John Powell's SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY (2018) - Deluxe Edition 2020 / Intrada 2-CD edition October 31, 2023

[Ollie 1,059]

Sadly I don’t remember any of the music from the Ewok films. Of course I haven’t seen them since they first aired on tv. A lots happened since then.

 

 

[Manakin Skywalker 4,897]

6 hours ago, GerateWohl said:

Was this the bootleg that had the Ewok Celebration film version as isolated track?

 

And some music from Shadows of the Empire for some reason. 

[Dr. Rick 1,157]

Now available to order!

 

https://store.intrada.com/s.nl/it.A/id.12820/.f?sc=13&category=-113

[Faleel 5,359]

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we are bringing out the 2-CD premiere of the full length program that Disney and John Powell prepared for digital downloads

Looks like the previous mention of vinyl program was a typo?

[OneBuckFilms 324]

Ordered of course. And now we wait.

[Andy 4,141]

Ordered. 
 

I like that Intrada is adding a slipcover to make this physical release, well, more physical.  They need to make it attractive to people who recently bought the digital version. 

[Jay 37,373]

Roger says

Intrada Announces:

 

SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY
Han Solo Theme and Original Star Wars Music by JOHN WILLIAMS
Music Composed and Adapted by JOHN POWELL
INTRADA INT 7177

 

Intrada announces a CD release of the soundtrack to Solo: A Star Wars Story, theme and original Star Wars music by John Williams and featuring an action-packed, massive score by John Powell that perfectly captures the epic scope of the Star Wars universe. While a CD was released at the time of the film's initial appearance in theaters, it was a single disc of highlights. Some time later, a digital-only release made an appearance featuring a greatly expanded program. Fans clamored for a CD release of this deluxe program and Intrada presents, at last, the complete album, including John Williams' theme for Han Solo, "The Adventures of Han." While John Williams' Star Wars scores are rich in themes for characters and settings, strangely Solo was the only character that didn't have his own theme. Not until this origin story of sorts came about and Williams was finally able to craft a theme for the cunning and complex character. And it fits him perfectly. Powell's lengthy score is a stunning work in its own right, with a beautiful romantic theme, exhilarating action sequences (including chorus at times), and an overall sense of adventure, rollicking and fun you'd expect from a chapter in this renowned science fantasy series.

 

Intrada's 2-CD package has a running time of over two hours and includes a plethora of artwork, all-new liner notes including an in-depth interview with John Powell, and a special slip case to house the jewel case. This handsome package would not have been possible without the generous cooperation of the folks at Lucasfilm and Disney.

 

Directed by Ron Howard, the film chronicles Han Solo's earlier years, from his escape from a local gang on the planet Corellia, early yet ill-fated romance, his meeting and partnership with Chewbacca, and his acquisition of the beloved piece of junk, the Millennium Falcon. Eventually Solo finds himself in the middle of a heist for hyperfuel alongside other criminals where it's never clear who he can trust and who he can't. Despite betrayals on all sides, he eventually comes out to see another day with his trusty new ship and Wookie companion.

 

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Doug says

 

SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY (2CD - DELUXE EDITION)
John Powell
Label: Intrada INT 7177
Film Date: 2018
Album Date: 2023
Time: 127:34
Tracks: 36
STARTS SHIPPING 11/7
Price: $31.99

 

Exciting Solo: A Star Wars Story soundtrack gets world 2-CD premiere! Lucasfilm produces, Walt Disney Studios distributes, Ron Howard directs, Jonathan Kasdan & Lawrence Kasdan script, Alden Ehrenreich leads with solid support from Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Thandie Newton, Paul Bettany. Second Star Wars anthology film offers origin story of Han Solo and Chewbacca in adventures set ten years before events of Star Wars: A New Hope.

 

While a single CD of highlights was released by Disney, we are bringing out the 2-CD premiere of the full length program that Disney and John Powell prepared for digital downloads. Our set includes the masterful John Williams composition “The Adventures Of Han”, the rousing new theme that serves as a springboard for the exciting score John Powell fashioned for the film. And of course you’ll enjoy much more of Powell’s fantastic score than what is on the single CD. To launch disc 1, John Williams establishes main theme with incredibly virtuoso motto vivace for orchestra with theme bursting forth in minor key with flashes of major. John Powell takes over with “Meet Han”, introduces thematic Williams material in his own setting that continues in exciting style.

