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Release of Indiana Jones scores [confirmed!]

Discussion in 'Star Wars And Film Music' started by Cerrabore, Dec 1, 2007.

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  1. Cerrabore

    Cerrabore Jedi Master star 4

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  2. General Kenobi

    General Kenobi Administrator Emeritus star 6 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    This is great news. No matter what format they may take, I'll get them. (Except a plain reissue of TLC, as I have that on CD already.) Certainly, an expanded/complete release in the style of the Star Wars SEs would be the ideal. Or maybe a box set issue in the style of the ROTK CR.
     
  3. Well_Of_Souls

    Well_Of_Souls Jedi Master star 5

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    Expanded Temple of Doom and Last Crusade please.
     
  4. Trentman359

    Trentman359 Jedi Youngling star 2

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    These will certainly be released at some point but 2008 would be the most logical year since the new movie is coming out. I just hope they give us the complete scores and not just straight reissues.
     
  5. Strilo

    Strilo Manager Emeritus star 8 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Indeed. Complete scores, please.
     
  6. Regan21286

    Regan21286 Jedi Master star 1

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    As long as @#$!%^ Sony doesn't handle it, I think it'll have a good chance to be complete scores. I would certainly like to upgrade in audio quality over the bootleg Last Crusade CD floating around.
     
  7. Strilo

    Strilo Manager Emeritus star 8 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    I don't really care who handles it, so long as they are complete scores and good sound quality. Oh and no paper packaging.
     
  8. QuiGonHrafn

    QuiGonHrafn Jedi Grand Master star 3

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    It would be excellent to get the ultimate score like we got with TPM. I am still surprised we haven't had the ultimnate editon of AOTC and ROTS. The rest of the films have been released. Why not those two films. I just don't understand it. WHY?????

     
  9. General Kenobi

    General Kenobi Administrator Emeritus star 6 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    We've got another quite extensive thread on that topic, full of hopes, dreams, disappointments and threats.
     
  10. halibut2

    halibut2 Jedi Youngling

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    Should be the Music Forum motto LOL
     
  11. Trentman359

    Trentman359 Jedi Youngling star 2

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    I'm really aggravated that we dont have these scores. They are right up there with the SW trilogy. Its a crime that I cant go into my local record store and buy them. They cant even be found on the internet (for a reasonable price.)
     
  12. Jedi_Keiran_Halcyon

    Jedi_Keiran_Halcyon Jedi Knight star 6

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    I agree that these releases are long overdue. I've been listening to IJatLC a lot lately, and I HATE having "Indy's First Adventure" just END and then skip over the hat moment and the Portugal segment.
     
  13. Cerrabore

    Cerrabore Jedi Master star 4

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    In a recent interview, music producer Mike Mattessino had this to say about expanded Indiana Jones scores:

    "There's a new movie and there will be a new album along with it and that will be the focus [of summer 2008]. The sensible opportunity will be if and when the time comes for a DVD box set (in HD, I assume) containing all four of the Indiana Jones movies.

    "But there are still a lot of obstacles that would have to be overcome for a score project to happen, not the least of which is that it would be extraordinarily expensive to do."

    This doesn't sound very encouraging, although Mattessino is not affiliated with Lucasfilm, Amblin, etc. and thus isn't privy to the kind of insider information that Steven Await may have.
     
  14. Strilo

    Strilo Manager Emeritus star 8 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Why would it be extraordinarily expensive to do?
     
  15. Cerrabore

    Cerrabore Jedi Master star 4

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    Temple of Doom and The Last Crusade would incur heavy reuse fees. Unlike Raiders (London Symphony Orchestra), they were recorded with union orchestras in Los Angeles (not to mention a union choir in Temple of Doom's case). Lucasfilm and Paramount are also pretty stingy with the licensing of their materials; it's just difficult to get them to cooperate with expanded score releases.
     
  16. Trentman359

    Trentman359 Jedi Youngling star 2

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    This is so frustrating.
     
  17. Strilo

    Strilo Manager Emeritus star 8 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Difficult does not mean expensive.
     
  18. Phyllis01

    Phyllis01 Jedi Youngling

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    GK edit: Please don't spamvertise.
     
  19. Cerrabore

    Cerrabore Jedi Master star 4

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    ... As I said, reuse fees. Besides, I trust Mattessino when he says there are obstacles, financial and logistical.
     
  20. General Kenobi

    General Kenobi Administrator Emeritus star 6 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    You know, it never occurred to me that TOD and TLC weren't recorded by the LSO. And I even own the TLC cd! I guess that's a casualty of ripping and listening on iTunes. I remember reading the liner notes in the OST for Star Wars over and over back in 1977. In addition to commentary from JW, they even list all the musicians and their instruments!

    But I'd still be somewhat happy with download-only release of these puppies.
     
  21. Strilo

    Strilo Manager Emeritus star 8 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    I cannot imagine that reuse fees would be extraordinarily expensive. Scores recorded by union musicians in Hollywood are released and rereleased all the time. Surely it's not that big a deal...
     
  22. Cerrabore

    Cerrabore Jedi Master star 4

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    Re-releases are pretty rare. How many of Williams's post-1985 (or so) L.A. scores have received expanded treatments? Home Alone 2 is the only one I can think of.
     
  23. Strilo

    Strilo Manager Emeritus star 8 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    I was talking about anyone's scores, not just Williams'.
     
  24. Mastadge

    Mastadge Manager Emeritus star 7 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    There are also other considerations. Sometimes it's that the studio doesn't really know what it's got in the vaults, and is unwilling to take the time to take a look -- or is just plain uncooperative. The market for film scores is tiny. Sometimes the original masters are damaged or lost or incomplete.
     
  25. Strilo

    Strilo Manager Emeritus star 8 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Yes but again, those things don't relate to "extraordinarily expensive."
     
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