Andy

Just... profoundly heartbreaking.

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I just sold mine for $30 to fund my purchase of the new edition. No complaints here.

This thread appeals to me. It's not always strictly about the music per se. Sometimes as a collector it's about the thrill of the hunt/acquisition, or a particular nostalgia associated with the score release. Here's the ones that mean the most to me. 1. Star Wars Anthology Box Set. I was a junior in college at the time, and walked up to the local record store in town. I couldn't believe they actually had it. I can't even recall how I was aware it was coming out, as this was likely pre-internet for me. Maybe from a usegroup? Unless you've grown up with the original LPs and RSO CDs, you really can't imagine what it was like to hear "Standing By" or "Cantina Band #2" or "Attack Position" for the first time. First rate packaging and liner notes from before there were any Special Editions. I like that Disc 1 is called "Star Wars" instead of "Episode IV: A New Hope". 2. Raiders of the Lost Ark - DCC. Like the Star Wars set, this was really one of the front runners of the pioneering effort to expand the really important big scores. It meant so much to finally hear "Airplane Fight" and "The German Sub" for the first time. And the sound quality was a huge step over the Polydor CD. I kick myself for not buying the LP release too. I was stupid back then. 3. Superman - RHINO tied with Superman: The Music Blue Box. When that Rhino edition came out, I fell profoundly in love with this score in a way that I never did with the double album LP or Warner Bros. single disc CD. Just so incredibly refreshing to have this one expanding. The Rhino packaging and notes were lavish and gorgeous. I thought it couldn't be topped. And then came the Blue Box. The hardbound booklet alone is a treasure. Best box set ever. 4. Battlestar Galactica - Edel CD tied with Battlestar Galactica 4CD Stu Phillips Anthology. BSG on 8 Track was one of my first soundtracks I ever owned. After 8 tracks went obsolete, I used to get the vinyl LP out of the local public library. If you're not old enough to remember when libraries loaned LPs, you really haven't lived! Scratchy, skips, popping... all part of the listening experience. (For me, that was how I enjoyed a lot of scores in my youth - Star Trek II, Superman II, etc...) When I finally got BSG on CD, I was just blown away by the clarity of it all. Still one of my favorite all time discs. The Intrada disc, a different recording, still can't match the original soundtrack album for sound quality. The 4 CD Stu Phillips set also makes my list because at the time, it was the most expensive CD set I'd ever purchased ($80!) and it was my first ever purchase from Screen Archives. So it really opened up a new world for me. 5. E.T. Picture Disc LP. This one means a lot to me. I lost my Grandma last year around this time. When I was a kid, somehow my Grandma seemed to supply me with lots of my soundtracks. The E.T. picture disc was a Christmas present from her, and I'll treasure it always. The sound quality was compromised by the picture disc pressing, but who cares.

Always seemed like a kind and likable chap. RIP.

I wonder which "truck off the cliff edge" scene we'll get.

This is exactly what I say about the Star Wars Prequels.

Fixed that for you.

Mine!

Awesome, thanks! 2 Discs sounds just about perfect to me.

Source?

She sounds like a cool chick. Lucas' experiment works just fine for her. -Andy, who very much enjoyed watching Phantom Menace in 3D with his daughter this afternoon.

Change yer effing avatar, then. Sometimes (like this) I really hate the goddammed internet.

The Mechanic gets a lot of love. Anyone here a fan? I'm not too familiar with Fielding.

Eh screw it. Ordered. If I don't like it, it's gone.

Don't know if I want this. Completely unfamiliar. But it gets so much message board love.

Phantom Menace is my favorite of the prequels. It still feels hand-made (as opposed to digitally rendered). It's the most fantastical, and very pretty to look at. Hoping to catch it today with my daughter.

Very sad to have watched her literally waste away over the years.

Here was last night's birthday cake. We celebrated with cake, pizza, and my "Best of Williams" playlist. What's not to like?

Happy Birthday, Maestro! We'll be celebrating tonight with the usual cake, pizza, party, and music.

I must agree. God, I hate modern trailers. Does every line have to be whispered? It's so EPIC!!!! Gimme a break. Look in the early source material and you'll find punchy, upbeat, fun stories that resemble none of this.

I will definitely go.

I dunno if we are overestimating. Llittle demos are fairly common. To invoke the words "film music history" on a facebook site for rabid fans, MV must really think he's got something.

Not necessarily suggesting they're working on a Raiders re-issue, but it's been pretty well documented that Williams played both the "A" and "B" themes of the Raiders March for Spielberg to decide which he liked better, and he ended up using both.

Yay, Trent! Enjoy it my friend! I happen to think this is a marvelous score. It's crime against fanboyism is being so radically different from its predecessors. Frankly, by the end of STIII, I am a little tired of Horner's use of the Spock theme and the "B" theme, and the whole melancholy texture of it all. In that respect, I find Rosenman's score to be a breath of fresh air. I've also got to chuckle at accusations of it sounding too "Christmassy". The film was released around Thanksgiving in 1986, and I've always thought of it as a Holiday release. So for me, the use of chimes give it a nice celebratory feel. Good stuff!