Arpy 4,145 Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 @holko, my Return of the Jedi set has Han on Endor as the 'poster'. NVM, I was thinking about something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,529 Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 OK, some pictures with the obligatory rug: (click to make them bigger) Pictures apart from the posters are quite OK, Yoda behind the Empire disc should've been flipped because it's terrible both in composition and consistency with the others. The blurryness of the Empire poster doesn't quite come through in this picture. The CDs are weird and half-printed, I've never seen anything like that before. No, you can't play the cover side, I tried. As you can see, Jedi's shiny side is divided in two with diferent levels of shinyness, signifying how it's only half full. Or they just messed something up. rough cut and rpvee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy 2,391 Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 13 hours ago, Holko said: Or they just messed something up. Yes Did you buy the prequels CDs as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,529 Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Not yet. I'll probably get them this summer, but August is the earliest I can recieve packages. Chewy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 I only just now bought all 6 Star Wars remastered OS albums, and I'm listening to these now. My first reaction: Has the sound quality gotten better or actually worse? 😂 Still I paid only 6,50 Euros each. What a bargain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pellaeon 593 Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 What is the best version (audio quality) of the first track of the ESB OST — “Star Wars (Main Theme)” (5:49 … with This Is Not a Cave cue)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,370 Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 The 2016 Sony OST remaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pellaeon 593 Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Thanks… That was on vinyl and digital download only, right? Is there/was there a lossless download? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,370 Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 3 minutes ago, Pellaeon said: Thanks… That was on vinyl and digital download only, right? Right 3 minutes ago, Pellaeon said: Is there/was there a lossless download? Yes http://www.jwfan.com/forums/index.php?/topic/25661-sony-classical-to-release-ultimate-star-wars-soundtrack-collection-january-8-2016/&page=7&tab=comments#comment-1213146 Pellaeon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pellaeon 593 Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Thanks very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aj_vader 534 Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 On 6/19/2018 at 6:00 PM, Josh500 said: I only just now bought all 6 Star Wars remastered OS albums, and I'm listening to these now. My first reaction: Has the sound quality gotten better or actually worse? 😂 Still I paid only 6,50 Euros each. What a bargain! In some cases it's better in some cases it's a lot worse. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,529 Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 These are perfect for my car rides to work. The less than ideal speakers hide some of the errors. The trip is 20min, so I don't have to switch it off in some random place, but I can listen to it one LP side at a time, as it was partly intended and reordered for! Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpy 4,145 Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Was giving my first listen through to A New Hope and End Credits from Revenge of the Sith and noticed some terrible distortion to the Battle of the Heroes segment. I don't think it was my headphones, I played the single Battle of the Heroes track and no distortion was present. Agh! Apart from the sloppy editing/fading in a few spots RotS was one of my favorite remasters of this new line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 On 20/06/2018 at 8:40 PM, aj_vader said: In some cases it's better in some cases it's a lot worse. True. Overall, though, I think these new remasters are (slightly) worse. A bummer. aj_vader 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 That's not so worse. They just should have added notices on the cover: "Please don't listen with headphones." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpy 4,145 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 On 6/20/2018 at 3:00 AM, Josh500 said: Still I paid only 6,50 Euros each. What a bargain! That's the only redeeming factor for these sets, they're cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 12 minutes ago, Arpy said: That's the only redeeming factor for these sets, they're cheap. Don't forget the awesome posters! 😂 Not. 1 hour ago, Bespin said: That's not so worse. They just should have added notices on the cover: "Please don't listen with headphones." Headphones or not, do these sound better than the OS albums? Maybe a few spots here and there, when certain instruments stand out more (at the expense of others) but that's it. Imo, the remastering was unnecessary. Arpy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 I just re-uploaded "The Ewok Battle" to YouTube a few minutes ago with the film insert intact; I used the Arista mix, but just got a copyright notice for it from Varese. Kind of off topic, but I thought that was bizarre. Holko 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent B 337 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Why would you get a copyright notice from Varèse? They don't even own the Star Wars scores... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy 2,391 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 🙃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 The plot thickens... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laserschwert 475 Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 It would be so weird if Varese would release several 30 minute albums of the SW movies this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,080 Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Gerhardt and Kojian re-release? