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    Help needed With JW&BP Albums

    in General Discussion

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    I have an old record that was released here in Australia and would like to know if it is available on CD or if there is a CD equivilant out there.

    The record is titled "John Williams and The Boston Pops - 1984 A Space Odyssey". It was released here in Australia in 1984 (of course) by J&B Records no. JB177 and contains the following tracks:

    Superman (Main Theme)

    ET (The Flying Theme)

    Battlestar Galactica

    Star Trek (The television Main Theme)

    Return Of The Jedi (Parade of Ewoks)

    2001 - A Space Odyssey

    Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (suite)

    Star Wars (Main Theme)

    The Empire Strikes Back (The Asteriod Field)

    Star Trek (The Motion Picture main theme)

    Twilight Zone

    Raiders Of The Lost Ark

    Alien (Closing Title)

    Return Of The Jedi (Forest Battle)

    Interestingly the Close Encounters suite contains the cue Inside The Mothership. Also it was released some years later as just "John Williams and The Boston Pops - A Space Odyssey"

    Was this released as a CD anywhere.

    Also I believe there is a CD called "Space and Time" by JW and BP. Is this the CD equivilant of the above and does anyone have a track listing for this?

    Thanks

    List Your John Williams Collection... again.

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    It's not much but this is my collection:

    Amistad

    Angela?s Ashes

    A.I. (2cd Complete score)

    Close Encounters of The Third Kind (Collector?s Edition)

    Empire Of The Sun

    ET ? The Extraterrestrial (20th Anniversary Edition)

    Far and Away

    Fury, The (2cd limited edition of 3,000 copies)

    Harry Potter and The Philosophers Stone

    Harry Potter and The Chamber Of Secrets

    Home Alone

    Hook

    Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom

    Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade

    Jaws (25th Anniversary edition)

    JFK

    Jurassic Park

    Jurassic Park: The Lost World

    Minority Report

    Patriot, The

    Poseidon Adventure, The (Film Score Monthly release)

    Raiders of The Lost Ark

    River, The

    Sabrina

    Saving Private Ryan

    Schindler's List

    Seven Years In Tibet

    Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

    Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (2cd Ultimate Ed.)

    Star Wars Episode II: Attack of The Clones

    Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (2cd Special Ed.)

    Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (2cd Special Ed.)

    Star Wars Episode VI: Return of The Jedi (2cd Special Ed.)

    Superman The Movie (2cd)

    Towering Inferno, The (Film Score Monthly release)

    Also have

    John Williams & The Boston Pops - 1984 A Space Odyssey

    LOTR scores to receive complete releases in 2004!!

    in Tolkien Central

    Posted

    I'll try and ask him when I go to the LOTR Symphony next month. ;)

    Once more I report on the LOTR. Bear with me. :) I just read an article that had some disturbing news about the complete release of the LOTR scores.Shore said they were going to release only the Theatrical version music, not the Extended version additional score. A sad sad news if this is true :cry:  

    Here is the link to the articlehttp://www.empireonline.co.uk/site/news/newsstory.asp?news_id=15807

    ID4: Another Missing Track

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    This post has been prompted by a previous post.

    Has anyone else noticed the missing cue of music from the complete Independence Day score?

    The music is from the scene where Randy Quaid's character Russell Case is flying towards the Alien ships main weapon and he tries to fire his last missile. The missile malfunctions, arming itself but does not release so Russell Case deliberately, and quite heroically, flies into the weapon itself thereby destroying the ship.

    I have the World Record World 006 "Complete Score" and this cue is NOT featured. Is this a result of the last minute change to the films original ending that saw Russell fly his 1930's vintage bi-plane into the Alien ships weapon with a "borrowed" missile strapped to the side of it? This ending was changed as a result of feedback from preview audiences.

    Any one care to hazard a guess on this?

    OFFICIAL: Howard Shore To Australia In June

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    This has been anticipated by fans of LOTR in Australia for many months now. Howard Shore WILL conduct the LOTR Symphony with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, accompanied by the Sydney Philharmonic and Sydney Children's Choirs, an emsemble of over 250 performers, in the magnificent Sydney Opera House.

    His performance dates are 17, 18 June at 8pm and Saturday 19 June at 2pm. I'll see all you aussie fans there.

