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LOG IN Forgot Login? Register General Discussion • Trading Post • Non-Film Score Discussion  Profile • Preferences • Community Rules • Help/Contact • Search Board Search Terms:  Search Within:  topics posts since 2019 2018 posts 2017 posts 2016 posts 2015 posts 2014 posts 2013 posts 2012 posts 2011 posts 2010 posts 2009 posts 2008 posts 2007 posts 2006 posts 2005 posts 2004 posts 2003 posts 2002 posts 2001 posts 2000 posts users  search tips  You must log in or register to post.   Go to page:  1 2 3      General Discussion: NEW INTRADA: Cat's Eye - Alan Silvestri - Complete    FIRST   PRIOR   1 2 3    NEXT   LAST   Last Post   Posted:   Jul 23, 2015 - 4:47 PM     By:   chadergeist   (Member) Apologies if this is a stupid question but..hey!..I'm stupid! LMAO! on "I'm stupid!"    Posted:   Jul 23, 2015 - 4:56 PM     By:   drivingmissdaisy   (Member) This is how it should be done ... take a note varese !! I was one of the first to buy this btw! I too love this score and I'm glad Intrada expanded it, but again, our LP to CD program was just that, the same contents as the LP right down to the LP labels being reproduced onto the CD. Expanding those titles didn't fit what we were going for in this set. Do we expand CD's in general, why of course! Gremlins 2 and Outbreak for example. I can't wait to get this score, been checking my tracking number the last two days!    Posted:   Jul 23, 2015 - 4:56 PM     By:   SchiffyM   (Member) Aye, these 'perp' lists we keep seeing for old Varese LP's and 90's/2000 CD's seem to be as much fan assumption/speculation than anything based on fact. Yes. Some have been confirmed by other labels (MV or Roger will say "We'd love to, but Varèse owns it"). But many are (reasonable) assumptions, based on release year or studio or both. But one thing does not necessarily mean the other, as we've seen.    Posted:   Jul 23, 2015 - 5:02 PM     By:   drivingmissdaisy   (Member) Yeah i thought that too, i am wandering if Intrada messed up the plans of Varese now they also seem to be inspired by the list of possible candidates for Vareses LP to CD subscription series. If they did. Varese would only have put out a 29 min album on cd...we got a expanded release minus the dang song. Well that is presuming Varese still has the rights to release it and I doubt they would be unaware of Intrada working on this. For me the biggest reason to even consider the Varese lp to cd releases was the possibility of Cat's Eye being part of it, though I passed because of the insane international shipping price tag and the possibility it would not be included which turns out to be the case. Had it been reissued, it would just have been a reissue and I'd have stuck with the LP transfer I already have. This Intrada release has twice as much music on it as the LP did and considering it's an anthology movie, I look forward to hearing the individual segments play out. The samples already sound fun. As for the song not being included, perhaps too expensive to license? I don't like the song at all so no loss, but it is obviously inspired by the movie so it would still have made sense to include it. Our "insane" shipping costs aren't that insane. Our shipping rate of $10 per CD for let's say our LP to CD series is lower than most prices if you search around Francis.    Posted:   Jul 23, 2015 - 5:30 PM     By:   Spymaster   (Member) Our "insane" shipping costs aren't that insane. Our shipping rate of $10 per CD for let's say our LP to CD series is lower than most prices if you search around Francis. Except if you'd released the set in one go, with all 12 titles inside the box, the shipping would have been a LOT lower and the discs would have been a LOT less likely to be damaged! $120 postage (international) for the set (which doesn't even have any jewel cases to weigh it down) is a tad much, don't you think?    Posted:   Jul 23, 2015 - 6:04 PM     By:   The Mutant   (Member) Our "insane" shipping costs aren't that insane. Our shipping rate of $10 per CD for let's say our LP to CD series is lower than most prices if you search around Francis. Except if you'd released the set in one go, with all 12 titles inside the box, the shipping would have been a LOT lower and the discs would have been a LOT less likely to be damaged! $120 postage (international) for the set (which doesn't even have any jewel cases to weigh it down) is a tad much, don't you think? But that's not the point of the set. Get over it man.    Posted:   Jul 23, 2015 - 6:08 PM     By:   Wedge   (Member) I'm not surprised the Varese "LP to CD" series is getting mentioned in this thread, since CAT'S EYE was considered a prime candidate for that program. But just to keep things on topic, debating Varese's shipping policy seems like it would be more appropriate to the Varese thread: http://filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=109878&forumID=1&archive=0    Posted:   Jul 24, 2015 - 1:33 AM     By:   Spymaster   (Member) But that's not the point of the set. Get over it man. But it should have been. Unless, of course, the point of the set was to play some kind of guessing game rather than to sell/buy good music at a sensible price and in good condition!    Posted:   Jul 24, 2015 - 2:53 AM     By:   Francis   (Member) Our "insane" shipping costs aren't that insane. Our shipping rate of $10 per CD for let's say our LP to CD series is lower than most prices if you search around Francis. Peter, as with this release of Cat's Eye my interest in the subscription series has diminished considerably (I still hope Varese includes Swamp Thing for the horror fans after the excellent April Fool's Day), please forgive me for having brought that up again as I realize Varese made no promise Cat's Eye would even be included and I already made my point in the previous thread. I genuinely hope the subscription series is a success!    