Did you get the Dial of Destiny soundtrack on the CD format before it sold out?

[Jurassic Shark 12,080]

Just now, Thor said:

Lucky you! No, first time it became available on the Disney site, I ignored it as I thought I would be able to get it later, at another site and for less shipping. I didn't know it was a limited edition. The second time, I completely missed it. And now the third time, I just said 'what the hell' and ordered it anyway, despite having to live on bread and water for a week.

 

I was referring to the first time it got available again. I also ignored it the first time.

[Richard Penna 3,694]

Wow, they're making a mess of this. I'll attempt to charitably put it down to some sort of extremely limited capacity, but it's equally possible that they have one person in an office somewhere constantly haggling with some other department.

 

Anyways, I never got this digitally and I'm happy enough streaming it for now so I went ahead and ordered it for old times' sake.

 

Does get me thinking that if they had, for example, given Intrada a license to press 5000 copies, there probably wouldn't be an issue beause the availability would be clear and it would eventually be allowed to go OOP and live on in the digital era - much like LEs that also get onto streaming services.

 

So I don't think the CD being a limited thing is necessarily bad... it was always going to go OOP at some point. It's just the manner in which they've handled distributing that unspecified limited quantity which sucks.

[rough cut 1,714]

4 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said:

 

I emailed them and got the reply that I'll get the tax refunded.

 

 

What did you write to get confirmation?

[ajc384 144]

Damn you, Disney Music Emporium!

 

Up until last night, my two most valuable CDs were part of my investment portfolio and I had an eye on early retirement.  Now I'll have to spend the weekend running reprojections!

 

  

 

[Marian Schedenig 8,206]

13 hours ago, crumbs said:

Are people ordering without an account?

 

Yes. DME's account system seems to be broken; as an Austrian, I wasn't able to create an account either.

4 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said:

But if it's above 350 NOK, there's a handling fee of 150-300 NOK depending on transporter, and a 25% tax. And @Marian Schedenig is complaining about the minor fees he has to pay...

 

It's something between €5 to €10 for handling, and 20% VAT (for orders under I think €250, otherwise there's also a customs fee of I don't know how much). Less than you list, but not a world of difference, and since they removed the EU threshold of about €20 (below which it was entirely tax free), they really check and tax every package.

 

But none of that is under DME's control anyway. All they can (and supposedly will) do is refund the 20% they collected themselves.

[Richard Penna 3,694]

No account here - just clicked 'pre order', selected PayPal and went through checkout. Got my order confirmation a minute or two later. I will now forget completely about it and probably come home from my USA trip in mid October to find it delivered.

[Jay 37,370]

I did not create an account

[King Mark 3,631]

Ordered one too. Just paypal checkout , no account creation.

 

Got my confirmation. 14$ shipping so 25$ total.

 

Now it will rest unopened in my c.d. cabinet until it's replaced (*maybe) by an eventual expanded edition

[BB-8 3,480]

35 minutes ago, Marian Schedenig said:

 

Yes. DME's account system seems to be broken; as an Austrian, I wasn't able to create an account either.

 

It's something between €5 to €10 for handling, and 20% VAT (for orders under I think €250, otherwise there's also a customs fee of I don't know how much). Less than you list, but not a world of difference, and since they removed the EU threshold of about €20 (below which it was entirely tax free), they really check and tax every package.

 

But none of that is under DME's control anyway. All they can (and supposedly will) do is refund the 20% they collected themselves.

Same here (Germany): account creation denied...

[Jurassic Shark 12,080]

1 hour ago, rough cut said:

 

What did you write to get confirmation?

 

A polite request where I pointed out their error and asked for a refund.

[aj_vader 534]

Thank you Disney 😭

 

[Brónach 1,302]

perhaps you can transfer all the bits to a new case?

[aj_vader 534]

Just now, Brónach said:

perhaps you can transfer all the bits to a new case?

Definatley will. Trying to find the exact cases that they use but not sure. Anyone know any? 

