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Cripes. Is this thing sold out everywhere, or is there still some place one can order it?
Were you asleep? Drop me an e-mail.
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Got mine today! Just some thoughts:
The sound quality is definitely worth the upgrade. As promised, the shrill pitch of the Varese disc has been nicely corrected. The analogue source reveals some tape hiss but the music has a rich, warm quality. The choir component is more upfront and detailed. (Don't listen to at night!) And there is far more orchestral detail as promised. Very happy!!
-Rick O.
So pleased to read this. I think the differences are quite blatantly obvious, but you never know what people are going to hear or not hear or even how they're listening to things. For me, the very VERY minor tape hiss is lovely because it gives us that rich, warm quality you mention. What's funny is the digital has its own little noise floor but it's an unpleasant one, IMO.
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Sep 9, 2013 - 4:15 PM
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Ross1972
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Got mine today! Just some thoughts:
The sound quality is definitely worth the upgrade. As promised, the shrill pitch of the Varese disc has been nicely corrected. The analogue source reveals some tape hiss but the music has a rich, warm quality. The choir component is more upfront and detailed. (Don't listen to at night!) And there is far more orchestral detail as promised. Very happy!!
-Rick O.
So pleased to read this. I think the differences are quite blatantly obvious, but you never know what people are going to hear or not hear or even how they're listening to things. For me, the very VERY minor tape hiss is lovely because it gives us that rich, warm quality you mention. What's funny is the digital has its own little noise floor but it's an unpleasant one, IMO.
So happy to finally have this in a definitive edition. Its always been one of my favorite scores- I just find it such an enjoyable listen.
Anyway, I agree with Rick- the sound quality is definitely worth the upgrade. The tweaks in the sound mix bring out previously unheard detail & clarity, especially in the choir tracks.
The last bonus track, entitled "The Star Spangled Banner" is actually from the first film correct? It is followed (in the same track) by a version of "Carol Anne's Theme". I believe this is the "Orchestra Version" from FSM's release of the first film, correct?
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Got mine today! Just some thoughts:
The sound quality is definitely worth the upgrade. As promised, the shrill pitch of the Varese disc has been nicely corrected. The analogue source reveals some tape hiss but the music has a rich, warm quality. The choir component is more upfront and detailed. (Don't listen to at night!) And there is far more orchestral detail as promised. Very happy!!
-Rick O.
So pleased to read this. I think the differences are quite blatantly obvious, but you never know what people are going to hear or not hear or even how they're listening to things. For me, the very VERY minor tape hiss is lovely because it gives us that rich, warm quality you mention. What's funny is the digital has its own little noise floor but it's an unpleasant one, IMO.
So happy to finally have this in a definitive edition. Its always been one of my favorite scores- I just find it such an enjoyable listen.
Anyway, I agree with Rick- the sound quality is definitely worth the upgrade. The tweaks in the sound mix bring out previously unheard detail & clarity, especially in the choir tracks.
The last bonus track, entitled "The Star Spangled Banner" is actually from the first film correct? It is followed (in the same track) by a version of "Carol Anne's Theme". I believe this is the "Orchestra Version" from FSM's release of the first film, correct?
No - the Star Spangled Banner was recorded for Poltergeist II, and the little hidden Carol Anne's Theme that follows it is the film's final track minus the choir. Everything on this CD was recorded for Poltergeist II.
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I just finished listening to the whole thing, bonus cues and all. I gotta say, "It's No Use" heard only with the choir is pretty amusing. It really couldn't have been easy to sing that off kilter, unwieldy music. "GOD - IS - IN - HIS - HO OH OH LEEEY TEMPLE!" Goldsmith really had balls to do this.
And by the way, "The Dream" alternate is completely different from it's film counterpart. I was amazed! And the previously unreleased "The Past" reveals a tiny bit of music that wasn't in the finished film (at least not that I could hear), ditto "The Dream" film version.
-Rick O.
Yes, both The Dream and The Past as used in the film either come in halfway into the cue or delete some of it. Standard stuff for film scores.
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Can't download the liner notes as I normally do from the Kritzerland site. The link isn't working.
We've temporarily stopped putting them up - we'll probably go back to them in a bit.
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