Ricard 2,245 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Was the frustration for you guys really stronger than the pleasure of listening to the music?What a weird question In some cases it was 60% pleasure, 40% frustration, especially after watching the movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 The TOD album was perfectly fine for what it was. What I mean is, he had to take a 2 hour score and whittle it down to 40 minutes, and for the most part I'd say he chose the most important highlights to put on there. The real problem is that a score of that nature deserved the double-LP treatment like Superman, Star Wars, and Empire, and it's a shame that didn't get one.Likewise, ROTJ also deserved a double-LP, especially since it was the third entry in a series that started with two double-LPs. And ROTJ is an even longer and more complex score, with more themes at play, than TOD. Unlike TOD, I don't think the original ROTJ LP is very successful.TOD at least follows a narrative arc, the album tells a story. A truncated story, but it works.The ROTJ LP is more of a random collection of different ideas, there's no real cohesiveness to it. It's the least successful presentation out of all the original Star Wars albums. The 1994 Anthology version is great, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paleo 63 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Oh great. The anniversary version is STILL not available in Germany after a year, and now that there will likely be an album I could order... it has to be a vinyl record? I haven't owned a working record player in a decase.Can't you order from the US?Since it's download-only, technically no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Paleo, can you listen to it on Spotify?http://open.spotify.com/album/4dWukFL8rT9hl6NzUmuVul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paleo 63 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Actually, I haven't tried. Maybe I will tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,245 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 The ROTJ LP is more of a random collection of different ideas, there's no real cohesiveness to it. It's the least successful presentation out of all the original Star Wars albums.I'd say it was originally planned as a double album (probably similar in content to the third disc of the Anthology), but as you said the nature of the score made it impossible to make a decent 40-minute LP out of it. BTW it was Lucas' decision to release it on a single disc: "we didn't consider there was enough material for a double LP" (Starlog magazine, May 1985). I will never forget that quote. JoeinAR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 It's just so frustrating when so much of its 40 minute running time is spent on concert arrangements, lapti nek, and repeated SW music when he wrote so many brilliant cues for the actual film's underscore. It must have been cool to get more little by little, via the Gerhardt LP then Verujian Kojian Trilogy CD, then finally the Anthlogy release. I love the 1997SE release of ROTJ of course but that one disc of the Anthology really does cover the score very nicely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paleo 63 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 I worked at a retirement home (under terrible conditions) for three weeks when I had just turned 16 in order to accumulate the money to buy the anthology. It was worth it ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scallenger 483 Posted April 29, 2014 Author Share Posted April 29, 2014 Details on the vinyl have now been revealed. In short: it is the same program as the OST. No bonus tracks. Now if it is the same mixing as the digital release, that would still be a good question. Not that it would matter much since it is vinyl, afterall.http://www.slashfilm.com/mondo-reveals-jurassic-park-vinyl/However, there are two variants for $35 each. Limited to 500 each. So these would probably be good collector's items and could be worth far more after they sell out. Both go on sale June 11th.(More photos at the site link) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Looks neat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,493 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Looks very nice. Wish I had a turntable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Brausam 214 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 I'm in. Really it would look nice in an album frame, I have the original Star Wars LP framed as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scallenger 483 Posted April 29, 2014 Author Share Posted April 29, 2014 Which version will you get? Or both? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Brausam 214 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 I like the Brachiosaurs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Second one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scallenger 483 Posted April 29, 2014 Author Share Posted April 29, 2014 I like the cover art for the first one best, but I like the disc design better on the 2nd one. I MAY get one of these even though I don't have an LP player. Might just want to frame it, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,684 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Paleo, can you listen to it on Spotify?http://open.spotify.com/album/4dWukFL8rT9hl6NzUmuVulThe bonus tracks don't play (greyed out) for me, and I suspect, most people outside the US.Idiotic marketing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,191 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 But I will never understand why he chose for this score to put the finale and end credits of the film in the middle of the album, and then repeat the end credits again at the end. That one's a head scratcher to this day. It always seemed to me like a kind of LP presentation, made up of two sides. Like you're supposed to flip the CD over after the first "finale". But overall, I like the JP album presentation quite a bit (contrary to many later JW album edits). I'd be interested in hearing how it works in chronological order without the film, but that's not that big a deal. More importantly though, there's some really good music in the 4 bonus tracks of the most recent release, and because they're outside the "regular" presentation, they don't fit into the main flow. Which makes them less interesting than they rightfully should be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 I have a solution for you! See my "no editing required" play list here!http://www.jwfan.com/?p=5504 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Interesting playlist. Must try it sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,191 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Yup, might try that next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Did everybody miss when I posted it over a year ago??http://www.jwfan.