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Getting the 80's TMNT Soundtrack Released

Someone seriously needs to try and get in contact with Chuck Lorre and Dennis C. Brown who created the soundtrack to the series and see if they would share some of their work OR release it if there was a way to set up a Gofundme for a licensed release.

Anyone have connections?

Interview On The Theme Song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKcn8bkzR2M

Info Tidbit 1:

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Shockingly enough, Lorre's contributions to TMNT went beyond the theme song. "In fact I'm on the original ... I'm the voice of the turtles on the original (episodes). I did all the voices. I sped up my voice (to play the various turtles). I said to the producer, 'You're going to replace me with the actors, right?' and he said, 'Nah, that's fine.'"

Info Tidbit 2 (From Chuck):

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The music publisher tells my partner and I that we will not be paid music royalties for the millions of video games and video cassettes being sold. The reason we are given is that they'd rather not pay us. Not funny then, still not funny.

I think he means he said the Turtles lyrics during the theme song like, "That's a fact, jack" and "Gimmie a break."

I agree so much. I often come back to this forum just to check if there's been any news on a soundtrack release. It's happened for the original He-Man and Thundercats, it seems like Turtles are due!

It would be nice! Also I want something similar for the music from the 2003 TMNT and the current show.

Does anyone have any contact information for either individuals?

I would love it if this were to happen, but I'm not holding my breath.

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Originally Posted by Klunk1234 (Post 1450699)

It would be nice! Also I want something similar for the music from the 2003 TMNT and the current show.

Check my sig.

I also did one for the 2K3 show.

I'd love a 1987 release. But do the tapes still even exist anymore? Were they ever digitized? Who knows...

Would be a dream come true if it even a few tracks were officially released! It's one of the best tv series soundtracks I've ever heard, esp. for one that didn't have original music. Most shows only have a handful of tracks but this show had like what, 40 or more? I recently saw someone on Youtube put together the "Battle" theme in it's entirety (no background voices), tho obviously the quality's not the best. But hey, better than nothing!

Maybe Screen Archives, La-La-Land Records or Film Score Monthly could help?

This would be interesting if it happened

I think the sites I mentioned could be helpful. It's the only solution I can think of to get the music released.