Earthquake

[indy4 155]

Just saw "Earthquake". There were a few good music pieces, but nothing that really stood out to me. then again, there are usually a lot of cues that are great that I don't notice in the movie, but do once I buy the soundtrack. My question: It is a very expensive soundtrack. Is it worth getting?

On Amazon, the cheapest was 70 bucks. Is this another weird amazon price, like Cutthroat Island 2 CD set, or is this the average price for this soundtrack?

[Luke Skywalker 1,795]

its out of print, thats why it is too expensive.

Have in mind that the CD runs arround thirty minutes.

[Koray Savas 2,251]

I nearly own every released John Williams score. Earthquake is one of the few that has been able to escape me. Every time I look around for it it's always around $70-$90. I even accidentally bought it on cassette on eBay. Considering I have the music and only a few tracks are good, I'm waiting for a reasonable price so I can add it to my collection.

[Morlock 11]

I find it to be a rather boring album....the main theme strikes me as practically comatose.

[Koray Savas 2,251]

I find it to be a rather boring album....the main theme strikes me as practically comatose.

I really enjoy Miles On Wheels, the best track IMO. Very similar to the style of early jazzy Williams like Cinderella Liberty, which I love.

[GoodMusician 56]

hehe... I love the disaster scores... although Towering Inferno is my fav, I do enjoy Earthquake.

I didn't realize it went for so much... maybe I should sell mine :-p

[JoeinAR 1,949]

of course its wonderful, its a 70's John Williams score, its not perfect, but so what it sounds like not many JW scores

[Koray Savas 2,251]

I didn't realize it went for so much... maybe I should sell mine :-p

Sell it to me!!!

[GoodMusician 56]

lol... wrong thread for such talks ;-)

[Koray Savas 2,251]

lol... wrong thread for such talks ;-)

Then we shall start a thread for such talks.

[A24 4,333]

of course its wonderful, its a 70's John Williams score, its not perfect, but so what it sounds like not many JW scores

I agree. Get it, even if it costs $100. You'll lose more money on an evening in a restaurant.

Alex

[pixie_twinkle 48]

It's a good score. There are some wonderful pieces, a couple of cheesy pieces, and the completely unnecessary "sound effects" tracks tagged on the end. It's a great listen overall and belongs in any Williams fan's collection.

[skyy38 21]

Just saw "Earthquake". There were a few good music pieces, but nothing that really stood out to me. then again, there are usually a lot of cues that are great that I don't notice in the movie, but do once I buy the soundtrack. My question: It is a very expensive soundtrack. Is it worth getting?

On Amazon, the cheapest was 70 bucks. Is this another weird amazon price, like Cutthroat Island 2 CD set, or is this the average price for this soundtrack?

70 !@#$%&!-in' BUCKS?

If ANYONE paid that, they definitely have the odor of turnips around them and a big bruise on their butt.

Pick up the movie on DVD and pocket the rest for beer.

[MrScratch 294]

"The City Sleeps" is great, a mellow piano rendition of the main theme.

[King Mark 3,631]

Just saw "Earthquake". There were a few good music pieces, but nothing that really stood out to me. then again, there are usually a lot of cues that are great that I don't notice in the movie, but do once I buy the soundtrack. My question: It is a very expensive soundtrack. Is it worth getting?

On Amazon, the cheapest was 70 bucks. Is this another weird amazon price, like Cutthroat Island 2 CD set, or is this the average price for this soundtrack?

70 !@#$%&!-in' BUCKS?

If ANYONE paid that, they definitely have the odor of turnips around them and a big bruise on their butt.

Pick up the movie on DVD and pocket the rest for beer.

I agree.I'd download it somewhere

the only decent track is The City Sleeps(End Titles)

[A24 4,333]

Please do not encourage people to "steal" music on a public site.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

Quite right.

Please use the PM system for this sort of thing.

[Romão 2,274]

I bought mine in the UK for 18 quid. Not cheap by any means for one cd, but I reckon it was a pretty good deal.

[Luke Skywalker 1,795]

Please do not encourage people to "steal" music on a public site.

Re-selling items without lower 'secondhand' cost rates isnt somewhat illegal? Like the re-sold of tickets?

And anyway, since it is Out of print, who are you stealing from? All the copies circulating have already been bought. If you get mp3s it doesnt mean the companies dont get they deserved money. They pressed a number of copies and sold them out. They didnt plan on getting any more money with it...

