Mike Matessino Video Interview by Skywalking through Neverland [Late 2023]

[KittBash 289]

A new interview from what looks like late last year that lasts 1.5 hours with Mike taking about his work through the years. 

 

The interview starts around 36 minutes in.

 

 

[Dr. Rick 1,186]

Thanks for posting, great information from Mike!  Sounds like more JW scores from UMG are in the pipeline...  BOTFOJ, CMIYK, Terminal perhaps?  Fingers crossed!

[Bayesian 1,418]

Other takeaways-- Hook expanded edition is selling like hotcakes and may be 80% (or more) sold out already... and MM hasn't begun working on Star Wars expansions yet. (Or maybe he has and he's really good at hiding that fact. But the way he spoke about SW as a project he'd like to work on doesn't sound prepared. I think he really hasn't been given the green light yet for that one.)

[Dr. Rick 1,186]

Yeah forgot to mention that, better get Hook UE while you can!

[KittBash 289]

50 minutes ago, Bayesian said:

Other takeaways-- Hook expanded edition is selling like hotcakes and may be 80% (or more) sold out already... and MM hasn't begun working on Star Wars expansions yet. (Or maybe he has and he's really good at hiding that fact. But the way he spoke about SW as a project he'd like to work on doesn't sound prepared. I think he really hasn't been given the green light yet for that one.)

 

But the Holiday special "could" happen!  [P.S. To be clear, it was a joke]

[Tallguy 4,096]

1 hour ago, Bayesian said:

Or maybe he has and he's really good at hiding that fact. But the way he spoke about SW as a project he'd like to work on doesn't sound prepared. I think he really hasn't been given the green light yet for that one.

 

We all know that he's working on it at Andrew Garfield's house!

[Edmilson 8,491]

2 hours ago, Bayesian said:

I think he really hasn't been given the green light yet for that one.)

Meaning Disney hasn't even reached out to him yet with the possibility of doing the Star Wars scores. Thus we can conclude that Disney isn't even thinking about doing proper expanded editions of the Star Wars scores. Sure, they may be working on that without Matessino's involvement but considering they keep re-releasing the old OSTs I don't think that is likely.

 

Strap-in for a long wait, folks. The only way we'll get proper Star Wars expansions is if someone who also has a similar mindset to the regular JWFan takes over a position of power within Disney and is able to convince Lucasfilm and the powers-that-be to hire Matessino to do the job. But does such person exist in current day Hollywood?

 

Alternatively, Matessino could do such an awesome pitch to Iger, Kennedy, etc., that will convince them to greenlit the project. But will the higher-ups at Disney, a company who has been struggling lately, be convinced to put money in such a... niche project?

[The Great Gonzales 6,018]

1 minute ago, Edmilson said:

Meaning Disney hasn't even reached out to him yet with the possibility of doing the Star Wars scores. Thus we can conclude that Disney isn't even thinking about doing proper expanded editions of the Star Wars scores. Sure, they may be working on that without Matessino's involvement but considering they keep re-releasing the old OSTs I don't think that is likely.

 

Strap-in for a long wait, folks. The only way we'll get proper Star Wars expansions is if someone who also has a similar mindset to the regular JWFan takes over a position of power within Disney and is able to convince Lucasfilm and the powers-that-be to hire Matessino to do the job. But does such person exist in current day Hollywood?

 

Alternatively, Matessino could do such an awesome pitch to Iger, Kennedy, etc., that will convince them to greenlit the project. But will the higher-ups at Disney, a company who has been struggling lately, be convinced to put money in such a... niche project?

Or maybe they will do what why did with Sony, and sell their CD stuff to the labels....

 

 

Yeah, nope.

[mstrox 6,778]

I heard Bob Iger say that the SE release is good enough.

[Davis 2,756]

6 hours ago, Bayesian said:

and MM hasn't begun working on Star Wars expansions yet. (Or maybe he has and he's really good at hiding that fact.

He hasn’t. But he’s on it.

[Manakin Skywalker 5,132]

Damn, the TPM UE was so bad that it lead to the slowdown of all expansions for a decade.

 

Also, the Holiday Special tapes might have been destroyed in a fire!

 

[The Great Gonzales 6,018]

12 minutes ago, Manakin Skywalker said:

Damn, the TPM UE was so bad that it lead to the slowdown of all expansions for a decade.

Wait... WHAAT!?

 

Cancel the new petition NOW!!