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I always liked the ending in one of the fan scripts (or whatever it was) that was on the internet a few years ago with all of Indy's old girlfriends showing up to take him to task. Not sure I'd want this movie to end that way, but I did think it's an interesting tongue-in-cheek idea for both Indiana Jones and James Bond considering that they both have probably slept with half of the women on planet Earth.

I guess I just don't understand why Hollywood is so into remaking classics. Most don't seem to do well with critics or at the box office (See The Truth about Charlie, Psycho, Planet of the Apes, The Manchurian Candidate, All the King's Men, etc.). There's no way to improve on the original The Day the Earth Stood Still so leave it alone. Pretty soon they'll be giving us Gone with the Wind with Lindsay Lohan and Ben Affleck. Knock it off!

I was flipping channels this morning and landed on TV Land just in time to hear the remarkable similarities between the theme to Jurassic Park and the theme to Highway to Heaven. John Williams is a hack!

Happy birthday Mr. Spielberg. ...And now let the inevitable assault on this thread's subtitle begin.

I remember seeing Roger Ebert on The Tonight Show a few years back when Pearl Harbor came out. He pretty much summed up my feeelings when he said that "by the time the attack came, I was rooting for the Japanese." And then there's that song from Team America: World Police: "I miss you more than Michael Bay missed the mark when he made Pearl Harbor....Why does Michael Bay get to keep on making movies?..."

Don't know if anyone's posted this yet. For anyone who likes Hitchcock, this is brilliant. Absolutely brilliant!

I haven't heard the bootleg so I can't really comment on what improvement, if any, there is in the sound. In fact, I'm not really an expert on sound quality, so you're asking the wrong person. There's definetly what I'd describe as an atmospheric hiss in the background, but it didn't really bother me. Whether that's because it's from an LP transfer or just because it was recorded 35 years ago, I have no clue. At any rate, the percussion, strings, voices, and a guy sounding like he's throwing up on Track 6 are loud and clear enough so that I don't notice the hiss on most of the tracks. Again, I'm the wrong guy to ask about this. To me though, it sounds better than the expanded Jaws release or the Family Plot boot which are both from that period. As far as the booklet goes, there are 10 pages of notes and pictures. The first 6 1/2 pages talk about the film and the score and include some comments from an interview with Williams last year. I thought it was a nice introduction to the music and the film since I wasn't familiar with either. The rest of the booklet is a track listing with a small paragraph after each title describing where it appears in the film (or what scene it was originally written for). Some of the notes describe the music generally speaking, while others simply describe the action in the particular scene the cue is composed for. The credits for the album are all on the back cover of the CD. Unfortunately, my copy did not come with a fold-out poster, stickers, or any CD-ROM links to a website full of screensavers or music videos. Consequently, I can give the CD no more than 2 stars.

That's the only e-mail I received. That's why I was surprised to get the CD so soon.

Well, here's my top ten in no particular order: 1. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937): A nice score. More importantly, the first. Not including this would be like leaving out The Jazz Singer on a list of "most influential films in history." 2. Pinocchio (1940): One of the best film scores of all time, live action or animation. 3. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996): The best Menken score for Disney. 4. Beauty and the Beast (1991) 5. Bambi (1942): Since this film has so little dialogue (compared to other animated features), the music is even more important. 6. The Secret of NIMH (1982): Goldsmith's best score for an animated film. 7. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993): One of Elfman's best. 8. The Lion King (1994) 9. Dumbo (1941): One of the most emotional scores for any Disney film. Comedy, sadness, triumph...it's all here. 10. Sleeping Beauty (1959): Not an original score, but an excellent adaptation of Tchaikovsky's ballet music.

wow that's pretty fast. I got an email that they shipped,but I'm not holding my breath getting before christmas Yeah, I was surprised when I opened my mailbox today. I figured it would take a few weeks. But I'm not complaining.

And nothing from prior to the 1980s (sans the television scores, that is)?

Mine came today and I love it! It's strange no doubt, but very interesting. A nice contrast to Monsignor which came last week.

I'd guess it's just a typical Cold War anti-nuke protest that's going on.

