James Horner's TITANIC (2017 4CD expanded edition from La-La Land Records)

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TITANIC – 20th ANNIVERSARY: LIMITED EDITION (4-CD SET) LLLCD 1446
Music Score by James Horner
Limited Edition of 5000 Units
RETAIL PRICE: $49.98

La-La Land Records, Paramount Pictures and Sony Music proudly present TITANIC – 20th ANNIVERSARY EDITION, a special limited, remastered and expanded 4-CD re-issue of legendary composer James Horner’s (AVATAR, GLORY, ALIENS) Oscar®-Winning original motion picture score to the 1997 landmark Best Picture film, TITANIC, written and directed by James Cameron, and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet and Gloria Stuart. Regarded as one of the composer’s finest achievements, this deluxe presentation showcases a comprehensive assembly of Horner’s deeply emotional, romantic and thrilling iconic score on both Discs One and Two, while additional music and alternate cues are featured on Disc Three, and the film’s period source music is housed on Disc Four. Produced by Mike Matessino and Neil S. Bulk, with the approval of the James Horner Estate and Lightstorm Entertainment, and mastered by Matessino from studio vault elements, this sumptuous, stellar-sounding reissue is limited to 5000 units. Writer Jeff Bond’s exclusive liner notes, as presented within a sleek 36-page booklet, take you deep inside the production of the epic and its music, while Dan Goldwasser’s sharp art design celebrates the cinematic experience that is TITANIC. Let maestro Horner sweep you away like never before, with this knockout presentation of one of the most notable scores of our time!

Note: The Celine Dion song “My Heart Will Go On” is not included on this release.

TRACK LISTING:
 

DISC 1
SCORE PRESENTATION
1. Logo / Main Title 2:28
2. 2 1/2 Miles Down 10:33
3. To the Keldysh / Rose Revealed 1:43
4. Distant Memories 2:24
5. My Drawing / Relics & Treasures 1:52
6. Southampton 4:00
7. Leaving Port 3:27
8. Take Her to Sea, Mr. Murdoch 4:31
9. First Sighting / Rose’s Suicide Attempt 3:05
10. Jack Saves Rose 1:42
11. The Promenade / Butterfly Comb 2:40
12. Rose 2:54
13. The Portrait 1:58
14. Lovejoy Chases Jack and Rose 2:24
15. Lovemaking 2:26
16. Hard to Starboard (Extended Version) 7:42
17. Rose Frees Jack 2:41
DISC 1 TOTAL TIME 58:29

DISC 2
SCORE PRESENTATION (CONTINUED)
1. A Building Panic (Film Version) 7:25
2. Unable to Stay, Unwilling to Leave 3:56
3. Trapped on “D” Deck 8:46
4. Murdoch’s Suicide 0:37
5. The Sinking 5:06
6. Death of Titanic 8:25
7. A Promise Kept 6:03
8. A Life so Changed 2:14
9. A Woman’s Heart Is a Deep Ocean of Secrets 1:43
10. An Ocean of Memories 8:00
11. Post 2:44
DISC 2 TOTAL TIME 54:59

DISC 3
ADDITIONAL MUSIC AND ALTERNATES
1. Never an Absolution 3:06
2. Trailer 4:12
3. The Portrait [Album Version] 4:43
4. Logo (Alternate Extended Version) 2:10
5. 2 1/2 Miles Down (Alternate) 1:36
6. Southampton (Alternate) 3:05
7. Leaving Port (with Alternate Ending) 3:00
8. Leaving Port (Alternate) 2:15
9. Take Her to Sea, Mr. Murdoch (Alternate) 4:29
10. Rose (Alternate) 2:58
11. Piano Theme—The Portrait 5:00
12. Lovejoy Chases Jack (Alternate) 1:55
13. Hard to Starboard (Alternate) 6:50
14. A Building Panic [Album Suite] 8:05
15. Death of Titanic (Alternate) 8:29
16. A Promise Kept (Alternate) 4:32
17.Hymn to the Sea 6:26
DISC 3 TOTAL TIME 72:52

DISC 4
SOURCE MUSIC
1. Valse Septembre* 3:43
2. Marguerite Waltz* 2:34
3. Wedding Dance* 2:30
4. Poet and Peasant* 6:48
5. Blue Danube* 6:55
6. Song Without Words* 2:37
7. Estudiantina* 3:11
8. Oh, You Beautiful Doll† 2:12
9. Blarney Pilgrims§ 2:11
10. John Ryan’s Polka§ 2:53
11. Kesh Jig§ 1:59
12. Drowsy Maggie Dance§ 1:22
13. Come Josephine in My Flying Machine† 1:46
14. The Merry Widow† 1:30
15. Méditation de Thaïs* 4:25
16. Vision of Salome* 2:42
17. Titsy Bitsy Girl* 1:35
18. Alexander’s Ragtime Band* 2:28
19. Sphinx* 3:48
20. Barcarole* 3:31
21. Orpheus* 8:40
22. Song of Autumn* 3:53
23. Nearer My God to Thee* (Extended Version) 3:14
DISC 4 TOTAL TIME 76:30