[Mr. Breathmask 555]

Either way, let's not mention what has already been labeled as unmentionable.

[Luke Skywalker 1,795]

evolu...?

j/k

[A24 4,333]

Please do not encourage people to "steal" music on a public site.

Re-selling items without lower 'secondhand' cost rates isnt somewhat illegal? Like the re-sold of tickets?

And anyway, since it is Out of print, who are you stealing from? All the copies circulating have already been bought. If you get mp3s it doesnt mean the companies dont get they deserved money. They pressed a number of copies and sold them out. They didnt plan on getting any more money with it...

You're missing the bigger picture here. And you're also looking for excuses. All typical trademarks of a "downloader".

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

Alex has a point.

The one thing I hate about the iTunes store is that it occasionally has some stuff I'm interested in for legal download, but I cannot buy them because I don't live in the USA or the UK....

I would have loved to buy Lair, or the bonus tracks from Casino Royale, but I can't.

At least with a CD, even if it's not released in my country, I can still legally buy it online.

[Luke Skywalker 1,795]

You're missing the bigger picture here. And you're also looking for excuses. All typical trademarks of a "downloader".

Well, i just have the bad luck of being young, therefore most of Williams earlier works are out of print. I have bought all new CDs since i became a Williams collector, and bought all old ones i found in stores.

But I'm not paying anyone outside the film score busines overpriced OSTs or bootlegs (specially in the later, if i have already bought the OST).

But yes, downloads harm the industry most of the time.

[indy4 155]

Re-selling items without lower 'secondhand' cost rates isnt somewhat illegal? Like the re-sold of tickets?

No, it's not. If it were, everyone on Amazon and eBay would be arrested.

[King Mark 3,631]

Please do not encourage people to "steal" music on a public site.

selling this c.d. for 70$ is stealing

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

You are a dentist, you can easily afford it.

[Morlock 11]

But yes, downloads harm the industry most of the time.

Downloads always harm the industry. Even if you are not actively harming it by getting something you could be paying for, than you are assisting and encouraging bootleggers.

[indy4 155]

Indeed!

[King Mark 3,631]

But yes, downloads harm the industry most of the time.

Downloads always harm the industry. Even if you are not actively harming it by getting something you could be paying for, than you are assisting and encouraging bootleggers.

and what do you care about "the industry".Are you a shareholder?

They keep producing crappily edited OST's and let rot in hell the scores we really want.they dont even deserve our support

[Luke Skywalker 1,795]

What's wrong with getting a CD-r or mp3 from an OOP CD?

Since i cannot buy it from the company, the company does not loss money. And since i was not born when it was in print neither could I had bouhgt it then.

And if we are speaking about...some obscure, unpopular movie, its not like they are waiting for its x anniversary to sell it. And if FSM releases it, what if it sells out the 1st day, and i, on europe, sleeping and not able to buy it?

[indy4 155]

You're still encouraging bootleggers.

[Luke Skywalker 1,795]

But if i now buy them...

[Morlock 11]

But yes, downloads harm the industry most of the time.

Downloads always harm the industry. Even if you are not actively harming it by getting something you could be paying for, than you are assisting and encouraging bootleggers.

and what do you care about "the industry".Are you a shareholder?

They keep producing crappily edited OST's and let rot in hell the scores we really want.they dont even deserve our support

That's something else entirely. If you do not care, than you do not care. But illegal downloading is something that can be rationalized away.

[Ray Barnsbury 8]

This thread is beginning to smell of hypocrisy.

Ray Barnsbury

[Morlock 11]

Why? I indulge in illegal downloading, but I do not presume to explain it away so it's okay. I am enjoying music I could buy (and often do) without paying for it, and I am supporting bootlegging. I am well-aware that what I am doing is wrong, but am too selfish and irresponsible to stop. I do not like moralizing something inherently immoral. It's like smoking. I can't possibly explain, encourage or condone it. But I still do it.

[Red 75]

I am of a similar position.

[Jeshopk 8]

I bought it when it was still in print, so it only cost me about 16 dollars. I probably would not buy it for 70 dollars. It is good, but not 70 dollars good, unless you are rich.

