Amer

Great news. 
 
John Williams officially confirms to John Burlingame in his new detailed interview to Variety. Read below and rejoice! (Thanks to Mike Matessino for the alert) 
 
http://variety.com/2018/music/awards/john-williams-could-set-oscar-record-1202658996/

Great news. 
 
John Williams officially confirms to John Burlingame in his new detailed interview to Variety. Read below and rejoice! (Thanks to Mike Matessino for the alert) 
 
http://variety.com/2018/music/awards/john-williams-could-set-oscar-record-1202658996/

Great news. 
 
John Williams officially confirms to John Burlingame in his new detailed interview to Variety. Read below and rejoice! (Thanks to Mike Matessino for the alert) 
 
http://variety.com/2018/music/awards/john-williams-could-set-oscar-record-1202658996/

Great news. 
 
John Williams officially confirms to John Burlingame in his new detailed interview to Variety. Read below and rejoice! (Thanks to Mike Matessino for the alert) 
 
http://variety.com/2018/music/awards/john-williams-could-set-oscar-record-1202658996/

Great news. 
 
John Williams officially confirms to John Burlingame in his new detailed interview to Variety. Read below and rejoice! (Thanks to Mike Matessino for the alert) 
 
http://variety.com/2018/music/awards/john-williams-could-set-oscar-record-1202658996/

Awesome!

Great news!
 
When JJ was announced as director, I thought it increased the chances of Williams doing it.
 
We get a confirmation much more in advance than The Last Jedi

I think you should invert "I" and "X" in the topic title 
 
(For a moment, I got scared)

Indeed! I don't need a Doug Adams style note for Jaws.

I am truly amazed at how remastered the Maestro's score to Jaws is; it is like listening to it for the first time! Absolutely phenomenal.

In Matessino I trust in this album assembling, mix and sound business anyway.

All the best compact disc digital audio discs are made in Japan.
And West Germany.

How silly of me. The 25th anniversary in question is obviously HOCUS POCUS, and the charity is the Witchfinfer's Benevolent Fund.
 

Is anyone prepared to put money on the possibility that this is SCHINDLER'S LIST, and that the "special charity' will be the Shoah Foundation?
When is Holocaust Memorial Day, chaps?

Maybe if we all just pretend LLL have announced a 6CD Potter set, some Executive from Warner Music might read it, get confused and inadvertently send LLL the master tapes with a signed licence?
 
Boy, I'm looking forward to Rescuing Sirius! Awful nice of LLL to announce the set 11 months early!
 
Now, quick! Someone send Daisy over to John's for morning tea to keep him distracted!

So I have to buy it again?!!!
 
Oh well I have 4 different releases of E.T. so it will not exactly be the first time it has happened.

Is everyone happy now? 

Here.
 
Greatly expanded 2-CD release of rousing Michael Kamen soundtrack for blockbuster Kevin Costner epic! Warner Bros. presents a James G. Robinson presentation, a Morgan Creek production with Kevin Costner as Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves. Kevin Reynolds directs, Morgan Freeman co-stars as Azeem with Christian Slater, Alan Rickman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael McShane, Nik Brimble playing legendary supporting characters respectively Will Scarlett, the Sheriff of Nottingham, Maid Marian, Friar Tuck, Little John. Michael Kamen scores for massive orchestra in full-blooded action/adventure mode, fashioning his most successful score. Opening fanfare-theme led by trumpets becomes so popular and recognizable that Morgan Creek embraces tune for their company logo in subsequent features. Robin of Lockley returns from captivity in the Holy Lands to his beloved England, only to find his father slain, his lands robbed and his country led not by Richard the Lionheart but by evil Sheriff of Nottingham. Romance with Marian and battles with the Sheriff, aided by Robin’s band of Merry Men from Sherwood Forest all become Kamen’s inspiration. He delivers thematically rich musical tapestry in the best “old-fashioned” symphonic style with strains energetic and exciting, dramatic and intense, lyrical and lovely as corresponding scenes require. Defining wall-to-wall scoring, nearly two hours of music play in film with many lengthy set-pieces and numerous cues joining together one after the other. Action and excitement remain keynotes! Morgan Creek label issues 50 minutes of score highlights plus two songs on hugely successful CD in 1991. Intrada re-masters and expands album to more than twice that length, offering some 110 minutes of music plus another 20-plus minutes of alternates for a total of 130 minutes of Michael Kamen at his most lavish! Previously unreleased highlights abound: Robin’s first dueling encounter with Guy of Gisborne, magnificent music for Robin’s escape from clutches of Sheriff at his Nottingham castle, Merry Men’s ambush of Gisborne, intense music for battle with Celts plus greatly expanded climactic rescue music all deserve spotlight. The Extras section of CD 2 also affords listeners numerous alternates plus different mixes made by composer and engineer Bobby Fernandez after the original May 1991 scoring sessions. Two-track digital session mixes courtesy Warner Bros. and Morgan Creek Music Group. Dramatic package design by Kay Marshall with Joe Sikoryak, informative booklet notes by Frank K. DeWald. Michael Kamen composes, conducts. Intrada Special Collection 2-CD set available while quantities and interest remain!
 
