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I believe it was the main title and ‘The Starkiller’, possibly the end credits. Notably, that’s all music that doesn’t require any precise synchronization to picture, since that’s a pretty specialized skill.

I’m kind of amazed these individual elements still exist, and not just the final shots!

Exactly: if anything, in recent years it seems JW and his camp have been driving the release of several projects. I know they instigated the expanded release of Dracula and the recent John Williams Anthology box sets. JW clearly wants a say in how his legacy is presented, and Star Wars is a huge part of that, so I can’t imagine the idea of new editions of the Star Wars scores hasn’t at least come up.

Speaking of The Hunt, how about a percussion-only mix, like they’ve been using at that theme park? 1-07-the-hunt_mvsep_drums_model_mt_6_drums.mp3

I tried a quick test: You Are The Pan (Film Version) - Chorus only 2-04-you-are-the-pan-film-version_mdx23c_mt_7_vocals.mp3 You Are The Pan (Film Version) - Orchestra only 2-04-you-are-the-pan-film-version_mdx23c_mt_7_other.mp3 A bit of bleed-through from the violins with the chorus, but it seems AI separation could yield a usable result for one of these performances, especially when you remember a small bit of bleed-through would be swallowed up by the live orchestra.

It certainly is thorny! But I believe each individual country’s laws are what apply here. That’s why Sony Records released copyright extension releases of Bob Dylan’s music on their 50th anniversaries even though he’s American: to keep unreleased recordings from falling into the public domain in the UK.

Yes, it certainly does count. I’m referring to music that hasn’t been used in the film, or publicly released at all, like the original opening of the end credits of Star Wars (1977), which was replaced by an insert in the film and on all album releases.

One thing that gives me a sliver of hope for the 50th anniversary is UK copyright law, which has a “use it or lose it” provision: basically, any sound recordings not published within 50 years from when they are recorded enter the public domain. Which would mean the copyright could potentially expire after 2027 in the UK for any nugget from the original Star Wars score that hasn’t been made available, like the original opening of the end credits. I do wonder if this law could have anything to do with the timing of 50th anniversary releases like The Godfather and The Sugarland Express. From https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/guides/copyright-law-the-basics

Good catch! One little thing I caught I haven’t seen mentioned is that it’s the 1812 Overture that has the cannons, not the William Tell Overture.

I was pleased to see this release contains detailed track-by-track liner notes (and excellent ones at that, by Jeff Bond), like the recent release of Jaws. Is it becoming a trend again? 🤞

According to David Hepworth’s book Abbey Road, ‘Anything Goes’ from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom was recorded in London at Abbey Road studios. Had anyone heard about this before? Was the London Symphony Orchestra involved, or was it a pickup group? Or is he referring to Kate Capshaw’s vocal only? I’d heard about the sacrifice music being recorded in Boston, and I knew there were discussions about recording the entire score with the LSO again, but this is the first I’ve heard about anything being recorded in London.

Looks like it’s also now available on Spotify, Apple Music, etc.

https://www.threads.com/@lalalandrecords/post/DOuXHTmjxg7?xmt=AQF0Cnt5hAZjcZ44KFxxQFE-N1VAK-imtVHbDqj37hVNxw&slof=1 Highly recommended if you’re on the fence!

And he crucially adds: “And some things that have not had any release at all.” 😍

And therefore the only music from any of the OSTs that was missing, right? I don’t believe anything from ANH or ROTJ was omitted.