I am watching the film right now and I just realized that it's been 35 years now. It's a brilliant score and I think it deserves a proper (cough*FSM*cough) anniversary treatment along with Kilar's score!
or someone will decide to have the full score re-recorded.
Of course. But I'd better hope the rumors that the tapes're lost is just a rumor. The performance on the original recording is simply magnificent. If they were to re-record the score, I' say performance of such caliber perhaps could only be achieved by using the finest orchestra such as BPO, LSO, BPO etc. or better yet use the studio musicians from LA who are considered one of the best.
Sure thing. no need for a re-recording IF the original tapes survived somewhere and are in decent enough condition to be released, if not then re-recording is obviously the way to go.
It's funny, I never really cared for the score when it came out, but revisiting it over the years has made me grow to love it. How cool WOULD it be if Lukas had found stereo masters somewhere and decided to do one more FSM release! ....I guess the thread posters' name is apropos.
This could go the Conan route, where a label rerecords the score and the original masters turn up and are released years later. I love Varese, but their original presentation of the score is very, very sad.
This could go the Conan route, where a label rerecords the score and the original masters turn up and are released years later. I love Varese, but their original presentation of the score is very, very sad.
The presentation was MCA's. Varèse merely reissued their LP.
This could go the Conan route, where a label rerecords the score and the original masters turn up and are released years later. I love Varese, but their original presentation of the score is very, very sad.
....I guess the thread posters' name is apropos. 
