Empire Of The Sun - La-La Land 2CD

[Jay 42,496]

MV Gerhard from La-La Land Records just announced:

This ain't no "June Gloom"



Behold -- La-La Land's June 2014 releases (including our intended 300th release) -- John Williams' masterpiece EMPIRE OF THE SUN, expanded, remastered and produced by Mike Matessino!

https://www.facebook.com/lalalandrecords/photos/a.181243738754.155532.56031953754/10152525579163755/?type=1&theater


It will go up for sale Tuesday, June 24th at 12PM PST at www.lalalandrecords.com and other soundtrack retailers.

Stay tuned to JWFan.com (Main Page) for exclusive previews and further information!

[Jilal 628]

Great! It's a two CD set, so either it'll include the original album as well, or a bunch of alternates.

[Jay 42,496]

Stay tuned to JWFan.com to find out!

[Jonesy 55]

Great News! This one is a must buy for me

[filmmusic 2,639]

Great!

Now let's hope Williams wasn't involved in this in any way!

[JohnnyD 1,538]

SWEET!!! Looking forward to listening to this set! Another fantastic release of the Maestro's work. Awesome.

[Jay 42,496]

Great!

Now let's hope Williams wasn't involved in this in any way!

Have faith, filmmusic. Mike Matessino did this one. All his releases are perfect!

[JohnnyD 1,538]

AWESOME!

[filmmusic 2,639]

Great!

Now let's hope Williams wasn't involved in this in any way!

Have faith, filmmusic. Mike Matessino did this one. All his releases are perfect!

You mean without album edits, mixed order cues and stuff?

that's encouraging then..

oh, by the way, is this limited?

[Jay 42,496]

Yes, it is limited, as is everything in their "Expanded Archival Collection" line.

[Maurizio 5,893]

Great!

Now let's hope Williams wasn't involved in this in any way!

Have faith, filmmusic. Mike Matessino did this one. All his releases are perfect!

I'm sure it'll be Complete Film Score on Disc 1 and OST Album + alternates and stuff on Disc 2.

Can't wait for this!

[Jilal 628]

According to what Jay said, the second disc does not contain both the OST album and alternates.

[Luke Skywalker 2,205]

Awesome, at last a new CD to buy XD

instant buy.

[filmmusic 2,639]

I wonder if this gets OOP in a day or 2?

Is it 3000 copies?

We should be ready!~

[Luke Skywalker 2,205]

unless it is very limited i dont think this will be much sought. I mean hook was a grail and copies still remain.

This is not a famous Williams work. I'm so eager to discover the unreleased music...

[nightscape94 967]

This is an automatic buy.

[FilmManiac79 6]

Slightly disappointed, but of course I'll still get it.

Does anyone know how much music is missing from the original release???

[Donna Lackluster 23]

Not too much, but 25 minutes worth of wonderful music. I know this movie like the back of my hand.

[Jay 42,496]

Slightly disappointed

???

[Richard P 4,779]

I seem to have 20 minutes from the OST - I remember the rest didn't exactly set me on fire. Not one for me.

[Richard P 4,779]

So this was delayed because of JW being busy, yet Matessino produced it?

I guess they still need his final approval even if he's not closely involved?

[Sharkissimo 1,975]

Definite purchase. One of my all-time favourite Williams scores.

[King Mark 3,834]

ok, well this is a good release for sure.

Hopefully Williams won't pull a Neverfeast insert and cut out the choir cue I wanted at the end

[JohnnyD 1,538]

"Expanded Archival Collection." Nice.

[Jay 42,496]

Do you have any other entries in the Expanded Archival Collection, JohnnyD?

[Incanus 5,858]

Fantastic news! Brilliant! I can't wait!

Great!

Now let's hope Williams wasn't involved in this in any way!

Have faith, filmmusic. Mike Matessino did this one. All his releases are perfect!

Well this is also reassuring news! He is the top bloke in the business!

[King Mark 3,834]

How much "estimated" unreleased music is there?

[Incanus 5,858]

Perhaps 20 minutes if I remember correctly. But of course there might be more if they have unearthed some additional unused music on the sessions.

