Thor 7,517 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 8 hours ago, JTW said: I haven’t heard this one, so you’re obviously recommending it since you’re saying it’s your favorite Mancini score? I’ve got to check it out. Please do! The film is also a HUGE nostalgic favourite of mine, but the score lives its own life as Mancini's best effort, IMO. I was thrilled to interview the directors of the film a few years ago, Musker & Clements (ALADDIN, THE LITTLE MERMAID, HERCULES etc.), and nerd out over the film and score. They were also equally enthusiastic. JTN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,359 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 On 16/09/2023 at 7:00 PM, Edmilson said: That's pretty shitty as well: The borders aren't even equal! MaxMovieMan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,080 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 2 minutes ago, Presto said: The borders aren't even equal! It's art. JTN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTN 2,036 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 17 minutes ago, Presto said: The borders aren't even equal! They were eaten. MaxMovieMan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hooper 1,794 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Just now, JTW said: They were eaten. Oh no! One border's been entirely devoured! JTN and A. A. Ron 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CatastrophicJones 18 Posted January 6 Popular Post Share Posted January 6 I feel this needs to be here, even though it's incredibly recent. I'm sorry but honestly, what were they thinking??? The original album artwork was perfectly fine! A. A. Ron, IheartMelissaBenoist and Tallguy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Trope 527 Posted January 6 Popular Post Share Posted January 6 Here's the great looking Spotify cover for The Hunt for Red October. MaxMovieMan, crumbs, Tydirium and 6 others 1 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hooper 1,794 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 1 minute ago, Trope said: Oh wow, that's bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxMovieMan 273 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 24 minutes ago, Trope said: Here's the great looking Spotify cover for The Hunt for Red October. They like over-exposed the original cover to the point that the print number in the bottom right got warped. Must’ve been a bad day at the office for something idk what the hell happened there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter Boelen 740 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 1 hour ago, Trope said: Here's the great looking Spotify cover for The Hunt for Red October. I always wondered if the physical release REALLY looked like that. Only explanation I can think of is that they deliberately made it resemble a submarine sonar image. But even that, I find hard to believe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,207 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Looks like someone replaced all the pixels with a red value above a certain threshold with black pixels, leaving only the the antialiased outlines of red and white objects intact (but keeping the not-quite-black background not quite black, unlike all the newly blackened areas). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTN 2,036 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 In other words: it’s shitty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,694 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Given it's Spotify they must have some sort of automated process for receiving/processing/organising album art from labels. And given how fucked up that cover obviously is, I'm guessing that automated process has failed. Not saying it's not a godawful cover but it's probably not one particular person's error. I think that Alive cover (Intrada's one) is fine - I too am not a fan of putting those huge red borders on. See the original Wyatt Earp OST cover for another 'someone, somewhere thought this was a good idea' example. 12 hours ago, CatastrophicJones said: I feel this needs to be here, even though it's incredibly recent. I'm sorry but honestly, what were they thinking??? The original album artwork was perfectly fine! Some of the answer may lie in this report from FSM: Quote The booklet features no stills or key art from the film Hence a suspicion that Varese weren't able to get clearances to use basic images/likenesses and had to get creative. I mean, what do you do if you're got the audio sorted but then you get the e-mail saying that you can't use any artwork or likenesses from the movie? CatastrophicJones 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. A. Ron 1,742 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Throw the logo on a colorful background not hire some terrible cartoonist. CatastrophicJones 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy 4,141 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 On 16/9/2023 at 7:00 PM, Edmilson said: That's pretty shitty as well: There are so many like this. It’s the classic dimensional discrepancy between poster dimensions and square album art. It yeah between the colors, alignment and teslxt over the man’s teeth making him look like he got a grill… It’s been grandfathered because of vintage nostalgia but the Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade cover is sucky for the same reason if we’re being honest. Mr. Hooper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hooper 1,794 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 It's a masterful use of negative space. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,080 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy 4,141 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 I don’t think so. It’s a classic, but clearly they didn’t have art that lent itself to square dimensions. I don’t like that it doesn’t match the style of the previous OSTs. (Sort of like the film itself I suppose) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,694 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 I disagree too - it's not making the best use of the space. Instead of reworking the artwork to be its own thing, it's like the cover is a canvas for showcasing the movie poster. Now, the incorporation of the logo is well done, and I also like how the blurb and Williams credit are unobtrusive (I'm not a fan of covers that want to make a big deal out of who composed it) but I think the whitespace could be better used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,517 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 I adore the LAST CRUSADE cover. Delicious somehow. Jurassic Shark and Tallguy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,080 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Run awaaay! CatastrophicJones and Smeltington 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Guernsey 2,286 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Leonard Slatkin’s Facebook account is posting covers from a series of 70s classical albums. I won’t post them all but a couple representative examples… Thor and Edmilson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,517 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Those are awesome! Naïve Old Fart and Andy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,080 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Beethoven