 
CD 1 Original Score – Part 1
01. Main Title – Prince Of Thieves (2:45)
02. From Chains To Freedom (6:22)
03. Robin Foils Gisborne (6:14)
04. I Will Not Rest (2:34)
05. Meet Marian (1:10)
06. Escape To Sherwood (7:43)
07. The River (0:51)
08. Little John Fight (4:51)
09. Camp Oak (1:43)
10. Robin Escapes (4:37)
11. Stitch (0:46)
12. Village Destructo (Alternate #2) (1:58)
13. Training Sequence (5:08)
14. The Merry Men Continue Raids (1:55)
15. The Merry Men Ambush Gisborne (4:51)
16. Marian At The Waterfall / Camp (9:13)
CD 1 Total Time: 63:03







 
CD 2 Original Score – Part 2
01. Medieval Dance Source (0:58)
02. Baby (3:58)
03. The Plot Thickens (Maid Marian) (7:17)
04. Warning Arrow (1:12)
05. Celt Battle (5:02)
06. Duncan’s Death (5:17)
07. Plans For Rescue (6:50)
08. Mayhem In Town (0:47)
09. Rescue Marian (13:25)
10. Reunited And Finale (2:28)
Original Score – Part 2 Time: 47:26

The Extras
11. I Will Not Rest (Alternate Mix) (2:35)
12. Robin Gives Marian Ring (Alternate Mix) (2:57)
13. The Band In The Forest (Alternate) (1:31)
14. Village Destructo (Original Without Brass) (0:46)
15. Village Destructo (Alternate #1) (0:46)
16. Training Sequence (Alternate #1) (2:06)
17. Training Sequence (Alternate #2) (2:07)
18. Marian At The Waterfall / Camp (Alternate Mix) (5:31)
19. Mayhem In Town (Alternate) (0:47)
20. Join Robin (Alternate) (1:38)
21. Maid Marian (Album Version) (2:55)
Total Extras Time: 23:57
CD 2 Total Time: 71:36

That was my first thought too, of course! Haha.
 
"Anniversaries will be celebrated" -- hopefully that includes Schindler's List 25th Anniversary!

Schindler's List is actually 6 CDs long -  SURPRISE!

It was probably the first thought of 90% of the people on this forum who read that. Since the last Black Friday the Harry Potter madness faded away. But it's time for it to rise again!
 
Thus:
 
OMG! OMG!!! IT'S THE HARRY POTTER SCORES BEING EXPANDED THIS YEAR!!! THAT'S FOR SURE!!! IT'S HUNDRED PERCENT CONFIRMED!!! I'M SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!

I hope 6cd set is HARRY POTTER box set. 😁

I hope 6cd set is HARRY POTTER box set. 😁

I hope 6cd set is HARRY POTTER box set. 😁

I hope 6cd set is HARRY POTTER box set. 😁