Indiana Jones: The Soundtracks Collection (official Thread)

[Trent B 337]

I'm surprised the set hasn't leaked at this point.

[Lurker 5]

I tried. You all know if I'd gotten the set early I would have reported about it in full detail for all of you.

Neil

[Trent B 337]

I tried. You all know if I'd gotten the set early I would have reported about it in full detail for all of you.

Neil

That is a good point.

[Nick Parker 3,040]

EDIT:

I tried. You all know if I'd gotten the set early I would have reported about it in full detail for all of you.

Neil

It is the thought that counts. Thank you for caring, Neil.

[tjguitar 0]

I tried. You all know if I'd gotten the set early I would have reported about it in full detail for all of you.

Neil

What were those guys thinking?

Oh well, maybe in 2012 you & M.M. can do the set 'right'.

[King Mark 3,631]

does Amazon e-mail you when they ship?

[Jay 37,363]

Yes

[tjguitar 0]

does Amazon e-mail you when they ship?

Yeah.

[Trent B 337]

does Amazon e-mail you when they ship?

Nah they just like to keep you waiting and wondering when you'll get your package from them.

[crumbs 14,315]

Can anyone navigate through the Amazon.de Indiana Jones page and find out how much international shipping is to Australia? I don't know German...

Prices for Aussies, without shipping:

Amazon.com - $69.47

MovieMusic - $59.12

Amazon.de - $57.20

SAE - $66.45

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With shipping:

Amazon.com - $76.85 (slowest shipping, 18+ business days for arrival)

MovieMusic - $67.98 (plus unspecified fees for box sets)

SAE - $89.37

So long story short, DO NOT order with SAE.. far out. We get screwed on the shipping fees.

[crumbs 14,315]

It seems as if standard Air Mail with Movie Music to Australia is in the $15-$20 range, which makes their overall price the most expensive of all. So it's either an extremely delayed Amazon shipment, or an incredibly overpriced fast shipment.

[artyjeffrey 20]

Just cancelled my Amazon, going with MovieMusic.com For about $42 total.

[crumbs 14,315]

Amazon.com - $76.85 (slowest shipping, 18+ business days for arrival)

Amazon.ca - $65.85 (slowest shipping, takes 8-12 weeks apparently, but I'd say this is overly generous)

MovieMusic - $80+ (plus unspecified fees for box sets)

SAE - $89.37

[tjguitar 0]

Amazon.com - $76.85 (slowest shipping, 18+ business days for arrival)

Amazon.ca - $65.85 (slowest shipping, takes 8-12 weeks apparently, but I'd say this is overly generous)

MovieMusic - $80+ (plus unspecified fees for box sets)

SAE - $89.37

You clearly aren't using American Dollars there.

[crumbs 14,315]

....no poo, it's converted to AUD.

[indy4 155]

Just cancelled my Amazon, going with MovieMusic.com For about $42 total.

Wait...shipping and tax included, it's 42 bucks?????

[artyjeffrey 20]

Just cancelled my Amazon, going with MovieMusic.com For about $42 total.

Wait...shipping and tax included, it's 42 bucks?????

Well, probably closer to $43. They've got it for a limited time for $39.99, and then the standard shipping is $2.99.

[scallenger 483]

I'm sticking with my Amazon.com preorder. They have yet to ever fail me (been buying stuff from them for years now) and let us look at the price difference.

My pre-order price at Amazon.com is currently $46.99. I selected 2-day shipping, which adds $6.98. This totals to $53.97.

At MovieMusic.com, they do have the low price of $39.99. However, their 2nd day shipping, according to their "help" page, is $13.99. This totals to $53.98.

So... there you have it. You actually pay .01 cent more at MovieMusic.com, lol. Which is really nothing, I know, but it makes the choice between the two companies now merely based on your preference. I have never ordered from MovieMusic.com and don't know how reliable they really are, so I am sticking with what I know and trust. Especially for something as big as this. And I'm saving a penny! lol.

I didn't look at the price difference with other shipping methods because I am only interested in the 2 day method. I don't want to wait too long for it, nor do I want to pay any extreme price for a single day of shipping. This option always works best for me.

Don't you love marketing tactics? MovieMusic.com sure made it seem attractive, lol. Although maybe it is a lot cheaper at MovieMusic.com for the slower shipping methods for those who are willing to wait longer. I, on the other hand, simply cannot.

[Incanus 5,714]

Well whoever is getting this first he/she should post here a comprehensive analysis of this set! Box size, number and content of color photographs and rare artwork, track times, track content (film version VS album track etc.), orchestrational details, soundquality and most of all are there anymore excuses from Bouzereau in the linernotes for his presentation of this music.

[artyjeffrey 20]

I didn't look at the price difference with other shipping methods because I am only interested in the 2 day method. I don't want to wait too long for it, nor do I want to pay any extreme price for a single day of shipping. This option always works best for me.