 

With “Corellian Chase”, Powell gives Williams theme a workout then melds idea with resounding allegro action material of his own. “Mimban Battle” touches on the Imperial March theme but opens up into Powell’s original material in exciting fashion. “The Beast” is just one of numerous additional highlights, with Powell bringing his own florid musical chops to the fore. “Chewie Untamed” another dazzling movement with Powell combining both his own and Williams themes into rousing sequence. Spotlight goes to lengthy “Deluxe Train Heist”, with Powell offering dynamic virtuoso action music for orchestra and chorus. Plenty of other highlights abound. We are tickled to be entering the same space that Han Solo occupies… so to speak.

 

Han Solo Theme and original Star Wars music by John Williams, score composed and adapted by John Powell. John Powell, Batu Sener produce the album, John Ashton Thomas supervises orchestrations, Shawn Murphy records and mixes, Patricia Sullivan masters. Colorful booklet designed by Kay Marshall, notes by John Takis feature new interview with John Powell for Intrada. Intrada INT series deluxe edition 2-CD set is a must for all Star Wars music fans!

 

CD 1
01. The Adventures of Han* (3:49)
02. Meet Han** (2:21)
03. Bunk / Proxima** (3:09)
04. Corellia Chase** (3:34)
05. Spaceport** (4:09)
06. Gonna Be A Pilot* (0:30)
07. Empire Recruitment*** (0:32)
08. Mimban Battle** (2:04)
09. Blackmail** (1:32)
10. The Beast** (2:36)
11. Chewie Untamed** (3:33)
12. Surveying Conveyex (1:01)
13. Deluxe Train Heist** (10:21)
14. Walk To Dryden’s** (2:14)
15. Chicken In The Pot (Featuring Baraka May and Reid Bruton) (2:09)
16. Han & Qi’Ra Reunite (1:12)
17. Stormtrooper JP-054 Karaoke (Featuring John Powell) (2:09)
18. Dryden’s Patience Is Tested** (5:30)
19. Card Room** (1:09)
20. Sabacc Game** (2:35)
21. L3 & Millennium Falcon** (3:17)
22. Family Stories** (2:00)
23. Lando’s Closet (2:11)

Total CD Time: 57:35

 

CD 2
01. Trust No One** (1:17)
02. Oksana Floren, Yadda Yadda Yadda** (4:28)
03. Extra Deluxe Mine Mission** (10:23)
04. Kessel Run In Less Than 12 Parsecs** (11:00)
05. Savareen Tent (2:00)
06. Enfys’ Stand-Off** (4:25)
07. Qi’Ra Knows A Bit More Than Han** (2:14)
08. Double-Double Cross (4:47)
09. Dryden’s Long, Long Fight** (4:51)
10. Maul’s Call/Parting Ways** (5:39)
11. Lando’s Jungle Room (1:03)
12. Sabacc Rematch/To Tatooine** (1:53)
13. Super Extra Deluxe End Credits Suite** (9:57)

Total CD Time: 66:08

 

All Music by JOHN POWELL, except:
*Music by JOHN WILLIAMS
**Music by JOHN POWELL and JOHN WILLIAMS
***Music by JOHN WILLIAMS; Arranged by JOHN POWELL

Total Score Time: 2:03:41

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[Ollie 1,059]

Looks like you still need to hold on to the original disc to get the album version of “Chicken in the Pot.” 😄

[Brando 1,864]

4 minutes ago, Jay said:

We are tickled to be entering the same space that Han Solo occupies… so to speak.

As am I

[Jay 37,373]

7 minutes ago, Jay said:

notes by John Takis feature new interview with John Powell for Intrada

 

AWESOME!!!!

[Smaug The Iron 516]

Ordered!

[John Takis 206]

2 hours ago, Jay said:

AWESOME!!!!