* performed by I Salonisti
§ performed by Gaelic Storm
† conducted by William Ross

TOTAL ALBUM TIME: 4:22:50

 

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[Demondm810 414]

Utterly spectacular. 

I hope this sells out quickly. I can’t imagine what it cost them to license. 

[Bilbo 3,910]

This is the only one I'll be buying day 1. 

 

My God, I hoped for this but didn't believe it was possible. 

 

As happy as I was this day last year with JP/TLW!

[Jay 40,274]

I'm not as familiar with this score as others - I noticed that "Never an Absolution" and "Hymm to the Sea" are on disc 3, and not part of the main score presentation.  What are they?

[Bilbo 3,910]

Just now, Jay said:

I'm not as familiar with this score as others - I noticed that "Never an Absolution" and "Hymm to the Sea" are on disc 3, and not part of the main score presentation.  What are they?

 

Never an Absolution I think was supposed to be the music for the god awful alternate ending. 

 

Hymn to the Sea is a concert piece. I think it was from Back to Titanic so created after the fact. 

[BloodBoal 7,541]

Just now, Bilbo said:

Hymn to the Sea is a concert piece. I think it was from Back to Titanic so created after the fact. 

 

It was on the original release. And you call yourself a fan of that score!

[Lady Dimitrescu 9,105]

I might bundle this in with Braveheart, along with CE3K and Die Another Day.

[Bilbo 3,910]

1 minute ago, BloodBoal said:

 

It was on the original release. And you call yourself a fan of that score!

 

I am so so bad with track titles. 

[Jay 40,274]

Was the alternate ending replaced with a different ending, and therefore a newly recorded score cue, or was it just sliced out of the film and not replaced with something different?

[Demondm810 414]

I KNOW I’m spoiled with Williams releases now. Because CE3K is a masterpiece release but this one has me more excited right now. So so much music. And even all the source!  I’m totally blown away. Makes me want to fly to Burbank just to shake everyone’s hand. 

[Jay 40,274]

I can't believe 76 minutes of SOURCE music was recorded for this film!  That's gotta be the most ever for any film, right?

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,488]

3 minutes ago, Jay said:

Was the alternate ending replaced with a different ending, and therefore a newly recorded score cue, or was it just sliced out of the film and not replaced with something different?

 

Justin will know!

[Disco Stu 15,504]

HALLELUJAH!  COMPLETE TITANIC FINALLY!  I'm so happy right now.

 

 

 

[Bilbo 3,910]

Can't tell if sarcastic. 

[Disco Stu 15,504]

Are you kidding?  This is one of my favorite scores and films ever

[Bilbo 3,910]

Then let us rejoice and be glad together! 

[Holko 10,708]

The alternate ending takes place immediately after old Rose throws the necklace into the water - the whole crew comes out and confronts her about it, then they start laughing and dance under a shooting star - so it's just snipped out, I guess. Only one good thing about it - when Bill Paxton sees Rose on the fence of the ship, he thinks she wants to jump and he says "Well I don't know what to say to a woman who wanted to jump off the Titanic when it was sailing and jumped back onto it when it was sinking".

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,488]

The song isnt on this?

 

Pass!

[BloodBoal 7,541]

Just now, Stefancos said:

The song isnt on this?

 

Pass!

 

4 hours ago, El Jefe said:

...waiting for the inevitable  “They didn’t include Celine’s song” whining......

[Bilbo 3,910]

Just now, Stefancos said:

The song isnt on this?

 

Pass!

 

I'll give you my copy of the cassette single in return for a fixed JP booklet. 

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,488]

I saw that! It's perfectly justified!

[crocodile 8,737]

It's a shame they didn't include Horner's rendition of My Heart Will Go On. You know, the one that almost put Celine Dion off.

 

Karol

[Disco Stu 15,504]

I heard a synth choir of angels sing to me from the heavens when I saw this announcement!

[Wojo 2,456]

Just pretend the set originally cost $69.98 and it includes a $10 coupon for iTunes to go buy the horrid song. 

[rough cut 1,747]

4 discs! That’s... a lot. Good on ’em!