I can wait. I've already waited for 20-odd years.

[Unlucky Bastard 7,782]

Amazon.com - $76.85 (slowest shipping, 18+ business days for arrival)

Amazon.ca - $65.85 (slowest shipping, takes 8-12 weeks apparently, but I'd say this is overly generous)

MovieMusic - $80+ (plus unspecified fees for box sets)

SAE - $89.37

You clearly aren't using American Dollars there.

Must be those new Alaskan Dollars!

[Jessie Lohner 0]

Well whoever is getting this first he/she should post here a comprehensive analysis of this set! Box size, number and content of color photographs and rare artwork, track times, track content (film version VS album track etc.), orchestrational details, soundquality and most of all are there anymore excuses from Bouzereau in the linernotes for his presentation of this music.

I think whoever gets it first is too busy enjoying the music to do anything else but listen!

[QMM 4]

I love the image I have in my head right now of some of the members listening to the set and frowning/grimacing at what they hear

[King Mark 3,631]

Well whoever is getting this first he/she should post here a comprehensive analysis of this set! Box size, number and content of color photographs and rare artwork, track times, track content (film version VS album track etc.), orchestrational details, soundquality and most of all are there anymore excuses from Bouzereau in the linernotes for his presentation of this music.

At this point we know 99,9% what's in the set. Sound quality might be the biggest ?

[MattyO 62]

I know exactly how it's going to be for me: come home after a full day of teaching swimming lessons, soaked to the bone, freezing cold and generally not in a good mood to find my Indy box waiting for me. The rest of that night will be devoted to listening to each score individually. It will be a marvellous day!

As a side note, I'm taking the plunge and ordering the Superman box from SAE for Christmas. The interviews with Mike Matessino have convinced me to update my Rhino edition.

[Jessie Lohner 0]

At this point we know 99,9% what's in the set. Sound quality might be the biggest ?

What's the 0,1%?

I don't worry much about sound quality. If it's been remastered, it can only sound better, right?

[Incanus 5,714]

Well whoever is getting this first he/she should post here a comprehensive analysis of this set! Box size, number and content of color photographs and rare artwork, track times, track content (film version VS album track etc.), orchestrational details, soundquality and most of all are there anymore excuses from Bouzereau in the linernotes for his presentation of this music.

At this point we know 99,9% what's in the set. Sound quality might be the biggest ?

We need an expert's opinion on these matters not some layman's who doesn't know the exact length and content of every cue from every film to a T.

[King Mark 3,631]

I asked the Indy Rides the Statue detail at Intrada.

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For anyone wondering, these are the track times/names for the Expanded KOTCS.

Altogether, it's about 27 minutes of unreleased Williams music, not including source music tracks.

[King Mark 3,631]

great!

[Incanus 5,714]

great!

Seconded! I can't wait! Hehehe both the Indy set and your edit crumbs

[Charlie Brigden 7]

I know exactly how it's going to be for me: come home after a full day of teaching swimming lessons, soaked to the bone, freezing cold and generally not in a good mood to find my Indy box waiting for me. The rest of that night will be devoted to listening to each score individually. It will be a marvellous day!

As a side note, I'm taking the plunge and ordering the Superman box from SAE for Christmas. The interviews with Mike Matessino have convinced me to update my Rhino edition.

I'm still umming and ahhing over whether to do that. I love the Rhino set, and I don't know if I can afford to pay for a box which contains only two soundtracks I really want.

[MattyO 62]

I'm getting it for the book as well. I figure it's a landmark set to have and by buying it it shows my support for similar releases in the future.

[crumbs 14,315]

My personal favourite of all the new music is Corpse/The Betrayal. Apart from a few magnetic sounds, it's clean and not muffled. On top of that, it's a great atmospheric cue. Really conveys the tension and other worldliness of the sequence. Much more interesting stuff going on than in Secret Doors and Scorpions.

[King Mark 3,631]

It's Knowledge/The Bible I want to hear the most

[crumbs 14,315]

The SFX aren't easy to get rid of on that one, I'm afraid. 'The Bible' is clean as a whistle, but 'Knowledge' is stuck with some rumbling water.

Better than nothing though.

As for what's left over, I didn't include these tracks either because aren't interesting, have distracting SFX, or would be a waste of bandwidth to download (yes, I know the irony of this statement considering 'Paramount Pictures' is included, but it segues into 'Hound Dog' nicely):

- Irina Spalko (gun SFX, boring cue, overlaps with the concert suite anyway)

- Rocket Sled Stops / Dawn (distracting crickets, SFX)

- Indy's house (bleh, boring cue and I never want to hear post-2000 Williams variations on the Raiders 'A' theme again)

- The Legend of Akator (diner sound effects, overlaps with Call of the Crystal)

- KGB Agents (too many diner sound effects)

- The Underground Caves / The Crypt (yawn)

- Corpse / More Akator Stories (too many SFX)

- The Snake Pit ending (might or might not include this, but SFX heavy)

- Waterfalls (phoned out in the film, sound effects galore)

- "Through Eyes and Tears" (boring, SFX heavy)

- Irina Finds the Tracker (SFX heavy)

- The Retracting Staircase (SFX heavy, impossible to rip cleanly)

- Irina Finds the Second Tracker (bleh)

- Entering the Treasure Room (just a horn solo of the 6 'Skull theme' notes)

[Charlie Brigden 7]

It's Knowledge/The Bible I want to hear the most

I want to hear that as well. Pardon me for asking, but my work is blocking the image. Is it included on your set?

