rough cut 1,714 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 I thought it would end up on the Collector’s Edition! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,519 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Then every disc so far will be released on CD, bluray and vinyl each in the Ultimate Edition. Still no Devil's Dance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rough cut 1,714 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Nah, it’ll be on the Ultimate Edition. You’ll get a code when you buy it, so you can download it as mp3 (but just an edit, not the full arrangement). bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igger6 894 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 While we're all waiting a week (or more properly a month) for this album, tide yourself over with this nifty "Hedwig's Theme" quintet I just stumbled upon—if we define "stumble" as "perform my semi-annual Spotify search for 'Hedwig's Theme.'" B-) https://open.spotify.com/track/532QgEPfL3Z09Gf7k0kljL?si=vQ9Hdn6hSOGwxK9JwNi_gw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post crumbs 14,306 Posted August 23, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 23, 2019 We need more arrangements of Window to the Past, if anything. Would've been cool to see a new one on this release, alas. rough cut, Arpy and rpvee 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Incanus 5,714 Posted August 23, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 23, 2019 22 minutes ago, crumbs said: We need more arrangements of Window to the Past, if anything. Would've been cool to see a new one on this release, alas. There are simply too many great themes to choose from. A Bridge/Window to the Past is another good one but I imagine e.g. something like The Accidental Tourist or Seven Years in Tibet, Jane Eyre or Lincoln would really shine in a solo violin and orchestra arrangement. Will, crumbs and The Illustrious Jerry 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,306 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 I wonder what their process was like, working out which pieces to choose from. They've assembled an impressive mix of new, old, famous and relatively unknown. Jane Eyre is definitely another theme that would've worked a treat in a violin arrangement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rough cut 1,714 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 I’d take A Window To The Past over almost anything! Epilogue from The Fury maybe? _deleted_ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeH 768 Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 https://www.npr.org/2019/08/24/753877978/john-williams-and-anne-sophie-mutter-2-geniuses-for-the-price-of-one Ricard and Disco Stu 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,306 Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Some refreshingly open comments from Williams about the state of film music towards the end there, very interesting to hear his thoughts on the subject. MikeH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpy 4,145 Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Yes, especially feeding on from the composer/film composer comments he's made in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 It's a computer generated article! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,055 Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Just like your posts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,055 Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Exactly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Bespin is an algorithm based ai! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Are you sure, there is "intelligence" in ai ! Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rough cut 1,714 Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 On 8/17/2019 at 1:16 PM, Marian Schedenig said: Pre-ordered the Deluxe Edition at Amazon UK, where it is considerably cheaper (even with shipping charges) than Amazon DE. No extra customs fee after brexit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,191 Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 2 hours ago, rough cut said: No extra customs fee after brexit? It should ship before Brexit (if that ever happens). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thx99 1,740 Posted August 25, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 25, 2019 Presto Classical has samples up for the regular CD release: https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8642499--john-williams-and-anne-sophie-mutter-across-the-stars rpvee, TownerFan, Will and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,306 Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 I have to say, this sounds like a world-class recording. Brilliant work from Murphy. Love those updated strings in Across the Stars, interesting change from the original version. The Duel sounds great as well, fast tempo and really fresh. The fragment of Night Journeys definitely sounds true to the original piece but ASM fits in perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 What's the first unreleased track you listened to a sample of? "Night Journeys" for me. It sounds amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 If you like violins arrangements, go for these two albums of Angèle Dubeau and La Pietà. No fireworks and not too much vibrato. Well, that's for you if you can hear the difference between a boldly hyper-virtuosic, ultra-inflected interpretation and a more subtile one. Marc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Know 326 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Got my VPN set to New Zealand and now listening to the album. Wow, Donnybrook Fair is superb! That’s the first one that jumped out at me that I hadn’t heard previously. Can’t wait for the deluxe edition! crumbs and thx99 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,306 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Only 4 tracks in but this album is stunning! The additional material for Hedwig's Theme isn't the lush orchestral presentation I expected, but something far darker and twisted. Suited to the more violent aspects of the Potter series post-Williams; I had to keep reminding myself this was a theme from film one because this arrangement for violin has great echoes of Azkaban far more than either Columbus score. Across the Stars is a revised version of the arrangement we heard last year. The tweaks are subtle in places, more obvious in others, but they're still interesting! Haven't done a direct comparison with the last performance yet, but just so taken aback by the clarity of this gorgeous recording. Again, a far darker and more melancholic interpretation of this piece than originally envisioned for AOTC. This version has an extended violin solo towards the end I don't recall hearing in the previous revision. This makes me yearn for more exploration of this theme, beyond the customary cameos we got in ROTS. This arrangement is far less a love theme, far more an elegy. Holko 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,342 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 So… have we figured out which material is deluxe exclusive yet? Is it tracks or video material? Amazon UK doesn't list any new tracks for the deluxe edition at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,306 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 It's the 5 tracks not in the version just released now. bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,342 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Thanks, I just figured it out too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,519 