A24 4,331 Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 But it lacks the genius musicality of some of his other scores of the '70s. Jaws, Star Wars, CE3K and Raiders Of The Lost Ark are scores that have a life on their own. For a seventies Williams, Black Sunday is strinkingly humble and inconspicuous. If he wrote 2 more scores like that in the '70s, we probably wouldn't be discussing his music today.Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Eiger Sanction is the last of his thriller/disaster scores (Poseidon,TTI,Eiger,Earthquake,Midway...). With Star Wars his whole sound changed and he became the John Williams that caused this fan site to exist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryant Burnette 654 Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 Got mine today.Good stuff. I can't imagine it's one I'm going to listen to more than once or twice a year, but I'll enjoy it on those occasions.As always, FSM's liner notes and presentation make me wish I made more money and could afford to buy everything they release just to help support them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,042 Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 Mine just arrived! Haven't had a chance to listen to it yet, but I'm 100% in agreement with you about the overall presentation of it - honestly, I wish every score could be released this way. Someday I'll have more money for scores from FSM, Intrada, and so forth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maglorfin 196 Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 Someday I'll have more money for scores from FSM, Intrada, and so forth.Yeah, I'm also counting on that, but at the same time, I'm very afraid that 90 % of the scores I'll want will have sold out by then ... P. S.: Finally ordered my copy of Black Sunday couple of days ago. ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,795 Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 how many days does it take to arrive to europe from SAE?(Standard shipping) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maglorfin 196 Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 Usually, it's around 10 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,042 Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 Took a listen last night. It wasn't as good as I'd hoped, but I'll probably grow to like it more and more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,192 Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 Usually, it's around 10 days.It has been as quick as a week for me on occasions (or perhaps that was just the shipping confirmation mail being delayed for a few days). This time, however, I've been waiting for my Black Sunday order since the last days of January. Monday, hopefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis 245 Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 I ordered Black Sunday via Intrada and received it about two weeks or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 It has usually taken about 9 or 10 days for SAE orders to arrive here in Finland.And this score is a one that has some standout moments that will grab you right away but as a whole it has to grow on you I think. With the help of the excellent track-by-track analysis and several listens I began morely closely to spot the musical ideas and how they interact and got a better feel for the score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maglorfin 196 Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 It has usually taken about 9 or 10 days for SAE orders to arrive here in Finland.Yeah, same here. It also depends on how much additional time the customs office in each particular country takes to "process" the shipment and send it to the addressee. I sure hope to receive this shipment ASAP, I'm already sick of reading all the exciting debates about the Black Sunday and want to finally hear it for myself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,795 Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 Usually, it's around 10 days.i have to wait another week then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted February 14, 2010 Author Share Posted February 14, 2010 For those who may have placed their order within the last week, the eastern coast has been slammed by heavy snow and SAE is in the middle of it. So expect delays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maglorfin 196 Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,795 Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 damn, im having problems with play.com, orders do not arrive after one month (even the replacement) and now it has struck me that it is maybe due to weather.i bought some things at amazon (including this CD - via SAE) to try another source and see if they arrived... because i'm starting to suspect the mailman... (rather irrationally, who would like a paperback book twice...) or the incompetence of spanish post office... and now it seems there is going to be problems in the US too, so i wont really be sure untill maybe a month more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,192 Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 Play usually takes about two weeks for me (yes, that's right, longer than SAE across the Atlantic), lately often three. Anything longer than 4 weeks seems suspicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 I'm waiting for Family Plot, then I'll combine that, Black Sunday and the Superman set in one order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 FP is not even officially announced.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego 21 Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 My guess is he can wait a bit to see if FP is released, at 10 000 I don't think it's selling out so fast, even BTTF is still available and that seems to be limited to 10 000 too and I'd say that was more anticipated than Black Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,795 Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 yay, it arrived in time, today! listening the cd now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryant Burnette 654 Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 I listened to the CD today for (I think) the fourth time, and for whatever reason, this time it really connected with me. The suspense cues are really great stuff, and it was more obvious to me than ever that this was Williams working at about the same time he had Star Wars kicking around in his skull. It's not as great as that one, of course, but it's awfully good; makes me want to see the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 I think it really starts kicking at track 10Track 1-9 is more similar to Poseidon Adventure/Towering Inferno style underscore while track 10-End is more from the guy who wrote Star Wars/CE3K the same year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,000 Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 I don't know. Track 3 is pretty damn good.Karol - who enjoys how the score builds and builds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,042 Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 It's definitely good stuff. I need to listen to it more - I think it's going to continue growing on me. I'll never be able to put it in the same league as Star Wars, but that's perfectly okay. Still an interesting score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 WOW that is fantastic news!Ordered straight away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,192 Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 News? What's news? