goldsmith -After another long break CTM is back with an all new episode. This episode is the first in a long run of episodes soon to follow. On today’s show Ralph plays a couple of scores from Jerry Goldsmith’s Our Man Flint and In Like Flint. Follow this electronic odyssey into the spy world of Derek Flint. Be sure to check out the ALL NEW CTM Myspace page, myspace.com/cuethemusicpodcast !

Playlist:
Main Titles – Our Man Flint
Man Does Not Live by Bread Alone – Our Man Flint
A Bit of Research – Our Man Flint
You’re a Foolish Man, Mr. Flint – Our Man Flint
It’s Gotta be a World Record – Our Man Flint
Where the Bad Guys are Gals – In Like Flint
The Golf Lesson – In Like Flint
Get Flint – In Like Flint
Lost in Space – In Like Flint
Flint is Alive – In Like Flint
End Titles (Your Zowie Face) – In Like Flint

     

Episode 11: Elmer Bernstein – Ralph pulls out two incredibly rare score for you to check out. Elmer Bernstein has done some of the greatest comedy scores of all time, including Blues Brothers, Airplane! and Animal House. On today’s episode Ralph discusses three collaborations with Ivan Reitman and Bill Murray! Sit back and enjoy the latest episode of Cue The Music!

Playlist:
Depression- Stripes
Stripes March- Stripes
Olympiad- Meatballs
Rudy and Tripper- Meatballs
Rudy Wins the Race – Meatballs
Hair Cut – Stripes
V-J-R – Stripes
Library & Title- Ghostbusters
Walk- Ghostbusters
Get Her!- Ghostbusters
We Got One! – Ghostbusters
Halls – Ghostbusters
Client – Ghostbusters
I Respect You – Ghostbusters
Ghosts! – Ghostbusters
Good Friend – Mary MacGregor

     

Episode 10: Danny Elfman Part 2 – On this episode of Cue The Music, Ralph discusses the music of Danny Elfman from 1989-1991. This is the sound that defined Danny Elfman’s style. Even though he went on to do very diverse scores, nobody will forget what Elfman did in ’89/’90!

Playlist:
Travel Music – Beetlejuice
Descent into Mystery – Batman
Flowers – Batman
Clown Attack – Batman
Rage/Peppy Science – Darkman
Love Themes – Darkman
Main Titles – Nightbreed
Carnival Underground – Nightbreed
Into Midian – Nightbreed
Crime Spree – Dick Tracy
Breathless’ Theme – Dick Tracy
Tess’ Theme – Dick Tracy
The Story Unfolds – Dick Tracy
Storytime – Edward Scissorhands

     

For those of you in the Southern California area, Varése Sarabande will be holding an event in Burbank on the 10th of May for their upcoming release of their 30th Anniversary CD. Several composers will be there signing CDs!!

Check it out at varesesarabande.com

Composers Attending:
Christophe Beck (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, We Are Marshall)
Marco Beltrami (3:10 to Yuma, Hellboy)
Charles Bernstein (Nightmare on Elm Street, Cujo)
Don Davis (The Matrix, Jurassic Park 3)
Mychael Danna (Capote, Surf’s Up)
John Debney (Sin City, The Passion of the Christ)
Cliff Eidelman (Christopher Columbus: The Discovery)
John Frizzell (Office Space, Alien Resurrection)
Michael Giacchino (LOST, The Incredibles, Ratatouille)
Mark Isham (Blade, The Black Dahlia)
Jan A.P. Kaczmarek (Finding Neverland, Unfaithful)
Joel McNeely (The Avengers, Young Indiana Jones)
John Ottman (Usual Suspects, Superman Returns)
Trevor Rabin (The Great Raid, Armageddon)
Lalo Schifrin (Rush Hour, Enter the Dragon)
Marc Shaiman (South Park, City Slickers)
Richard M. Sherman (Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)
Edward Shearmur (Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow)
Brian Tyler (Six String Samurai, Rambo)
Christopher Young (Rounders, Spider-Man 3)
and more…

     

Episode 9: Basil Poledouris – Even though he may not be a household name, Basil Poledouris is nothing short of genius. His powerful themes and romantic strings show that he was one of the greatest film composers of the last thirty years.

Playlist:
Prologue/Anvil of Crom – Conan the Barbarian
The Wifeing/Love Theme – Conan the Barbarian
Rock Shop – Robocop
Home – Robocop
Klendathu Drop – Starship Troopers
Tango Urilla – Starship Troopers
Lester – Cherry 2000

     

Episode 8: John Williams – Even though John Williams has composed some of the most memorable themes for some of the most successful films of all time, it does not mean that he is impervious to scoring some bad motion pictures. On this episode of of CTM, Ralph discusses three great scores to films that fell short of their mark.