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 8 minutes ago, bollemanneke said: Amazon UK doesn't list any new tracks for the deluxe edition at all. Um, Amazon UK absolutely does have the proper tracklist now. Disc: 1 1. Rey's Theme 2. Yoda's Theme 3. Hedwig's Theme 4. Across the Stars (Love Theme) 5. Donnybrook Fair 6. Sayuri's Theme 7. Remembrances 8. Night Journeys 9. Theme 10. The Duel 11. Princess Leia's Theme 12. The Chairman's Waltz 13. Luke and Leia 14. Nice to Be Around 15. Theme 16. Markings 17. A Prayer for Peace Disc: 2 1. Anne-Sophie Mutter in Conversation With John Williams - Anne-Sophie Mutter 2. Menu/Across the Stars - Various Performers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nick Parker 3,040 Posted August 29, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 29, 2019 31 minutes ago, Holko said: 2. Menu/ Crap, Jaws 2 is on here too!? Holko, bollemanneke, MikeH and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,306 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 It's a dubstep remix, combining The Menu with Across The Stars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,519 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 No, the jackasses misspelled Minuet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 907 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Forbes article. Nothing really new, but this collaboration is sure getting some publicity. More than any other Williams album I think. Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,055 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 I'm looking forward to the super deluxe edition, with a Blu-ray instead of DVD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,342 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Just started listening to this. It's certainly an experience! Not everything in Rey's theme is played perfectly, but it's quite special to hear it all. If this level of music is kept up, I'm buying the deluxe. I'll do one half today and then continue with Boston Film Night. Bespin and Cerebral Cortex 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,215 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Can't wait for this! Only a few more hours to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TownerFan 4,983 Posted August 29, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 29, 2019 Interesting new interview with Anne-Sophie: https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/articles/2824--interview-anne-sophie-mutter-on-john-williams She also reveals why the Devil’s Dance isn’t on the album. pete, crumbs, Incanus and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,055 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Oh no, JW's dog ate the score. Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Interesting! Quote Finally, with so many memorable themes that he has written across the decades, were there any particular favourites that you weren't able to fit on this album, and is there perhaps scope for a Volume Two? I would love to hear you play, for example, the Devil's Dance from The Witches of Eastwick! That’s a very good question! I did play Devil’s Dance in Tanglewood, and he’s rewritten it to the extent that it’s almost like a new piece. I’m going to perform it here in Munich soon, but he was in the process of rewriting it for me when we were recording in April, and I have to confess I was so overwhelmed by the 16 or 18 other pieces that I just wasn’t able to get it ready - but Volume Two, who knows! Dr. Rick and Will 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Discouraging! Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,206 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 You obviously do not know when to stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lairdo 726 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Presto Music has the digital version of Across the Stars for sale (price in Euros - €13.13) including 96/24: I expect HDTracks, ProStudio Masters and all the streaming sites to go live in the next few hours or overnight. HD Tracks - 96/24. $17.98 (Use code HiResSummer until 9/2 11:59 PM EDT for 20% off - $14.38) ProStudio Masters - 96.24 $14.39 on sale Tidal streaming - Master quality Standard quality Amazon MP3 and Amazon Unlimited Streaming ($9.49 purchase) Apple Music AAC (or $9.99 purchase) Google and others will all have links too. (Also, Amazon shows my physical CD as having shipping with a delivery tomorrow.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpy 4,145 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Ordered the deluxe edition from Presto with shipping to Australia - better deal than Amazon by about $20! So, thankyou @TownerFan for sharing that article on Presto! lairdo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 12 hours ago, TownerFan said: Interesting new interview with Anne-Sophie: https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/articles/2824--interview-anne-sophie-mutter-on-john-williams She also reveals why the Devil’s Dance isn’t on the album. Thanks for sharing this Maurizio! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TownerFan 4,983 Posted August 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 30, 2019 My pleasure, guys. Btw, I just learned that the Munich concert on September 14 will be also broadcasted live on German tv channel 3sat: https://www.3sat.de/programm?airtimeDate=2019-09-14 And here's a lovely behind-the-scenes featurette: _deleted_, Will, The Illustrious Jerry and 7 others 5 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Remco 685 Posted August 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 30, 2019 Haha, JW about Across the Stars: ‘I forgot the piece!’ So that’s the second time he forgot that he wrote a love theme for the series? _deleted_, Will and bollemanneke 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,342 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 One wonders why JW keeps bothering with Star Wars if he doesn't even remember his love themes... Finished the second half of the album, a lot less engaging. I'm not going to buy this I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thor 7,493 Posted August 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 30, 2019 Nice featurette, but I always cringe when there's a constant back-and-forth of compliments. Doesn't sit well with me, nor the Norwegian "national spirit". A culture crash, perhaps. Amer, bollemanneke and _deleted_ 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,055 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 22 minutes ago, bollemanneke said: One wonders why JW keeps bothering with Star Wars if he doesn't even remember his love themes... Finished the second half of the album, a lot less engaging. I'm not going to buy this I think. What if the five additional tracks on the deluxe edition are great? 1 minute ago, Thor said: Nice featurette, but I always cringe when there's a constant back-and-forth of compliments. Doesn't sit well with me, nor the Norwegian "national spirit". Yeah, it would be much more engaging if they thrashed each other! bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpvee 805 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Only listened to Luke and Leia so far out of the new tracks, and I will say I’m a bit disappointed that it’s just Anne-Sophie playing on top of what is essentially the concert suite. This was a chance for Williams to totally reinterpret it, perhaps expand on the haunting, sadder statement of it from Last Jedi, but instead, it’s hardly different at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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