The Music of 70s Adult Cinema Vol. 1

I'm not the type of porn-music beat head who scours hours and hours of classic porn trying to find this or that track to compile into a collection. But I do watch a fair bit of old-school gutter cinema from time to time, certainly more than the average Joe, and I especially listen to A LOT of library music, so occasionally the two paths meet.

One thing that surprises me is how often the music in classic adult films seems poorly chosen. Granted, I've come across a few films that are loaded with great tracks, but more often than not, it feels like a better job could've been done sourcing groovier, sexier tunes for a given scene. Am I the only one who has noticed that an awful lot of music used in classic porn does not even sound pornographic?

Perhaps this is the job I was destined to do, but it just never worked out for me. I also perhaps shouldn't be surprised, given how little effort was likely put into sourcing music in the vintage skin-flick business. I don't want to sound like I'm passing too much judgement here--I would reiterate that there is a lot of great music in porn, but it too often happens that I hear this or that Library track and wonder, 'Why isn't THIS TRACK better known, and why haven't I seen it in any of the many dozens of sleaze-fests I've happened across over the years?' Perhaps the easy answer is that it has been used, and that I simply do not watch enough porn, a proposition I would find less likely.

Anytime I listen to new library music and hear a track that SOUNDS LIKE it ought to be in a blue movie, I add it to the Sleaze list. Over the years, this list has grown and grown into a throbbing, massive load of excellent tunes, some of which have certainly appeared in classic porn, some that PROBABLY appeared somewhere in after-hours titles, and many that, if they didn't, absolutely SHOULD HAVE appeared in these films.

I'm unsure how many volumes will come from this, but at least two from the '70s and two from the '80s, so stay tuned. And I will provide the multi-track album if there are enough requests, so drop a line in the comments if you're aching like a date with Marilyn Chambers for a multi-upload.

--HPD