HERE is the only place to find Heartbeeps!

Playlist:
Abandoned in the Woods – A.I.
The Moon Rising – A.I.
Hide and Seek – A.I.
The Never-Feast – Hook
Remembering Childhood – Hook
The Ultimate War – Hook
Main Titles – Heartbeeps
Val’s First Drive – Heartbeeps
The Junkyard – Heartbeeps
Going to Sleep – Heartbeeps
Banning Back Home – Hook

     

Episode 7: John Barry – 007 Takes to the sky and beyond! On this weeks episode Ralph talks a bit about James Bond’s adventures in Outer Space and what John Barry did to ground it in reality.

Playlist:
Lured to Pyramid – Moonraker
Capsule in Space – You Only Live Twice
007 and Counting – Diamonds are Forever
Space Lazer Battle – Moonraker
Flight into Space – Moonraker
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service – Propellerheads/David Arnold

     

Episode 6: John Powell – Cue the Music is back and Ralph is discussing the scores to the three Bourne Films, composed by the British film composer John Powell. Although he is still a fairly new composer, Powell’s sweeping themes and inovative use of electronics have secured a place in my personal top five favorite film composers of all time.

Playlist:
Escape From Embassy – The Bourne Identity
Treadstone Assassins – The Bourne Identity
Bourne on Land – The Bourne Identity
Gathering Data – The Bourne Supremacy
Atonement – The Bourne Supremacy
Six Weeks Ago – The Bourne Ultimatum
Faces Without Names – The Bourne Ultimatum

     

EPISODE 5: David Arnold – With his breakout score to 1994’s Stargate, David Arnold proved that he could play with the big boys. Probably best known for scoring the last four James Bond Scores, David Arnold shows that he can do a lot more than just the spy genre. On this episode of Cue the Music, Ralph discusses four epic scores from David Arnold.

Playlist:
Overture – Wing Commander
Daniel’s Mastadge – Stargate
Mastadge Drag – Stargate
Main Title – The Musketeer
Fight Inn – The Musketeer
The President’s Speech – Independence Day
Base Attack – Independence Day
The Wilderness – The Last of the Dogmen

     

EPISODE 4 – Bernard Herrmann – On this episode of Cue the Music, Ralph discusses three of the most popular scores from the Hitchcock/Herrmann collaboration.

Playlist:
Prelude – Psycho
Marion and Sam – Psycho
Temptation – Psycho
The Finale – Psycho
Overture – North by Northwest
The Streets (outtake) – North by Northwest
It’s a most Unusual Day – North by Northwest
The U.N. – North by Northwest
Interlude – North by Northwest
Carlotta’s Portrait – Vertigo
The Bay – Vertigo
Scene d’ Amour – Vertigo
Fashion Show – North by Northwest

     

Episode 3: Danny Elfman – Before the Dark Knight, there was the Mystic Knights and Danny Elfman was the front man. On this weeks episode of Cue the Music, Ralph takes a look at the comedy scores of Danny Elfman from 1980-1988.

Playlist:
The Ex-Queen – The Forbidden Zone
Overture – Pee Wee’s Big Adventure
The Breakfast Machine – Pee Wee’s Big Adventure
Overture – Back to School
Main Titles – Hot to Trot
Main Titles – Midnight Run
Try to Believe [Oingo Boingo]- Midnight Run
Main Titles – Big Top Pee Wee
Rise and Shine – Big Top Pee Wee
Main Titles/Show Time at IBC – Scrooged
Stolen Bike – Pee Wee’s Big Adventure

     

Episode 2 – James Newton Howard – On this enstallment of Cue The Music, Ralph will discuss the five collaborations between Director M. Night Shyamalan and composer James Newton Howard.

Main Titles – Signs
De Profundis – The Sixth Sense
The Wreck – Unbreakable
The Hand of Fate part 1 – Signs
I Cannot See His Color – The Village
Those we don’t Speak of – The Village
The Healing – The Lady in the Water
The Great Eatlon – The Lady in the Water
Visions – Unbreakable

     

EPISODE 1 – Welcome to the first episode of the Cue The Music Podcast. In this episode, you will get a chance to learn more about me and where my love for Film Music began. Thanks for listening to the show. The only direction to take it, is UP!

Playlist:
Desert Chase [Raiders of the Lost Ark] – John Williams
Back to the Future Overture [Back to the Future] – Alan Silvestri
Main Titles [Beetlejuice] – Danny Elfman
End Credits [Beetlejuice] – Danny Elfman
Main Theme [Adventures of the Great Mouse Detective] – Henry Mancini