Swordfish392 3 Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 What does "alt" or "rev" stand for? Does this mean revised and alternate?!So if I got a sheet where "alt" or "rev" stands on top, does this mean that these music hasn't been used in the final film score?And what does "M" for example in "1M3" stand for?These are all kind of noobish questions but I realy need to know this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Alt does indeed stand for alternate. I'm not sure what Rev stands for though.The "M" in 1M3 stands for measure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Brausam 214 Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Rev. would be revised.I was pretty sure M stood basically for "music cue". Like in 1m3 "1" would mean reel 1, "Music cue" 3. So the third cue for reel 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Well you know music more than I do so you are probably right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoist 0 Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 The M does not stands for measure!I don't exactly know what the M stands for, but I do know that the first digit stands for the reel number and the last for cue number.So for example when you have 2M6, that means: second reel, 6th cue; 4M2 is 4th reel, second cue, and so on.Alt is alternate end Rev is revised like you said.I think alternate is a different version of a cue (sometimes they record both and choose later. For example: in one version the melody can be played by a trumpet, but in the other version by an oboe). Revised cues are cues that are changed during the composition process after remarks of the director. So they are most likely the cues you hear in the movie.My 2 cents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETMusic 1 Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 The M does not stands for measure!I don't exactly know what the M stands for, but I do know that the first digit stands for the reel number and the last for cue number.So for example when you have 2M6, that means: second reel, 6th cue; 4M2 is 4th reel, second cue, and so on.Alt is alternate end Rev is revised like you said.I think alternate is a different version of a cue (sometimes they record both and choose later. For example: in one version the melody can be played by a trumpet, but in the other version by an oboe). Revised cues are cues that are changed during the composition process after remarks of the director. So they are most likely the cues you hear in the movie.My 2 centsAs a note, some composers do not reset the music cue count every reel; e.g. some composers will get to 5m31 which does NOT mean there are 31 music cues in the fifth reel.Alt cues can be smaller differences as mentioned above or completely different. That's up to the composer and director.Revised cues are sometimes marked with a 'r' followed by what revision it is. E.g. 1m01r5 would be the fifth revision of the first cue of the first reel.Ultimately, it's just a system to help keep everyone organized and on the same page (zing!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent B 337 Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 I've been curious to what the M stands for too...I just shot Mr. John Ottman an email directly asking what the M stands for and what the word [sic] may stand for. I gave him an example for sic...like in the ROTS cue sheet it says "Obi-Wan Fares [sic] Droids". I think someone may have mentioned a long time ago what it meant but I don't remember. It's always nice to be able to directly email a composer and ask certain kind of questions like this.Edit: hehe, John got back to me on the matter here's what he said.To tell you the truth, I have no idea! the "m" is always mart of a cue # and I think it comes from some German thing. But I really don't know. And the "sic" - dunno either!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoist 0 Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Lol! But it's like ETMusic said, it's just a system to keep things organized! The numbers are more important than that letter M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 I love composers that respond to their fans.Although it's mostly with the lesser known ones. Trent, didn't you say John Ottman sends out bootlegs of his own scores? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 I've always been a big fan of myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent B 337 Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 I love composers that respond to their fans.Although it's mostly with the lesser known ones. Trent, didn't you say John Ottman sends out bootlegs of his own scores?They're just promo scores, not the full deal and only if he has copies of them. I was able to get Volume 2's of Superman Returns and X-Men 2 from him both of which he signed for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davros72 1 Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 I'm guessing the "sic" is supposed to be the from the Latin...Sic is a Latin word meaning "thus", "so", "as such", or "in such a manner". In writing, it is placed within the quoted material, in square brackets--or outside it, in regular parentheses--and usually italicized – [sic] – to indicate that an incorrect or unusual spelling, phrase, punctuation, and/or other preceding quoted material has been reproduced verbatim from the quoted original and is not a transcription error.