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Gerhardt's recordings are fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Holko 9,529 Posted July 2, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 2, 2018 On 6/14/2018 at 9:59 PM, Chewy said: Did you buy the prequels CDs as well? Menace has Qui-Gon trying to figure out what kind of a droid the camera is and why it's looking at him. Clones has the terrible CG Yoda just beginning to catch Dooku's lightning, so it looks like he's throwing it on his own. Sith has an exterme closeup of Grievous' face, so you can marvel at how blurry the raw flesh textures around his eye are. I'll post pictures like last time during this week. The Illustrious Jerry, Arpy and Chewy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Much to learn! You still have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpy 4,145 Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 I don't think the mini posters are that bad, they spend the majority of their time sitting in their cd cases on my shelf. Who's going to use them as posters anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,529 Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 The only reason I expected them to be better is that they're one of the big marketing points somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpy 4,145 Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Nah, it's another gimmick, but I think people buy these for the music. Sony and other labels have been pulling this shit for years with these big franchise releases. The Harry Potter scores received the same treatment, but the ephemera is secondary to the musical product. That_Bloke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 I don't think anyone really gives two shits about the mini posters. If I wanted a piece of paper with a picture on it I'd just print one out myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,914 Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 I am late to this party but I must say, Empire Strikes Back sounds very bad. This is one of my all time favorite soundtracks and I am an audiophile but this is a miserable release that doesn't stand up to the original LP, the 1993 box set or 1997 at all. Wow, I had to stop listening to my favorite Star Wars entry because I couldn't bare any more of it because it is so off. My general impression is "did they even listen to their remaster or was this a quick cash grab?" 1977 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 It doesn't even stand up to the 1997 release? It must sound like pure shit indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,914 Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 1 minute ago, Batman's Diet Coke said: It doesn't even stand up to the 1997 release? It must sound like pure shit indeed. For ESB yes, but I haven't yet gone to ROTJ...I don't have the stomach for it. Very disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 ROTJ has never sounded better than on the OST. Unlucky Bastard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent B 337 Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 2 hours ago, karelm said: This was a quick cash crab. Fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Holko 9,529 Posted July 9, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 9, 2018 Bespin, Chewy, Gruesome Son of a Bitch and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent B 337 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Those look dreadful... Holko 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 I'd hang the Liam Neeson one on my wall or ceiling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pellaeon 593 Posted July 9, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 9, 2018 Kasey Kockroach, rpvee, greenturnedblue and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Ah. Now that's good work. Anyone else notice this is one of the photos: Shoot dem! Or something! MikeH and Arpy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,529 Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Problem with the back covers: Maul and Anakin are awesome, why doesn't AotC feature Dooku in the same pose? No, it's a hazy sandstorm image of clones. K. Problem with the tray backings: Padmé is well-framed and matches wonderfully with the Anakin cover on the back. Ani would be fine if the teeth didn't cover half his bloody face (it's much worse in person than on this image from above, you can barely make out that there's a face under there). Boba is nicely framed but it's the shot that is the culmination of one of the most annoying and useless subplots in any SW movie, and doesn't represent the movie at all, not to mention really not consistent with the other two images. It makes me not want to take the disc out. The gatefold screencaps are fine. The miniposters are all horrid shit for many reasons. They just told a random intern to cock up some random cool SW images and didn't bother with design or conformity at all - Sith and SW as separate entities are probably the only really good-looking ones of the bunch, with Jedi coming close (the awful poster, Luke's repetition and that semi-weird promotional still at the back bringing it down a bit). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,080 Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 I only bought Star Wars and Jedi, and now I'll probably sell both on eBay. Missed opportunity... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpy 4,145 Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 8 hours ago, Horner's Dynamic Range said: Ah. Now that's good work. Anyone else notice this is one of the photos: Shoot dem! Or something! She can't do dat! Dooku's just cockblocking Gunray's torture porn fetish. Who would've thought Asian aliens were so dirty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy 2,391 Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 @Holko Thank you, you convinced me not to buy these discs. Holko 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 6 hours ago, Holko said: They just told a random intern to cock up some random cool SW images and didn't bother with design or conformity at all ^^^^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theMaestraX 106 Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Distance myself I have from these Mickey Mouse releases! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 I distanced myself from Star Wars for a good seven years after ROTS after the three disappointments, and it was the Disney sale that brought my interest back. I haven't been let down by any of the four new-era films. EDIT: just realized this was the score rerelease thread, not a movie thread. I distanced myself too. Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdb408 3 Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 It's really too bad that they used a take of "Droid Battle" that has a noticeable horn flub at 2:18... Chewy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loert 2,515 Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Listening to "The Asteroid Field" now...sounds like it's being played in a cathedral lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Target has them for $11.99. Star Wars still has the best Main title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now