SafeUnderHill 205 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 If I were you, I wouldn't take any risks, and buy it drectly from the American Amazon store.The Decca version was the cheap-looking one, right?Yup. The Decca one is the cheap-o version. On the other hand it takes a while longer for the Amazon US stuff to arrive. My eternal problem with ordering abroad. If I am lucky the CD comes out here at the same time as everwhere else and if I am not I will be waiting for an extra week or two for the CD to arrive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Yup. The Decca one is the cheap-o version. On the other hand it takes a while longer for the Amazon US stuff to arrive. My eternal problem with ordering abroad. If I am lucky the CD comes out here at the same time as everwhere else and if I am not I will be waiting for an extra week or two for the CD to arrive.Just buy the standard version at Amazon.co.uk or something like that, so you'll receive it early, making the wait for the special edition more tolerable. I won't order until I know if the regular OST has something that is missing from the SE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Love the colour scheme. I'll be checking daily for a pre-order to go up. Vinyl is already sorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SafeUnderHill 205 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Yeah, but do you have anything to play them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisAfonso 186 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Is the OST only 1 disc? That's a surprise, but understandable.The purple colour scheme really suits this design and adds a touch of elegance to it. Hopefully you won't end up with those cheap cardboard covers again Yes I checked Amazon (both US and UK) and they list only 1 disc for the regular OST.And yes I am hoping Europe will receive a sturdier SE case this time since the previous one feels both flimsy and cheap in comparison with the international one.Amazon UK and US list 10th of December as the release date but neither version is available for order yet. Did I completely miss this? There's a version with better case out there? I was kind of disappointed last year when the I got the CD and the packaging didn't live up to the LotR collector's editions (with textured faux-leather exterior). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnald 365 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 I didn't know there was a difference either. Does anyone have good pictures for comparison? I might have to import Desolation of Smaug in this case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Here are pictures Jason took last year of his copy of the SE. Looks a whole lot sturdier than the European versionInky's linky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnald 365 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Wow a big difference. Guess I might have to import this then.When did that French site put up extracts of AUJ last year? Can we expect the same again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted October 26, 2013 Author Share Posted October 26, 2013 2 Discs could theoretically mean one disc of music and a bonus disc of special features Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnald 365 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 'The Pope Diaries'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Foreword by God Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnald 365 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Ok so it seems that the 1-minute previews of each track appeared on 8th November last year, on qubuz. The press release came on the 2nd November, and Radagast the Brown appeared online on the 5th. The Empire full listen was on the 13th I think.Remains to be seen if all this happens again though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted October 26, 2013 Author Share Posted October 26, 2013 The Madness of The Hobbit - An Online Journal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Amazing we still don't know who is singing the end credits song! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannhauser 101 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Maybe there is no end credits song :0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Maybe there is no end credits song :0I do not deny that my heart has greatly desired this. It is time for a kick-ass end credits suite! gkgyver 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnald 365 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Composed by Conrad Pope? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Oh no. By Howard Shore of course! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted October 26, 2013 Author Share Posted October 26, 2013 Maybe there is no end credits song :0I do not deny that my heart has greatly desired this. It is time for a kick-ass end credits suite!It is time for Jackson to have an end credits Suite assembled by his editors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Maybe there is no end credits song :0I do not deny that my heart has greatly desired this. It is time for a kick-ass end credits suite!It is time for Jackson to have an end credits Suite assembled by his editors.I see that this is when the hope of men fails Georg! Hour of the editors and when film makers break all bonds of fellowship! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted October 26, 2013 Author Share Posted October 26, 2013 On the positive side, had Zimmer scored this, we would have the song's Ayayayayyyy chant as the score's main theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,013 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Special Edition cover:Most importantly: 2 discs!!! Hallelujah!Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 I predict the standard version will be 2 discs again as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted October 26, 2013 Author Share Posted October 26, 2013 As Long as the SE is 2 discs of music, I don't really care. crocodile 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 As Long as the SE is 2 discs of music, I don't really care.Amen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 I predict the standard version will be 2 discs again as wellIf the standard edition is the same as the vinyl (and I imagine it will be) then I can't see it being 2 discs. SafeUnderHill and crocodile 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,013 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 As Long as the SE is 2 discs of music, I don't really care.And for once we agree.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted October 26, 2013 Author Share Posted October 26, 2013 Well if both versions are 2 CDs with almost identical content, it would be kind of pointless to do a Special Edition.If the AUJ standard edition had the bonus tracks, I would prefer it to the SE, with the cheap cardboard, frustrating packaging etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,795 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Goodbye to 'orchestrated and conducted' in the cover.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Ware 526 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 I am appreciative of its all-encompassing purpleness. You will surrender to the purple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 KNEEL BEFORE PURPLE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,795 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 nice colorsWe have red, blue, green, orange, purple.There and back again should be yellow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 I like the purple. Gives me a nice feeling. This is going to be a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy 55 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 I thought that AUJ cover was brown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,690 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 I hope that the standard edition is indeed one disc. Alongside the CRs, the LotR OSTs feel special in their own way with a very compact listening experience, as well as giving us the joy of all the unreleased music some years later.The double disc AUJ took away from that really. SafeUnderHill and Alex Shore 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,349 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 I hope that the standard edition is indeed one disc. Alongside the CRs, the LotR OSTs feel special in their own way with a very compact listening experience, as well as giving us the joy of all the unreleased music some years later.The double disc AUJ took away from that really.Well, but then because of all the microedits and such we would have unreleased alternates lying around, like the unmicroedited Shadows of the Past etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 I've felt the LotR OSTs butchered the score too much with all the edits and microedits to to make a truly enjoyable listening experience. Many tracks just don't flow well. The RotK OST is the best one but I'd take the CRs any day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted October 27, 2013 Author Share Posted October 27, 2013 More music = goodLess music = badNot a difficult concept IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 When it comes to music in film, I prefer the inverse of that. KK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SafeUnderHill 205 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,349 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Us score fans have the SE (and hopefully CR), I feel like we need a shorter version that will appeal to a wider audience featuring most of the best cues. This audience won't be bothered by this 'butchering' since they won't even notice it. I feel like the Hobbit film score was way more 'butchered' than the LOTR OSTs.The FOTR score was altered a slight bit, but back then there was a little more care put into it, so it was not as noticeable, and it actually helped the film (the tracking of the Ring theme in a few places, some music dropped out etc.) in the way of mood and such Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SafeUnderHill 205 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 We like to start the mayhem well in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,349 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 I don't! Thats why I am trying to avoid this forum like the plague until the 5th! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 I don't! Thats why I am trying to avoid this forum like the plague until the 5th!The 5th? Of November? December? What happens on the 5th? SafeUnderHill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 I don't! Thats why I am trying to avoid this forum like the plague until the 5th!The 5th? Of November? December? What happens on the 5th?The 5th of November? Don't you remember, remember? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 I don't! Thats why I am trying to avoid this forum like the plague until the 5th!The 5th? Of November? December? What happens on the 5th?The 5th of November? Don't you remember, remember?The Gunpowder treason and plot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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