 

It sure was!

[Holko 9,532]

3 hours ago, Jay said:

 

 

 

 

I was actually almost half-considering double dipping based on the hype texts. Then I got to these and said "nah I'm good"

[JTN 2,047]

Up for pre-order on MBR:

https://www.musicbox-records.com/en/cd-soundtracks/13809-solo-a-star-wars-story-deluxe-edition.html

[Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,433]

Ordered. Can't wait for it to arrive

[aj_vader 534]

Ordered! 🤩

[Mr. Who 919]

Those covers are so ugly. The deluxe edition text is not even centered on those large banners...

 

Great that this is being released on CD though but seriously, what is up with cover design these days-

[mstrox 6,651]

I’d suspect it’s centered when you take the left side/hinge of the CD case into account.

 

I ordered it.

[JTN 2,047]

21 minutes ago, Mr. Who said:

Those covers are so ugly. The deluxe edition text is not even centered on those large banners...

 

Great that this is being released on CD though but seriously, what is up with cover design these days-

 

[Mr. Who 919]

5 minutes ago, JTW said:

 

Haha, not whining about the release but that first cover is a cropped posted (the character at the bottom is cut from under the arms down) with a huge banner placed at the top. Compared to the work of Titus for some LLL releases it's terrible!

 

Without the banner, the bottom text would appear underneath the bottom character's arms and his gun.

[mstrox 6,651]

It’s the same cover as the first release of the expansion.  I’m not sure why anyone expected different. The banner and “original motion picture soundtrack” are the only different parts.

 

[JTN 2,047]

2 hours ago, Mr. Who said:

Haha, not whining about the release but that first cover is a cropped posted (the character at the bottom is cut from under the arms down) with a huge banner placed at the top. Compared to the work of Titus for some LLL releases it's terrible!

I too love Jim Titus’ work, but man, aren’t we lucky to have this release? A 2-CD edition of Solo? Let us at least try to be positive for a microsecond about getting a JW Star Wars theme and the expanded JP score on CD, shall we?  🙏🏻

[Bespin 8,484]

So, now we have learned that just because a release is exclusively digital, it doesn't mean there won't be a CD release later, especially by a specialty label, even for a Disney title.

 

[Tydirium 1,167]

4 hours ago, Bespin said:

So, now we have learned that just because a release is exclusively digital, it doesn't mean there won't be a CD release later, especially by a specialty label, even for a Disney title.

 

A 2-CD set of the Obi-Wan Kenobi show would be very illuminating, as far as composer credits go…

[Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,433]

Yeah Obi-Wan would be terrific, I wouldn't mind a Mandalorian boxset with the complete season 2 & 3, but anyway the Skywalker Saga would be far more interresting

[OneBuckFilms 324]

To my mind the poster options are fine. They do the job.

 

The music is the real bonus here, and although I can stream it, I live having a physical release of it, and including "The Adventures of Han" makes it complete to the movie.

 

Listened to the samples, and of course it sounds amazing to me, as did the digital stream of the Deluxe Edition.

[GlastoEls 563]

Immediate purchase!

[Andy 4,141]

 

 

I just opened my Sky Pirates CD and whoah. Deja Vu. 

[Trope 527]

I love Intrada's releases but what is it with their artwork style? They just can't seem to make it look anything other than juvenile. All the non-matching colours and fonts are so clunky and visually unappealing.

 

I recently ordered LLL's Sabrina, and even though I've never heard that score, seen the film, or know anything about it, the beautiful art style actually compels me to listen to it. The design is sleek and refined and classy, and I'm alerted to start listening out for and appreciating those qualities in the music I'm hearing. Now, I personally love the Solo soundtrack to the point where I don't need some amazing artwork to motivate me to re-listen to it, but if I were on the fence, I don't imagine this particular art style would do a lot to convince me.

 

Even the re-used OST cover art (which is a design I personally like) is cropped/zoomed in for this CD release so that the top half of the Falcon-inspired cockpit design with additional background details is missing, and Han and co. are no longer positioned in the centre of the image, but awkwardly moved into the top 2/3rds of the frame (with Han's head nearly cut off!).

