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[Jason LeBlanc]

Wow. Crazy!

[Joe Brausam]

Haha yup, but we'll see!

[Wojo]

I'm hoping for a treasure trove of unreleased music more than a repackaging of older LPs that duplicate or triplicate the album content, albeit in condensed LP arrangement form. It's a great score and probably worth it, but still.

[Joe Brausam]

All the LPs are unique, even the repeated content. There is definitely a lot of unreleased music that many of us have never heard. The complete score presentation should be a revelation as well - in some ways the assembly of the Rhino presentation is worse than the TPM Ultimate Edition!

[Wojo]

Indeed. Wow.

[Nemesis]

Ben-Hur would be a nice set! I hope the sound quality is good.

[Miles Prower]

"Let's just say it's Ben-Hur for $59.95 (with every possible recorded take imaginable, plus the 3 albums in stereo from tape sources) but SHHHHHHHH!!! if you guys bug SAE before it's announced (2 weeks or so) I'm in deep doodoo.

Lukas "

http://filmscoremont...&pageID=4&r=365

[Jason LeBlanc]

Koray was EXACTLY right about the price

[Trent Bennett]

It's funny when people can guess certain things and they end up being right.

Anyways regarding the price tag for Ben Hurr it's actually a good price over all. Take the $60 price tag, divide it by 5 and it comes out to about $12 per CD. All though what makes it that expensive is producing the box set and such for the release.

[crocodile]

All the LPs are unique, even the repeated content. There is definitely a lot of unreleased music that many of us have never heard. The complete score presentation should be a revelation as well - in some ways the assembly of the Rhino presentation is worse than the TPM Ultimate Edition!

How is that exactly? I own the set, but can't say I know the score by heart.

Karol

[Marian Schedenig]

Same here. It's a great score which I rarely listen to these days. Always been perfectly happy with the Rhino set, but I guess I'll have no choice but to pick this up.

[Joe Brausam]

There are some edits in the Rhino version that make it closer to an isolated score track rather than a comprehensive release.

There are also odd instances, such as the "Prince of Peace" track where the film version and the alternate are both edited into the film sequence. Weird stuff.

[Nemesis]

I don't think I can pass on this one. Ben-Hur represented by FSM, I think that is what a Rozsa fan are looking for.

[ManofDestiny]

I am now thinking if I should get the Miklós Rózsa Treasury. I mean, looks like I already have (or going to have) all the music I want from this set, in more complete form. I have the FSM Knight of the Round Table, Lust for Live, The Power, Rhino's King of King, Tadlow's EL CID.
Intrada's Ivanhoe is not limited and I am going to buy it. The onlt thing interest me is Quo Vadis. But Tadlow is going to re-record it.

I don't know if I should pay that much for the rest less interest score. Or should I save money for this Ben Hur set?

[Johnnyecks]

I don't care when it was composed as long as it has a musical hook.

Are you trying to tell us something?

OH MY GOD! It's Hook complete score (2CDs) + Hook - The Musical (3CDs)!!

I'm going to faint.

I was just thinking that myself! LOL.

[Jason LeBlanc]

Lukas' latest blog post - about FSM's 2010 CDs is again a great read

http://filmscoremont...articleID/6782/

They've sold 7,000 Star Trek III's!

[indy4]

Cool, Seth MacFarlane asked for Tootsie.

[Jason LeBlanc]

The story he tells about "Hunters Are For Killing" is mind blowing

[scallenger]

From FB:

FSM CD #246 about to be announced...HERRMANN!

[Joey]

From FB:

FSM CD #246 about to be announced...HERRMANN!

his electronics from the birds?

[Stefancos]

Psycho?

[crocodile]

I would buy that.

Karol

[davros72]

Something to do with The Munsters?

[Jason LeBlanc]

Don't forget to link to the source!

https://www.facebook...150709862754328

[Marian Schedenig]

Don't we have enough Herrmann for a year already?

[Jason LeBlanc]

Lukas commented on the original post saying it will be announced on Monday.

[Richard Penna]

North by Northwest has been suggested at FSM.

I have the current Sony release, and it has some serious sound issues for some cues. I'd certainly be interested if they've found a better source.

[OneBuckFilms]

The sound issues were due to deterioration of the original storage medium.

They may have had to bake them to play them back, and if so, they may be unplayable now.

I believe there is something in the liner notes about this.

[crocodile]

You mean the Rhino release? Yes, it is a bit disappointing and, from what I remember, the whole final sequence is a film edit.

Ah well, at least there is Varese Sarabande re-recording.