[Morlock 11]

IIRC correctly, I got it off Ebay in lot-listing. That was one amazing find- Earthquake, JFK, original Superman, Varese CE3K, Born on The Fourth of July, and MCA Jaws, all for about $40 including shipping to here. Granted, the original Superman and CE3K are pretty useless with the expanded sets, and I already had Jaws....but still, a great find for a Williams completist.

[Romão 2,274]

The original CE3K still is a great listening experience.

[indy4 155]

I recently bought the E.T. OST, even though I had the 25th anniversary already, because there was some other music people told me about on this board. Is this the same for CE3K, because I've never really liked the varese version too much...some good stuff, but no GREAT stuff.

[A24 4,333]

No great stuff in E.T. and Close Encounters?

Ooooookay.

[BurgaFlippinMan 7]

IIRC correctly, I got it off Ebay in lot-listing. That was one amazing find- Earthquake, JFK, original Superman, Varese CE3K, Born on The Fourth of July, and MCA Jaws, all for about $40 including shipping to here. Granted, the original Superman and CE3K are pretty useless with the expanded sets, and I already had Jaws....but still, a great find for a Williams completist.

My...gawd...

[indy4 155]

No great stuff in E.T. and Close Encounters?

Ooooookay.

Great stuff in E.T., good stuff in Close Encounters. E.T. is one of my favorites.

[Omen II 1,235]

I stumbled upon this video on YouTube that might be of interest to some folk around these parts.  As you all know from studying for your JW Fan Intermediate Level Diploma, the Earthquake album is a re-recording with a number of differences in orchestration, as was typical of many soundtrack albums of the time.  To date the original film tracks have never been available, but this video features several cues taken direct from the film soundtrack - some are the movie equivalents of the album tracks but several were not represented at all on the album.

 

Although the audio quality is not brilliant, it certainly whets the appetite again for a comprehensive release.

 

 

[Nemesis 245]

Brilliant!

[Koray Savas 2,251]

On September 21, 2007 at 6:49 PM, skyy38 said:

70 !@#$%&!-in' BUCKS?

If ANYONE paid that, they definitely have the odor of turnips around them and a big bruise on their butt.

Pick up the movie on DVD and pocket the rest for beer.

It's good to know some things don't change.

[Omen II 1,235]

The mini suite in the YouTube clip that I linked to above includes nine separate cues from the first half of the movie, all before the big earthquake takes place.  I would love to hear a 'volume 2' containing some of the unreleased music from the second half of the movie, although well done to the uploader for giving us what we do have.  In case anyone needs help orienting themselves when listening to the suite, here is a rundown of the music that we hear and the scenes that it accompanies:

 

• [0:00] - The film version of the main title music, ending at the point where we see Stewart Graff (Charlton Heston) out running.
• [2:17] - The scene where Dr. Adams and his companion are buried alive while investigating a recent fissure.  It ends with music that you might recognise from the album track Medley, which also scores Jody's death later in the movie.  I reckon that music was probably tracked into this scene (you can hear the harsh edit at the end of the cue just as clearly here as you can when watching the movie).
• [3:25] - The scene where a diver inspects the Mulholland Dam.
• [4:06] - A continuation of the scene at the Mulholland Dam shortly afterwards when Max (Scott Hylands) convinces the Chief Inspector that the cracks in the dam should not be there.
• [4:43] - The music accompanying the telephone call that Dr. Stockle takes at the Seismology Institute informing him that Dr. Adams has been killed.
• [5:24] - The music scoring a bedroom conversation between Stewart Graff and Denise Marshall (Genevieve Bujold).  This is the film version of the album track Love Scene.
• [7:43] - Music for the scene where Miles (Richard Roundtree) shows his stunt ramp to Rosa Amici (Victoria Principal).  Note that in the film this cue includes a prominent electric guitar that cannot be heard here.  Perhaps it was in a different channel and it was not possible to preserve it when the uploader extracted the music?
• [8:30] - The music for the scene were Jody (Marjoe Gortner) changes into his National Guard uniform in his apartment and is teased by his roommates.
• [9:40] - The shorter, film version of the delightful album track Miles On Wheels.

 

I wonder if the original film soundtrack elements survive somewhere in the Universal vaults.

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488]

My favorite part of the OST is the earthquake sound effects!

[Ricard 2,245]

Agreed. Unfortunately they were rerecorded for the album.