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You know, that's a good idea! Why don't we send the petition to Matessino? He has some clout with producers, studios, composers, etc., so if he signs it it might send a nice message.
 
Honestly, don't know why we didn't think of it before. Matessino's signature is worth a lot more than those randos on reddit!

I signed it.  I think it’s important to remember that this exchange with Jay regarding Mike Matessino himself suggesting it was the impetus.  If Mike says sign a petition, you sign it.  Maybe we should do another for Indy scores, since that was also mentioned. 
 

The 'millions' figure popped into my head before I read your second line.
 
It's particularly baffling given that we just learnt from the legacy podcast that KK et al's directive on projects from the last few years has been that Mike must be involved. Hence they know he's Williams' trusted producer, so wouldn't it just take Williams calling Kathy and asking for it to happen? Or am I overestimating the clout Williams has for initiating projects at Disney? Or does Williams just not care as much about expanding SW as he does other scores?

they're too busy buying funko pops and asking questions about stuff everyone has known for half a century

Signed 
 

It’s at 100 now. 
Guys, ANYONE who signs it, earns my most sincere gratitude. All the negativity, all the pessimism and cynicism can’t take away the fact that @ThePenitentMan1and everyone who sign, at least TRIED. And I actually disagree with master Yoda in this case. 
Giving exposure, letting many people know about this situation, even without getting many signatures, is helping our goal of finally getting some of the most beloved scores ever created, in the best possible quality. You can’t achieve anything without even trying. And I’d rather choose signing a petition every single day than doing nothing but lamenting why we still don’t have remastered, complete OT or PT scores.
 
Thanks so much, @ThePenitentMan1for taking the time and effort to do SOMETHING about this. It matters to at least 100 people. And if it matters to just ONE person, then it was already worth making it. 

In all honesty, how many signatures would it actually take to convince anybody of influence at Disney to actually read the petition?

Of course, I support it all the way, but I don’t think anyone at Disney gives a shit, and would only consider reading the petition if it had literally tens of millions of signatures.

Maybe they should update their workflow if this is such a recurring problem... include a quality check maybe, that's a new idea

I'm hearing it too on the track you mentioned. When looking at the waveforms, it's obvious there's something wrong during that track transition:
 

 
Let's contact Intrada then, I guess?

I've often wondered, how do you guys pronounce "John Williams"?

Here's the thing with all these "imperfections" in the OT...they're supposed to look like that! These films were made in 77/80/83 after all! Maybe the Emperor doesn't look quite right, so what? Should we go back and change the aeroplane flying over the airport in Casablanca because it looks fake? Let's replace 1933 King Kong with a CGI ape while we're at it.
 
Star Wars deserves the same amount of respect. Before it was the cultural monster it is now, it was a film, and a pretty important and influential one. It should be treated as such.

He's revisiting the Chicken Run score?

Fingers crossed they release them.
 
Some of David Arnold’s best music.

@Jay Thank you for sharing the information here.

I invite you to discover the website, sign up to be notified when the first volume is released and download the free excerpts, which I hope you'll enjoy.

Official website is up!
 
https://jameshornerbiographybook.com/
 

Signed. Not sure what the outcome will be but it’s worth a shot!

To demonstrate that Howard Shore is far more than just the composer for "Lord of the Rings," David Cronenberg's films, or even those of David Fincher, here's a curated playlist that I've put together, featuring scores that you absolutely must explore.
 
Howard Shore is an exceptional composer who still writes his scores by hand, much like John Williams. At 77 years old, he won't be around forever. The 'Écoutez le cinéma' series has already dedicated a compilation of 2 CDs to him, but he truly deserves a 20-CD box set, like Morricone and Williams. Make an effort to discover this exceptional composer.
 

Signed. Not sure what the outcome will be but it’s worth a shot!

Original Petition:
 
Link to petition: https://chng.it/M95VFmdPbv
 
We're gonna need to give this petition as much exposure as we possibly can.  Share it anywhere you frequent where you talk about film music and Star Wars!
 
If we can get at least this much accomplished, it becomes much more likely that Disney will allow Matessino to do the rest of the Star Wars scores, as well as the Indy scores, too!

At its most basic, it needs a subject, which is repeated in a second voice but with different pitches, known as exposition, development, and a final closing section. Some of these examples have an exposition and an then go into free counterpoint. Most of them are not long enough to have counter subjects or recapitulation, due to the needs of the film. I think Shark Cage Fugue, Black Sunday, and Fugue for Changing Times are proper fugues.
 
I think it's probably more accurate to call some of these fugal, rather than fugues.

This is more or less just a canon form, that Williams uses quite often as some kind of echo of the first voice in the second voice, not a fugue.
Like here:
 
 

I don't hear anything fugal in Asteroid chase. There's lots of counterpoint, but it's not a fugue.

You should pick this up. His disaster scores are more dated. Jane Eyre in particular is timeless. It is very much related to later Williams scores you probably love. Do you like Prisoner of Azkaban and/or the "Across the Stars" love theme from Attack of the Clones? Then you will ADORE Jane Eyre. It is an utter masterpiece. A shame more of it couldn't be found but it is still a fantastic album and will 100% sound like the John Williams you already know and love, I promise.
 
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The Last Duel is one of his best imo

As soon as I saw the thumbnails I knew what you meant! Love both those moments!