BigMacGyver

There is a catalogue nr.: WWCCM06852

But how come there is no tracklisting yet?

A similar announcement can be found at Collector's Choice but with a cover: Looks like the real thing.

Lol, no but it is a UK site and in europe the day stands before the month. For americans it would be 04/17/06 Can't wait for this one even if its just a simple re-issue. I was looking for this score way too long.

Play.com has John William's The Witches of Eastwick up for pre-order. It seems to be due for release on 17/04/2006. A reissue? Looks like it. Expanded? Doubtful.

The instrument in question must be some sort of ethnic asian woodwind instrument. Some of these instruments can create an enormous range of weird sounds that seem to be synthesized but are actually accoustic. There are a number of instruments that could be possible here so I can't narrow it down but i am pretty sure that it is not synthesized.

Come on! I mean... Leslie Nielsen isn't exactly a woman either. Funny that Leslie Bricusse became a woman for some of you.

I am sure the labels would flock to release a complete Gozilla score. Sadly, the studio executives are neither willing nor would they offer a decent enough deal, not to mention the enormous re-use fees that are a huge problem with this score. Nothing against your hopes but i think you make a mistake when you flak the labels for not releasing this particular score when they actually can't do anything about it.

A whole lot of great scoring is absent from the promo. As much as i would love to have a complete release of this score, I am afraid this petition won't do much to actually convince a studio executive to release it. It is probably more realistic to cross your fingers for an expanded release of independence day or stargate.

The LP transfers aren't limited. That one is certain. But I am not so sure about the others. For example: Force 10 From Navarone is mentioned as "first time on CD" while such a title might actually be a limited edition but nowhere do they mention the amount of copies. Very confusing indeed. Maybe someone could clarify that by posting at the fsm board or writing an email to Lukas? Edit to clarification: I have looked at the back of my Force 10 CD and there is no usual "This Pressing Is Limited To 3000 Copies" remark, so everything that is marked as "First Time On CD" without any mention of the amount of copies is NOT limited!

Received the shipping confirmation early on 16th but in the states it was still the 15th so they have shipped them one day earlier this time. Great work. Now i hope that everything will be in place and that the plane won't crash

Not quite correct. They re-issued various scores that were released on LP before. These releases (King Kong, Not With My Wife You Don't / Any Wednesday or Lord Jim / The Long Ships) are not limited and priced at 16,95. I am not exactly sure if the new releases of Chips and Swimmer are limited. Usually, they state the amount of copies (which is ALWAYS 3000 units at least on FSM) under the album artwork but there is nothing except some other statements this time which makes me believe that these releases are not limited. Another aspect that speaks for it: Sony music licenced the Swimmer and they are usually not open-minded towards limited editions.

The note on the Swimmer album page is really interesting. If they are now digging into the sony pictures and columbia vault, we might see some more treasures. Images immediately comes to mind.

Indy! If not for the film then at least for newly remastered, expanded releases of the other three scores.

Director Stephen Sommers' company has launched an official website where they mention (and pretty much confirmed) the following upcoming projects: Magic Kingdom For Sale, Flame Over India, The Mummy 3 as well as the remakes of Flash Gordon, Jason And The Argonauts and When Worlds Collide. Composer Alan Silvestri may have a good chance to be involved with some of these films, especially if Sommers will direct them because of the director's admiration for the composer's work.

I enjoyed his score for Groundhog Day

That is quite correct and i feel that JW thinks the same way. It is simply more economic to preserve the sheets instead of spending hundredthousands of dollars to buy rights from a stubborn studio to make a release possible. The man can't be blamed for it. He certainly has the influence and money (just like Spielberg) but he probably thinks that the expense wont justify the outcome which is sad.

My other favourite composers beside JW are: Alan Silvestri - Too many favourites to list (same with Williams) Elmer Bernstein - Heavy Metal, Ghostbusters, The Great Escape Jerry Goldsmith - Star Trek (mainly TMP), The Mummy, 13th Warrior James Newton Howard - Waterworld, Dinosaur, Signs Basil Poledouris - Conan, Starship Troopers, Hunt For Red October David Arnold - Independence Day, Stargate, Godzilla James Horner - Aliens, The Land Before Time, Willow Howard Shore - LOTR Trilogy Bill Conti - Masters Of The Universe, F.I.S.T. Michael Kamen - Die Hard, Mr. Holland's Opus Marc Shaiman - City Slickers (1&2), The Addams Family (1&2) David Newman - Galaxy Quest, The Phantom Bruce Broughton - Silverado, Lost In Space Ron Goodwin - 633 Squadron, Force 10 From Navarone

The latest update about the rumoured re-recording is that they are just rumours and not happening. But they will surely do something with the indy-music when the new movie is coming out. We just have to be patient and see.

Not with my Wife, You Don't is not an intrada release but from film score monthly. The score is by John(ny) Williams for a 60's sex comedy and has been released on LP before, so it is just a remastered reissue like the george duning title. That's the reason why they are paired and why this release is not limited.

He certainly has the influence and money to buy the rights at least as far as his more important work is concerned. Yet, it seems he has not so much interest in investing it.

I second that. The bootleg is one of my most-played elmer bernstein CDs and even with the bad sound and the broken cues it has always been a great listen. I can't wait for this release, especially due to the additional music that was not featured on the Bootleg including the extended end credits or the concert (album) version of the main theme. I am afraid this CD is missing the source cues that are played during the hotel finale and the restaurant scene but i can live without that.

There has hardly ever been such an enormous response to a 3000 unit club pressing. I dare to predict that Ghostbusters will sell out in less than a month. That is kind of a downside but keep in mind that there are probably very difficult legal arrangements surrounding this release since there is already a song CD out there which also contains portions of elmers score and has recently been reissued. Doing it as limited run was probably the only option in this case. Furthermore, the limited pressing certainly made it possible to release the entire ghostbusters score while there is music missing from the stripes score.

John Williams' interest in preserving the original written sketches of the music is certainly admirable because it is also a very important aspect of preservation but it is also questionable: Only preserving the sketches instead of the recordings can be a risk. Even limited edition releases will make sure that the original recordings are digitally preserved, copied and restaured while the music itself is spread into collections of fans throughout the globe which will ensure its survival. That is hardly possible with sketches, not to mention that only few people will actually be interested in studying them (as pointed out by Williams). The more people you reach, the better are the chances that the music will survive. Not that he should stop preserving his sketches but it may be better to focus on both, sketches and releases, to ensure the music will survive. That is really an interesting question.

It is a commonly known fact that many albums of Williams' music were produced by the maestro himself, especially those OST releases that come out at the time the film is released. But one question has always bothered me. Does John Williams really care about the further preservation of his entire body of work, including complete releases? It seems to me that once the sessions are done and the OST is out there he is finished with a score and just moves on. Lukas Kendall from FSM once described the reactions of composers towards FSM releases and Williams was quoted like "...so what?". Let's just say he wasn't exactly surprised or thrilled about the effort from the label. Most complete releases of his scores are produced and assembled by other folks like Nick Redman or Michael Matessino. Only some anniversary editions like Jaws or Close Encounters are produced by the maestro. On the contrary, there are composers like Lalo Schifrin or the late Elmer Bernstein - enthusiastic preservationists not only of their own work but of the music from others as well. And their efforts pay off with great but unreleased scores slowly finding their way on CD. Sadly, it seems like Williams is not one of them, no preservationist, which is odd since he has the biggest influence and the necessary cash flow.