Pawel P.

Not me. At home, I almost always listen to music from CDs. Sometimes Spotify Premium - mainly new stuff I want to check. And let people say what they want, CDs sound better than streaming on my audio system.

There is not the slightest reason to believe it's a CD-R. Don't you guys think if it wasn't a pressed CD they would have marked it in the description? Besides, as far as I know, Disney Music Emporium hasn't sold CD-Rs so far. Plus, a lot of buyers, including me, would want their money back.

Just got shipping notice.

Well, not to me. I wonder if there's anyone else besides me here who ordered only a CD and hasn't got shipping information yet.

I placed an order almost a month ago. However, I haven't received a shipping note yet. I feel sorry for those of you who didn't manage to buy a copy, and I hope Disney will print another batch.

Again, it's not the official artwork. The real one you can see here:

Wonderfully. I really hope it'll also be released on blu-ray. It'd be great to have Sound the Bells and For Seiji in this format. Plus Three Million Light Years from Home and Stargazers, which are part of the Suite from E.T., and Fawkes the Phoenix (not performed in Berlin). There are of course some repetitions here - I would gladly replace The Rebellion is Reborn with The Asteriod Fields, and Leia's Theme with Rey's Theme, Anakin's Theme or Rise of Skywalker, but I'm happy that Williams' next concert will be filmed. Let them film as many as possible!

Yes, it does. It's not an original CD. I can't imagine not having Anne-Sophie Mutter's name of the last track (it's on the album shown on social media). There are more differences. Someone paid over a hundred dollars on Ebay for this fake CD (and there were more bidders!) https://www.ebay.com/itm/185976370117?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&nma=true&si=esGIQaJoPeVykMXRUTNFMS7zufg%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc

It's very late, so I'm going to sleep, but after one listen I'm just blown away with this score. There is so much going on here, so much to discover. For now, I'm not worried about what's not on the album (there are a lot significant omissions). I'm just happy about how much brilliant stuff is here. I love this score!

I don't think that's the cause. This is double vinyl, so you can easily fit 80 minutes of music without losing audio quality.

Again, Anne-Sophie Mutter's version it's not in the movie. Guys, love your comments. I don't treat them as spoilers because I saw the movie. Four more hours for me to listen to this...

I remember that the creators of the British documentary TV series "Great Film Composers: Music of the Movies" a few years ago mistakenly used the same photo in one of the episodes.

And also Harp and Oboe Concertos. Yes, I have to live with it. To be more precise.... Of course, it's better if something is released digitally than not released at all, but I just never think about any track that's been released: "Let it stay digital, there will be more space on the CD for other things."

I have to admit that I hate the idea of any released Williams' music being digital only.

Is it really him with those brass instruments? He doesn't look like himself at all.

Well, if that's the case - hopefully not - then Helena's Theme is heard in its entirety during the credits, so it's likely to appear in the final suite as well. However, I hope it'll also appear as a separate track closer to the beginning of the album - and the version recorded with Mutter at the very end of the CD, as a bonus track.

Thank you. I managed to order it too.

Ok, we don't have to agree on everything. I stand by my opinion, especially regarding the Sequel Trilogy scores. I'm turning 47 this year, by the way.

Has anyone outside of the US ordered from this store? When I press "Place Order" in the last step, it says "Critical errors have occured" whether I choose debit, credit or Paypal. Very strange. There is already a limit of two copies per person.

Thor, by comparing this score to The Last Crusade, I meant the fact that there is one dominant new main theme and lots of action music. It's just a very "busy" score with a lot going on. And that's what I meant. You wrote about TLC: 'It's like a string of different concert pieces, both on album and in the film. Dial, on the other hand, is far more in line with Crystal Skull, or the new Star Wars scores — i.e. ‘contemporary’ JW, with lots of small cells alternating and stacked on top of each other, like a puzzle. A short brass outburst there, a cymbal crash there, frenetic strings jumping around the scale. It's very busy, schizophrenic and - to be honest - very close to what I had expected". Well, I just have this feeling with Star Wars Sequel Trilogy scores - most of the pieces at least - that there are a lot of different concert pieces that have a proper beginning, proper middle part and proper end. Of course, old themes return more often in Sequel Trilogy than The Raider's March in TLC, but this is due to the nature of the film. I agree, however, that the mix of music and visuals is not perfect in Dial of Destiny, especially in the numerous action and chase sequences, so it's hard for me to say anything more detailed today about the accompanying music (other than that I really liked what I heard). And yes, I didn't hear another Anderton Great Escape or another Visitor In San Diego here. But like you, with DOD I got what I expected. And this is very good news for me and, I think, for many people who appreciate Williams' music from the last decade much more than you do.

Thor, I'm curious to find out if your impressions of the music will be similar to mine. Although, as far as I remember, you were quite critical when it comes to Williams' music from the Sequel Trilogy after the press screenings - from the beginning it made a great impression on me every time and to this day I consider these scores outstanding (I like the movies too).

If I remember correctly, the music in the last scene was light as a feather and quite touching at the same time It's hard for me to point out individual highlights, because there's a lot going on here. Besides, when watching the film, I didn't always focus enough on the music, because I was following the plot. For example, speaking about the scene with music similar to Spyders or Minority Report, I didn't remember it musically at all! Certainly, the greatest highlight are the adventure variations on Helena's Theme, the music accompanying fights and chases, two travel map pieces. The entire 20-minute opening sequence from 1944 is a glorious Williams' tour de force, with few very thrilling and exciting entrances of The Raider's March. There is also a lot much more subtle fragments, full of arrangement flavors. Discovering it both in the film at the next screening (I have to wait for the premiere like everyone else) and on the CD will surely be fascinating!

Sorry, I didn't read carefully. Immediately after Raider's March and Helena's Theme (played in its entirety, without Anne-Sophie Mutter), there was some MacGuffin and action music variations, but I have to say it's quite an unusual End Credits for Williams. More like typical Horner's End Credits, with slow-paced music. There is no Raider's March at the end. I'm curious if we'll hear a slightly different suite on the album.

Jay, saw it at press screening in Warsaw. It was the full version we know from the concerts, immediately after Raider's March (which later didn't return). Without Anne-Sophie Mutter.

Saw the movie on Monday. If I had to compare the score to any of the previous parts in the series, I'd pick "The Last Crusade". There was also really one leading new theme (Grail) and the compelling action music that dominated the score. There is even more of it here. Helena's Theme we hear more often in the film itself in adventure arrangements (that are really great) than the one we know from last concerts. It's only in its full "Golden Age" glory during the end credits. But there is a lot going on here, it is dynamic and dense, because there is no shortage of action in the movie. There are also some musical surprises. In one of the scenes I heard something that would fit to "Dirty Harry" or "Bullitt" or other Shiffrin's scores form 70's. Very unusual for Williams. There's another theme, more exotic, similar to "Tintin". And a lot of "Raider's March" and twice The music is very intense, just like "The Last Crusade" mixed with "Tintin". And sometimes it rushes like "The Lost World". The music accompanying action scenes, with motifs accompanying the antagonists, is very intense and the whole score is very "busy" , if I may use such a word. Williams had a lot to do here. And must have had fun! And there is theme related to the McGuffin - very simple one. I can't wait to hear the score from the album and I have no doubt that it will be a great listening experience. Williams and Ross are listed as conductors. And the movie itself? Without giving away any spoilers, I really liked it. A lot of humor, lots of action, with a solid emotion in the background. There were moments that really surprised me. The biggest acting star here is indeed the fantastic Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Can't wait to see it again!