[Trent B 337]

Can anyone navigate through the Amazon.de Indiana Jones page and find out how much international shipping is to Australia? I don't know German...

Prices for Aussies, without shipping:

Amazon.com - $69.47

MovieMusic - $59.12

Amazon.de - $57.20

SAE - $66.45

------

With shipping:

Amazon.com - $76.85 (slowest shipping, 18+ business days for arrival)

MovieMusic - $67.98 (plus unspecified fees for box sets)

SAE - $89.37

So long story short, DO NOT order with SAE.. far out. We get screwed on the shipping fees.

Actually for a limited time (until 11/11) Peter lowered the price to $39.99. With priority shipping the total with MovieMusic is $47.98. If you wanna go with them I would if I were you. I canceled my order with Amazon and went with Peter, saved me about $10.

[King Mark 3,631]

- The Underground Caves / The Crypt (yawn)

- Corpse / More Akator Stories (too many SFX)

There's a low key version of Mutt's "heroic" theme (the one mixed with the Raiders March in end Credits) that should be included .It's when Indy wants to take the knife from the corpse

[crumbs 14,315]

I looked at that, but all the dialogue echoes throughout the cave scenes anyway. It's a bit of a mess...

...unless, of course, the foreign language rips are echo-free in the rear channels!

[Marian Schedenig 8,193]

Can anyone navigate through the Amazon.de Indiana Jones page and find out how much international shipping is to Australia? I don't know German...

Here's their English help page.

So long story short, DO NOT order with SAE.. far out. We get screwed on the shipping fees.

I disagree. Initial shipping is high, but that's why I never order a single CD there. They have plenty of good deals (including some bargains and the full series of FSM releases) and I can trust them to not get caught by the customs. I get nearly all my DVDs through Play.com these days, but everything above about €21 gets taxed by the customs for sure.

[Ollie 1,059]

Someone over at FSM posted that they received their set. Apparently disc 5 is in a cardboard sleeve as opposed to a digipack and the sound quality varies amongst the cues. Also the person appears to be impressed with the remastering on LC.

[Trent B 337]

Someone over at FSM posted that they received their set. Apparently disc 5 is in a cardboard sleeve as opposed to a digipack and the sound quality varies amongst the cues. Also the person appears to be impressed with the remastering on LC.

I hope for the US packages the 5th disc isn't in a cardboard sleeve..wonder why the picture would show differently.

[Koray Savas 2,251]

Someone over at FSM posted that they received their set. Apparently disc 5 is in a cardboard sleeve as opposed to a digipack and the sound quality varies amongst the cues. Also the person appears to be impressed with the remastering on LC.

Hey! That's a spoiler. Better throw some tags on that!

[Ollie 1,059]

Someone over at FSM posted that they received their set. Apparently disc 5 is in a cardboard sleeve as opposed to a digipack and the sound quality varies amongst the cues. Also the person appears to be impressed with the remastering on LC.

I hope for the US packages the 5th disc isn't in a cardboard sleeve..wonder why the picture would show differently.

Actually in the original picture it does look like it could be a cardboard sleeve. But the clip on Amazon makes it look like a digipack as well.

[Koray Savas 2,251]

Does it really matter?

[Ollie 1,059]

Apparently to some people it does matter.

[Koray Savas 2,251]

At first it's ohhhh and ahhh, then there's running and screaming.

[Jay 37,363]

Someone over at FSM posted that they received their set. Apparently disc 5 is in a cardboard sleeve as opposed to a digipack and the sound quality varies amongst the cues. Also the person appears to be impressed with the remastering on LC.

Full post:

Received this morning. i let you imagine my joy seeing my box!! The bad points are the same noticed by Fake.. but there are more... The 5 cd is in a sleeve sheet and it doesn't look very good. Different tracks offers an different sound. It means that there are not taken from the same source. It miss some cues from the original score in the movies but we already knew that. But despise these points... it is incredible to hear that music. And effectively, the second one is certainly the most appreciable cd! But I have to say that the cd 3 (IJATLC) is now remastered and... it's giant! This box is a miracle!

[Schookbaer 0]

Hi at all....

Indy rides the statue is the filmversion !!!

Music samples on the barnes and Noble site !!!

But now raiders ....

Chris