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La-La Land Records re-issues John Williams' Jane Eyre OST May 22nd 2012

Started by Romão, May 15 2012 09:22 PM

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#201 Wojo

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Posted 29 May 2012 - 07:15 PM

It's not a pop-in-the-car-and-listen-during-your-commute score.


Very few seem to be anymore. I tried to listen to Conan the other day driving home, but a combination of hunger, dehydration, heat, and exhaustion were making my brain wander across the Hyborean wastes, so I had to listen to some hard rock to stay focused.

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Posted 30 May 2012 - 09:17 PM

Just got Jane Eyre today. There's a marked difference in sound compared to the Silva release. In general, the sound stage has more width and a bit more depth. Some apparent unclean moments here and there in the higher registers at louder moments, but they probably were there before and are just more apparent now. At times I hear bits of instrumentation I've never noticed before.

Clearly a must have for Williams fans who don't have an older release, and seemingly also a worthy upgrade for those that do. It may not sell its 2,000 units quickly, but it would have deserved 5,000 easily.
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Posted 30 May 2012 - 09:19 PM

So... in short... not essential if you've got the Silva Screen disc?

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Posted 30 May 2012 - 09:38 PM

I've only listened to it once so far, and I compared just bits of two tracks directly. It's not essential if you have a previous release, but depending on how much you value sound quality, the upgrade may be worth it. I'm happy I got the new one.
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Posted 30 May 2012 - 10:46 PM

So... in short... not essential if you've got the Silva Screen disc?

Karol


I imagine it'd be were it a top ten Williams score for you, but then I suppose you wouldn't be asking. :)

At least that's how I would gauge it.

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Posted 30 May 2012 - 11:02 PM

The booklet is incredible. I wish every Williams score could get this classy of a treatment
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Posted 30 May 2012 - 11:04 PM

Truth.

And that photo of Williams looks like some Chinese guy from the Mao era. And he has hair. Must be a double.
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Posted 31 May 2012 - 02:20 AM

The booklet is incredible. I wish every Williams score could get this classy of a treatment


I agree, it's great!
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Posted 31 May 2012 - 04:57 AM

I hope this release lasts for a little while since I can't afford it right now. You make it sound pretty terrific guys.

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Posted 04 June 2012 - 09:13 PM

Got my copy today, Must say the sound issues in the highs are there, as mentioned, but really this score is so beautiful I really don't care.
Besides those sounds issues mentioned before the stereo separation in particular is very pleasing.
Was listening to it in the car on the way home from work and it sounded great.
As always Jim Titus' work is a highlight of the release

Now Back to the music!

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Posted 04 June 2012 - 09:15 PM


So... in short... not essential if you've got the Silva Screen disc?

Karol


I imagine it'd be were it a top ten Williams score for you, but then I suppose you wouldn't be asking. :)

At least that's how I would gauge it.

It's one of the best scores from the composers, no question in my mind. But I've still got the other album. Who knows, I might get this ST: TMP and Rosemary's Baby from LLL in one order.

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Posted 16 June 2012 - 09:27 AM

I did a quick comparison in a WAV editor between the LLL release and the 1999 Silva release--the LLL release seems to run at a slight faster pitch. Anyone else noticed?
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Posted 16 June 2012 - 06:36 PM

If this is the same music from the lp and the previous cd, why does this say arranged? Arranged would be the one that it's in Pops Britannia (after JW copied the music by ear); or what am I missing?

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Posted 18 June 2012 - 02:30 PM

Okay, I got this last week.

Since I don't have the original release, this was a must-have for me. And I don't regret it. Fantastic score (and CD presentation).

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Posted 18 June 2012 - 02:37 PM

I am glad you had a chance to get it and that you like it Josh. :) It was one of those JW scores that I just went nuts for on the first listen and it has been my favourite ever since. The album presentation is indeed a terrific one.

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Posted 18 June 2012 - 02:43 PM

It's way too short, of course, but what the hell! If the original tapes were lost, this is the best we could wish and hope for!

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Posted 18 June 2012 - 02:45 PM

Of course I would love to hear more of this music if possible but as an album experience it is a pretty terrific one.

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"We pop out and come into the world and music is there. We didn't invent it - it's all organised in the atmosphere by divinity or whatever. It's a miracle." - John Williams-

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