should be happy, not angry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tom Guernsey 2,286 Posted January 23 Popular Post Share Posted January 23 21 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: Beethoven should be happy, not angry. Nah. He’s facing the wrong way… Jurassic Shark, Loert and Naïve Old Fart 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,795 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 On 7/1/2024 at 6:34 PM, Andy said: I don’t think so. It’s a classic, but clearly they didn’t have art that lent itself to square dimensions. I don’t like that it doesn’t match the style of the previous OSTs. (Sort of like the film itself I suppose) And struzan made lots of art for that film that could have fit a square… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,363 Posted January 24 Author Share Posted January 24 10 hours ago, Tom Guernsey said: Leonard Slatkin’s Facebook account is posting covers from a series of 70s classical albums. I won’t post them all but a couple representative examples… Nice free bit of promo for Volkswagen there, lol. Wonder is the 'bust' pun intentional on the second one? Tom Guernsey and Edmilson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hooper 1,794 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 On 7/1/2024 at 11:44 AM, Mr. Hooper said: It's a masterful use of negative space. This was said with tongue firmly in cheek, by the way... 16 hours ago, Tom Guernsey said: You probably couldn't get away with this today. Everyone's lost their sense of humour. CatastrophicJones 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Guernsey 2,286 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 57 minutes ago, Mr. Hooper said: You probably couldn't get away with this today. Everyone's lost their sense of humour. I mean I disagree but an acceptable compromise would be half the covers in the series to feature hot, half naked men on them. I’d be down for that. CatastrophicJones 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hooper 1,794 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 32 minutes ago, Tom Guernsey said: I mean I disagree but an acceptable compromise would be half the covers in the series to feature hot, half naked men on them. I’d be down for that. Here comes one shirtless violinist, in an effort to balance things out... Bespin, Loert and CatastrophicJones 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,551 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 1 hour ago, Mr. Hooper said: Here comes one shirtless violinist, in an effort to balance things out... It doesn't. CatastrophicJones and Jurassic Shark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Guernsey 2,286 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 5 hours ago, Mr. Hooper said: Here comes one shirtless violinist, in an effort to balance things out... I’m sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,080 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 He even has a cleavage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,207 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 14 hours ago, Sweeping Strings said: Nice free bit of promo for Volkswagen there, lol. Wonder is the 'bust' pun intentional on the second one? Beethoven or bust! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hooper 1,794 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 1 hour ago, Tom Guernsey said: I’m sold. But Naïve Old Fart isn't. But what if I include Vol. I... Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter Boelen 740 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 On 07/01/2024 at 5:44 PM, Mr. Hooper said: It's a masterful use of negative space. I love that one. It's so beautiful! Another similarly styled awesome cover: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Andy 4,141 Posted January 25 Popular Post Share Posted January 25 It’s all great artwork , but still terribly arranged for a soundtrack cover. I prefer the way Jim Titus masterfully took the vertical Struzan poster art and tastefully brought it to square proportions. A. A. Ron, Yavar Moradi, Holko and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. A. Ron 1,742 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Yes I still love that cover! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Guernsey 2,286 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 8 hours ago, Mr. Hooper said: But Naïve Old Fart isn't. But what if I include Vol. I... Something about a violinist... oh yeah... didn't notice his instrument. As it were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,551 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 10 hours ago, Mr. Hooper said: But Naïve Old Fart isn't. But what if I include Vol. I... No. N-O; no. Mr. Hooper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,363 Posted January 25 Author Share Posted January 25 11 hours ago, Marian Schedenig said: Beethoven or bust! Not so much Roll Over Beethoven as Turn Around Beethoven, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gabriel Bezerra 302 Posted January 26 Popular Post Share Posted January 26 Trope, A. A. Ron and Andy 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. A. Ron 1,742 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 My God. That is awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Frank Vincent 234 Posted January 26 Popular Post Share Posted January 26 Edmilson, Loert and Andy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tom Guernsey 2,286 Posted January 26 Popular Post Share Posted January 26 2 hours ago, Gabriel Bezerra said: During my album art cleansing phase I remember trying to find a higher resolution version of this cover. Turns out it’s better in low definition… Trope, Loert, Gabriel Bezerra and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yavar Moradi 2,599 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 On 06/01/2024 at 1:46 AM, Thor said: Having huge borders is never a good idea. I think my main troublemaker in this area is Mancini's THE GREAT MOUSE DETECTIVE (as it happens, also my favourite score of his). Those huge, white borders make it look like someone just slapped the poster onto a white Paint backdrop and couldn't care less about cropping it to CD size. Yeah, this is similar to what Varese did for Goldsmith's Angie. I prefer this by far to the times when Varese *didn't* even bother to center similar images... Ugh. Thank goodness my friend Brad Wills painstakingly made a square custom cover for that... Yavar Andy and Tom Guernsey 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,551 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 On 06/01/2024 at 11:22 AM, Sweeping Strings said: A new spin on smoking being bad for your health? Incidentally, is this the same Bruce Hornsby who used to have a Range and had a big 80s hit with 'The Way It Is'? It's the very same. Sweeping Strings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hooper 1,794 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 7 hours ago, Gabriel Bezerra said: This really makes me want to see the movie. Trope 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,551 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 16 hours ago, Gabriel Bezerra said: Is that Draco Malfoy's dad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,371 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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