Marian Schedenig 8,174 Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 32 minutes ago, Bilbo Skywalker said: I tried to take a shortcut and it failed. A shortcut to what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 5 minutes ago, Marian Schedenig said: A shortcut to what? Mushrooms!! (I copy and pasted the images rather than save them and upload them. When I paste the images display but they disappear when I click post) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Yeah I have the same issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maglorfin 196 Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Do full scores also count? Received this today from Book Depository: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,174 Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Reminds me that I wanted to get the score for Eine Alpensinfonie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maglorfin 196 Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 By all means do! I've had it for years and I'm still perusing it frequently. What a masterpiece! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Incanus 5,713 Posted August 1, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted August 1, 2017 OK after some deliberation I finally bit the bullet at FSM 20% off sale and bought DAA-DA-DA-DAA- DAA-DAA-DAA, DAA-DA-DA-DA-DAA, SUPERMAN! Marian Schedenig, crocodile and Koray Savas 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 That means LLL will release a new and even better version next month! Bilbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maglorfin 196 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 53 minutes ago, Incanus said: OK after some deliberation I finally bit the bullet at FSM 20% off sale and bought DAA-DA-DA-DAA- DAA-DAA-DAA, DAA-DA-DA-DA-DAA, SUPERMAN! One of the best soundtrack investments ever, Incanus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,984 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 1 hour ago, Incanus said: OK after some deliberation I finally bit the bullet at FSM 20% off sale and bought DAA-DA-DA-DAA- DAA-DAA-DAA, DAA-DA-DA-DA-DAA, SUPERMAN! Almost ten years later. You should be ashamed of yourself. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Better late than never eh. Plus 10 years ago I simply could not have afforded to buy the box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,499 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 I like The Blue Box, and that's all I have to say, on the matter Incanus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 2 hours ago, Stefancos said: That means LLL will release a new and even better version next month! With even better sound quality from unearthed super master tapes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maglorfin 196 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 2 hours ago, Incanus said: Better late than never eh. Plus 10 years ago I simply could not have afforded to buy the box. And how is the book quality these days? Almost 10 years ago when The Blue Box originally came out and I received mine (early March 2008), I was the one to start the conversation about the poor book binding quality: The only weakness of the box I've managed to discover so far is the somewhat poor book binding. Although I've only managed to read first 30 or so pages of my book and handled it ever so carefully, the binding is already kind of starting to come apart. Has anybody else also experienced this? Sooner or later, everybody's books more or less fell apart and mine is still in the same condition today. I know that they were sending out some replacements later but I kind of never bothered with it.I have the PDF however so I can at least read it on my laptop, phone, tablet ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 I'll get back to you when I get my copy. BTW Screen Archives Entertainment's still offers the extra 45$ registered mail option since apparently there have been numerous reports of missing items in my country. I took a gamble and didn't add that to the already whopping 27,5$ postage. It's highway robbery! Which I hope won't happen to my package on the way to Finland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,984 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 I bought mine about 4 years ago and the book is in fine condition. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,287 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Nice purchase Inky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maglorfin 196 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 5 hours ago, crocodile said: I bought mine about 4 years ago and the book is in fine condition. This is the condition my book is in, and I must say I've always been very careful with it: Seen as how now SAE apparently ships better quality/bound books, do you guys think I could maybe still ask them for replacement, even though I bought The Blue Box when it originally came out in February 2008? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Was it really that long ago? Hadn't realized I've been here for over a decade already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maglorfin 196 Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Yeah, time sure does fly ... I've had my own "JWFan 10th anniversary" a month ago and I couldn't believe it - been frequenting this forum for a decade and by the time I finally joined, I had already been following and reading it for at least 5 years. Irreparabile tempus fugit ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thx99 1,740 Posted August 6, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted August 6, 2017 Just picked this up on eBay, to add to my Williams' FYC collection. I guess I really paid for the box since the CD appears to be identical to the commercial release. Incanus, Bespin and Arpy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Fancy. Studios should have left a small side space to entice voters with assorted sweets. thx99 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thx99 1,740 Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 The seller had a similarly-packaged FYC for Thomas Newman's Unstrung Heroes... Spoiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,499 Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Nice, both of them. The only difference is that members of AMPAS didn't pay for the fucking things! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 1 hour ago, thx99 said: Just picked this up on eBay, to add to my Williams' FYC collection. I guess I really paid for the box since the CD appears to be identical to the commercial release. Please send me a scan of the cover with good perspective, I will be pleased to add it to the discography! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thx99 1,740 Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 18 minutes ago, Bespin said: Please send me a scan of the cover with good perspective, I will be pleased to add it to the discography! :-) The box cover? Sure, no problem. Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amer 2,080 Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 @thx99 I was eyeing this a while back but then I realised it was just the box! