THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK: 40th Anniversary

[QuartalHarmony 543]

9 hours ago, Jay said:

Are you asking why we can't legally purchase John Williams scores from like Omni or the other companies doing that kind of thing now?

No, I was referring to scans of the original handwritten copies so those of us who are so inclined can indulge our desire to get a little closer to understanding the composition process. Libraries have started making  very high resolution scans of ancient manuscripts available for researchers and I’d love the equivalent for the film scores I love.

 

Mark

[Jay 37,364]

Oh, because film scores aren't in the public domain, they are owned by the film studios.

[Manakin Skywalker 4,894]

2 hours ago, QuartalHarmony said:

No, I was referring to scans of the original handwritten copies so those of us who are so inclined can indulge our desire to get a little closer to understanding the composition process. Libraries have started making very high resolution scans of ancient manuscripts available for researchers and I’d love the equivalent for the film scores I love.

 

Mark

 

Yeah I definitely don't see John approving something like that, especially not Disney (of course aside from the material that will be provided to Juilliard in the future). In any case, these sheets have already leaked to the public years ago, if you know where to look.