Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Released Motion Picture Scores


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The result was delete. J04n(talk page) 14:43, 7 March 2018 (UTC)

Released Motion Picture Scores

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Unclear what makes being released commercially notable. It seems like there is no limit to the list, and it seems to be indiscriminate. WP is also not a commercial directory of film scores ‡ Єl Cid of ᐺalencia  ᐐT₳LKᐬ  21:30, 19 February 2018 (UTC)


 * I am limiting it to commercial releases because they are widely available and standardized.  An isolated score that was burned onto a CD wouldn't be available to everyone and the track names would be different.  I think there would be great interest in which scores were available from which movies.  I'm not trying to make it commercial in any way, simply stating what is available and what isn't.Parmadil (talk) 01:37, 20 February 2018 (UTC)  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Parmadil (talk • contribs) 01:36, 20 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Albums and songs-related deletion discussions. MT TrainDiscuss 04:22, 20 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions. MT TrainDiscuss 04:22, 20 February 2018 (UTC)


 * This page is also "in the works." Before proceding I'm awaiting the verdict.Parmadil (talk) 16:07, 20 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Comment: How would you differentiate "score" from "soundtrack"? Some movie soundtracks include both pop/rock songs and an orchestral instrumental score, e.g. Romeo + Juliet. Does it have to be an classical orchestral score, or would you include Vangelis's score for Blade Runner, Jonny Greenwood's Bodysong, or the RZA's Japan-only release of the soundtrack to Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai? If you're going to include all commercially available soundtrack albums this is going to be an enormous list, because so many films have accompanying soundtrack albums – not just Hollywood and European films, but Bollywood movies and even some low-budget independent arthouse films. Richard3120 (talk) 20:02, 20 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete and Improve Other Articles - I agree with the others above that this list could get out of hand without a precise definition of "released" and how that applies to notability for each listed item. But it appears that User:Parmadil is knowledgeable on this topic and wants to add to Wikipedia's coverage of it. So I instead would suggest that knowledge of score recordings and their histories be developed at the articles for the respective movies, Birth of a Nation>Score for example. ---  DOOMSDAYER 520 (Talk&#124;Contribs) 21:33, 20 February 2018 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * There are lists of motion pictures that are sorted by nation and year, which would be broader than this is. And I plan on using the first and/or most complete score, not every release.  For the person who says, "I wonder if the score for such-and-such was ever released."  Sometimes the entire score is only released as a re-recording.Parmadil (talk) 21:51, 20 February 2018 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 08:17, 27 February 2018 (UTC)
 * delete First off, the title promises the printed music, not recordings. But yeah, when you get to recordings, release these days is the norm, not the exception, so this is hugely WP:INDISCRIMINATE. Mangoe (talk) 15:18, 27 February 2018 (UTC)


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