Karol

[Marian Schedenig]

The sound issues were due to deterioration of the original storage medium.

They may have had to bake them to play them back, and if so, they may be unplayable now.

I believe there is something in the liner notes about this.

The iso score on the DVD didn't have those problems. Don't recall if the Blu carried over the iso?

Anyway, at least the film edits should be available in isolated, undamaged form.

[Joey]

ugh a f'ing facebook link.

[Jason LeBlanc]

The final four FSM CDs are coming—look for #247 in June. We'll probably hit #250 in late summer.

In the meantime, here's a little FSM freebie offer you might enjoy at Screen Archives:

Buy any $50 (not including postage) of FSM CDs and get FREE your pick of ONE the following:

1. All Fall Down/The Outrage
2. Crossed Swords
3. Eye of the Devil (MY personal favorite of this list!)
4. Home From the Hill
5. Maurice Jarre: Concert Works
6. Never So Few/7 Women
7. Ride Vaquero/The Outriders
8. The Ice Pirates
9. The Prisoner of Zenda
10. The Swan
11. Prophecy

Buy $100+ and get two choices, etc.—but NO substitutions. Ask for your freebie in the "notes" field in the SAE check-out process.
Offer good until end of business day (E.S.T.) Tuesday, May 15th.

Source: http://filmscoremont...articleID/6813/

[ManofDestiny]

I finally order the Superman blue box, and get Ice Pirates and Prophecy, plus some OOP score.

[Trent Bennett]

I want to re-buy the Superman Blue Box before it goes out of print. Unfortunately at the moment I can't.

[Jason LeBlanc]

FSM CD #247 off to the plant!

Source: http://www.facebook....151014105354328

[Jason LeBlanc]

FSM CD #248 is almost done and we expect it to be available in mid to late July, a 2CD set. There are only three FSM titles left before we shut the label down and this one will be of great interest, I am sure! (That's not a hint, it's a fact!)
In the meantime, here is a special offer effective today until we say otherwise:
Buy $50 worth of FSM CDs (pre-shipping charges) and get a free gift of one of following 3CD sets:

The Americanization of Emily/The Sandpiper/Drums of Africa—three gorgeous Johnny Mandel scores, so beautiful!
Dr. Kildare—a whole disc of stunning early Goldsmith television music, plus music by Sukman, Stevens, Schifrin, Green, Kaper and others. LIMITED QUANTITIES FOR THIS OFFER! We may pull it back at any time!
Kenner/More Than a Miracle—by the late, great Piero Piccioni.
Northwest Passage—3CD westerns collection with the oft-requested Herbert Stothart score to Northwest Passage plus rare M-G-M scores by Cyril Mockridge, Harry Sukman and David Shire.
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.—an exhaustive archive of music to the Dr. Seuss cult classic.
To use this special offer, order as usual and if your order qualifies, request your free gift in the “notes” field during the SAE check-out process. (Order $100 of FSM CDs and get two free gifts, $150 and pick three, etc.)
Please, no substitutions or special requests—these freebie offers have to be processed manually by SAE and I have to talk them into this kind of special offer because of the work it generates.
Trying to decide which FSM titles to buy? Here’s a list of the CDs with low stocks (quantities of fewer than 150 remaining):
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Moross) 137
The Appointment (Legrand/Barry/Phillips) 137
The Egyptian (Newman/Herrmann) 51 ($4.95 sale!)
Farewell My Lovely/Monkey Shines (Shire) 117 - with greatest theme ever written for Charlotte Rampling
Grand Prix (Jarre) 144
Green Mansions (Kaper/Villa-Lobos) 102
A Guide for the Married Man (Williams) 145 - insane Johnny Williams comedy score
Lord Jim/The Long Ships (Kaper/Radic) 148
Lust for Life (Rózsa) 129
Moonfleet (Rózsa) 78 - Rózsa does "Greensleeves," gorgeous!
Two Weeks in Another Town (Raksin) 13 (!!)
The Yakuza (Grusin) 29 (!) - when it's OOP soon, you'll have to cut off a finger to find it...

Source: http://filmscoremont...articleID/6834/

[Jason LeBlanc]

Friends, we are waiting for, of all things, the final approval of the artwork so it may not be out until August. Stay tuned...

Lukas

Source: http://filmscoremont...mID=1&archive=0

[Wojo]

Have they announced what this is? I hope it's The Ten Commandments.

[Jason LeBlanc]

They have not dropped a single clue about any of their final 3 releases, other than the tidbits said about #248 two posts above yours

[Wojo]

If it's The Ten Commandments, I will probably die of sheer joy and donate my body to science by Labor Day.