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SicI'm not sure what "Obi-Wan Fares Droids" was supposed to have been. "Fires"? "Fights"? So "sic" was used to indicate "Hey, that's what it said on the sheet, even though it may be wrong."No idea 'bout the "M" either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 I recall listening to some recording sessions and hearing someone saying "Reel 1, measure whatever..." once. At first I thought it was in Rain Man, but I couldn't find it. Perhaps someone else could find this buried in one of their recording sessions. Oh wait, I just remembered now. Someone says it on the Bob Dylan bootleg recordings. Let me go listen and find out.EDIT: Never mind, he just says a bunch of letters and then says "Mr. Tambourine Man Take 1" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent B 337 Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 I'm guessing the "sic" is supposed to be the from the Latin...Sic is a Latin word meaning "thus", "so", "as such", or "in such a manner". In writing, it is placed within the quoted material, in square brackets--or outside it, in regular parentheses--and usually italicized – [sic] – to indicate that an incorrect or unusual spelling, phrase, punctuation, and/or other preceding quoted material has been reproduced verbatim from the quoted original and is not a transcription error.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SicI'm not sure what "Obi-Wan Fares Droids" was supposed to have been. "Fires"? "Fights"? So "sic" was used to indicate "Hey, that's what it said on the sheet, even though it may be wrong."No idea 'bout the "M" either.Huh thanks for that davros. We do know the misspellings that John Williams tends to have for his cues. So it wouldn't surprise me if "Obi-Wan Fares [sic] Droids" was meant to be "Obi-Wan Fights Droids". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Ware 526 Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 The 'M' stands for 'music'. There are various possible configurations of these things, including M24 (either the 24th cue, or reel 2 cue 4 - it seems to vary), R1P2 (reel 1 part 2) or 1G (reel 1, cue 7). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davros72 1 Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 The 'M' stands for 'music'. There are various possible configurations of these things, including M24 (either the 24th cue, or reel 2 cue 4 - it seems to vary), R1P2 (reel 1 part 2) or 1G (reel 1, cue 7).That makes perfect and completely obvious sense. Especially remembering R2-D2 was named via "Reel 2, Dialogue 2"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,795 Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 I'm guessing the "sic" is supposed to be the from the Latin...Sic is a Latin word meaning "thus", "so", "as such", or "in such a manner". In writing, it is placed within the quoted material, in square brackets--or outside it, in regular parentheses--and usually italicized – [sic] – to indicate that an incorrect or unusual spelling, phrase, punctuation, and/or other preceding quoted material has been reproduced verbatim from the quoted original and is not a transcription error.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SicI'm not sure what "Obi-Wan Fares Droids" was supposed to have been. "Fires"? "Fights"? So "sic" was used to indicate "Hey, that's what it said on the sheet, even though it may be wrong."No idea 'bout the "M" either.Huh thanks for that davros. We do know the misspellings that John Williams tends to have for his cues. So it wouldn't surprise me if "Obi-Wan Fares [sic] Droids" was meant to be "Obi-Wan Fights Droids".Another sic cue was 'The Great Dual [sic]' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swordfish392 3 Posted December 14, 2009 Author Share Posted December 14, 2009 That's all very interesting! Thanks for your answers.Ottman has a public mail? Now how cool is that! (love him) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 I've always been a big fan of myself.Destruct sequence 3, code 1B2B3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker 5 Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Another sic cue was 'The Great Dual [sic]'Correct. "Sic" indicates that an error has been made but it's being retained. In this case it should be "Duel" not "Dual". It means the author is aware an error was made by someone else.Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Ah. So that means the other cue should be something like "Obi-Wan Fights Droids". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davros72 1 Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Ah. So that means the other cue should be something like "Obi-Wan Fights Droids".A-ha! I've got it! I bet it was "Obi-Wan Faces Droids". Wonder if these misspellings come from someone trying to read JW's (or someone else's) handwriting on manuscripts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 I've always been a big fan of myself.Destruct sequence 3, code 1B2B3Personally I'm a fan of EV-9D9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent B 337 Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Ah. So that means the other cue should be something like "Obi-Wan Fights Droids".A-ha! I've got it! I bet it was "Obi-Wan Faces Droids". Wonder if these misspellings come from someone trying to read JW's (or someone else's) handwriting on manuscripts.I like that theory more. He does face them after tossing aside four of them like a rag doll. Especially before the cue "Drawing Swords" plays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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