Jay 39,742 Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Listed on Amazon Japan https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B01N9JMRSZ https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B01MU2NS9U https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B01MZ1SBGU https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B01MQY1G34 https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B01MU2NVIV https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B01N1UCCZS and some Russian site https://music.yandex.ru/album/4006824 https://music.yandex.ru/album/4006816 https://music.yandex.ru/album/4006828 https://music.yandex.ru/album/4006820 https://music.yandex.ru/album/4006818 https://music.yandex.ru/album/4006825 UPDATE: And Spotify US https://open.spotify.com/album/5Pxlc9bhZjK7igCdffneyW https://open.spotify.com/album/669tU9gpisLy8EM6qlKrdL https://open.spotify.com/album/06EONjbfq9vtinuIqq29HX https://open.spotify.com/album/1gl3f3otffNsIxosRAvKSz https://open.spotify.com/album/54m0VdVh3yN9SrjSLPGVrP https://open.spotify.com/album/2nm0ehEbV8rnKKZppxhawc UPDATE: And iTunes US https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/id1186007575https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/id1186006421https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/id1186008036https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/id1186004571https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/id1186009258https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/id1186009917 UPDATE: And Amazon US https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NBKTQRZhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N1SJJCPhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MSZALD4https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N5FM1CNhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N5F3D8Rhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MQW8FAH UPDATE: And Google Play US https://play.google.com/store/music/album?id=Buojxbkyqz6z76jmx7vqhk4kg6uhttps://play.google.com/store/music/album?id=Bfu6tvzzqb5p4pxqrcliby6qamihttps://play.google.com/store/music/album?id=B4uc6xagiyl7f5msuc7gqn4erouhttps://play.google.com/store/music/album?id=Bu5hp44kvngbgzrwby6v4iayujyhttps://play.google.com/store/music/album?id=Bseilwvqkigu3r5iwvukl4p66mmhttps://play.google.com/store/music/album?id=Bxgjvhifop52ccnax5qikg4ey64 UPDATE: And youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsydGeqk-mFybdSAN3OxopQ/videos UPDATE: And 7digital https://www.7digital.com/artist/john-williams/release/star-wars-a-new-hope-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-6029737https://www.7digital.com/artist/john-williams/release/star-wars-the-empire-strikes-back-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-6029742https://www.7digital.com/artist/john-williams/release/star-wars-return-of-the-jedi-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-6029739https://www.7digital.com/artist/john-williams/release/star-wars-the-phantom-menace-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-6029743https://www.7digital.com/artist/john-williams/release/star-wars-attack-of-the-clones-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-6029738https://www.7digital.com/artist/john-williams/release/star-wars-revenge-of-the-sith-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-6029741 NEW cover art: Thanks to @Lockdown for the head's up! TownerFan and Will 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taikomochi 1,257 Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Why would a Russian site get this first? Sure hope this is what it looks like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,742 Posted January 3, 2017 Author Share Posted January 3, 2017 I dunno, but I don't hate the cover art aj_vader 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taikomochi 1,257 Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 I think the big banners are somewhat tacky, but otherwise, I don't mind it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giftheck 1,030 Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Those sites list the OSTs so it's nothing to get too worked up about ATM. Though if Sony's contract has ended, then that's good news and that means Star Wars is now not off the table for a new expansion in the near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 566 Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 And the tracklists are the same as the old programs. Another goddamn repackaging. I told you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Giftheck 1,030 Posted January 3, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2017 Of course the first thing they would do would be re-releasing the OSTs! I wouldn't expect them to come right out and say "hey folks, here's all six Star Wars scores with every note every recorded!" They're going to want to make money off the OSTs too.. Patience. We will get expanded Star Wars in due time. There's no way Disney have failed to notice the demand for them, nor the popularity of expanded John Williams CD sets. aj_vader, Will and Amer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 566 Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 I bet the next step is to add screensavers. Josh500 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Skelly 271 Posted January 3, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2017 Wow, if Disney really does have the rights to the SW scores now, they didn't waste a single day in getting things ready for sale (I assume they received ownership on Jan. 1). aj_vader, crumbs and Will 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,742 