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What happened to "E"?
Neil
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Marian - who nearly picked up The Fury on DVD today, but was confused by the audio format (DD 4.0?)
Left, Center, Right, Surround (Mono) and no LFE.
Keep in mind that the films original mono track is also on that DVD.
Neil
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Compact Disc World in Cherry Hill had one copy, and now it's mine all mine!!
I haven't had enough time to really analyze and form an opinion of the score. I'll just say that "Anderton's Great Escape" sounds like the score to a scene depicting a dinosaur running through the streets of Coruscant.
Neil
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Neil, you think we had any hand in getting the Rhino set released at all?
I'd like to think Hips' and GandAlf's sites showed Warner's that there was a lot of demand for this music. Even if it didn't, at least we now have all of the music.
Neil
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Then there's the scene where Roy and Gillain arrive at the road block and get out of the car to walk up the enbankment to reveal Devils mountain. Great music.
Yes, this is one of the greatest goose-bump inducing scenes in cinema history. The perfect synergy between visuals and music. This scene more than anything else demonstrates the importance of film music.
Neil
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I have the Titanic soundtrack compliments of some user of Napster 2 years ago. And I've still never listened to it. Maybe someday. But Steef, if you have a DTS decoder, you can enjoy this disc in 5.1!
Neil
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"For a sound designer, why does Ben Burtt have no sense of hearing?"
That's not exactly fair. His earlier stuff was amazing. Now if you asked, "For an editor, why does Ben Burtt have no sense of pace?" then I'd agree.
Neil
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Yeah, I've seen them, but never considered buying them as I have the deluxe booklet first editions. I think a friend of mine has the newer editions. If I get a chance to get together with him at some point I'll have to do a comparison.
Neil
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It's interesting that they had to reconstruct the cue from little bits and pieces from other takes. I think they did a fantastic job in the end. I couldn't even tell it was editted!
Yes, it was a fantastic job assembling the score back together. I love that CD so much.
And naturally, after the album was released all of the original masters were found and utilized for the restoration of Superman. Now the ultimate release would be using those new 6 track masters and releasing the complete score again as a DVD-A.
As much as I love "The Big Rescue" I still think my favorite "new" cue on the album is "StarShip Escapes".
Neil
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This is the first I've ever heard of the sound being improved on these discs, and I consider myself pretty well informed.
Neil
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It's the same CD it's always been, just with different cover art.
Neil
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is this the last song Armstrong recorded before his death?
I've heard that it was.
Neil
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"The Imperial March" played after the "Main Title" cues applause. I really liked the performances. I just re-named track "V" to a ".mp3" file and it played fine. Thank you for sharing!
Neil
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The SFX could stand to be beefed up, though. The matte work with the jeep running off the matte-cliff in Raiders was obvious.
I'm going to disagree with that. I'm not blind to the film because it's my favorite, but the shot in question looks fine. Spectacular even. Digital could not help it in anyway. The 2 shots of the jeep going over the edge are perfect effects. They are short enough that we don't get grasp that they are effects (this is only apparent with repeated viewings), and they look so good that for the time that they are on screen, we believe it's real.
Neil
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They could've sent it to ILM for some help on the SFX
Several effects were re-composited for the recent restoration.
Before the restoration of the film, this shot was always a big complaint for Superman fans, because to assist in the compositing of effects, Reeve's costume was more greenish than blue. Time was running out for the post production crew, and this and a hand full of shots were not able to be "timed" properly. The restoration crew were able to make this shot correct, the way it was always intended, with the costume being the correct colors.
The only shot in the film to be completely re-done was the shot of Superman in the clouds ("It is forbidden for you to interfere with human history....it is forbidden...it is forbidden...forbidden"). The individual elements for that shot did not hold up (the negative apparently for the whole film was in pretty bad shape) and this scene was completely re-done utilizing the original elements, but composited digitally, so additional grain was not an issue.
Neil
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Another solid 9 from Mr. Spielberg. I love CE3K but find the lack of an actual villain a little peculiar. Still, I've seen it theatrically, have multiple copies of the soundtrack and 2 copies of it on home video. I'm definitely a fan and I love this film.
"Who the hell are you people?"
Neil
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The 2 CD set of Superman - The Movie is a must have in any Williams collection, especially if you enjoy the music. The single CD set is very good (I still listen to it) but the 2 disc set is even better. Practically every track on the single disc was edited in some way, while the 2 disc set is complete. You've heard a little more than half of the actual score. Superman gets my highest recommendation.
Neil
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Luthor re-programmed a nuclear missile to hit California and start an earthquake big enough to sink the state. He then was going to develop the "new west coast" with cheap desert land that he had purchased. There was no ransom set, as Luthor in the movies seemed to be far more interested in real estate as opposed to blackmail.
Neil
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what is cliched is the whole give us money or we'll blow something up part
Which thankfully never appears in Superman - The Movie. I suggest you watch it again.
Neil
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Be careflu reading the Spielberg interview with Ebert. It contains spoilers...and I wish I hadn't read some of it.
Neil
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Last night, Bravo re-ran the Inside the Actor's Studio interview with Steven Spielberg. It's from 1999 or 2000, but he insisted that he also edits on film and not digitally. Let's hope he sticks to his guns and keeps Indy IV in the world of film.
Neil
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We Have All The Time In The World - Louis Armstrong, from the On Her Majesty's Secret Service soundtrack.
Neil
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OH and Spiderman is STILL a better film than Supes. Sorry Joe.
I prefer Superman. It's a better made film. It actually convinces you that the hero on screen really is flying. Joe said it best when he described that first scene of Christopher Reeve flying past the camera in the Fortress of Solitude, and he was absolutely right. The film promised that "You'll believe a man can fly" and in that scene, they proved it. You saw Christopher Reeve actually flying.
Spider-Man never once tricked us into believing that was Tobey Maguire swinging through the city. It always looks artificial.
Now I'm not saying that special effects make Superman better, but that is a fundamental difference between the 2 films. The realism. But there is more to it. The acting in Superman is superior, even though Spider-Man is also well acted. But watch that scene in Lois' penthouse when Clark is standing there by himself, almost ready to tell Lois he's Superman. All Reeve does is take off his glasses, and change his posture and voice slightly and he became Superman right in front of us. It's a seriously over looked performance.
Superman also has the better script. Both films handle the characters origins well, but Spider-Man tends to lose steam after that. At least it did for me. I'm still trying to figure out the Green Goblins purpose in that film, beyond being a pain in the neck towards Spider-Man. Superman had a plot, and Luthor's scheme (destroying California by using hijacked nuclear missles) was very evident. It's one of the great capers in film.
In the end, Superman was an epic film, designed to be immensely entertaining. The filmmakers succeeded with that goal. Superman is as great today as it was 23 1/2 years ago. We'll have to see how Spider-Man holds up.
Neil
P.S. Superman - The Movie also has a better score than Spider-Man. :tongue2:
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Harry, if you want a really cool album, check out the new Varese CD of, Omen 2. This is the only album that I know of that offers 2 completely different recordings on 1 album. It has the music that was recorded for the film in L.A. and it has the original soundtrack album that was recorded in England. Its a fabulous CD, and it's one of Goldsmith's best main titles.
Neil
Superman Expanded 2-CD Set
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Woody Allen's films are still in mono.
Other mono films from that era include National Lampoon's Animal House and Conan the Barbarian.
Neil