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It actually did make me want to watch the film again, which I'll probably do today. And Neil, when can we expect the 2nd part?

Haha, real cute. A little bit over the top perhaps, but cute. How many JW soundtracks do you have, Brianna? Been a JW fan for long? And how come you didn't discover JWFan and this board sooner?

Well, we'll never know, will we?

Indeed. May richuk post another puppy to counterbalance things. ;)

Interesting, I've never heard before that Williams was in talks to score Hulk. Definitely it would've been an interesting effort, and undoubtedly better than what Elfman's done (for me it's one of his soundtracks that I like less).

Ditto.

Piano, drums and percussion; in addition to xylophone and bells, which are mentioned in the poll, I also play all other concert percussion, needed in both concert and symphony orchestras I'm a member of; in last years I'm mostly a timpanist (such a magnificent instrument ), but I usually switch to drums if we have any jazz stuff to play with either orchestra or on jam sessions in a jazz club.

Seconded. :cool:

Absolutely. That recording is terrible -- terrible! -- but it fits the movie so well, I'd be loathe for it to be improved much! Indeed. I think I also remember Poledouris in some documentary metioning that he wanted the music for CtB to sound as ancient as possible and that's also why he applied the certain playing techniques in the score (such as scraping the tam-tam with metal stick (heard in the sequence when Conan is turning the wheel) etc.).

Received my Blue Box today. :cool: Still waiting for two VS Club CDs.

Jerry H. Bilik's Concertino for Alto Sax and Concert Band is also great. :cool:

:cool: That, and it's also gone OOP some time ago, so if not today, it's gonna be a high-priced rare collector's item in a few years' time. Remember, 3000 of us may have gotten The Blue Box, but many won't ... So I reckon there's a high probability that both Rhino and FSM releases are going to be very wanted some time from now.

What's the official IJ4 soundtrack release date? :cool:

Drax, read my post which precedes yours (Post #93). Also JW himself has said when asked about the LSO (quoted from The Blue Box book): I love what we call here, or think of, as the British school of brass playing. It's a different sound to the European brass, I think, and certainly from our American brass playing, all of which is wonderful in their particular ways, but I love the British approach and tradition and style. In any case, the LSO is only my personal preferential orchestra when it comes to soundtracks, so need to make a fuss about it. :cool:

Do that first, please. :cool:

GOT IT!!! GOT IT!!! GOT IT!!! Today is one of the happiest day of my life. The Blue Box arrived in the morning and I can't emphasize enough what a treasure it is. This is definitely one of the greatest soundtrack releases of all time and one of the best things that could happen to a true soundtrack junkie such as me. This box is almost too good to be true, I feel that every disc for itself and the book alone are all worthy the price of the whole boxset. Amazing. All kudos and respects to everyone and anyone who had anything to do with it. And the best thing is that today is Saturday, I have all the time I want to immerse myself into it all (though at the moment I feel like taking a two weeks' vacation from the job ) and I didn't even have to pay any additional taxes for it, being marked as a gift book for 10 $. Oh what a beautiful morning, oh what a beautiful day, I have a beautiful feeling - everything's going my way! :cool: Jonathan's Death

Yep, I've been to London in the beginning of January (for the LSO film music concert) and this thing was set outside, in front of the entrance to the gallery. Somehow, I've managed to muster enough courage to photograph it, but that was about it. Hell, the damn thing could've come alive for all I know! :cool:

I am.

What a nice touch, richuk.

Thanks, Beowulf. I read the entire Wikipedia article. Still shudderin'. Though they're not fatal and everything, but their look and size ... Scary animals. It's alarming to think that they could also be present in our country ...

I'll wait for my box to arrive and then post both very same sentences.

I'm well aware of that, but it's all I've got until my box arrives.

Indeed, that shot is really amazing. It also give me goose bumps every time, and usually I can't resist watching it two or three times in a row ... Magnificent. to Donner and Unsworth.

It's nice to meet another concert band percussionist. Keep swingin'! Try to also recommend to your director some Jan Van der Roost, I guess he's underestimated/unknown in the States. He's done some really great stuff such as Sinfonietta, Spartacus, Avalon, Sinfonia Hungarica and lots more (you can also check him out here).

Yesterday, I was desperate enough to listen to mine (also to III), and seems like it ain't getting any better today.