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Does someone from this forum knows someone from the Williams' management and can ask about the possibility to grant a waiver for an expanded/complete Geisha release for the 20th anniversary of the movie? I guess there is a chance to make a lot of money from such a release. I dream here but next to an expanded version, how does a deluxe version sounds like, which additionally includes a signed booklet / movie poster. I would gladly buy it, even if it will cost $200-$300. I'm sure a lot of John Williams fans would appreciate such a release.

Unfortunately, I don't know how these structures are connected. If this is a trade union and it does not represent the members in their interests, the members would have to leave the union. There must be a lever that can be used to bring about a change if it's just a matter of adjusting a date.

If that rule has indeed stopped the release of all/most of the post-2005 expansions and musicians feel that this rule doesn't benefit them, then it should be possible for some bigger music labels or individuals, like the composers themselves, to approach this organisation in order to change that. The last option would be if musicians and composers go on a strike, I guess then they will quickly change that. Imagine if all filmmusic composers, music editors etc. won't write/edit any new music for movies until this rule has changed... or do they not care about such releases?

Thank you all for your input, I appreciate it. I don't wanted that this thread will bash any group or individual. Musicians should get paid as anyone else, but the system should be fair. It still should be possible to get music out. What good does it do to anyone if you record something but no one can listen to the music because it's not possible to release it. Doesn't the composer has any say in that matter? So, the only chance for a release right now is that someone with a lot of money, like Elon Musk oder Bill Gates, will sponsor this because it doesn't hurt their wallets or we start a crowdfunding project but I guess we would need 500k?

Who's the AFM? When were the scoring sessions - I assume after the 3rd of July 2005? So in other words, we need money to make this happen. Someone has to pay the musicians again + licensing, publishing, production and manufacturing?

Hi, I'm following the forum for some time and it's quite interesting how many people like John Williams and his music. One of my favorites movies and scores is Memoirs of a Geisha. I love the music and the movie very much. On the main page I saw a cuelist with a lot of unreleased music: https://jwfan.com/?p=3172 On another thread I read that another score release might not happen because of some union fee issue? (Not really sure how that works.) Memoirs of a Geisha 2005 OST Prohibitive union fee So, my simple questions are: What needs to happen for a complete release of the music from the film? Like a 3CD version or digital release? Do we need some cash? If that is the case, maybe a crowdfunding initiative will help to keep the project going? Do we need to convince JW to give his "OK"? Maybe here are people who can help with that, too? I hope that we will see it happen in the near future. After all, in 2025 the movie has it's 20th anniversary so I wonder if it's possible to have a new "completish" music release for this wonderful movie.