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I'm just glad there are no micro-edits of tracks previously on the album, unlike Walking With Dinosaurs. Still not sure why he did that...

Yes, thank you for that breakdown! Will likely update my article with (some) of those details. I meant to this weekend but just didn't get a chance. The covers are also no longer AI generated, just generic images of the composer amongst skeletons. No word still on the paleo-fan art replacements, but at least the AI is gone.

Ahh, I remember when I was 14.

This immaturity toward their customers has been their staple for years. I remember similar reactions dating back to issues brought forth with Return To Oz & Hocus Pocus, nearly a decade ago...

I actually didn't mind that there wasn't much new music, I was just happy to get the opening track without dialogue finally. I also don't believe this score was available digitally at all, so it's great for it to be more accessible with some minor remastering. BUT calling it "complete" while also doing micro-edits on certain tracks? Yeah, I don't understand that at all.

I know someone apparently asked about "Monsters" and he said he would consider it. I think that score, and others like "Giants" that are in the "Walking With..." series, are more synthetic (maybe entirely?). Maybe he doesn't hold those in as high of regard for a release because of this, but I would also love to have them.

Yes, "Beasts" is kind of "The Lost World" of this series. The score is much more percussive, dark, and bold. Doesn't quote any of the "Dinosaurs" themes, but its still manages to feel like a cohesive step forward. There's less wonder but a more visceral nature to it. He also employed a lot of choir in certain episodes, which is what will be showcased in the new tracks next week.

Which isn't included. That's bizarre...

I think it could be worth trying, although they will likely get irritated by us if the past is anything to go by.

Actually, as the article says, Beasts will have at least 7 entirely new tracks. So its definitely more of an expansion. I am trying to recall exactly how much was missing from Dinosaurs. I know it wasn't a lot, but there was still a bit more.

Correct on both counts (although just that first 35 seconds, not sure why that video has minutes of silence after haha). However it is listed as "3m1a". So it could be an alternate, maybe an insert, or I've seen some suggest it is just a mockup for an unused cue. Either way, it isn't in the film or on this release.

Looks like my assumptions from before were all correct, except that "Pushing and Shoving" simply isn't included.

OH, haha! Sorry, I read your comment wrong. But yeah, it is an odd phenomenon!