E-Wan
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Minority Report has been already released in complete form by La-La Land last year.
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On 7/2/2014 at 4:38 PM, Jay said:
1963 Diamond Head (FSM 2006)1972 Images (Prometheus 2007)1973 Cinderella Liberty (Intrada 2008)Are these original OST album/promo reissues really already complete?
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Here are extracts from Scott Bettencourt's six-part article called "TIMELINES: JOHN WILLIAMS" which was published on FSM website in 2007:
1974:
Williams was originally announced to score Robert Altman's gambling drama, CALIFORNIA SPLIT, which featured his actress wife Barbara Ruick in a supporting role. Ruick died unexpectedly of a cerebral hemorrhage during the filming and Williams left the project, though despite his personal tragedy (which inspired his violin concerto), he kept working.1976:
Around the same time, Williams was announced to score Michael Winner's Satanic horror film THE SENTINEL, but wisely backed out at the last moment -- reportedly due to illness, but probably it was simply good sense, as anyone who has seen Winner's film can attest to. It was the first of many incidents were Williams would back out on a project that turned out to be a disaster.1979:
Williams was also announced to score two science-fiction films that proved to be expensive disasters. QUINTET was a bleak post-apocalyptic drama from Robert Altman, with memorable visuals but little in the way of narrative excitement or emotional involvement. It would have been fascinating to see what Williams could have done with such dark material -- especially since Williams' previous collaborations with Altman were so musically unusual -- but Williams left the project, and the striking score was written by Tom Pierson (who was later the music director for Altman's Popeye).METEOR was a big-budget disaster film with a George Pal flavor, but the troubled project ended up with a lengthy post-production period as the effects were redone (and still came out surprisingly cheap looking). Williams' departure may have been due to the scheduling delays, but it proved to be a commercially wise choice. Laurence Rosenthal's score had some fine passagea, especially his soaring main theme, and, ironically, unlike Dracula and 1941, his score was short-listed for the Oscar (in the last year of the Original Score shortlist) -- it was a rare year that Williams had new scores but no Oscar nominations.
1980:
Around this time, Williams bailed on two particularly infamous flops. Michael Cimino's visually staggering HEAVEN'S GATE had Williams attached at one point (and Morricone was also considered for the project), but Williams wisely departed (leaving The Missouri Breaks as his final Western score to date), and Cimino went in a markedly different direction with the young composer David Mansfield, whose folksy score proved to be one of the film's most popular elements; he went on to score three more features for the controversial director.INCHON was an epic about a pivotal battle of the Korean War, financed by Reverend Sun Yung Moon, with Terence Young (From Russia with Love, Wait Until Dark) directing an all-star cast headed by Laurence Olivier as General MacArthur (no, really). The film's U.S. opening was delayed, as major subplots and characters were cut out completely, and it was released very briefly in the fall of 1982 before disappearing completely (as far as I know, it has never been released on video or cable). Jerry Goldsmith ultimately provided the score (which gave him the rare opportunity to write a second theme for MacArthur), a lively work which is practically the only thing about the movie that has survived.
Considering how great a part of Superman's success his score was, it was only natural that he'd be invited to score SUPERMAN II, much of which was filmed concurrently with the first Superman (though Richard Lester replaced Richard Donner for the completion of the film), but ultimately the film was scored by Lester's regular composer Ken Thorne, basing virtually his entire score on Williams's themes and cues (effectively if unimaginatively). One of Superman's producers has claimed that Williams met with Lester about scoring the film but had such a negative reaction to the director that he turned the job down. Considering how famously easygoing both Lester and Williams are, this scenario is less than plausible -- it's far more likely that the Superman producers simply didn't want to pay Williams' fee (the Brando footage shot for Superman II was deleted for similar financial reasons, while Lester has said he worked on the Superman films mostly to get money owed to him by the producers from their Musketeers films).
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In the mid-90s, there were rumors that Williams was considering retirement (his leadership of the Boston Pops ended in 1993), and he didn't score any new films in 1994. He was originally announced to score Mike Nichols' offbeat werewolf thriller WOLF (which would have made a nice companion piece with Williams's Dracula and The Witches of Eastwick), but Williams ultimately left the project and Ennio Morricone wrote a typically striking score.1999:
Williams was originally announced to score Chris Columbus' megabudget project for 1999, the sci-fi comedy drama BICENTENNIAL MAN, with Robin Williams as a robot fighting for his rights as a sentient being, but the film ended up being scored by James Horner (and was a rare commercial failure for the director). Instead, Williams scored his only (to date) film for director Alan Parker, the underrated adaptation of Frank McCourt's best-selling memoir ANGELA'S ASHES. -
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Please does anybody know where to find the complete list of all For Your Consideration (FYC) promo CDs of John Williams' scores?
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Is there any chance to get this expanded/complete score without SFX?
I would be very grateful for it!