This year's Grammy noms are out for anyone who cares. Best Score: Babel Gustavo Santaolalla, composer Blood Diamond James Newton Howard, composer The Departed Howard Shore, composer Happy Feet John Powell, composer Pan's Labyrinth Javier Navarrete, composer Ratatouille Michael Giacchino, composer Best Song: Falling Slowly (From Once) Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova, songwriters (Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova) Track from: Once Guaranteed (From Into The Wild) Eddie Vedder, songwriter (Eddie Vedder) Track from: Into The Wild Love You I Do (From Dreamgirls) Siedah Garrett & Henry Krieger, songwriters (Jennifer Hudson) Track from: Dreamgirls The Song Of The Heart (From Happy Feet) Prince Rogers Nelson, songwriter (Prince) Track from: Happy Feet You Know My Name (From Casino Royale) David Arnold & Chris Cornell, songwriters (Chris Cornell) Track from: Carry On Best INstrumental Composition: Ash Wednesday Harry Connick, Jr., composer (Harry Connick, Jr.) Track from: Chanson Du Vieux Carré [Marsalis Music/Rounder] Cerulean Skies Maria Schneider, composer (Maria Schneider Orchestra) Track from: Sky Blue [ArtistShare] Deep Six Mark Walker, composer (Oregon) Track from: 1000 Kilometers [CamJazz] I Knew Her (From Notes On A Scandal) Philip Glass, composer (Philip Glass) Track from: Notes On A Scandal - Soundtrack [Rounder/Fox Music] Spectacle Béla Fleck, composer (Chick Corea & Béla Fleck) Track from: The Enchantment [Concord Records]

His raging anti-semitism might be a problem too. Wagner for me too though, by the way.

The text of the US anthem isn't blood-thirsty balderdash. It's a poem written by someone who was witnessing a British bombardment of an American fort during the War of 1812. The "rockets" and "bombs" in the song are being fired BY the British AT America. So it's a poem about America's survival against all odds, not America's thirst for blood. Sadly, most people here don't know the words to the anthem (just youtube it to see some disastrous public renditions) and don't recognize that the last line is a question not only about the survival of America itself (i.e. Is the American flag still flying?) but also a question about the survival of American ideals (i.e. Is the flag still flying over a country that embraces freedom?). I think that's been a good question to ask at different points in our history. So, undoubtedly the anthem is the product of war and is about a battle, but it isn't blood-thirsty, warmongering, imperialist propaganda like some make it out to be. And the tune is an old English drinking song, not a militaristic march. By the way, I vote for the anthem of the European Union. You can't do much better than "Ode to Joy" IMO.

If you like older movies like I do, then it may interest you to know that British actress Deborah Kerr has died at 86. She starred in several classic films from the 50's and 60's including The King and I, From Here to Eternity, King Solomon's Mines, and An Affair to Remember. Another star of the golden and silver ages of Hollywood gone.

Yes, because the music is looped for an extra rendition of the descending music before the family theme starts in the COS version which adds a few seconds IIRC.

He's apparently forgotten he wrote "Han Solo and the Princess" which he used in 2 films. How's he supposed to remember bring at the Palace Theater in Columbus over a decade ago? I'd personally like him to remember the former before the latter.

I hope for this extra's sake that this is all some sort of masterfully-planned disinformation scheme. There are some plot spoilers (if the report is authentic), so don't go to the link if you're wanting to remain spoiler-free. Spielberg furious

Is this movie still filming? I keep hearing people talking about it wrapping in mid-October, but it started in mid-June. IIRC, a 4-month shooting schedule would make this one of the longest Spielberg and/or Lucas shoots (discounting pick-ups and reshoots) in a long time. Williams sounds like he expects to see a final edit in a couple of weeks.

Does he prefer boxers, briefs, or commando?

Ever consider that maybe the two things were connected?

1. The Village 2. Unbreakable 3. Signs 4. Lady in the Water 5. The Fugitive

1. Edward Scissorhands 2. Batman 3. The Nightmare Before Christmas 4. Batman Returns 5. Mars Attacks