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I know it's been said many times but, having just watched these films again on TV recently, it has made me yearn anew for complete scores to these films. Listening to the many cues in the films emphasizes just how inadequate the three cd's that were released really are.
The interplay of themes and motifs in various scenes is superb. I am sure that complete scores on double cd's would sell well.
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I'm sure that's somewhere on Disney's priority list, for all we know they're already working on them!
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They did release an expanded limited Phantom Menace soundtrack:
http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Episode-Phantom-Ultimate/dp/B000051VYS/
This felt almost like an isolated score version though, or am I mistaken in thinking that?
I'd prefer something akin to the double disc albums released for the original trilogy. Are they considered concert suites? I'm not sure what the correct term is, but the way the cues were grouped together in longer form made it a more enjoyable listening experience than the clipped edited version of this Phantom Menace pressing.
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These definitely need proper expanded releases. After doing my own expanded edits and a true intended version for TPM they would be great for legit releases, especially AOTC.
Regarding the "Ultimate Edition" for TPM it is good to have a lot of previously unreleased music in great quality but ya was more of an isolated score edited for a better listening experience. It fell really short...
If complete releases happened I'd buy theme in a heart beat. I wish that LLL or Intrada would get the chance to release them...
The problem with the new trilogy, TPM in particular, is that they were edited and chopped up in such a manner that a lot of editing of the score had to be re-done. I'm honestly not really sure how you would do a proper release unless you released it as originally composed by Williams...
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I never really understood the 'hate' the expanded Episode I got. Was it perfect - no. But I was still relatively satisfied with it and the additional music it gave us
It got hate because it was falsely advertised as having "every note of the original music that John Williams composed for Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace." No doubt it still would have gotten backlash since it was presented in an edited form, but probably not as much since people weren't expecting to hear a score with loops and harsh edits.
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At this point, I'd settle for I Am Shark to release Clones and Sith on LP. What's the hold up there?
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Aug 5, 2014 - 10:15 AM
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Mr Greg
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The Phantom Menace ultimate edition is, for my money, a better all-around listen that the OST (and I think the sound quality is a slight upgrade too), but the trouble was it wasn't made my score lovers....you can say what you want about a tiny fault in some release by LLL, Kritz, Intrada etc, but any of them would do better than the Ultimate Edition...but Intrada are my big hopes for these scores (as well as the future ones - including the spins-off) with their deal with Disney.....I'm sure, if it is not forthcoming, then Intrada are doing their damn best to make it happen....and I wish them luck with it....it will not be, for me, a case of "Ordered", it would be a case of "stop typing and have my money right this very second please".
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Aug 5, 2014 - 10:29 AM
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Chris Avis
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The problem with the new trilogy, TPM in particular, is that they were edited and chopped up in such a manner that a lot of editing of the score had to be re-done. I'm honestly not really sure how you would do a proper release unless you released it as originally composed by Williams...
This is absolutely what I'd be looking for in terms of an expanded release: scores as intended by Williams. Unfortunately, it would be tricky to do this with out explicitly calling attention to the fact that the scores were heavily butchered in the editorial process... would Disney approve of that?
Another option might be to do something like the Arista box set or the recent Indy box set where you have three disks as programs for the main scores and a fourth disk of extra material. Honestly, unlike the original trilogy, I'm not convinced that the prequel scores would necessarily play that well in complete chronological presentations. There's definitely good material to be added to the existing releases, but I honestly wouldn't add more than say 20 minutes per score to get an optimal presentation.
I figure that if we don't see re-releases of the prequel scores sometime in the next year, then it probably won't happen until after the end of the new cycle of movies. I think to an extent, it depends on how much Disney wants to promote prequel-era material in the run up to Episode VII. So far, they've wisely tended to focus on original trilogy-era material.
Chris
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