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I think the most likely 2020 JW releases are any of these Universal titles which have been already released but not expanded yet:
The Eiger Sanction (1975)
The River (1984)
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
Always (1989)
Far and Away (1992)It is because there are no obstructions in the game like the following ones:
20th Century Fox - now belongs to Walt Disney Studios (see below)
Sony Music - record company decided to not do deals any more with all the labels!
Walt Disney - studio is very selective about providing their scores to the other labels!
Warner Bros. - new owners have caused new policies that may be cost prohibitive for all future projects! -
4 hours ago, Jay said:
The FYC site is now back up, and it shows the track titles this time instead of track 1, track 2, etc
https://disneystudiosawards.com/star-wars-rise-of-skywalker/score
Is it the same music?
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19 hours ago, Jay said:
Added!
Thanks.
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BTW The Reivers is really licensing nightmare!
Produced by Cinema Center Films, which is owned by Paramount now.
Distributed by National General Pictures, which is owned by Warner Bros. now.
Soundtrack released by Columbia Records, which is owned by Sony Music now.
I really understand why this is so difficult to re-release.
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And if the information on Wikipedia is correct, Daddy-O is actually MGM film, not Sony.
Originally it was produced by American International Pictures, which is owned by MGM now.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daddy-O
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_International_Pictures
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On 7/2/2014 at 4:38 PM, Jay said:
If I missed any films, let me know!
Jay, you have missed the following films:
Theatrical films:
1968 Sergeant Ryker [Universal]
1969 Daddy's Gone A-Hunting [Warner Bros.]
TV films:
1968 Heidi [Omnibus-Productions / NBC] (Quartet 2013)1971 Jane Eyre [Omnibus Productions / NBC] (La-La Land 2012 release is not complete)
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14 hours ago, Jay said:
Thank you very much.
3 hours ago, Amer said:I got my copy a few days ago. but beware my case was all cracked!
The cracked jewel case can be replaced, the damaged digipack not.
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Please can somebody give me information which european on-line shops are selling jewel case versions?
I was told that all shops in UK are selling jewel case versions only but it is not true because for example Presto Music is selling digipack version!
So it seems it is not that simple. Unfortunately the shops do not mention what version they are selling!
Please help!
Thank you very much for your advice in advance.
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17 hours ago, lairdo said:
Fascinating! This bodes well for a Blu-Ray/DVD release of the concert too. (Although I really want the concert from Tanglewood.)
Oh heck, I want them both!
Since C Major Entertainment has already released another John Williams' concert on DVD and BluRay it is possible!
https://www.cmajor-entertainment.com/movie/a-john-williams-celebration-730308/
https://www.cmajor-entertainment.com/movie/a-john-williams-celebration-730404/
And they have the following two programs for licensing on their website:
https://www.cmajor-entertainment.com/movie/la-opening-gala-2014-john-williams-celebration-9153/
https://www.cmajor-entertainment.com/movie/across-the-stars-anne-sophie-mutter-john-williams-8709/
They have already release the first one, so I think there is a big chance they will release the second one too!
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14 minutes ago, E-Wan said:
According to Deutsche Grammophon Store the CD edition will be limited digipack!
https://store.deutschegrammophon.com/
I hate digipacks, especially the limited ones.
I hope they will release unlimited jewel case CD edition with bonus tracks "Markings" and "Remembrances" later
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According to Deutsche Grammophon Store the CD edition will be limited digipack!
https://store.deutschegrammophon.com/
I hate digipacks, especially the limited ones.
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Superman: The Music (1978/etc) (2nd pressing) is already sold out.
And all out of print titles in the list (except Black Sunday) are sold out too.
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Some anniversaries this year:
50th anniversary:
The Reivers (1969)45th anniversary:
Conrack (1974)
The Towering Inferno (1974)
The Sugarland Express (1974)
Earthquake (1974)35th anniversary:
The River (1984)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)30th anniversary:
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
Always (1989)20th anniversary:
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)
Angela's Ashes (1999)15th anniversary:
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13 minutes ago, Jay said:
What do you mean?
Tickets for Leavesden Studios tour in the week from 22th to 31th October are already sold out!
So how do you want to get there?
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1) Approximately which days will you be in London for? (IE, "I'll be there from Tuesday the 23rd through Sunday the 28th")
Our group of 5 Czech fans will probably arrive on Wednesday the 24th and leave on Saturday the 27th.
2) Are you also going to see Harry Potter 3 live at Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday the 24th?No.
3) Would you be interested in a group tour of Leavesden Studios on Thursday the 25th or Saurday the 27th? Which day would work better for you?Yes, we have already tried to buy tickets to Harry Potter tour but unfortunately it's already sold out in that week.
Jay, do you know some magic spell how to get there?
4) Would you be interested in a group tour of Abbey Road Studios on Thursday the 25th or Saurday the 27th? Which day would work better for you?Yes, we would be definitely interested in a group tour of Abbey Road Studios. In particular for me it would be my dream come true!
5) Would you be interested in a group screening of a JW-scored film at the BFI IMAX some day that week?It depends on the film.
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So why are they crossed, which means "has been expanded in the modern era"?
These 3 CD releases are straight reissues of original LPs with no extra music.