Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,433 Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Maybe they're waiting for the JW boxset first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rough cut 1,714 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 If we are to expect three more new expansions by the end of the year, it seems inevitable that they should be relesed in close proximity to eachother. I'm thinking that it's already (almost) mid-august, and there aren't that many more months left of 2022. I'm not complaining, I think that's great - just stating the fact. Which month usually have more expansions released during the fall/winter months? Is there any pattern from previous years? Or do you think that we'll get a new release "once a month?" Brando 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,526 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Black Friday usually has the big "important" releases and/or at least 5 releases bunched together on the same day. rough cut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,795 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 it would be great if black fridays was all williams! Brando and SpotTheDog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,690 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Hell no. SpotTheDog and bollemanneke 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post crumbs 14,316 Posted August 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 8, 2022 3 hours ago, rough cut said: Which month usually have more expansions released during the fall/winter months? Is there any pattern from previous years? Or do you think that we'll get a new release "once a month?" Mike initially said "at least 5" new expansions this year, plus reissues. After Spacecamp and Presumed Innocent were announced (2 of the 5), he said 3 more expansions were mastered but he was only working on 2 of them for the end of the year (presumably Black Friday). It's unclear where that leaves the 3rd mastered release. Either it was a lot further along than the others and will release in the next few months, or they're simply prioritizing the other two titles. They're always at the mercy of studio approvals anyway so there's no guarantees with these timelines. Jay, Brando and rough cut 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 I certainly wouldn't hold it against him if all 5 didn't manage to make it into calendar 2022. It'd be very hard for any producer or label to say what will be coming out that year given the uncertainties of approvals, manufacturing backups, etc. SpotTheDog and Brando 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpotTheDog 39 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 14 minutes ago, Stu said: I certainly wouldn't hold it against him if all 5 didn't manage to make it into calendar 2022. It'd be very hard for any producer or label to say what will be coming out that year given the uncertainties of approvals, manufacturing backups, etc. That’s a very good point. However, given that it’s the maestro’s ninetieth year, I really do think they’re being conscientious of their release schedule and waiting to go all out for the holidays. Amer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rough cut 1,714 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Absolutely no shade on MM if these releases don’t see the light of year within the end of the year. I also imagine that from a sales perspective it would be better to let each release has its own release window. That way you can hype up each release, put each release in the spotlight (so to speak) without any soundtrack stealing another’s thunder. From a marketing point of view, you don’t want tat kind of cannibalism. From that perspective, I could see one release at the end of august, and one Black Friday. But that is if it’s on the same label, for otherwise the release dates can’t be coordinated, and they might as well coincide. Either way - I’m in no rush. Good times ahead. And that’s not even talking about new original music coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Rick 1,157 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 We've recently have had some expansions release in October... 2020: WOTW 2019: Minority Report 2018: Dracula Perhaps Witches of Eastwick this October? Just in time for Halloween! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerMotif 1,038 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 What is a better set Artificial intelligence or war of the worlds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 3 hours ago, rough cut said: If we are to expect three more new expansions by the end of the year, it seems inevitable that they should be relesed in close proximity to eachother. I'm thinking that it's already (almost) mid-august, and there aren't that many more months left of 2022. The question is, which shrinks more quickly: a) The interval between any number of given releases before the end of the year, or b) the chance that all expected releases are indeed coming out this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rough cut 1,714 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Edmilson and Brando 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,348 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 2 hours ago, Luke Skywalker said: it would be great if black fridays was all williams! No thanks, spread them out, if only for my wallet's sake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted August 8, 2022 Author Share Posted August 8, 2022 6 hours ago, rough cut said: Which month usually have more expansions released during the fall/winter months? Is there any pattern from previous years? Or do you think that we'll get a new release "once a month?" Here's all the John Williams titles released by any specialty label over the last 6 years (all produced by MM). You can be the judge on if there's a pattern or not. 2017 2017-03-13: Stanley & Iris (1990) / Pete N Tillie (1972) - Varese 2017-09-12: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - LLL 2017-11-28: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) - LLL Black Friday 2018 2018-06-18: The Cowboys (1972) - Varese 2018-08-28: Saving Private Ryan (1998) - LLL 2018-10-22: Dracula (1979) - Varese 2018-11-27: