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That’s a truly absurd thing to say. It’s not among his very best, and there are certainly creative compromises, but I’m so glad he wrote what he did. This is not a blemish by any means. Stop being so dramatic.

Guessing William Ross is responsible for both. Very strange.

4K blu rays are region free anyways

I ordered my CD like two months after I ordered the vinyl, and I have my CD already!

No update to mine either.

01. The Force Awakens 02. Memoirs of a Geisha 03. E.T. 04. A.I. 05. Temple of Doom 06. Empire Strikes Back 07. The Lost World 08. Hook 09. The Adventures of Tintin 10. Attack of the Clones

I just assumed the rules didn’t really apply to Williams, that they’d let him skate by because of his stature.

Did last year’s JP set sell so fast?

That’s what I figured, but didn’t want to seem rude if I emailed them about it when a hundred other people who ordered at the same time hadn’t shipped either. Seems that’s not the case

Anyone else who ordered day of has not gotten their shipping notice yet? I ordered only about two hours after it went live.

We need to gang up and beat the shit out of anyone who recreates the album Rescuing Sarah.

I think Williams probably omitted that cue because it’s just a rehash of “Spyders” lol. Doesn’t seem too much of a reach. Aside from Tintin, most of the lifts are absent from the album. I like the cue, but I don’t think it’s essential because it is redundant. There are other cues I feel are more necessary

My main hope is that the brass in the previously-unreleased middle section of Rescuing Sarah is fixed. It sounds oddly muffled to me. That would probably get me to buy this new set.

That’s awesome! I don’t know if you heard, but I know a good, little heard anecdote for you to include about Schindler’s List and dead composers…

The incidental scoring is better than Skull, but Skull’s action writing is top notch. Nothing comes close to the complete Jungle Chase.

As far as the Greenwood comparison goes, I found myself thinking a lot of There Will Be Blood’s score while watching the film. I’d guess it was temped with it, since so much of the film is wide open western terrain

I think what people miss in these stories is that it’s highly frowned upon in the film industry to speak out against major figures like this. You get blacklisted. Her career would certainly be harmed by this. People saying she is doing it for fame are deeply, deeply detached from reality. She would have no such motive.

I actually really like Voller Returns. It doesn’t stick out as a highlight on first touch, but I’m finding it increasingly rewarding to unpack the mix of brooding motifs sloshing around. The album already underrepresents the Voller material. I want more, not less!

If you are outright dismissing the possibility that she might be telling the truth based on nothing except the desire to avoid the cognitive dissonance of an artist you like potentially being a piece of shit, then ya brain broke.

I think I’m probably in that photo but very small and blurry

I stayed through the credits, and a family member who does not like film music commented on how achingly beautiful “Helena’s Theme” is. It reminded me that, at least for Williams scores, it’s worth staying through the credits.

Aside from the violin theme, I think the album benefits from a strong narrative. Is it too short? Are there cues I wish we’d gotten too? Yes and yes, but what’s here tells a coherent story. Not all Williams albums can say the same, especially TROS.

Good on you for taking it seriously. Sorry you have to miss it.

I noticed the same thing. I think you might be right. If I recall correctly, it was snipped out of the film presentation of the cue, alas.

Tintin, KotCS, and DoD are all awesome