crocodile 7,988 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 They recorded some bits of Superman IV as well, correct?Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Again after the Graunke failed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,988 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Maybe it is part of their artistic manifesto? Giving bad performances?Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Who knows if they didn't.Check their emails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdb408 3 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 So is any version of the Hollywood Symphony Orchestra. Yet we don't complain about that!I would blame lack of rehearsal time on any performance flubs that might excist.I ask again, could the Utah orchestra nail Total Recall?We don't complain about the Hollywood Studio Symphony because they do explicitly this sort of work for a LIVING. They are trained and used to performing at their best at a moment's notice, with little to no rehearsal. These players in the National Philharmonic may be among "the best" in London, but they make their main living by playing in normal season orchestras that have more rehearsal time available. They aren't as good at sight-reading or getting a cohesive sound with others as the members of the Hollywood Symphony are. Being the best at one's instrument doesn't automatically mean you are the best in a pick-up ensemble scenario. And it shows in these recordings.A friend of mine is a regular member of the Hollywood Studio Symphony, and I can honestly say that while he is a great player, he has not "won a big gig" (i.e. Principal or a tenured section position of a major orchestra). Yet the soundtrack recordings he plays in, still sound overall more flawless than recordings of the "big name" orchestras. It's simply a matter of how one is used to making one's living. He is better accustomed to learning on the fly and playing his best in a studio setting than even the best symphony player in the world. Yet the best symphony player in the world is the best at turning out meaningful, moving classical performances weekly, year-round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Okay, I'm gonna go listen to the Gerhardt Star Wars now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 I just bought the West German print of The Return of the Jed-eye from ee-bai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 You have done well. Now, go and bring peace to your CD collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stempel 136 Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 If you have the old Polydor TESB CD.Compare the beginning of "Han Solo And The Princess" on the Polydor-CD with the same Track on the 4-CD-Box or the Special Edition-CD.I promise, you don´t believe it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,243 Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Yes, they're different takes and/or a totally different mix. The version on the box set sounds much richer than the original release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stempel 136 Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 No, the original release is better. But only in this Track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,243 Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 I said it sounds richer, not better or worse.And by the beginning you mean just the intro before the actual theme starts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 The album mix of Empire is quite different from the later CD releases. Unfortunately, only available from LP transfers and an incomplete CD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 But I cherish those OSTs. They're so retro! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stempel 136 Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 And by the beginning you mean just the intro before the actual theme starts?Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 I wish I had a good crackless transfer of the double vinyl album of TESB. Gruesome Son of a Bitch and Stempel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aj_vader 533 Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 The Utah Symphony Orchestra version of The Imperial March is fantastic. It does have its problems that could be improved for me though. Tempo is notibly too fast, the trombones could be a lot stronger within the piece and the bass drum could be a little quieter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 It does have its problems that could be improved for me though. Tempo is notibly too fast, the trombones could be a lot stronger within the piece and the bass drum could be a little quieter. Why are these "problems"though? there are part of what makes those performances unique and therefore worthwhile.Why do so many soundtrack fans expect a re-recording to "sound just like the OST's".What would be the point of that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 They should be identical sounding performances with better sonics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stempel 136 Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 I like the short Star-Wars-Saga-Suite on this Album:It is a digital recording from 1985.Main TitlePrincess Leia´s ThemeThe Imperial MarchYoda´s ThemeHan Solo And The PrincessParade Of The Ewoks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Does that also have music from ET, Superman, Raiders? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stempel 136 Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 That's a recording that has had quite a few releases though the years. Under lots of names and from lots of obscure labels.My CD hasn't even have track markers for a lot of these cues.It is however the only known LSO performance of the Han Solo & The Princess concert version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stempel 136 Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 That's a recording that has had quite a few releases though the years. Under lots of names and from lots of obscure labels.Yes, but the MFSL (that i have) is the original-release.It is however the only known LSO performance of the Han Solo & The Princess concert version.Yes, that´s right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 What other recordings of that piece are out now?I only know of the NPO, that LSO one and a recording of the City Of Prague Phil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stempel 136 Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 That's all I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stempel 136 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 On this album you can find the absolutly best performance of the"MAIN TITLE" and "PRINCESS LEIA´S THEME" (these Tracks are the only Star-Wars-Tracks on this CD).It is a digital recording from 1978 (!) Gruesome Son of a Bitch and Omen II 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Whoa! I've never heard of that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stempel 136 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Whoa! I've never heard of that one!Here are some informations about it:http://sdtom.wordpress.com/2014/02/08/digital-space-1985morton-gould/It is a great album! One of my favorite Soundtrack-Samplers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 I didn't listen to it but how can you top that flute solo in Princess Leia's theme from the OST? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stempel 136 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 I believe it is the same player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 The Skywalker Symphony CD can be completely ignored!For me it has the best Throne Room recording and Here They Come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Then you must know how serious I take your opinion on this matter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Its sound cannot be ignored either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattris 416 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Very true. The Skywalker Symphony album is extremely clean and revealing - but somewhat sterile-sounding, with very little reverb. Also, most of the instruments/sections were too closely miked, IMO. For me, hearing the the individual parts so easily detracts from the overall impact of the music.The album was recorded in was what then the brand-new Skywalker Ranch recording studio, so the album was a test-run (of sorts) for the studio and its engineers.Thankfully, the musicians performed admirably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stempel 136 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 The Skywalker Symphony CD can be completely ignored!For me it has the best Throne Room recording and Here They Come.The best performances of THRONE ROOM AND FINALE are on these two albums:The best HERE THEY COME is on the Kojan/Utah album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 The album was recorded in was what then the brand-new Skywalker Ranch recording studio, so the album was a test-run (of sorts) for the studio and its engineers.And it probably needed to be a calling card for the studio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Is the Skywalker Symphony really regarded as a leading soundtrack orchestra? They don't seem to do that much in the way of movies and if anything I know them more for their Halo recordings these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 They are most well known for the Kinect Disneyland Adventures score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Aren't they more or less the same L. A. session players that used (back then) to record all scores back then? I remember people like James Thatcher in the booklet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 I thought they were assembled from different orchestras of the Pacific Coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattris 416 Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 The Skywalker Symphony Orchestra (SSO) is "a confederation of freelance musicians from around the San Francisco Bay Area" and is the "house band of Skywalker Sound."When he was first assembling the orchestra, I'm sure George Lucas got the word out to the San Fransisco Symphony (and other orchestras in the area) in order to widen the applicant pool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 It's just such a moronic name! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,176 Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Perhaps it's just any pickup orchestra recording at Skywalker Sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattris 416 Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 No, the Skywalker Symphony Orchestra is comprised entirely of musicians under contract with LucasFilm. Other musicians/orchestras can record at Skywalker Sound... for a fee, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 It's just such a moronic name!The Sarlacc Symphony Orchestra would have been better.Or how about the Phantom Menace Philharmonic? Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 The Skywalker Symphony CD can be completely ignored!For me it has the best Throne Room recording and Here They Come.The best performances of THRONE ROOM AND FINALE are on these two albums:The best HERE THEY COME is on the Kojan/Utah album.I agree these contain awesome performances. I'm partial to the Zubin Mehta version. I love the faster tempo for the end titles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 I wish I could hear them. Along with the other recording which Stefan said he'd never heard before earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Spotify?(Edit: Damn, pubs!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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