The Force Awakens The Force Awakens Disney Records OST

[BloodBoal 7,544]

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There's really no point buying the OST at all now, knowing how much unreleased music there is.

It's like buying a bunch of bananas but only getting peeled skins.

[Not Mr. Big 4,819]

There's really no point buying the OST at all now, knowing how much unreleased music there is.

It's like buying a bunch of bananas but only getting peeled skins.

I'll gladly take the skins if I'm starving.

[Sandor 858]

The plan to record in London was made before he got a pacemaker installed.

I don't remember there was any plan or indication Williams intended to initially record in London.

[Quintus 5,732]

Isn't this like the way people who aren't really into film music tend to call score selections 'songs'?

When the guy says remixes, doesn't he mean 'rearrangements of old themes'?

Yes.

Not sure about the combined orchestra though..... What could THAT mean in 'simple folks-terms'...?

Probably just means the power of the whole orchestra playing together.

OMG, common sense? On JWFan??

[tannhauser 101]

Hey guys, just wondering if there are any articles/websites/dissertations that provide a comprehensive analysis of the music of the original Star Wars trilogy? I'm not terribly familiar with the franchise - I've listened to the albums several times and know the more famous selections quite well, but haven't seen the films for many years. With the new film coming out, I'm planning to revisit the original trilogy and would like to take the opportunity to get to know the scores and musical motifs in further depth and detail. Any recommendations?

[Scarpia 132]

Hey guys, just wondering if there are any articles/websites/dissertations that provide a comprehensive analysis of the music of the original Star Wars trilogy? I'm not terribly familiar with the franchise - I've listened to the albums several times and know the more famous selections quite well, but haven't seen the films for many years. With the new film coming out, I'm planning to revisit the original trilogy and would like to take the opportunity to get to know the scores and musical motifs in further depth and detail. Any recommendations?

You can start with Mike Richards' Celebrating Star Wars Themes series: http://www.filmmusicnotes.com/celebrating-star-wars-part-1-of-6-uses-of-the-force-theme/

[Matt C 542]

The plan to record in London was made before he got a pacemaker installed.

I don't remember there was any plan or indication Williams intended to initially record in London.

Williams indicated as such in the Variety interview. From a production standpoint (filming was mostly in the UK), it would've been more cost-effective to recorded with the LSO instead.

I think Kathleen Kennedy took Abrams' post-production process into account, as well as Williams's age, before they announced "Episode VII Will Record Score in Los Angeles".

[Romão 2,432]

JJ talks about JW and the score (starting at the 13:16 mark):

The end credits include Rey's Theme, the Resistance theme and Kylo Ren's theme. Also, Leia's theme and the Force theme are heard in the score

[Sandor 858]

The plan to record in London was made before he got a pacemaker installed.

I don't remember there was any plan or indication Williams intended to initially record in London.

Williams indicated as such in the Variety interview. From a production standpoint (filming was mostly in the UK), it would've been more cost-effective to recorded with the LSO instead.

I think Kathleen Kennedy took Abrams' post-production process into account, as well as Williams's age, before they announced "Episode VII Will Record Score in Los Angeles".

Thanks for this.

JJ talks about JW and the score (starting at the 13:16 mark):

The end credits include Rey's Theme, the Resistance theme and Kylo Ren's theme. Also, Leia's theme and the Force theme are heard in the score

8 minutes long..! Nice..!

[crocodile 9,224]

According to Neil S. Bulk, the albums runs 77:08.

Karol

[Director of Poltergeist 8,181]

Who?

[Not Mr. Big 4,819]

According to Neil S. Bulk, the albums runs 77:08.

Karol

How would he know...

[crumbs 15,530]

The Google Play listing was 75:05 or something wasn't it?

Maybe Cellar Song is only 2 minutes long and they just shoved it at the end?

[BloodBoal 7,544]

According to Neil S. Bulk, the albums runs 77:08.

98 minutes of unreleased music, then!

[crocodile 9,224]

So they wasted two minutes of disc space! Outrageous!

Karol

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Wait, Google Play has the runtime at 77:08 as well. I'm sure it was only 75 minutes when I checked the other day, so I'm either insane or they've updated their runtime.

Someone here posted the runtime they had listed on Google Play last week, so if anyone wants to scan the thread feel free!

[BloodBoal 7,544]

There you go:

Google Play Store shows 23 tracks too but indicates the full time as well: 1 hour, 17 minutes and 8 seconds!! Longer than the 3 prequel CDs!

Link: https://play.google.com/store/music/album?id=Bcy2ehekhvtysp3ftal2bwz7hxe

[mrbellamy 7,406]

So we've been rounding it down.

[Jay 42,831]

I was going to say we already knew the running time last week!

Karol must have missed the discussion.

[Taikomochi 1,335]

If that indeed is the final running time, and not a pre-trimmed album.

[Ricard 2,379]

I was going to say we already knew the running time last week!

Karol must have missed the discussion.

I think many people missed it.

[King Mark 3,835]

Is the OST really 77 minutes?

[crumbs 15,530]

No, JW hasn't microedited yet. It'll end up about 50 minutes shorter, like the good old days.

[Demondm810 437]

Target exclusive ugh

No info on how many emboss levels.