Posted January 3, 2017 Author Share Posted January 3, 2017 It appears so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,254 Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 I did notice some things happening recently. The original OSTs were uploaded to YouTube and Spotify. I was just coming here to post about it, actually. Cover art is the same as on the releases Jay listed. I like it. Wow! If Sony's contract is indeed over this is very exciting. I can almost hear the original AOTC finale, in the distance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,742 Posted January 4, 2017 Author Share Posted January 4, 2017 Holy crap you're right, they're on Spotify US under Lucasfilm Ltd now instead of Sony! https://open.spotify.com/album/5Pxlc9bhZjK7igCdffneyW https://open.spotify.com/album/669tU9gpisLy8EM6qlKrdL https://open.spotify.com/album/06EONjbfq9vtinuIqq29HX https://open.spotify.com/album/1gl3f3otffNsIxosRAvKSz https://open.spotify.com/album/54m0VdVh3yN9SrjSLPGVrP https://open.spotify.com/album/2nm0ehEbV8rnKKZppxhawc BTW, the cover art AND album names avoid using "Episode" monickers, in line with how Disney marketed TFA (the title of the film is technically Star Wars: The Force Awakens, not Star Wars: Episode 7 - The Force Awakens) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,254 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Actually, though, it looks like the old releases are under Lucasfilm too. Etc. Hmm. There's also this digital re-release (presumably): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jay 39,742 Posted January 4, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 4, 2017 This is SUCH great news! With the Sony roadblock officially over and done with, there's nothing stopping Disney from hiring Mike M to produce new definitive editions! And it appears there's nothing Fox can prevent for the first film, either! Come on Disney, do the right thing and commission new 2CD sets! Amer, Arpy, Cerebral Cortex and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominicCobb 195 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 This is interesting: Star Wars sampler, with the SE tracks, NOT the OST tracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,742 Posted January 4, 2017 Author Share Posted January 4, 2017 I found them on iTunes too https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/id1186007575https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/id1186006421https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/id1186008036https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/id1186004571https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/id1186009258https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/id1186009917 It seems they are slowing transitional all the digital platforms off of the old versions and on to the new versions, wiping out all traces of Sony.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,254 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Are we sure that this isn't just Sony separately releasing the stuff from the digital collection? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,742 Posted January 4, 2017 Author Share Posted January 4, 2017 Yes @Will this is 100% Disney selling the albums themselves, as Sony's license has clearly truly expired. Just found them all on Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NBKTQRZhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N1SJJCPhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MSZALD4https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N5FM1CNhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N5F3D8Rhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MQW8FAH crumbs and Cerebral Cortex 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,254 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Oh, okay. That U.S. Amazon link seals it for me! I'm 100% convinced! My optimism just a few days ago has not proved unwarranted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jay 39,742 Posted January 4, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 4, 2017 Hopefully Disney has a 3 step plan 1 The original OST programs sold digitally 2 The original OST programs on CD and vinyl 3 Newly produced Expanded Releases on CD, vinyl, and digital, wiping out the 1997 SE programs and TPM UE forever. Bilbo, KittBash, Will and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerebral Cortex 3,358 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 This is absolutely fantastic! Never would have thought it would have been this soon. Funny how this is happening almost 40 years since the first Star Wars score came out. This alongside the news of another Matessino/Williams project has already made this a very good week indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,742 Posted January 4, 2017 Author Share Posted January 4, 2017 Just found them all on Google Play https://play.google.com/store/music/album?id=Buojxbkyqz6z76jmx7vqhk4kg6uhttps://play.google.com/store/music/album?id=Bfu6tvzzqb5p4pxqrcliby6qamihttps://play.google.com/store/music/album?id=B4uc6xagiyl7f5msuc7gqn4erouhttps://play.google.com/store/music/album?id=Bu5hp44kvngbgzrwby6v4iayujyhttps://play.google.com/store/music/album?id=Bseilwvqkigu3r5iwvukl4p66mmhttps://play.google.com/store/music/album?id=Bxgjvhifop52ccnax5qikg4ey64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,254 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Presumably the OSTs they're releasing are the same versions as found on the Sony collection from last year, @Jay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerebral