John Crichton 4 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 This has been mentioned in the various "''07 in review" threads, but recent events have finally pushed it to the point where I think it deserves its own thread.Who would have thought that we would get Monsignor, Images, and Alien not only in the same year, but within just a few months of each other? Add in the long anticipated complete Return of the King, along with some very good releases earlier in the year, and I'm still catching my breath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 152 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Don't forget FSM Blue Box and Silver Age Classic. Could it finally be Family Plot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,095 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 If it's Family Plot it'll be the greatest year for John Williams releases! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 152 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 If it is Family Plot, I will literally jump for joy. Not sure which one I'd want more though: FP to be part of the blue box, or FP to be part of the silver age classicsBlue Box: I'd get the entire score, but it would be hell paying for itSilver Age Classics: It would be much cheaper, but you would get even less of the score than you usually get on the normal OST....I'de probably hope for the Blue Box, because I can deal with the money. If it comes out as a Silver Age, they probably won't release it ever again, so no matter how much money I got, I would never have a decent score size.NBNW is also a good re-release.And this probably shouldn't count, but we got news that Lucasfilm is considering re-releasing Indy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 859 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Silver Age Classics: It would be much cheaper, but you would get even less of the score than you usually get on the normal OST....You really don't pay attention do you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 152 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 I'm not the only one:I need to start paying attention more often.But perhaps I wasn't paying proper attention, what did I miss about the Silver Age classic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 859 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Mine was sarcasm.FSM will not release a half a score. If they have access to the complete score and the tapes are not damaged beyond repair or missing then they will release the entire thing.The only time they do not do that is if they only have access to the LP because of rights or that's all that survives, then they will only be able to release that version.There was no LP for FP so if they release FP it would be the complete score. The Silver Age scores are probably not going to be from Williams and there really is no guarantee the Blue Box will be either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,095 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 But we can always hope! We got 2 JW releases this year, why not just add to the pile! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 859 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 We'll know come January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 152 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 FSM will not release a half a score. If they have access to the complete score and the tapes are not damaged beyond repair or missing then they will release the entire thing.The only time they do not do that is if they only have access to the LP because of rights or that's all that survives, then they will only be able to release that version.There was no LP for FP so if they release FP it would be the complete score. The Silver Age scores are probably not going to be from Williams and there really is no guarantee the Blue Box will be either.I don't understand how "not paying attention" could apply for something like this. I didn't know this because I have much to learn about film scores, it has nothing to do with my "not paying attention." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 859 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Because you made a similiar statement and were given a similar answer in another thread about FSM's upcoming releases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 152 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Ah, I see. I had forgotten, was it was a long time ago. It was an honest mistake.But after re-reading, you never gave me an answer that was set in stone:There will be two new releases likely the first week of December: a 2CD set (Golden Age Classics) for $24.95 -- our first release of this composer's music -- and a 1CD release (Silver Age Classics) for $19.95 featuring two highly lauded scores from the 1970s.http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/post...1&archive=0Unless the material isn't available FSM will release the score complete as possible, so if they are combining a release that means that the score was short to begin with, only the LP masters were available, or the cues were too damaged to include.Then family plot is out...Not really, but personally I think Family Plot is coming from another label if it gets released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 49 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Yeah, you go, indy4, be anally retentive to the extreme about the veracity of every little remark. It's always a pleasure to read fourteen nearly identical posts in defense of some minuscule accusation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 152 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Wha...??? Excactly how was my response "anally retentive"?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 2,082 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Ah, calm down people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 9 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Anyhoo....yes. Greatest year for re-releases. I mean, there have been a number of good ones (Ce3K and Poltergeist in the same year?), but I can't think of any nearly as rich as this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 859 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 This has been a great year for re-releases and the great thing is that there are so many more gems waiting to be released & remastered or re-recorded.2008 could end up being a fantastic year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 152 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldsmithFanatic2000+ 0 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 For films... Poltergeist. The new transfer is massively superior to the original. Great film too.For scores... Alien, easily! Nothing even came close. I've listened to the Intrada discs close to a hundred times already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Lewis 6 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 I believe that. Ironically, I echo your feelings. That release is brilliant.-Tom, who had it spliced as four different albums in his iPod, so it would not be as overwhelming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 49 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 So, how are record labels paying for all this? It seems like after the recession of 2001 and the September 11th attacks, the slowing of the economy caused a significant downturn in soundtrack releases (especially expanded sets). For some reason, now, labels that barely make a living like FSM and Intrada are booming. Why?And, yes, any response to my post would invariably involve a discussion of the economy, and by extension, politics. So... ha ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted December 14, 2007 Author Share Posted December 14, 2007 So, how are record labels paying for all this? It seems like after the recession of 2001 and the September 11th attacks, the slowing of the economy caused a significant downturn in soundtrack releases (especially expanded sets). For some reason, now, labels that barely make a living like FSM and Intrada are booming. Why?And, yes, any response to my post would invariably involve a discussion of the economy, and by extension, politics. So... ha ha.Damn you, Buck. But that was over 6 years ago. The economy has been chugging along just fine the last 4 or 5 years (by many, but not all, measurements better than the '90s without having to worry about an internet/technology "bubble" burst). But I'm sure macroeconomics are a small reason behind this, I wonder if they just recently got access to the material or something similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 2,082 Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 RotK: CR has been one of the one or two highlights of this whole year for me. I can't stop listening to the stunning finale (pretty much all of disc 4) and the rest of the score is really growing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted December 14, 2007 Author Share Posted December 14, 2007 Yeah, RotK is the music highlight of the year for me too. The Williams releases are great, but they fall more in the "collectable" than "really great scores" category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ymenard 35 Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 I went through all 10 discs of LOTR in one shot (while working) and it's incredible.But seriously those score companies, they know that 2007-scores haven't sold well. For the sake of their business, they had to take risks and get older scores for profitability reasons. We all end up winning in the end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,064 Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 All that we needed was"Baby Scecret of lost LEGEND!" by Goldsmith. And this would be the perfect re-release year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 2,924 Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 All that we needed was"Baby Scecret of lost LEGEND!" by Goldsmith. And this would be the perfect re-release year.i'd even buy that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 152 Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 But seriously those score companies, they know that 2007-scores haven't sold well.Actually, POTC: AWE sold very well. I'm not trying to force my opinion on you guys, but POTC soundtracks are very popular, that is a fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent Hoyt 13 Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 Sorry for the stupid question, but the two Williams releases were Monsignor and Images?Found my answer.-trent, who needs sleep and couldnt even read the first post correctly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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