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Nothing to see here, move along.Preparations is where it really starts getting going for me, but I'm sure I'll get into the first half more as I listen more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego 21 Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 I finally got it and gave it a first listen. It's allright, the first part is a bit hard to get trough but the second part is really good even if it lacks a bit of identity. It's Munich meets The Towering Inferno with some seeds of what was to come, namely Star Wars. That's what I think makes it interesting to listen from a more scholar point of view, you can hear the Star Wars Williams just waiting to be unleashed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 There was one passage that really reminded me of the tension music played while Obi-Wan Kenobi hides from the stormtroopers as he deactivates the tractor beam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego 21 Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 There's plenty Star Wars in there, especially Death Star stuff. Some of the percussion reminded me a lot of SW. You can definately tell it's from the same year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maglorfin 196 Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 And nobody is mentioning the Horner syndrome. Yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,795 Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Because the Terrorist motif is completely different from the imperial motif. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maglorfin 196 Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 P. S.: Finally ordered my copy of Black Sunday couple of days ago. RECEIVED! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Now available digitally 320kbps mp3, 320kbps m4a, or 16bit/44.1khz FLAC: https://us.7digital.com/artist/john-williams/release/black-sunday-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-5318751?f=20%2C19%2C12%2C16%2C17%2C9%2C2 320kbps mp3: https://play.google.com/store/music/album/John_Williams_Black_Sunday_Original_Motion_Picture?id=Bauzvjq6o6iftiopsa22fjav4jy 256kbps mp3: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01EMVZDLI 256kbps m4a: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/black-sunday-original-motion/id1106190184 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 It appears the FSM CD has quietly gone Out Of Print http://filmscoremonthly.com/cds/detail.cfm/CDID/443/Black-Sunday/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,493 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 A shame! I remember being thrilled when this finally came out a few years ago (even if it was C&C), the Silva suite not withstanding. An important gap filled, and so vastly overshadowed by Williams' two other 1977 efforts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 It was an important release. It's a fun one to crank on the hi-fi. "The March of the Resistance" can be traced all the way back to this one, ironically composed around the time of the original Star Wars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 At least, it's on Spotify! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 It's on multiple digital platforms https://open.spotify.com/album/0ZITTfSf2a9QgLzodW82c1 https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/id1106190184 https://play.google.com/store/music/album?id=Bauzvjq6o6iftiopsa22fjav4jy https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01EMVZDLI https://www.7digital.com/artist/john-williams/release/black-sunday-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-5318751 But the physical CD is OOP. However, some copies remain at some retailers: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0035GTD4K http://www.musicbox-records.com/en/cd-soundtracks/2010-black-sunday.html http://www.moviemusic.com/soundtrack/M07367/blacksunday/ And the vinyl by Mondo is In Print. https://mondotees.com/products/black-sunday-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-2xlp https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015GLZBAG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 An excellent score all around. So it took about 6 years to go out of print. And it was a 10 000 unit release no less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurkensalat 340 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 For people in Europe: Chris Soundtrack Corner in Germany has also still some copies and quite reasonable shipping prices : http://www.soundtrackcorner.de/black-sunday-p3869.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thx99 1,740 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 It's back up for sale at Screen Archives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Well how about that! I guess its not OOP after all. Weird! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thx99 1,740 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Gremlins is back up for sale, too, but I can't recall in which forum/thread that was discussed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 The Gremlins thread, of course! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thx99 1,740 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Ah, didn't go back far enough... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 We need a search function! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thx99 1,740 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 I didn't attempt a "search", thinking that it was on the first few pages of the "General Discussion" board. But having just conducted a search for "gremlins", it worked just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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