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thx99 1,740 Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 1 hour ago, azahid said: @thx99 I was eyeing this a while back but then I realised it was just the box! Yes, yet another entry on my ever-growing list of unnecessary purchases. Amer and Bespin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 1 hour ago, thx99 said: Yes, yet another entry on my ever-growing list of unnecessary purchases. Continuing on your cosmic journey to own everything there is to own about John Williams. And yes that is actually a very cool little collectible even if it doesn't contain any new music per se. Amer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpy 4,145 Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 So, was the FYC just the OST, same packaging etc.? Or did the seller just include the OST instead of the FYC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year! Ok, ok, I know, I scrape the bottom of the barrel. Maglorfin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpy 4,145 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Picked up War for the Planet of the Apes today at my local entertainment retailer. They only had one copy in stock and I visited a few chains of the same store over the week with similar results. I haven't seen the film yet, but was eager to buy it to avoid a Tomorrowland situation... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,984 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Yeah, Tomorrowland disappeared completely. It's not on Intrada's page and it's not to be found elsewhere either. Karol Arpy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpy 4,145 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 1 minute ago, crocodile said: Yeah, Tomorrowland disappeared completely. It's not on Intrada's page and it's not to be found elsewhere either. Karol I bought Tomorrowland from Amazon a few months before it sold out. Didn't expect it to go so soon! Probably on ebay for $$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,984 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 I bought it off Intrada website when it first came out. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Incanus 5,713 Posted August 11, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted August 11, 2017 So many CD releases of modern scores go out of print in a blink of an eye (read 3-5 years). Frustrating. Arpy, Maglorfin and Naïve Old Fart 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpy 4,145 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 I missed out on John Carter and am still struggling to find a copy of Catch Me If You Can... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,984 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 15 minutes ago, Arpy said: I missed out on John Carter and am still struggling to find a copy of Catch Me If You Can... This is as cheap as I could find it. Bet my signed copy is worth millions now! Karol Arpy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,340 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 The LOTR symphony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Took you long enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 19 hours ago, Arpy said: Picked up War for the Planet of the Apes today at my local entertainment retailer. They only had one copy in stock and I visited a few chains of the same store over the week with similar results. I haven't seen the film yet, but was eager to buy it to avoid a Tomorrowland situation... It's called Amazon, dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpy 4,145 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 It would cost me around the same to have it shipped from the US to my country. Hopefully when Amazon opens here in Australia, in my state, no less, shipping won't be a hassle. I usually purchase CD's through Amazon anyway, I guess this time was just out of convenience... 1 hour ago, Koray Savas said: It's called Amazon, dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 I prefer to pick them up in shops if I can. Used to use Amazon quite a bit but with exchange rates against the sterling and the fact you can't get free delivery through prime in Ireland I've stopped. You can usually find a better deal on eBay anyway if you're stuck. Arpy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,499 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Nice, Bil! I, also, prefer to shop for CDs in-store. I know that the internet is safe to conduct business over, but I still don't trust it. Also, if I had a PayPal account, I know that I would spend all my available cash on CDs, and that's not a good thing. Also, I like to trawl charity (thrift) stores, and record fayres, and movie fayres, for soundtracks. Arpy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpy 4,145 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Yes, in-store you can inspect it and know that what you're getting is legit. Online purchases add that extra level of paranoia about prices and the handling of the product, and if it's a counterfeit item. Plus I think in-store purchases help the store and the keeps the demand to even have a "Soundtracks" section alive. Naïve Old Fart and Bilbo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,499 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Agreed. Where I live, there is one major music store (HMV). Thanks, though, to some intelligent buying, and senior staff getting to know it's "tent-pole" customers, it has a very wide selection of all sorts of things. If I want classical, a good specialist classical store is just a 30-minute drive. "Yeah, Tony, life's been good" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 We have two Tower Records in Dublin and they're both pretty good. They have the vast majority of new soundtrack releases and they keep a good stock of the "classics". Vinyl section is also very impressive. Golden Discs and Tesco are good for latest releases and, in the case of the former, vinyl but they both be terrible for soundtracks. With Apple Music I'm ok waiting to check the shops before buying something online. Obviously for LaLaLand its online. Arpy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,984 Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Ordered Waterworld from La-La Land on Tuesday and just reminded myself that I still have a $20 voucher for Intrada releases (from collecting their points) so ordered The Black Cauldron. Shipped within 20 minutes! Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,287 Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 I ordered 5 CDs from LLL on Tuesday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Got my Blue Box yesterday. Packaged in a sturdy box with bubble wrap and other padding it arrived pristine. It is such a lovingly crafted score release with meticulous research and well thought out programmes. I love it and I have yet to listen to the other 6 discs on the set. Looking forward to delving into this in the coming days! On 1.8.2017 at 6:43 PM, Maglorfin said: This is the condition my book is in, and I must say I've always been very careful with it: Seen as how now SAE apparently ships better quality/bound books, do you guys think I could maybe still ask them for replacement, even though I bought The Blue Box when it originally came out in February 2008? Btw. Maglorfin the awesome book that comes with the box was in a fine condition and feels an looks very sturdy based on my initial perusal. Maglorfin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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