Jay 37,317 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demondm810 399 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 omg. Pee-Wee is a complete dream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,317 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 You got your set too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,674 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 how do you lock an mp3?Seconded. I didn't know you could put DRM on an mp3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,317 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 When iTunes had DRM files, those were AACs. And you can put DRM in WMAs.Never heard of it being done to mp3s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demondm810 399 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 192 is awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,674 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 No it's not.But if they could have fit everything at 320 on the same size drive, that does suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,317 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Rich, 192 is pretty bad, I'm sorryAnd of course they could have fit the entire set on the drive as 320s. flash memory is CHEAP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,674 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Well there's a lot of music, and 320 is nearly double 192. If you're trying to keep costs down, then a stick double the size is a reasonable difference.It's not just this though. I've seen all sorts of weird bitrates on composer sites, as low as 96 (my god, what are you thinking?).Maybe whoever made the key decided that since it would be played on a computer, quality wasn't so important. WRONG! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,317 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 17 full CDs at 192kps is about 1700 megs, so would need a 2gig stick17 full CDs at 320kbps is about 2800 megs, so would need a 4gig stick.So yea, double the size, but still - flash memory is CHEAP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,674 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Meh, I couldn't be bothered to do the calculations, so yeah, I guess 4gigs is cheap.But I still maintain 192k isn't bad. It's just not the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,317 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Yea. Its just a shame that that is likely the highest quality we'll ever get those USB-exclusive cues at Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fommes 153 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Well, the purpose was only to have it easily handy for if you want to put it on a portable device. But the exclusive extras would have been welcome in a higher bitrate for sure. That said, they're almost all demos so it's not too important stuff I'm very glad they decided to put something extra on in the first place! So well done to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,626 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 so they're starting with the DRM again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,674 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 I'd say it's technically not DRM'd if they provide a legitimate way to extract them DRM-free (assuming the cues extracted are unprotected). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,626 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 is this set by sony? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent B 337 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 is this set by sony?Uh, no. Warner Brothers is the one who made it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,626 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 ah,ok .Sony is usually the one to pull stuff like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,317 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 I just finished listening to the Pee Wee's Big Adventure disc. Wonderful, fun music from start to finish! I was amazed how much of it I knew - I don't own the OST or the DVD with the isolated score track. Its just from seeing the movie so many times I guess!Anyway, what's up with track 4? Not only does Pee Wee sing along for a bit towards the beginning, at the end there are sound effects and dialogue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Uh, there was no OST for Pee-Wee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,317 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 I'm referring to the Varese CD where a re-recording was paired with Back To Schoolhttp://www.soundtrac...hp?movieid=2263 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Ah, okay.I've got 2 more discs to rip. Oof, so close! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,317 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Holy crap, I think the final track - Studio Chase (film version) might be my favorite track on the whole CD! Exhilarating stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Brausam 214 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Reading this thread until April 12th is going to kill me, I hope Amazon ships early! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,317 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 I just listened to the orchesta-only Nightmare Before Christmas cues from Disc 16.WOW.AMAZING.A dream come true to hear this. Can't wait to listen to the NBXMas disc! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Yah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonzoe 18 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Finally got mine this afternoon. Only looked through it. I don't even know where to begin on this. There's so much to enjoy.I might listen to them on disc once. Then try to download the music on an Ipod. Which I've never done before. Not to mention I've never used an Ipod in my life. But I just want to preserve the box and it's contents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,317 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Listend to the USB exclusive cues - fun stuff. Loved "Hoe Down" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fommes 153 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Reading this thread until April 12th is going to kill me, I hope Amazon ships early! The date there is now May 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Brausam 214 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Reading this thread until April 12th is going to kill me, I hope Amazon ships early! The date there is now May 3.I feel like it may depend on when you ordered the set, because my personal order still says April 12th on it, and it's been up to date with every other delay thus far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted April 6, 2011 Author Share Posted April 6, 2011 Well the reactions here are more positive than at FSM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,317 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 There's SO MUCH good music on this set, its unfathomable. Stuff that would never have seen the light of day without the producers of this box set working with Elfman to put it all together. It's quite remarkable.The sheer amount of Nightmare Before Christmas stuff is amazing. There's NBXM stuff on of the 4 of the 17 discs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 We knew the track listings a long time ago, Jay! All that Nightmare stuff is the main reason why I got the set."This Time" aka unused heavy metal version of Making Christmas kicks ass. In the note, Elfman said when they played it for him he had no idea it existed but recognized that it was indeed him singing. He said it was likely some marketing ploy that got scrapped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,317 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Yea but we never knew about the USB exclusive Nightmare stuff until recently, and its really cool!Also it hasn't been mentioned here, but the christmas bonus physical disc 17 DOES feature one item NOT available losslessly anywhere else - an exclusive music box medley that otherwise only exists on the USB stick in 192k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Not really a huge deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,317 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Still, it makes the bonus disc you have that much more special Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 I think Elfman's signature outshines everything else lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,317 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 I'm really starting to wish I had bought one of these things, I'll tell you that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Oh snap! It's a truly remarkable set, and the fact that my name is in it makes it even sweeter. I would love to have the equivalent boxes for Spielberg and Williams as well as Silvestri and Zemeckis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 I'm starting to agree with JLB about that. I know, $50 for MOH music is top dollar, but $700 for Elfman wouldn't be. Color me stupid.I told myself after the Fellowship of the Ring: EE DVD came out, that I would join their fan club so I could get my name in the end credits of one of the later two. Never happened.Where Koray's name is, that's way way cooler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Once 604 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 I was wondering... is there any guide telling how to place all the bonus stuff in chronicle order? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 No, it appears Elfman didn't want it that way. All the original soundtrack albums are intact, except for a few instances where he replaced an edited cue with the full version. The Nightmare Before Christmas is the only one he put in chronological order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,988 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 So this Elfman guy... Is he any good? Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZackR 95 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Still, it makes the bonus disc you have that much more special That's actually a big deal to me. I'm a lossless hound. If lossless is available, I always want it... and I like the Music Box Suite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,626 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 I notice for most of the rest of the Elfman box (c.d.'s 2 to 13), most of the scores either have expanded scores (Batman, Batman Returns,Mars Attacks) , or already leaked recording sessions (Corpse Bride, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)Right now it leaves Alice in Wonderland (more orchestral Alice theme than the album?), Edward Sissorhand (the boot is so-so if I recall) and Sleepy Hollow. Don't care so much about PoTA and Big FishI guess Alice in Wonderland would be my most wanted then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,317 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 No, it appears Elfman didn't want it that way. All the original soundtrack albums are intact, except for a few instances where he replaced an edited cue with the full version. The Nightmare Before Christmas is the only one he put in chronological order.The Nightmare Before Christmas OST was always in chronological order. It is a musical, after all. Some of his other OSTS are chronological too, I believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 A little while back Jay asked if I could rip him something in lossless before his CD arrived, and I kindly obliged. But I forgot to change back my iTunes settings after that, so everything I imported since then was in lossless and I didn't know it. I'm not going to even bother trying to figure it out, but I'm glad I caught it on Beetlejuice. The box set in MP3s is already almost 3 GB. Imagine the whole thing in lossless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,317 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Hard drive space is cheap in 2011. You could (many would say should) rip everything lossless, and click off the "convert to 128k for portable devices" or whatever the option is called for ipod versions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,626 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Well if your ripping every thing in lossless, not much is going to fit on your ipod. Converting each time to 128 k is also time consumingi still keep mostly 320k and lossless for important scores Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,317 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 The conversion to 128k is done automatically behind the scenes by itunes, so it isn't "time-consuming" at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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