[Groovygoth666 672]

Ordered this on Tuesday, already have the digital release but really excited to be getting a physical copy. As for the artwork I've found both this and Rogue One's soundtracks to be a little lacking, but Intrada can only work with what they're given so I can't complain about it too much. 

[Holko 9,532]

52 minutes ago, Groovygoth666 said:

but Intrada can only work with what they're given so I can't complain about it too much. 

Same with LLL but Titus and mostly Goldwasser too consistently create quality artwork. It's funny, if you put that flat Solo digital expansion cover and the corresponding Intrada one side by side, I'd actually say it's a rare improvement, it's zoomed out a bit and has more comfortable headroom, there's more detail and contrast... but then she ruins it with that flat clashing banner with a generic font text that isn't even vertically centered.

 

[Groovygoth666 672]

1 minute ago, Holko said:

Same with LLL but Titus and mostly Goldwasser too consistently create quality artwork.

Doesn't Titus generally create original/alter artwork for the LLR releases while Intrada usually use the original cover with maybe artwork from a poster as an alternate? 

[Holko 9,532]

1 hour ago, Trope said:

I recently ordered LLL's Sabrina, and even though I've never heard that score, seen the film, or know anything about it, the beautiful art style actually compels me to listen to it. The design is sleek and refined and classy, and I'm alerted to start listening out for and appreciating those qualities in the music I'm hearing.

I'm definitely very often compelled to take out and flip through LLL sets when starting a score, even if I don't reread the booklet it just helps put me in the mood for it, I enjoy having them. It's very rare with Varese or Intrada, though there are examples that stand out, like Jaws and Sleepy Hollow (though for the latter I'm using a custom printed wide version of the secondary cover so it's not technically all stock).

9 minutes ago, Groovygoth666 said:

Doesn't Titus generally create original/alter artwork for the LLR releases

It's rarely fully original like E.T., mostly he uses the same provided assets but actually creatively with love. He also retouches images he uses in the booklets, modifies them to fit organically into the page layout and his chosen colour scheme, his Behance posts really show how much thought and effort he puts into his art, while the others mostly just slap them in and call it a day.

9 minutes ago, Groovygoth666 said:

while Intrada usually use the original cover with maybe artwork from a poster as an alternate? 

Yep, with added clone tool marks and mirrored bits to cover things up!

[Faleel 5,359]

IIRC, Intrada used to use Sikoryak correct?

[Holko 9,532]

1 minute ago, Presto said:

IIRC, Intrada used to use Sikoryak correct?

He's the one in the Jaws booklet so yeah i guess.

[Groovygoth666 672]

15 minutes ago, Holko said:

It's rarely fully original like E.T., mostly he uses the same provided assets but actually creatively with love. He also retouches images he uses in the booklets, modifies them to fit organically into the page layout and his chosen colour scheme, his Behance posts really show how much thought and effort he puts into his art, while the others mostly just slap them in and call it a day.

E.T is the one I had in mind as being original, you're right about the others being more creative, Sabrina jumps to mind as a recent example. Do you have the link to his Behance? 

 

24 minutes ago, Holko said:

Yep, with added clone tool marks and mirrored bits to cover things up!

Never looked close enough to see those, thats a little disappointing to hear. 

[Holko 9,532]

1 minute ago, Groovygoth666 said:

Do you have the link to his Behance? 

https://www.behance.net/jimtitus

Read it all!!! It's really worth it!

[Groovygoth666 672]

Just now, Holko said:

https://www.behance.net/jimtitus

Read it all!!! It's really worth it!

Oh I will! Love seeing how the sausage is made

[mstrox 6,651]

I want to say 98% of CDs I get, I never slide the booklet out of the tray.  Solo may or may not be one of them, depending on whether it has an interesting warts-and-all perspective on the messy production of the movie and how it impacted the score.  I suspect it won’t though.

[Richard Penna 3,695]

I have a quick look at every speciality booklet but it's rare to read them cover to cover. Certainly not more than once - I wouldn't miss them, tbh.

