New Soundtrack to Tour of Duty Season Two!!

Adam T · 11-09-2004, 08:46 AM

According to TVShowsonDVD.com Columbia not only dropped the price of the second season but it now says on the cover art "TOUR OF DUTY features a new music soundtrack including popular songs from the Vietnam era!" Does this mean some of the music will find its way to the DVD and does it include the opening title song "Paint it Black"? (Not holding my breath)

Yee-Ming · 11-09-2004, 10:12 PM

Sounds like the exact opposite to me, i.e. the original songs will be dropped, and replaced by other songs "from the Vietnam era". Sigh.

Don't you "love" marketing? Making it sound like having a "new soundtrack" is a good thing, when it's nothing but.

Steven_Kale · 11-10-2004, 12:30 AM

Well, this is Columbia after all, the same compay that won't fork over the money for the damned theme song to Dawson's Creek! How expensive is ONE song?

David Lambert · 11-10-2004, 04:52 AM

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How expensive is ONE song?

More than you would think. WAY more. You should read through the Married...with Children - Season 3 thread where the similar situation with that Columbia property is being discussed. Neither Gord nor I discuss the actual dollar amount there for the "Love & Marriage" theme song that is being yanked from that release, but you can get an impression of how big the amount is by reading our posts.

In my first post in that thread - the 40th post on the 2nd page - I predicted that Columbia would try to spin the change positive. I believe the wording on the back of the Tour of Duty - Season 2 box bears out my prophecy, because they'll do the same thing for MwC-S3. Here's what I said:

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I don't find the "the music change will be noted on the packaging" argument as acceptable for not using the theme.

My biggest criticism of Columbia in this situation, beyond the understandable disappointment in the music change, is that Columbia will probably dress it up with wording like "Contains Exciting New Theme Music!", which will confuse the average purchaser and hide the actual fact to them that they are the ones ultimately getting screwed in this deal.

Steven_Kale · 11-10-2004, 06:48 PM

I didn't realize the same thing was being done with the "Married with Children" theme.

Talk about ridiculous. Even if it is expensive, I think studios should at least purchase the theme songs of these shows. If it means cranking up the price a bit, it would be worth it, and I'm sure most consumers wouldn't mind

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Dan*T · 11-10-2004, 10:45 PM

I agree that the whole music rights thing really sucks. Especially for us enthusiasts. However, with T.O.D. being one of my favorite shows, I am very happy that it has been released on DVD and will continue to collect it even if the music is screwed up.
I checked my tapes from the original broadcasts, and Paint it Black was used on the second season, and I believe even the third.

Adam T · 11-11-2004, 09:22 AM

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Adam T's reaction represents what I meant in that many consumers won't understand that this is NOT a good thing.

Dave when I read the news that there would be a "new music soundtrack" released with TOD season two, I was suspicious and confused.

How could a company that has already released a product that did not have to what some consider an “important part of the show”, all of a sudden add a "new music soundtrack "?

When I first saw the news I had, for a brief second, the thought of maybe the theme song. But it can't because it was never released with the first. I still bought the first season knowing "paint it black" would not be there and was fine with it. I also knew along with many others who bought the set that there was little chance of it ever being put on.

Your 100% right Dave, when you say Columbia is misleading their costumers when they put something like "New Music" on the packaging so they could sell sets.

My question, when I created this thread was, what the hell is going on and what are they doing?

Brandon Conway · 11-11-2004, 09:17 PM

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Even if it is expensive, I think studios should at least purchase the theme songs of these shows.

I'm making a total guess here, but from what Dave has hinted at I would venture to say that the Love & Marriage song would have cost Columbia somewhere between $250,000-$750,000 - and that's a minimum. I wouldn't be surprised if it was even in the several millions.

LorenzoL · 11-12-2004, 12:38 PM

The worst part was that recently I saw a commercial of a videogame (a first person shooter based on the Vietnam War) using the song "Paint it Black".

At first I thought it was a commercial for Tour of Duty but then I realized it was a videogame.