A heads-up to soundtrack enthusiasts who read The Second Disc: this week is your week. No less than three of the major indie labels will be releasing product this week; tonight we will see two new titles from Intrada (one of which is more or less confirmed to be an unlimited deluxe edition of Jerry Goldsmith's score to First Blood), and La La Land will announce four titles on Black Friday.

This morning, though, Varese Sarabande released their final batch of CD Club titles for the year. And they're stunning. Come on in after the jump to take a look.Let's get the super-hyped news out of the way: the first title in the batch is the premiere release of the score to the suspenseful black comedy Family Plot (1976). This is a monumental release for several reasons - it is the final film from legendary director Alfred Hitchcock, and his only collaboration with John Williams, who crafted a score full of whimsical adventure. (Williams would later explore similar styles of writing on films like Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Home Alone (1990) and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001).) Only the end credits suite had been released before, so this is a massive payload from the vaults. Family Plot is limited to 5,000 copies and will likely go fast.

Next up is the score to Taps (1981), composed by Maurice Jarre. The film was a serious drama about a group of cadets fortifying their beloved military against the outside world in an attempt to save it from real estate developers. Timothy Hutton starred as the leader of the cadets, whose ranks included up-and-coming actors Sean Penn and Tom Cruise. This premiere release is limited to 1,200 copies.

Fans who were intrigued by The Second Disc's recent Friday Feature on the music of The Karate Kid (1984) have a reason to get excited: Varese represses the first film's score, as composed by Bill Conti. This disc was previously only available as part of Varese's sold-out box set of all four Karate Kid scores. This soundtrack will see a 2,000 copy run.

Finally, another score from the collaborating team of Pino Donaggio for director Brian DePalma (whose first effort, Carrie (1976), was just expanded and re-released by Kritzerland last week). Home Movies is an oddball comedy from 1980 starring Keith Gordon as a young man capturing the lives of his unorthodox family on film with inspiration from his mentor (Kirk Douglas). This set tops out at 1,000 copies.

The track listings and cover art for each set is below. If any of these scores excite you, don't hesitate for a moment - when they're gone, they're gone. And keep it here at The Second Disc for more score info all through this week and beyond.

John Williams, Family Plot: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Varese Sarabande VCL 1110 1115-2, 2010 - original film released 1976)

1. The First Séance
2. Blanche's Challenge
3. The Mystery Woman
4. The Rescue of Constantine/The Diamond Chandelier
5. Kitchen Pranks
6. The Shoebridge Headstone
7. Maloney's Visit to the Jewelry Store/Maloney's Knife/The Stake Out
8. The Second Séance
9. Nothing Held Back
10. The White Mustang
11. Blanche and George
12. Maloney's Exit
13. Share and Share Alike
14. The Mondrian Shot/The Revealed Identity
15. The Search Montage
16. Blanche's Arrival/Blanche's Note
17. Blanche Gets the Needle
18. Breaking Into the House
19. The Secret Door/Blanche Wakes Up
20. End Cast
21. Family Plot Theme
22. The Stonecutter

All tracks previously unreleased except for Track 20, previously released on Alfred Hitchcock Presents Signatures in Suspense (Hip-O HPD 64661, 1999)

Maurice Jarre, Taps: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Varese VCL 1110 1116-2, 2010 - original film released 1981)

1. "Taps"
2. Main Title
3. Indians on TV
4. Honor
5. "Black Jack March"/"Semper Fidelis March"
6. Memories
7. We're Here
8. "Love is a Many Splendored Thing"
9. Defense Preparation
10. One Minute to Comply
11. "Scipio March"
12. What Will the General Do?
13. I Cried for 15 Minutes
14. "The More I See You"
15. Take One Step Forward
16. The National Guard
17. Mordant Tones
18. Betrayal
19. Tanks Approaching
20. Tapped Out
21. I Don't Wanna Die
22. We've Won the War
23. "Black Jack March" (Reprise)
24. End Credits
25. Main Title (Alternate)
26. "Taps Disco"

All tracks previously unreleased.

Bill Conti, The Karate Kid: Original Motion Picture Score (Varese Sarabande VCL 1110 1117-2, 2010 - original film released 1984)

1. Main Title
2. Fite Nite
3. Bumpy Ride
4. Dan Ducks Out
5. Bonsai Tree
6. Decorate the Gym
7. Miyagi Rattles Bones
8. Miyagi Intercedes
9. On to Miyagi's
10. The Pact
11. Feel the Night (Demo) - Baxter Robinson
12. Troubled Lovers
13. Japanese Sander
14. Paint the Fence
15. Daniel Sees the Bird
16. Fish & Train
17. Training Hard
18. The Kiss
19. Japanese Hand Clap
20. No Mercy
21. Daniel's Moment of Truth

All tracks previously released as part of The Karate Kid I - II - III - IV: Original Motion Picture Scores box set (Varese Sarabande VCL 0307 1059-2, 2007)

Pino Donaggio, Home Movies: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Varese Sarabande VCL 1110 1117-2, 2010 - original film released 1980)

1. Fanfare / Main Title Theme
2. Kristina Bites Off More Than She Can Chew
3. True Love (Denis Meets Kristina)
4. Denis Up a Tree
5. Sniffing, or Betrayed by a Burger
6. Lament for Kristina
7. Chit Chat at the Byrd's (in Their Natural Habitat)
8. The Oldest Living Movie Directress
9. Bunny Speaks!
10. Montage
11. Confessions of a Nymphomaniac
12. Kaleidoscope
13. Tragic Rendezvous in the Woods
14. "Good Morning. I'm Denis. And This is My Life."
15. Kristina Packs the Organic Lunch
16. Caught in the Act
17. Memories of Kristina

All tracks previously released on LP (Varese Sarabande STV 81139, 1980). Previously unreleased on CD.