 

Honestly, Intrada should just stick with the one cover. The one based on the digital expansion is fine. The other one... maybe zoomed in a little far on Solo, but 'juvenile'? Really?

[Trope 527]

1 hour ago, Richard Penna said:

Honestly, Intrada should just stick with the one cover. The one based on the digital expansion is fine. The other one... maybe zoomed in a little far on Solo, but 'juvenile'? Really?

My apologies - I used the word juvenile to refer to the artwork/design present on the BACK of the CD, as the user above me had attached an image of it. I just thought the colours (faded red/dark orange, faded yellow, black and dark grey) and image had no sense of visual cohesion and looked liked it had been quickly slapped together without much artistic thought. Perhaps juvenile was an inappropriate word; unprofessional may be a little more accurate to what I meant. And it seems to be more prevalent with Intrada’s designs as compared with LLL, Quartet or even Varèse. Hope that clarifies my meaning!

[Ollie 1,059]

I read the booklet when I get the cd then it goes on the shelf. Could be scribbled in crayon for all I care. I just want the music. 
 

This is one of the reasons, even though I prefer physical product, I’m able to embrace digital releases. 

[Richard Penna 3,695]

1 hour ago, Trope said:

And it seems to be more prevalent with Intrada’s designs as compared with LLL, Quartet or even Varèse. Hope that clarifies my meaning!

 

Sure, and tbh I've seen covers from most of the labels at one time or another which on first glance make me raise my eyebrows. When Varese was changing the 'deluxe' banner from top to side they did a few that I probably would've done differently. Actually, my #1 grail back in 2021 has a cover which, upon first seeing it on Varese's site, looked very rough because the text and floating heads didn't seem to merge well.

 

However, that latter case is probably reflective of something that no doubt makes 20/30 year old releases a lot harder than expanding a score from 5 yearsago - the materials available to the designers and the sort of photoshopping quality back then. I mean, imagine you're working on some iconic Williams expansion, and you discover that all the studio has in terms of imagery is one old film poster that was shit back then, and looks even worse now. What are the designers expected to do to avoid incurring the wrath of discerning consumers?

 

Of course for Solo I'd expect zero problems in materials to use, and we're just talking about judgements/tastes when it comes to laying things out.

[Erik Woods 555]

8 hours ago, Holko said:

Same with LLL but Titus and mostly Goldwasser too consistently create quality artwork. It's funny, if you put that flat Solo digital expansion cover and the corresponding Intrada one side by side, I'd actually say it's a rare improvement, it's zoomed out a bit and has more comfortable headroom, there's more detail and contrast... but then she ruins it with that flat clashing banner with a generic font text that isn't even vertically centered.

 

BTW, there's another alt cover on the inside flap. This is taken from the PDF booklet.

[Holko 9,532]

That would be pretty cool if it was extended to square properly!

[Gabriel Bezerra 302]

I love a good booklet, if I had my way every digital release would have it too, used to check warmbutterdesign website periodically just to check the few pages they make available for which release and the ones for LLL are usually the better ones. 

 

This one for Solo though... it ain't it. At least there's an interview (hope it's well integrated).

[Erik Woods 555]

2 minutes ago, Gabriel Bezerra said:

This one for Solo though... it ain't it. At least there's an interview (hope it's well integrated).

 

[JTN 2,047]

40 minutes ago, Erik Woods said:

BTW, there's another alt cover on the inside flap. This is taken from the PDF booklet.

I hope they’ve since paid the artist whose posters Disney apparently ripped off.

[Holko 9,532]

24 minutes ago, Erik Woods said:

 

Now that looks good.

[Erik Woods 555]

10 minutes ago, JTW said:

I hope they’ve since paid the artist whose posters Disney apparently ripped off.

Do you think Michael Hussar, who painted ARMY OF DARKNESS, paid FIRE AND ICE artist Frank Frazetta?

Do you think Paul Shipper pays Drew Struzen every time he creates a poster in his style?

The point is that those new pieces of art are homages that pay respect to the art and artist that came before them. The same goes for music and film. 
 

-Erik-