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=23041&p=892023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Brown 91 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 More photos:http://www.slashfilm.com/mondo-reveals-jurassic-park-vinyl/Limited to 500, which sucks. I'll try getting my hands on one. Don't know if I'd ever open it, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 John Williams has written multiple iconic scores in his timeThat time has passed.I guess this is kinda cool. If, you know, you're into vinyl. I know they sorta came back (or they tried to bring them back) as like a hipster thing. But for those of us in the 21st century that have logically embraced advances in technology and now have snap/crackle/pop-free complete versions of John Williams scores that don't require any flipping, what are we to do with such a thing? Ricard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scallenger 483 Posted April 30, 2014 Author Share Posted April 30, 2014 I have a solution for you! See my "no editing required" play list here!http://www.jwfan.com/?p=5504 That playlist is the only way I listen to the score.now. Sure it is not quite in chronic order but it is the best of both worlds without editing and is a great listening experience. I put the jp theme as the first track. I still of course have rips of the remaining missing tracks not released, but I just have them set aside as archival keepsakes for the time being. I still hope they will one day come to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,684 Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 What, you don't actually listen to the bonus tracks?My set has been pretty much Jay's no-editing-required playlist from the word go, although I have The Coming Storm before Dennis Steals the Embryo.I try to let go of the missing 3 minutes, especially given that none of it was in my original rip-supplemented playlist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scallenger 483 Posted April 30, 2014 Author Share Posted April 30, 2014 No I meant that rips of the last 3 remaining tracks are what I have set aside haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,795 Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 No new music? Bahh who caresAnd i have a working turntable at home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 LPs? So jurassic :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smeltington 1,439 Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 I'd instabuy this if it didn't mean reverting to the OST arrangement, instead of my near-C&C edit. As it is, I'll have to think about it. It'd be a lot of fun to have this on vinyl, and I like the first sleeve. It's good to see some different takes on the artwork after 20 years of the standard JP logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. A. Ron 1,742 Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 More photos:http://www.slashfilm.com/mondo-reveals-jurassic-park-vinyl/Limited to 500, which sucks. I'll try getting my hands on one. Don't know if I'd ever open it, though.As pointed out on FSM, the article is incorrect about both versions being limited to 500 units. Only the version with the T-Rex on the cover is limited. See below.You're right, Clark. Must be that keen vision of yours! It appears that only one of the JP vinyls will be limited (the one with the T-rex skeleton) and the other (the one with the view of grazing Brachiosaurs, which I find more aesthetically-pleasing anyway) will be unlimited. It seems the author of the article incorrectly states they will be limited to 500 apiece, whereas the original statement from Mondo says otherwise.Source: http://filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?forumID=1&pageID=2&threadID=103101&archive=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 And I want the T-Rex cover. I'll need to be quick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,245 Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 From the vendor's official website:Version A: Artwork by JC Richard2XLP Pressed on 180 Gram Black vinyl with randomly-inserted Dilophosaurus Vinyl$35UnlimitedVersion B: Artwork by Dan McCarthy2XLP Pressed on 180 Gram Translucent Amber$35Limited to 1,000 copiesWe are the exclusive vendor of this record. These will not be distributed to record stores so if you want a copy you have to grab one on our site beginning on June 11th.http://blog.mondotees.com/2014/04/29/jurassic-park-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,684 Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 The tracklist on the back cover looks so incomplete now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 I knew they had to be double LPs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Shame about the timing because it would have been neat to purchase this and bring it to Boston for a potential signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Is there any point to buying this besides it's packaging and collector's value? It was recorded digitally wasn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Is that relevant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 It was recorded digitally wasn't it?Nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Completely forgot, and now they're both sold out. Perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Brown 91 Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 I also forgot. Some are running for decent prices on Amazon. I'm seeing anywhere from $50 to $200. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Brausam 214 Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 I ordered the Brachiosaurus one, I liked that cover the most, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 you guys still have turn tables? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Brausam 214 Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Our whole stereo system is still from the mid 1980s, believe it or not, all we did was add a CD player to the mix! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 I used to have a turntable. I never got it back after the divorce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smeltington 1,439 Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 I have a turntable that I use all the time, and I didn't forget about the release date for this, but ultimately decided not to buy it. I couldn't justify it because I know I'd never feel like listening to the OST arrangement of the JP score. But I do appreciate that there was an opportunity for such a lovingly packaged release of the score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSM 126 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 So how is the sound?? Anyone bought already??Btw albums still wrongly state JW conducted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 JW DID conduct, some of the sessions. Artie Kane only conducted some sessions after JW hurt his back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSM 126 Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 JW DID conduct, some of the sessions. The other guy only conducted some sessions after JW hurt his back.Indeed, but I thought Artie Kane conducted the entire score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 If that was the case I doubt the OST would have had "Composed & Conducted by John Williams" on the front cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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