Jon Benjamin – The Soundtrack Collection (LP) – Orange w/ Orange Smoke Vinyl

Album Info Hide Show Artist: Jon Benjamin Album: The Soundtrack Collection Released: USA, 2020 Tracklist: A1 Danger Zone (Theme From Top Gun) A2 Also Sprach Zarathustra (Theme From 2001: A Space Odyssey) A3 Chariots Of Fire (Theme From Chariots Of Fire) A4 Axel F (Theme To Beverly Hills Cop) A5 In The Moog A6 Love Story (Theme From Love Story) A7 Theme From Halloween A8 Theme From Miami Vice A9 Duelin’ Moogs Info About Buying Vinyl From Our Record Store We are a small independent record store located at 211 High St, Preston in Melbourne, Australia (North of Northcote, between Thornbury & Reservoir) We buy and sell new and used vinyl records – if you have a collection you’d like to sell please click here . We ship Australia wide for a flat rate of $10 for standard shipping or $15 for express post. Free Shipping for orders $150 and over. You can also pick up your order in store, just select Local Pickup at the checkout. We also ship internationally – prices vary depending on weight and location. We ship vinyls in thick, rigid carboard mailers with a crushable zone on either side, and for extra safety we bubble wrap the records. In stock vinyl is usally shipped next business day, please check the availability field at the top of the product page to see whether the record is currently in stock or if it is available from the supplier as well as estimated shipping times. If you order an in stock item together with a pre order or back order (listed as available from supplier rather than in stock) then the order will be shipped together when all items arrive. If you would like the in stock items shipped first please place two separate orders or contact us to arrange shipping items separately. We are strongly committed to customer satisfaction. If you experience any problems with your order contact us so we can rectify the situation. If the record arrives damaged or doesn’t arrive we will cover the cost of replacing or returning the record. If you change your mind you have 30 days to return your record but you must cover the cost of returning it to the store. You can contact our Melbourne record shop at (03) 9939 3807 or at [email protected] Happy Listening! Description Hide Show H. Jon Benjamin has always thrived on the gap between confidence and chaos. If youve heard his deadpan as Sterling Archer or Bob Belcher, you know that precise tone where sincerity keeps tumbling into absurdity. The Soundtrack Collection takes that instinct to a bigger stage. Its a record built on an elegantly simple gag: classic movie songs and themes, rendered with genuine, pro studio polish while Benjamin barrels through the center with a voice that treats pitch like a rumor. The musicians keep everything glossy and sweeping, and he just keeps being gloriously, obstinately himself. If you caught his earlier jazz prank, where he sat in at the piano while not actually knowing how to play, you already get the appeal. The thrill comes from hearing talented players pour their hearts into faithful arrangements while the star of the show drifts slightly out of frame, like a lounge singer who wandered in from a different night. But theres a twist here. Movie music is collective memory. These songs are coded into our heads from late-night TV reruns and mall food courts and school dances. So when Benjamin leans into the melodrama, its not just funny. Its a little bit confrontational. Do you love this music because its perfect, or because its familiar and over-the-top and youve lived with it for years? The band treats every swell and cymbal crash with respect. Strings rise, keyboards gleam, and the rhythm section locks in as if theyre backing a crooner whos about to split the room in two. Benjamin doesnt sneer. He doesnt turn the songs into parody. He plays it straight, which is what makes it work. A note hangs slightly off, a phrase gets rushed, then a line lands with such earnest force that you catch yourself rooting for him, even as your brain goes, wait, that cant be right. Its outsider music as mirror. You laugh, then you listen harder, and suddenly the sentimental core of these film favorites feels a bit more human. It helps that the production sounds big and clean. The record glows at a modest volume, the way soundtrack LPs used to in the front room while dinner was finishing on the stove. Thats why The Soundtrack Collection vinyl hits so nicely. The floor toms thump with a little extra room, strings spread wide, and his voice sits right in the foreground, unfussy and just a touch dry. Spin it for friends and watch the room tilt from confusion to delight. Ive seen that moment in a shop too. Flip through the comedy and soundtrack bins, see the cover, and someone goes, He made another one? If youre crate-digging in a Melbourne record store, its the kind of sleeve that makes you grin before you even reach the listening station. What sticks most is the generosity of the setup. The players arent winking. Theyre delivering the goods. Benjamin doesnt hide behind heavy irony. He commits. That friction, not mockery, powers the record. It lands in the lineage of beautifully strange vanity-and-valor projects, somewhere between William Shatners earnest spoken-word dramas and Mrs. Millers accidental lounge surrealism, but with a modern studio shine and a performer who understands timing as well as any stand-up. As a listen, it flows like a highlight reel of cinemas big emotional swings. Power ballads, montage fuel, closing-credits sing-alongs. You wont need a tracklist to recognize half of it. That game of instant recall is part of the fun. The musicians hand you the cues, and Benjamin swats them away, then half-catches them on the bounce. Even if you come in for the joke, you may stay for the feeling that these songs dont need flawless execution to hit the heart. If you collect comedy or soundtrack curios, Jon Benjamin vinyl belongs on that same shelf where you keep your oddities and conversation starters. You can buy Jon Benjamin records online easily enough, though spotting one in the wild has its own thrill. Ive seen Jon Benjamin albums on vinyl filed under humor, easy listening, and once under vocal oddities, which feels about right. And if youre shopping for vinyl records Australia wide, keep an eye on local stock because this is a quick seller whenever fans of Archer or Bobs Burgers wander in. The short version: this is a sharp, lovingly produced joke that keeps revealing a tender middle. It pokes at the pomp of Hollywood romance while quietly honoring the craft of the players who make those feelings soar. Put it on when the room could use a chuckle and a sing-along that isnt quite a sing-along. Its a record that remembers what soundtracks are for, then reminds you how fun it is to be surprised by music you already know. Product Reviews Hide Show Write a Review