Will you purchase LLL's Saving Private Ryan 20th Anniversary limited edition?

[Luke Skywalker 1,792]

Every one improved on the last one...but this score would not have more music nor any outstanding sound improvement. And I hate double dipping anyways...

[Josh500 1,615]

7 minutes ago, Luke Skywalker said:

Every one improved on the last one...but this score would not have more music nor any outstanding sound improvement. And I hate double dipping anyways...

 

Well, the next one (always assuming there is a next one) would no doubt have some slight improvement, otherwise it'd be just a straight reissue.

 

But anyway, actually I'm pretty confident that this edition will be the ultimate and final edition.

[Dr. Rick 1,155]

[Bespin 8,472]

The truth is that I will purchase everything new. 😝

[artguy360 1,842]

14 hours ago, Josh500 said:

 

For me it's those three, and "The Last Battle."

 

These 4 tracks are mind-blowingly and spectacularly good, on the same level as, or even at certain moments better than, Born on the Fourth of July, A.I., Angela's Ashes, Amistad, Lincoln, Munich, and Far and Away. 

Hmmm, I will revisit The Last Battle. On my last listen I didn't feel any other tracks were essential to rounding out the listening experience although some other tracks to touch on different emotions not included in the 3 I prefer. Revisiting Normandy is an all-time great album opener, after moving Hymn to the Fallen to the back.

[Josh500 1,615]

3 hours ago, artguy360 said:

Hmmm, I will revisit The Last Battle. On my last listen I didn't feel any other tracks were essential to rounding out the listening experience although some other tracks to touch on different emotions not included in the 3 I prefer. Revisiting Normandy is an all-time great album opener, after moving Hymn to the Fallen to the back.

 

I agree that "Revisiting Normandy" is fantastic. And "The Last Battle" is basically the continuation of the former. If you think about it, the entire bookending scene at the current-day Normandy cemetery is scored, and it's basically one big, heart-stirring, sweeping concert piece.

 

Also, in "The Last Battle, what stands out is the death of Captain Miller. Along with the heavenly and somehow hypnotic "Omaha Beach theme," it's in my opinion the single most gut-wrenching and heartwarming moment of the entire score. The sinking clarinets and the mourning French horns are reminiscent of the most touching moments of War Horse.

 

Watch the ending carefully again.... It took me a while to "discover" this myself, but this is really JW (and Spielberg) in top form, and it gets me every time. 

 

Music starts at around 2:05, and the death scene is at around 3:50. Also, the transition moment at 6:00 is elegantly scored with warm strings--another favourite moment of mine.

 

 

[Thor 7,451]

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Will you purchase LLL's Saving Private Ryan 20th Anniversary limited edition?

 

No.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

But...but...its not complete and chronological!

[Kasey Kockroach 2,343]

On 8/8/2018 at 11:21 AM, Cherry Pie That'll Kill Ya said:

The existing album is fine.

But there's not even any brick walls in the recording!

[Jay 37,249]

1 hour ago, Stefancos said:

But...but...its not complete and chronological!

 

What makes you think the new edition won't be complete?

[Kasey Kockroach 2,343]

Just now, Jay said:

 

What makes you think the new edition won't be complete?

There's a 2-second syth noise not included on this edition.

[Brundlefly 2,385]

3 minutes ago, Jay said:

What makes you think the new edition won't be complete?

I think, you misunderstood him.

[Josh500 1,615]

Wow, so around 50% will definitely get this!

 

Better than it initially looked. I thought almost nobody will purchase this. 

 

 

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

On 8/10/2018 at 10:39 PM, Brundlefly said:

I think, you misunderstood him.

 

Frequently...

[JoeinAR 1,949]

Whenever I see SPR on a concert schedule I use it as a bathroom break.

[The Five Tones 302]

Probably not. Hymn to the Fallen always moves me. The Coplandesque intervals that open and close it are perfect, and along with the choral climax it feels like some of JW's most candid writing. The "brass break" is so "JW in Boston" for the ages. Even though not a full expansion or remastering, the news of this release will at least have me giving the rest of the OST a proper second chance after 20 yrs.

[Guest]

On ‎8‎/‎8‎/‎2018 at 11:24 AM, Josh500 said:

Come on, guys! 

 

Just to support LLL! How much will this set cost anyway? Probably just 19,99!

All I got is tree fiddy.

[Richard Penna 3,664]

4 hours ago, The Five Tones said:

Probably not. Hymn to the Fallen always moves me. The Coplandesque intervals that open and close it are perfect, and along with the choral climax it feels like some of JW's most candid writing. The "brass break" is so "JW in Boston" for the ages. Even though not a full expansion or remastering, the news of this release will at least have me giving the rest of the OST a proper second chance after 20 yrs.

 

Hymn is nice but it gets OTT towards the end with the choir. I used to like bits of the rest of the score such as Omaha Beach but I never connect with JW's long drawn out dramatic pieces (usually his finale tracks). That's not just a JW thing - I have the same issue with Horner's 10 minute tracks.

[Jurassic Shark 12,008]

1 minute ago, Richard Penna said:

 

Hymn is nice but it gets OTT towards the end with the choir. I used to like bits of the rest of the score such as Omaha Beach but I never connect with JW's long drawn out dramatic pieces (usually his finale tracks). That's not just a JW thing - I have the same issue with Horner's 10 minute tracks.

 

What about the final tracks of the Braveheart OST?

[Richard Penna 3,664]

They're some of his more enjoyable ones, certainly. The main offender that comes to mind is A Beautiful Mind. It just goes on. Forever.

[Kasey Kockroach 2,343]

I wish Horner music lasted forever.

[Josh500 1,615]

1 hour ago, Richard Penna said:

They're some of his more enjoyable ones, certainly. The main offender that comes to mind is A Beautiful Mind. It just goes on. Forever.

 

A Beautiful Mind. 

 

I actually own that score and have never listened to it so far. I should. 

[theMaestraX 106]

I'll be awaiting the next anniversary deluxe limited edition which will include the 'Sounds from the Battlefield' track!