[Jay 40,274]

I wonder why Horner decided to open his original OST album with the music for the finale of the film?  Did he already know the ending it scored had been cut by then?

[bollemanneke 3,701]

Well I know what I'll be getting for Christmas now!

 

And so happy that that stupid song isn't on there, I actually prefer it that way. A bit of a shame that they failed to include the re-recordings from Back to Titanic, but then again I suppose it was never meant to be. Just can't wait for the Irish party music... and everything else...

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,488]

2 minutes ago, Jay said:

I wonder why Horner decided to open his original OST album with the music for the finale of the film?  Did he already know the ending it scored had been cut by then?

 

Best listening experience?

[BloodBoal 7,541]

Would have been great if he had repeated it halfway through the album, too.

[Disco Stu 15,504]

39 minutes ago, Bilbo said:

Then let us rejoice and be glad together! 

 

It is like if angels fly out of your arse!

[Bilbo 3,910]

1 minute ago, Disco Stu said:

 

It is like if angels fly out of your arse!

 

It almost always amazes me how Irish people can have some of the worst Irish accents in Hollywood. 

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,488]

Colm Meaney?

[bollemanneke 3,701]

Does anyone know why they didn't do the * thing after the track names?

[Bilbo 3,910]

44 minutes ago, Stefancos said:

Colm Meaney?

 

Has he done an Irish accent in a Hollywood film? 

 

I don't count the Roddy Doyle stuff because that's made in Ireland. It seems to be when they go do something for Hollywood that it falls apart. 

[Brundlefly 2,399]

This release shows us that very famous score are no longer save! La-La Land will get them and expand all of them!

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,488]

10 minutes ago, Bilbo said:

Has he done an Irish accent in a Hollywood film? 

 

Far & Away?

[Jay 40,274]

36 minutes ago, bollemanneke said:

Does anyone know why they didn't do the * thing after the track names?

 

You mean for the main score part indicating which tracks were previously unreleased? It's not always contractually obligated to do that.

[Bilbo 3,910]

16 minutes ago, Stefancos said:

 

Far & Away?

 

This less said about EVERYTHING to do with that film the better. 

[bollemanneke 3,701]

19 minutes ago, Jay said:

 

You mean for the main score part indicating which tracks were previously unreleased? It's not always contractually obligated to do that.

Ah, I thought they were doing that for our convenience, not because they had to.

[Jay 40,274]

It's been done for both reasons.

[Ollie 1,192]

2 hours ago, Jay said:

I wonder why Horner decided to open his original OST album with the music for the finale of the film?  Did he already know the ending it scored had been cut by then?

 

 

Deliberate creative decision?

[mstrox 6,982]

Hot damn - a third Black Friday release I want!  Probably the one of the only two Horner expansions I dream of.  Other being Willow.  Not enough moola now though, and CE3K is the property. Hope this one sticks around for a while

[DolceMecha 18]

I'm curious to know whether the track 'Unable To Stay, Unwilling To Leave' will feature the film or the album performance? Doesn't look like there's an alternate of any kind on disc 3, so it's surely one or the other?

[nightscape94 966]

I'm honestly happy for those who've been waiting for this, given how impactful the score was for quite a few members of the board, and obviously given the weight of losing Horner recently it makes it that much more meaningful, but I've never been a fan of this one.  Nice little melody, though.

[crocodile 8,737]

It's not really a score I love but this release is necessary given how "impactful" it is. I'm quite happy to buy as there seems to be quite a lot of material to investigate.

 

But it appears Back to Titanic album is still worth keeping for 36 minutes of LSO material.

 

Karol
 

[Jay 40,274]

54 minutes ago, DolceMecha said:

I'm curious to know whether the track 'Unable To Stay, Unwilling To Leave' will feature the film or the album performance? Doesn't look like there's an alternate of any kind on disc 3, so it's surely one or the other?

Maybe the "film version" just an edit job of other cues?

[Fancyarcher 351]

This is an awesome release. One of my favorite scores ever. A must buy!

[bollemanneke 3,701]

How long do you people think before it sells out? Given the mass hysteria surrounding the OSTs, I'm quite surprised they're 'only' doing 5,000.

[DolceMecha 18]

56 minutes ago, Jay said:

Maybe the "film version" just an edit job of other cues?

 

It's been a while since I've seen the film, but I'm pretty sure the pipes that come in as Rose jumps off the lifeboat are a totally different performance (possibly even a different instrument) in the film and on the album.

[Jay 40,274]

Maybe the film pipes are just tracked in from some alternate or unused passage or cue we never had until now.