Land of the Giants (1968) - LLL Black Friday 2018-11-27: Schindler's List (1993) - LLL Black Friday 2018-11-27: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone / Chamber of Secrets / Prisoner of Azkaban (2001/2002/2004) - LLL Black Friday 2019 2019-02-15: Superman: The Movie (1978) - LLL 2019-10-17: Minority Report (2002) - LLL 2019-12-03: The Poseidon Adventure (1972) / Earthquake (1974) / The Towering Inferno (1974) - LLL Black Friday 2020 2020-03-03: Far and Away (1992) - LLL 2020-05-05: The River (1984) - Intrada 2020-10-06: War of the Worlds (2005) - Intrada 2021 2021-03-16: The Time Tunnel - Vol. 1 (1966) - LLL 2021-06-07: Images (1972) - Quartet 2021-06-22: Always (1989) - LLL 2021-06-22: A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) - LLL reissue 2021-08-10: The Eiger Sanction (1975) - Intrada 2021-08-17: The Time Tunnel - Vol. 2 (1966) - LLL 2021-11-26: Fiddler on the Roof (1971) - LLL Black Friday 2021-12-15 Hook (1991) - Mondo 2022 2022-05-13: SpaceCamp (1986) - Intrada 2022-05-20: Presumed Innocent (1990) - Varese 2022-07-05: Jurassic Park (1993) - LLL expanded reissue 2022-08-09: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1979) - LLL reissue 2022-08-09: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - LLL reissue rough cut and aj_vader 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 1 hour ago, rough cut said: rough cut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rough cut 1,714 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Hahaha! Love it! Based on Jay’s statistics, it seems likely we’ll have at least one release during the span of aug-sept-oct, followed by a release on Black Friday. Highly scientific. bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellosh 3,419 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 2 hours ago, rough cut said: Hahaha! Love it! Based on Jay’s statistics, it seems likely we’ll have at least one release during the span of aug-sept-oct, followed by a release on Black Friday. Highly scientific. Also add that Jay has not doused or added any discussion to a Jaws reissue that's been thrown around in a few of these threads. At least that I'm aware of. If he's silent on something that has a strong chance of being released...it's a good sign. Chewy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bounty95 558 Posted August 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 8, 2022 7 minutes ago, Bellosh said: If he's silent on something that has a strong chance of being released...it's a good sign. Like...Hook? Jay reading our speculations like Chewy, Edmilson, Manakin Skywalker and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schilkeman 964 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 10 hours ago, Gibster said: What is a better set Artificial intelligence or war of the worlds? A.I., but don't sleep on WotW. It's about as nihilistic as Williams has ever done. blondheim and DangerMotif 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondheim 1,157 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 It’s just good music. The Ferry Scene is still as impactful as the dayI first heard it as I rushed home and listened to the soundtrack before even seeing the movie. aj_vader and DangerMotif 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GerateWohl 4,370 Posted August 9, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 9, 2022 WotW has especially amazing action cues and A.I. is especially great in the lyrical parts. But both scores are great works of art from beginning to end. DangerMotif, aj_vader and Edmilson 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Andy 4,129 Posted August 9, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 9, 2022 Get both, but A.I. is more accessible, so get that first. It really is a masterpiece. War of the Worlds is very dark, but also rewarding with every listen. DangerMotif, Amer and aj_vader 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerMotif 1,038 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 1 hour ago, Andy said: Get both, but A.I. is more accessible, so get that first. It really is a masterpiece. War of the Worlds is very dark, but also rewarding with every listen. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post crumbs 14,316 Posted August 9, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 9, 2022 What everyone else said. A.I. is a masterpiece, filled with some of the best themes JW has ever written. Probably his best score since Close Encounters. Rich with ideas, equal parts lyrical and atonal, endlessly rewarding for listeners on repeat listens, with an emotionally satisfying climax that rounds the whole package out. That expansion remains in my top 3 MM releases of all time, even after 7 years. War of the Worlds is uniquely dark and aggressive, which you have to be in the right mood to enjoy. But once unlocked it's an incredibly rewarding score; one of those expansions you don't realise you needed until listening to it, then you wonder how you ever lived without it. Chewy, BrotherSound, Holko and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Naïve Old Fart 9,533 Posted August 9, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 9, 2022 10 hours ago, blondheim said: It’s just good music. The Ferry Scene is still as impactful as the dayI first heard it as I rushed home and listened to the soundtrack before even seeing the movie. 9 hours ago, GerateWohl said: WotW has especially amazing action cues... 9 hours ago, Andy said: War of the Worlds is very dark, but also rewarding with every listen. 