[Jay 42,831]

We discussed the Target cover last month when it was revealed. I like it!

http://www.jwfan.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=25617&p=1188979

[King Mark 3,835]

what, no emboss, no buy

[Thor 9,311]

While it might seem quite long at first glance, 77 minutes seems like a reasonable length for a score of this scope. I have the fullest trust in Williams' album arrangement skills!

(by the way, I'm starting to think that Stefancos' suggestion of a sub-forum dedicated to TFA wasn't such a bad idea after all -- at least a temporary one -- judging from all the different threads popping up now).

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But you forget that End Credits (a rehash of the concert suites) and Cellar Song takes up at least 43 minutes of that runtime.

[Hook1991 10]

okay so the score is 77 minutes long. i'm okay with this and really excited. Hopefully though at soime point the other 2 hours of music gets released. Also is the 30 mins of unreleased music being released as well? Didn't JJ say there was an additional 30 minutes that would be released?b

I wonder if it is already included in the 77 minute album runtime.

Thanks!1

[crumbs 15,530]

It's actually possible the OST was assembled before the final round of recording sessions, due to production requirements. Hence it already contains the alternate/original versions of revised cues that were recently recorded.

It isn't a quick process pressing millions of CDs and shipping them globally. The OST would needed to have been locked at least a month before release.

[Scarpia 132]

It's actually possible the OST was assembled before the final round of recording sessions, due to production requirements. Hence it already contains the alternate/original versions of revised cues that were recently recorded.

It isn't a quick process pressing millions of CDs and shipping them globally. The OST would needed to have been locked at least a month before release.

I'm totally convinced this will be the case. Probably the last alterations were minor additions or substractions, just like the ones asked by Abrams in the video, so we'll get the original cues.

[crumbs 15,530]

I'd prefer it, actually. The OST should be Williams' original versions of cues, because we'll never hear them otherwise.

At least we'll hear the film versions in the film, and the inevitable expanded release will be like the TPM UE where it's purely film versions.

[Scarpia 132]

I'm happy with this too. I just want the OST on release day, and it's frustrating not to be sure I can get it that day.

Custom clearance in Chile is so inefficient!

[Jay 42,831]

I still find it funny so many people are treating this 77 minutes runtime as new news; We've known about it since last week!

[Jilal 628]

It's actually possible the OST was assembled before the final round of recording sessions, due to production requirements. Hence it already contains the alternate/original versions of revised cues that were recently recorded.

It isn't a quick process pressing millions of CDs and shipping them globally. The OST would needed to have been locked at least a month before release.

I'm totally convinced this will be the case. Probably the last alterations were minor additions or substractions, just like the ones asked by Abrams in the video, so we'll get the original cues.

I don't think that'll be the case - instead, I'd say the music featured on the album is the music JW wants you to hear on it, meaning late revisions could possibly end up on it, if JW prefers them. It doesn't take that long to master a track.

[Ricard 2,379]

I still find it funny so many people are treating this 77 minutes runtime as new news; We've known about it since last week!

Who exactly knew about it since last week? I bet most people didn't.

[Jay 42,831]

Every person who read this post from December 4th:

http://www.jwfan.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=25617&page=34entry1195616

And the discussion that followed....

[Ricard 2,379]

Every person who read this post from December 4th:

http://www.jwfan.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=25617&page=34entry1195616

And the discussion that followed....

The discussion only followed for a few posts and immediately faded away. It should have been highlighted somehow, since not everyone reads every post. That's why most people didn't see it.

[Jay 42,831]

OK I put it in the thread title.

[Not Mr. Big 4,819]

What will the 8 seconds be?

[Incanus 5,858]

Let's hope the song is 8 seconds long.

[Tom 5,698]

New promo. Is the second half new SW music?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=A9eNpRbqbuw

Stupid question for a guy living in 2015, but how does one embed a video?

[Director of Poltergeist 8,181]

I want to say no.

[Not Mr. Big 4,819]

New promo. Is the second half new SW music?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=A9eNpRbqbuw

No, it's just the account's unnecessarily lengthy outro

[Maurizio 5,970]

Let's hope the song is 8 seconds long.

I wouldn't be surprised if Miranda's source cue is edited into one of the score tracks, maybe as a sort of outro, for a maximum of 90 seconds (a bit like the source piece in Indy 4).

[Jay 42,831]

New promo. Is the second half new SW music?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=A9eNpRbqbuw

Stupid question for a guy living in 2015, but how does one embed a video?

There are instructions right here: http://www.jwfan.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=21160

In your case, just look at the URL you pasted:

Remove the crap in the middle to only have the video ID and it will work:

[Ricard 2,379]

Good point, Maurizio.

[mrbellamy 7,406]

Let's hope the song is 8 seconds long.

I wouldn't be surprised if Miranda's source cue is edited into one of the score tracks, maybe as a sort of outro, for a maximum of 90 seconds (a bit like the source piece in Indy 4).

That's what I think too.

[Hook1991 10]

i definitely be purchasing The Force Awakens score on December 18, but i do have one question will the CD artwork still be the embossed cover like previously stated or has that now changed? i think it would be so awesome to have the embossed cover huge selling point for me. Man of Steel by Hans Zimmer had this also didn't it? Either way the cover/case was amazing! Loved it.