Cortex 3,358 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 I would be very surprised if they weren't just that, unfortunately. This sounds like the rights just expired and they're dumping these out for a quick buck. crumbs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,742 Posted January 4, 2017 Author Share Posted January 4, 2017 3 minutes ago, Will said: Presumably the OSTs they're releasing are the same versions as found on the Sony collection from last year, @Jay? I don't understand your question. The OST programs first came out in 1977, 1980, 1983, 1999, 2002, and 2005, and those programs are what's being sold here. Unless you are talking about a specific remastering of those OST programs? If so, I have no idea in the world, It's not like I've bought any of these from any of the sites I've found them on yet, or listened to them on Spotify yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,254 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 4 minutes ago, Jay said: Unless you are talking about a specific remastering of those OST programs? If so, I have no idea in the world, It's not like I've bought any of these from any of the sites I've found them on yet, or listened to them on Spotify yet. That's what I mean. I wonder if these are in that great quality from last year's Sony release that everyone is constantly talking about (I haven't actually heard them myself) or if they are in some worse quality. Would Disney necessarily have the right to those special remasters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,742 Posted January 4, 2017 Author Share Posted January 4, 2017 7 minutes ago, Will said: That's what I mean. I wonder if these are in that great quality from last year's Sony release that everyone is constantly talking about (I haven't actually heard them myself) or if they are in some worse quality. I'm sure someone will buy them and do an A/B comparison (hint: Not me!) Quote Would Disney necessarily have the right to those special remasters? Sure! They could release the 1997 RCA Victor 2CD sets, the 2000 Sony Ultimate Edition of TPM, etc, if they wanted to! Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,876 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Could this be what Mike M started working on? I mean, expanded editions of the SW scores. I haven't been following that particular thread much so apologies if I'm gravely mistaken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,742 Posted January 4, 2017 Author Share Posted January 4, 2017 We have no clue in the world what Mike has started to work on. He said one sentence on Facebook that drops zero hints about what it could be, and there's a 5 page and counting thread speculating about what it could be - naturally. Amer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerebral Cortex 3,358 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 We have no clue, but, as far as your question is concerned (unless I'm missing something), yes, it could be that, @Muad'Dib. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,742 Posted January 4, 2017 Author Share Posted January 4, 2017 Here they are on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsydGeqk-mFybdSAN3OxopQ/videos Been there for 2 days! Crazy to think that classic John Williams OST combos like "The Heroics of Luke and Han" and "Rebels At Bay" are legally on youtube, but not CD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,254 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 The only one with an actual playlist and not just random tracks is ROTJ: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,742 Posted January 4, 2017 Author Share Posted January 4, 2017 Oooh thanks - I tried finding playlists for each score but couldn't! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,254 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 @Jay, notice that the OT videos only say: ℗ 1977 Lucasfilm Ltd. ... while the PT ones say: ℗ 2005 Lucasfilm Ltd. ℗ 2005 Lucasfilm Ltd., under exclusive license to Sony Classical, a division of Sony Music Entertainment So it seems that the PT ones might be exact re-releases of the original releases (as opposed to last year's Sony ones which I think went back to the CD masters or something to make a new version). However, it's still unclear where the OT ones come from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,742 Posted January 4, 2017 Author Share Posted January 4, 2017 Oh I found an Empire playlist too Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,254 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Wow! I'd searched all over but never found it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,742 Posted January 4, 2017 Author Share Posted January 4, 2017 2 hours ago, Will said: @Jay, notice that the OT videos only say: ℗ 1977 Lucasfilm Ltd. ... while the PT ones say: ℗ 2005 Lucasfilm Ltd. ℗ 2005 Lucasfilm Ltd., under exclusive license to Sony Classical, a division of Sony Music Entertainment So it seems that the PT ones might be exact re-releases of the original releases (as opposed to last year's Sony ones which I think went back to the CD masters or something to make a new version). However, it's still unclear where the OT ones come from. I'm sure that wording will change when everything gets caught up. Youtube's automatic DRM likely doesn't have all the new info yet. EDIT: It must be weird for younger people who have only seen the SE versions of the OT and never the originals, to be listening to Jedi and suddenly hear Lapti Nek and Yub Nub... