robthehand 3 Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Just saw this at FSM.Click10 new Walt Disney Records titles are being uploaded to iTunes. They are –JAN 16 20071. The Black Hole Soundtrack - NOT PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE 2. Fess Parker: Cowboy and Indian Songs 3. Louis Prima: Let’s Fly with Mary Poppins 4. Danceannette – NOT PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE5. Mickey Mouse Disco 6. Echoes of Disneyland – NOT PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE7. Saludos Amigos – NOT PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE8. Babes In Toyland9. Stan Jones: Ghost Riders In the Sky – NOT PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE 10. TinpanoramaAs before, all masters have been transferred and restored at 24bit / 96kHz.Now before someone cries foul, I will explain the status of “The Black Hole Soundtrack”. Though this was the first digitally recorded soundtrack, the digital technology of 1979 is not compatible with digital technology of today (or even 1982 when CD’s were introduced). This soundtrack was recorded with 4bit resolution at 32kHz sampling, thus making a pure digital release not only impossible, but any attempt to upsample or convert them would result in a recording far worse than the analog conversion that was done at the time. The reason it has taken me so long to get this soundtrack re-released is that I wanted to make absolutely sure that there was no way I could use the original digital recordings. I also couldn’t include more of John Barry’s score than was originally released – as the album, as it stands, is all that was legally cleared for release. I did, however, hunt down the original analog transfer from 1979, digitally transferred and restored at 24/96 and re-created the album’s original content. I know some of you more ‘passionate’ will still be disappointed, but there is nothing more anyone could do. Still, even at the iTunes 128kbs compression, the album has never sounded better!This is great news, as far as I'm concerned. Obviously a CD release would be preferabble, but this is better than nothing. (I have the LP, but haven't figured out how to transfer it to my comp yet. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg1138 3 Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 This is great news, as far as I'm concerned. Obviously a CD release would be preferabble, but this is better than nothing. (I have the LP, but haven't figured out how to transfer it to my comp yet. )There is a very good quality boot of The Black Hole/Howard the duck - the LP transfer for the Black Hole section is one of the best I've come across.....and I will stick with that until iTunes persuades me otherwise.....Mickey Mouse Disco - that's another matter! Had this album as a kid......nostalgia will reign supreme.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,624 Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 This might have been interesting if it was the complete Black Hole score.K.M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Well it's a start. I've noticed there are some out of print albums available thru iTunes that I don't have so maybe I'll grab some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 I've actually never heard this, so I may buy this after I hear the short samples on iTunes once they've loaded them up.Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 It has a very good main theme but I really don't remember that much about the rest of the score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 That's often the case with John Barry scores, I find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Part of the problem was the actual movie. Someone other than Disney should have made it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 That robot was rubbish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 It didn't help that they used voice actors who had voiced characters in their animated films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixie_twinkle 48 Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 I wish this were a CD release too. I remember really enjoying The Black Hole lp. The opening two tracks (Overture and Main Title) are excellent. Also I really enjoyed the long track on side 2 of the vinyl. I think it was called Into the Black Hole, but I'm not sure. It had some truly magical John Barry "space music". Barry has written some of the most powerful music depicting space. His deep low-end strings give the impression of vastness, while the slightly chromatic harmonic language adds the necessary feeling of awe and spectacle. His space music from You Only Live Twice is particularly memorable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 His space music from Moonraker is even better, though the sound quality on the CD lacks stereo separation.Even if this thing is released on Dutch iTunes, I'm not gonna bother with it I think.The soundquality will be mediocre, the files will be hard to manage due to the DRM restrictions and I already have the bootleg anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST-321 4 Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Good golly The Black Hole was a terrible film. It reminded me a lot of Disney's Mysterious Island only much worse. I recall having liked the score at the time, I'll have to listen to the samples at iTunes to see if I want to pick any of them up. Will it be up this week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Disney made a film called Mysterious Island? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg1138 3 Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 I beg to differ, but "The Black Hole" - both the movie AND the soundtrack - are cooler than a snowman's cold bits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent B 337 Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 I can't believe there are people out there willing to accept 128k compress files. No thank you.I dunno gents do you think this maybe a sign that a CD's are slowly coming to an end and that digital downloads are going to be the way of the future? I for one hope not...I mean if digital downloads are the way of the future I hope they at least at some point make the downloads high bitrates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthehand 3 Posted January 15, 2007 Author Share Posted January 15, 2007 I can't believe there are people out there willing to accept 128k compress files. No thank you.I just bought "The Classic Film Scores of Franz Waxman" for £6.32 on iTunes. It would cost at least five times that to buy a pressed CD, since it's out of print. While the download version is obviously not perfect, I'm not about to spend £30 on one CD. It's no full substitute for an original copy, but I for one am glad that there's a way to get that album, without paying a silly price to some eBay seller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST-321 4 Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Disney made a film called Mysterious Island?Yup, I am pretty sure that Disney was involved. It was based on the Jules Verne story of the same name.Have a look at this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Your links not working.The only one I could think of is the Ray Harryhausen film scored by Bernard Herrmann. Disney was not invlved in any way with it, it was a Columbia film and it's a pretty good one as well.There was a made for TV movie with Patrick Stewart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris ChrusherComix 46 Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 I love both The Black Hole movie and score. Many old-school posters know that Black Hole the movie and John Barry's score got me into Star Wars and John Williams' score... then ALL of his scores.I hate iTunes... how else can I aquire this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthehand 3 Posted January 23, 2007 Author Share Posted January 23, 2007 I hate iTunes... how else can I aquire this?It's available on LP and bootleg CD, or you could just trade for the iTunes files...The only legal ways to own it are buying the LP or the tracks from iTunes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris ChrusherComix 46 Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 I hate iTunes... how else can I aquire this?It's available on LP and bootleg CD, or you could just trade for the iTunes files...The only legal ways to own it are buying the LP or the tracks from iTunes.Yes, I got the Lp back in '78. I also have the boot and from that, made the expanded bootleg from the DVD. Stefan said it was one of my best. Back when he liked me. How is the quality in the iTunes tracks? If it is no better than the LP and boot, then I may have to wait. I'm still hoping we'll see it on CD some day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthehand 3 Posted January 28, 2007 Author Share Posted January 28, 2007 How is the quality in the iTunes tracks? If it is no better than the LP and boot, then I may have to wait.It's supposedly remastered, but then it's also converted down to 128kbps, so it probably balances out.If you're happy with the LP, I see no reason to up/down-grade to the iTunes version.I'm still hoping we'll see it on CD some day.You're not the only one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy 0 Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 I think the soundquality of the release on Mask Records (together with Howard the Duck) is excellent, so I'm not waiting for a new release. It would be nice to have more tracks though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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