[Jurassic Shark 12,080]

26 minutes ago, aj_vader said:

Thank you Disney 😭

 

 

Write a complaint to Disney and ask for a replacement copy. Then replace the jewel case of the damaged copy and sell it on ebay.

 

14 minutes ago, aj_vader said:

Definatley will. Trying to find the exact cases that they use but not sure. Anyone know any? 

 

Most empty jewel cases I've found are of mediocre to bad quality. I've never been able to find empty cases of the quality the big classical music labels use, so I've started purchasing cheap Naxos boxes and cannibalise the jewel cases.

[King Mark 3,631]

I had resigned myself I couldn't get this c.d. and in some way didn't care too much, but I'm happy I had a chance to order it finally.

[Jay 37,370]

And the order link is now dead once again.

[Thor 7,515]

....but it will no doubt reappear.

[King Mark 3,631]

8 minutes ago, Jay said:

And the order link is now dead once again.

Wow that was fast.

[filmmusic 1,837]

The money for my 2nd order that got cancelled, still shows as hold on on my bank account after 1 day.

Do you think I should send a message to Disney emporium?

[Bayesian 1,363]

1 hour ago, filmmusic said:

The money for my 2nd order that got cancelled, still shows as hold on on my bank account after 1 day.

Do you think I should send a message to Disney emporium?

If it’s only been 24 hours, I’d give it another day. I’m my experience, it can take two full business days for holds to clear. But then, yes, definitely email them. 

 

Worst case scenario, you still get charged and your emails to Disney go unanswered. At that point, file a refund claim through your credit card issuer. Your emails to Disney will prove a good faith effort to get things resolved and the CC issuer will have your back on this. 

[King Mark 3,631]

I'd wait a few days

[Trope 527]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a CD release so poorly handled. Thank goodness I’m not looking to buy this one.

 

It sure makes for an entertaining thread though! I’ve ridden the highs of joy and excitement and the lows of hopelessness and despair with so many JW fans. My heart has been warmed by the comradery on display. My heart trembles for those still yet to order or have their order confirmed.

 

Thanks Disney for bringing us closer together and teaching us the true meaning of empathy and friendship!

[Foxfan 128]

Glad I put my order in yesterday before it sold out again! Thanks to this forum for giving me the heads-up!

[Chris ChrusherComix 46]

17 hours ago, King Mark said:

Ordered one too. Just paypal checkout , no account creation.

 

Got my confirmation. 14$ shipping so 25$ total.

 

Now it will rest unopened in my c.d. cabinet until it's replaced (*maybe) by an eventual expanded edition

*EHEM!* Who is your hero for checking in to see if you got an order in?  

[Luke Skywalker 1,795]

On 25/8/2023 at 8:17 AM, Amer said:

Because I live in Pakistan ! 

It took one a half months to arrive to spain…

 

 

km and chriscrusher…. I send a pm to you when this became available again and you didnt yead it… thank god you managed to get your copies!

 

but you should check pms from time to time… 😅

[scoreman36 68]

Ugh, I hate this whole debacle so much… Am I the only person that’s missed this now both times? Just keep refreshing that damn page…….

[ajc384 144]

18 hours ago, Jay said:

And the order link is now dead once again.

 

I've noticed that the banner graphic on the DME store homepage has been updated to remove the CD and now shows just the LP and the picture disc.  Not sure when that happened but it might suggest it's now gone for good:

 

[GlastoEls 563]

^ think that was discussed a while ago in the Dial of Destiny (no spoilers) thread a while back, before the recent second and third sales!

On 18/8/2023 at 12:26 PM, BB-8 said:

The CD has vanished. :-(

 

[ciarlese 251]

I am now wondering if a music folio will be released.. 

[rough cut 1,714]

It will!

 

…in 2035! 

[Koray Savas 2,251]

Wasn’t following this situation at all and had no idea it was a limited deal that sold out in pre-orders. Got notified it was back up for sale and ordered a copy. It sold out minutes later. The JW collection will remain complete!