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,395 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 To sum it up: Confirmed to be completed soon: JFK The Towering Inferno Likely to be completed soon (of course not at once): The Witches of Eastwick E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial Close Encounters of the Third Kind Harry Potter 1-3 Star Wars 1-6 Pieter Boelen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,456 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 I can't wait to rebuy what I already own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,254 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 ANH YouTube playlist (Jay's TESB find inspired me to look for the rest): YouTube's auto-poster is very confused about the PT scores (since they've previously been released on YouTube, presumably). Either that, or the original PT OSTs that were already on YouTube are exactly identical to these new ones (even in terms of mastering, etc.; obviously, the content is the same). Because... TPM's playlists all seem to be exactly the same as those previously on YouTube. Same with AOTC, it seems. ROTS seems to have the new playlist (except for Battle of the Heroes, which is an old upload): On another note, it's rather amusing to read all of the foreign versions of the album titles. For instance, "Star Wars: Die Dunkle Bedrohung" = "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace" in German. Cover: No offense intended to people's languages, by the way! It's simply rather strange, as you can imagine, to see different versions of the title that sound so drastically different than what you're used to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post crumbs 14,904 Posted January 4, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted January 4, 2017 Holy crap, it was a 2017 licence expiry for Sony after all! What brilliant news! As I predicted, the first thing Disney would do literally day one the rights revert to them is saturate digital markets with the scores under their own umbrella, to halt all revenue going to Sony. They've clearly been paying very close attention to the rights of these soundtracks. Encouragingly, they've chosen to use the recently scanned OST masters for the OT rather than the ancient RCA releases. Surely a positive sign they aren't going to endlessly repackage those ancient masters like Sony did. So it seems the Vinyl releases were the "last hurrah" for Sony and the 40th Anniversary for Star Wars will fall under Disney's label! C'mon Mickey, make it a special birthday for us! Ricard, Pieter Boelen, Amer and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICHARDSTRAUSS68 107 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Are these the same exact files redone or did they go back and scan these again of the tapes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 566 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 6 minutes ago, crumbs said: Encouragingly, they've chosen to use the recently scanned OST masters for the OT rather than the ancient RCA releases. Surely a positive sign they aren't going to endlessly repackage those ancient masters like Sony did. Nah. They'll endlessly repackage these new masters instead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,904 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Just now, Mr. Breathmask said: Nah. They'll endlessly repackage these new masters instead! No! The Mouse will not fail us! They won't be able to resist the excuse to do some crazy new remaster for the 40th Anniversary. They love similar releases for their animated films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,254 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 5 minutes ago, dillweed97 said: Are these the same exact files redone or did they go back and scan these again of the tapes? No one knows, technically. I'd guess that the OT is the same as heard on the Sony digital set last year. PT might be the same as heard on that set, or it might just be the original OST masterings. I doubt Disney has done anything new themselves yet. I haven't actually listened, I'm just surmising. I wonder what others think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,904 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 2 minutes ago, dillweed97 said: Are these the same exact files redone or did they go back and scan these again of the tapes? They are almost certainly the same masters prepared for last year's vinyl collection (which came from a brand new digital transfer of the OST master tapes, for the OT). aj_vader 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICHARDSTRAUSS68 107 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 It would be wise to do that then go back when you release complete and offer something new crumbs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,904 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 1 minute ago, dillweed97 said: It would be wise to do that then go back when you release complete and offer something new Yep, this is just the 'get something out there on our label day one, while we work on something better' release, hopefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dutton 7,488 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 I noticed that the Sony OT albums disappeared off iTunes recently. Are these the same remasters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICHARDSTRAUSS68 107 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Just now, Rose Dawson said: I noticed that the Sony OT albums disappeared off iTunes recently. Cause Disney wants to be the one and only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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