6 hours ago, crumbs said: War of the Worlds is uniquely dark and aggressive, which you have to be in the right mood to enjoy. But once unlocked it's an incredibly rewarding score; one of those expansions you don't realise you needed until listening to it, then you wonder how you ever lived without it. WAR OF THE WORLDS was written by a man who was, then, 73 years old! He's 90, now, and he shows no signs of stopping. Think on that the next time anyone wants you to listen to some shit by people who are 40 years younger than him. Andy, Amer, Tom Guernsey and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted August 9, 2022 Author Share Posted August 9, 2022 John Williams was 73 when he wrote WOTW, not 75. It was 17 years ago, not 15 years ago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellosh 3,419 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 I think you missed the point of his post crumbs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post crumbs 14,316 Posted August 9, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 9, 2022 12 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: WAR OF THE WORLDS was written by a man who was, then, 75 years old! He's 90, now, and he shows no signs of stopping. It's remarkable, isn't it? Two of my grandparents didn't survive their early 70s. It's almost inconceivable that someone the same age could be writing such wildly complex, aggressive music at the same point in their lives. That we're nearly two decades beyond that point and he's still busying himself with action scores almost defies belief. Another of my legends, David Attenborough - just turned 96 and still traveling the world, giving speeches and educating people about the environment. We're so fortunate these people effectively dedicated their lives to their craft. Not only has it seemingly enriched their lives but we've become lifelong beneficiaries of their talents, through music and conservation. Andy, Naïve Old Fart, Edmilson and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted August 9, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 9, 2022 4 hours ago, Jay said: John Williams was 73 when he wrote WOTW, not 75. It was 17 years ago, not 15 years ago! That can't be right. Surely, Jurassic Park can't be older than 17 years or so. WOTW must be about 7 or something. Andy, Brando, Naïve Old Fart and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post blondheim 1,157 Posted September 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 11, 2022 I think about the end of the year Williams releases at least twice a day at this point, I swear aj_vader, crumbs, rough cut and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aj_vader 534 Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 20 hours ago, blondheim said: I think about the end of the year Williams releases at least twice a day at this point, I swear Glad I am not the only one. bollemanneke and blondheim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 4,983 Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 FYI, Mike recently said that only one more JW expansions is planned for 2022, but that the lineup for 2023 is full. bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,348 Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 I was actually more interested in something else he said in that interview, that LLL will restock HP 'when it makes sense'. Hoping this means he tackled HP4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. A. Ron 1,742 Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 12 hours ago, TownerFan said: FYI, Mike recently said that only one more JW expansions is planned for 2022, but that the lineup for 2023 is full. So what do you all think? Is it just The Lost World? Or does that not count if it's a straight reissue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brando 1,863 Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 1 minute ago, A. A. Ron said: So what do you all think? Is it just The Lost World? Or does that not count if it's a straight reissue? I don’t think the reissues counted as a “new” expansion. Did Jurassic Park count as one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted September 13, 2022 Author Share Posted September 13, 2022 No. Brando 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovygoth666 670 Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 Was Mondo's Hook a remaster of the OST? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,316 Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 39 minutes ago, Groovygoth666 said: Was Mondo's Hook a remaster of the OST? Yes, built from the ground up by Mike Matessino, using the same high-resolution transfers done in 2011 for the LLL expansion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. A. Ron 1,742 Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 Well well well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted September 14, 2022 Author Share Posted September 14, 2022 It's the only time the trailer music has been released at the correct speed Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 39 minutes ago, Jay said: It's the only time the trailer music has been released at the correct speed If it's vinyl, then "correct speed" is up to the user. bollemanneke and Manakin Skywalker 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jay 37,364 Posted September 14, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 14, 2022 It's the only time a master of the trailer music playing at the correct speed was delivered to a pressing plant Brando, Yavar Moradi, enderdrag64 and 7 others 2 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondheim 1,157 Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 2 hours ago, A. A. Ron said: Well well well Indeed, it’s only a matter of time now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bounty95 558 Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 It just has to be this year's LLL Williams Black Friday title. bollemanneke and Brando 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. A. Ron 1,742 Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 If it is, it’s a winning batch for me. Don’t even need anything else! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,348 Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 Even if that and HP4 come out this year, nothing will ever beat 2018. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondheim 1,157 Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 If it isn’t Black Friday then 2023! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. A. Ron 1,742 Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 5 hours ago, bollemanneke said: Even if that and HP4 come out this year, nothing will ever beat 2018. Perhaps not, but 2015 and 2016 were every bit as exciting for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corellian2019 386 Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 2016 and 2017 for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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