[Thor Joachim Haga]

Yeah, good points. Reminds me of another thing:

In the very early 90s, there were no news outlet where I could get information on who composed a new film’s music (I only started subscribing to FSM in 1995). So in many instances, I had to rely on the small posters in newspapers, under the ‘now playing in cinema’ section, and with a magnifying glass reading the fine print to find ‘composer’ there.

There was also an additional source: I got access to the (very much OFF-line) database system used by the local video store, via some secret connections. While it wasn’t possible to keep up-to-date other than to put in the information yourself, it was a great way to discover the names of composers for older films, as most film functions were filled in there. Of course, IMDB made all of that obsolete from the mid 90s onwards, but it was a great resource for a couple of years there.