[crocodile 9,211]

This is great, I always wanted to hear this one in proper order. It looks like the OST will be included as well.

Karol

[King Mark 3,834]

Yeah, but imagine if instead of the OST they found a disk full of alternates and unused themes

[Jay 42,496]

Well the OST is 55 minutes and CDs hold 80, so I have to imagine they have more than 25 minutes of unreleased music to add - otherwise it would have only been a 1CD set, right?

[Incanus 5,858]

Well the OST is 55 minutes and CDs hold 80, so I have to imagine they have more than 25 minutes of unreleased music to add - otherwise it would have only been a 1CD set, right?

Not if they include the OST album plus extras on disc 2 as has been their wont of late. But I will happily assume that there is more than 25 minutes of unreleased music.

[crocodile 9,211]

Yeah, but imagine if instead of the OST they found a disk full of alternates and unused themes

Would have been cool, no doubt. But I somehow doubt there is this much material out there.

Karol

[FilmManiac79 6]

Slightly disappointed

???

Slightly disappointed that's it not 5 or 6 others I desired more. I enjoy the OST, and wasn't really in need of an expansion. But I'm sure I'll be thrilled with it when it comes out...

[publicist 4,648]

The movie was sparsely scored for an epic but if JW recorded substantial alternates, i'm up for it. It's not his most focused score but that's part of its qualities. Watching the movie i always thought they tried for a more binding theme but never found it.

[King Mark 3,834]

Well, unless Jay is saying Disk 2 is not the OST presentation

Hopefully Williams composed a bunch of his classic majestic cues for this film and Spielberg told him to tone it down

[Jay 42,496]

I'm not saying anything! I am sure after their June 3rd titles are released, LLL's attention will shift to the June 24th titles. I wouldn't expect any more information until then!

[JohnnyD 1,538]

Do you have any other entries in the Expanded Archival Collection, JohnnyD?

That depends...refresh my memory, Jason. Are there any expanded releases of the Maestro's work in the "Expanded Archival Collection"? If not, then no, I do not.

[KK 3,310]

Ooh, this is awesome. Great news.

[Not Mr. Big 4,818]

When does it go up for Pre-Order?

[Jay 42,496]

Do you have any other entries in the Expanded Archival Collection, JohnnyD?

That depends...refresh my memory, Jason. Are there any expanded releases of the Maestro's work in the "Expanded Archival Collection"? If not, then no, I do not.

The Expanded Archival Collection line from LLL covers expansions of Warner Brothers properties, apart from the ones that received a "Warner Brothers 90th Anniversary" banner instead in 2013/14 (Rosewood, Police Academy, Matrix Reloaded, Black Beauty, Wyatt Earp, Superman Returns, Superman: TAS, Lethal Weapon box)

The Fugitive

Mars Attacks!

Eraser

Batman

Batman Returns

Batman: Mast of the Phantasm

Batman Forever

Forever Young

Dave

The Matrix Revolutions

Dennis The Menace

When does it go up for Pre-Order?

It doesn't. It goes up for order-order on June 24th.

[nightscape94 967]

I'm not overly familiar with the movie, but is there a seriously major cue that people have been clamoring for that isn't on the OST either fully or partially? I haven't seen anything specific mentioned in this thread, which I was surprised about.

[Jay 42,496]

I'm not overly familiar with the movie, but is there a seriously major cue that people have been clamoring for that isn't on the OST either fully or partially? I haven't seen anything specific mentioned in this thread, which I was surprised about.

Yes - this cue:

[Jonesy 55]

That cue is a gorgeous gem.

[Jay 42,496]

Yea. Boggles the mind that JW wouldn't think it was a necessary cue to be on the OST *shrug*

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,949]

I wonder if the liner notes will acknowledge the "unreliable narrator" aspect of the film?

[King Mark 3,834]

yeah that's the cue I want

[Sharkissimo 1,975]

I want the second half of Cadillac of the Skies.

[Jay 42,496]

Huh?

[Mr. Brown 91]

I guess it'll be a nice one to own.