    Superman - Salkind International Cut

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    I also have the extended version that Drax below refers to (am in Sydney, Aust also). It was shown on Channel 10 in late 1986 and I taped it onto Betacord at the time, later re-taping it onto VHS for longevity. It is approx 173 mins long (without commercials!) which is still 20 plus minutes longer than the current DVD version which is the third release of the film here in Australia. Past incarnations of Superman onto video have been 129 mins, 137 mins and the current 143 mins (approximations only).

    The "extended" TV version has those scenes included into it that appear on the DVD as "Deleted Scenes" and others which aren't on the DVD anywhere.

    In my opinion it is far superior to the current DVD version, if not in quality, and I refuse to buy the DVD until its length equals or betters the extended version I have. Of course I'll change my mind if I find it for $5 BUT i'll only get for the isolated score (not that I need it since I have the Rhino release!)

    I also stumbled onto a superman website long ago that said there was an even longer version of 3 Hours plus. I'd like to see that.

    I have the extended version of Richard Donner's 1978 Superman, which my Dad taped in probably about 1985 or '86.  This so-called Salkind Internation Cut is 49 minutes longer than the original theatrical release and has a huge amount of music by John Williams that hasn't been released on CD before as far as I know.

    There is even music in different scenes that didn't even appear on the 2001 DVD release.  For example, when the two cops are sneaking after Otis at Grand Central Station, more of the scene is scored and material that appeared on the DVD is in different places in the scene.  That's just one example I can think of right now.  Which version of the film did Williams score first, the theatrical or the extended cut?

    I don't have the 2000 Rhino release of the score, but as far as I know, the cues that appear in the extended cut of the film don't appear in the 2-CD set.  A re-release with absolutely everything would be nice sometime in the future.

    Randy Edelman... starting with Gettysburg

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I only have two of Randy Edelman scores. They are Last of the Mohicans with Trevor Jones and the 2CD Commemorative Edition of Gettysburg and both of them are, in my opinion great scores but I would choose Gettysburg over Last of The Mohicans.

    I find Gettysburg to be a much more powerful score, especially the music for the battle scenes and like some other scores I never tire from hearing it

    DVD Isolated scores

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Hey all,

    What DVD's do you have in your regions have isolated scores on them? Here in Australia we have Glory, Last Of The Mohicans, Inspector Gadget II, Alien (original 20th anniversary release, not in new Quadrilogy), Mars Attacks and The Witches of Eastwick.

    Does any one know if there are any good programs to rip these onto CD?

    The Lord of the Rings Symphony - Australia?

    in Tolkien Central

    Posted

    Will Australia see Howard Shore conducting an LOTR concert in Sydney, Australia?

    This is the question that has been doing the rounds of some members here in Australia.

    After a few phone calls I spoke with someone who informed me that negotiations are presently underway that would eventually see Howard Shore come to Australia to conduct the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at the Sydney Opera House sometime in June this year.

    I have been told to keep a watch in the papers for information. It's highly likely that this will happen and when it does this could be a sell out concert. This could be the first time a concert like this has been staged with the original composer at the helm (please correct me if I'm wrong).

    Guarrantteed if/when this does happen I will be there no matter what.

    JFK Special Edition DVD

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    This film has been released in its extended format for a couple of years so this isn't exactly breaking news. Even here in Australia. In fact I got this one just the other day.

    And yes while there are numerous inaccuracies in the historical side of things it was meant to encourage people to read more about the event itself. Having then bought several books to know more about what happened myself but none compare to Jim Garrison's own book on the subject.

    I also love Williams' use of the Royal Scottish Dragoons.

    Williams Best March?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    This one is too easy. It has to be the Superman march, as long as it includes the prologue cue. Truly one of the best single pieces of music I have heard. It is such a heroic and positive score that you can't help feeling good when you hear it.

    Two thumbs up

    JW in Australia?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Does anyone know if there is a way to persuade / convince JW (The Maestro) to come to Australia to do a concert?

    The US has been extremely fortunate to have JW playing over the US for many years and I would like to start a campaign that would see him do a tour of the great land of Australia playing a variety of all his great music he has scored.

    Ideas anyone?

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