[Foxfan 128]

Wouldn't it be funny if after all this debacle, Disney simply tossed a free copy of the CD with the special edition Blu-ray set like Universal did with ET and Schindler's List DVDs in the mid-2000s?

[Brónach 1,302]

perhaps they no longer want to make blu rays

[King Mark 3,631]

11 hours ago, Luke Skywalker said:

It took one a half months to arrive to spain…

km and chriscrusher…. I send a pm to you when this became available again and you didnt yead it… thank god you managed to get your copies!

Yeah thanks for that but I thought the new message notification was just a new message in the usual thread. But I got it thanks to Crusher telling me about it. Now I realize I was pretty lucky and got one of the last copies because it was sold out less than an hour after I ordered.

 

I also get this odd feeling this was the last chance to get it.  So maybe our copies will eventually be worth 5000$ too

[Foxfan 128]

33 minutes ago, Brónach said:

perhaps they no longer want to make blu rays

 

Yeah I missed the theatrical run of the film and am waiting on the physical release date before I commit to renting it digitally next week.

 

Given how Disney+ neuters the audio with dynamic range compression I want a 4k Blu-ray dammit!

[rough cut 1,714]

Isn’t it pretty clear by now that this isn’t a limited edition? At least not in the traditional sense. Disney will keep pressing a few copies every so often until sales go down enough that it isn’t profitable to stock anymore and then they’ll let it go OOP.

 

That’s my guess at least.

 

Anyway, who here among all JWfaners want to confess to being the disgruntled editor of The Dial Of Destiny OST’s Wikipedia page? Might be time to change it… 
 

Quote

On July 19, 2023, Disney Music Emporium announced that the CD, whose listing had been taken down from their online store some time before, was in fact a limited edition, and had sold out while still in pre-orders, before its release date.

 

[Koray Savas 2,251]

All physical media is inherently limited. Disney is clearly on its way out of the physical market. 
 

But it’s nice to have secured a copy of what might end up being JW’s last score. 

[bigjimwilson 256]

Don't know if anyone else is seeing the same, but the product page doesn't even have the "you might be interested in..." section, with the link to the LP. Easy to read a bit much into it, but it somehow feels a little more final than before. Hmmmmmmm

[LB Makes Stuff 240]

14:00 is when he talks about the CD issues

[Brando 1,864]

"I don't like E.T., I own the score.....I shouldn't have to explain that".

 

I would like a follow up to that statement. I wanna know why he doesn't like the movie.

[Jurassic Shark 12,080]

It's a children's movie.

[Andy 4,139]

The toys he collects are for children too.

 

It's unpopular to like E.T. because times have changed, popular culture has done a switcheroo, and embracing the raw childlike wonder of Spielberg's E.T. has taken a back set to digging the bleak nihilism of Carpenter's the Thing.  All the kids that grew up with it are now men who are too cool for E.T., but not too cool to collect Star Wars Black Series Figures.

[Brando 1,864]

I find E.T. very endearing, Idk how anyone can sit thru the whole movie and go 'yeah that was alright' afterwards.

22 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said:

It's a children's movie.

There's some children's movies that are enjoyable. The classic Pixar movies are great.

[Jurassic Shark 12,080]

I enjoy it as well, but I find it understandable that some grownups don't. 

[Brónach 1,302]

a candidate to Spielberg's best movie. i liked it more with age, weirdly enough.

[Jurassic Shark 12,080]

Are you Benjamin Button?

[Brónach 1,302]

yes

[Andy 4,139]

58 minutes ago, Brando said:

"I don't like E.T., I own the score.....I shouldn't have to explain that".

 

I would like a follow up to that statement. I wanna know why he doesn't like the movie.

I wonder if he has the scores to Heartbeeps or Monsignor. 

[Brando 1,864]

I still need to watch those 2 movies.

[Andy 4,139]

I liked Heartbeeps. It was bizarre.