Posted:   Jul 24, 2015 - 6:57 AM     By:   TerraEpon   (Member) But it should have been. Unless, of course, the point of the set was to play some kind of guessing game rather than to sell/buy good music at a sensible price and in good condition! Oh but don't you know? It's /fun/ to spend money and not know what you're gonna get. Actually, I guess that explains why gambling is so popular...    Posted:   Jul 24, 2015 - 11:40 AM     By:   The Mutant   (Member) But it should have been. Unless, of course, the point of the set was to play some kind of guessing game rather than to sell/buy good music at a sensible price and in good condition! Oh but don't you know? It's /fun/ to spend money and not know what you're gonna get. Actually, I guess that explains why gambling is so popular... Maybe you can afford to plop down $120+ for a boxset at a time. I know I can't. $20 a month however I can afford, even if I pay a little more in the long-run. Monthly is better for me.    Posted:   Jul 24, 2015 - 12:24 PM     By:   Wedge   (Member) I hesitate to repeat myself, but arguing Varese's business policies would be more appropriate to the Varese thread, no? I'd hate to see a thread about a new Intrada release get taken over by an acrimonious and entirely off-topic debate. Here's that link again: http://filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=109878&forumID=1&archive=0    Posted:   Jul 24, 2015 - 2:08 PM     By:   Ford A. Thaxton   (Member) Our "insane" shipping costs aren't that insane. Our shipping rate of $10 per CD for let's say our LP to CD series is lower than most prices if you search around Francis. Except if you'd released the set in one go, with all 12 titles inside the box, the shipping would have been a LOT lower and the discs would have been a LOT less likely to be damaged! $120 postage (international) for the set (which doesn't even have any jewel cases to weigh it down) is a tad much, don't you think? Bitch,Moan,Bitch,Moan... Shipping is just a FACT OF LIFE. Now, they are releasing these titles in this way and that's THAT. If you don't like it, DON'T BUY THEM. To be honest, the price and cost is more then reasonable. Whining about it just is LAME. NEXT Ford A. Thaxton    Posted:   Jul 25, 2015 - 1:00 AM     By:   drivingmissdaisy   (Member) Been checking my shipping update and for some reason mine is arriving Monday for some strange reason even though I live several hours south of Intrada. The shipping Gods are mad at me, LOL. I can't wait to hear this baby and hear the extra music    Posted:   Jul 27, 2015 - 12:46 PM     By:   Moviedrone   (Member) Here's our review, great work by Intrada http://www.filmsonwax.co.uk/cats-eye/    Posted:   Jul 30, 2015 - 8:46 AM     By:   Francis   (Member) Received it this week and it's been getting some spins. It remains a nostalgic score which sounds dated, but still enjoyable. I like how Silvestri scores the hectic nature of the cat with rambling synth keys and though simple as the themes are, they are effective and set the stories apart. The dreamy glistening synth keys are fun throughout and not that uncommon for horror scores around the time. There is some distortion on some of the tracks (beginning of Cat Room and ending of Cat in Atlantic City) but I'm guessing this is inherent to the recording or limitations of the equipment used? The score overall doesn't have the most open or vibrant sound to begin with and sounds rather muddled compared to other synth scores produced that same year. It varies throughout though. 80s fans will like "Bumper to Bumper".    Posted:   Jul 31, 2015 - 7:43 AM     By:   Thor   (Member) I'm a HUGE fan of Silvestri's 80's Synclavier stuff, but I prefer the more open, melodic things with tons of 'pop hooks'. Much of this is a bit too 'horrorey' for my taste with many whimsical sneaking-around cues, but by all means -- from the samples, there are some highlight tracks here too. I'm glad for all the fans of the score, though, who got what they wanted. Curiously, I've never seen this anthology film, despite being a Stephen King buff.    Posted:   Aug 2, 2015 - 2:37 PM     By:   Francis   (Member) I'm a HUGE fan of Silvestri's 80's Synclavier stuff, but I prefer the more open, melodic things with tons of 'pop hooks'. Much of this is a bit too 'horrorey' for my taste with many whimsical sneaking-around cues, but by all means -- from the samples, there are some highlight tracks here too. I'm glad for all the fans of the score, though, who got what they wanted. Curiously, I've never seen this anthology film, despite being a Stephen King buff. Yeah, aside from the pre-BTTF theme popping up the score is mostly very atmospheric. I do wish intrada had put up a sample for "bumper to bumper", it's one cue I think you'd enjoy. As for the movie, it wasn't bad back then. Like that other and better anthology movie "Creepshow", King also did the screenplay. Nowadays it's probably very tame (especially the last entry) but there's enough humor in it to make it watchable.    Posted:   Aug 3, 2015 - 1:46 AM     By:   McD   (Member) Personally, I think the pre-BTTF theme is the most atmospheric thing in it. It captures the very different mood of this film in the same way he did with the rearrangement on BTTF. It's a great little movie. I'd say the James Woods section puts it in the 'must watch' category. Although the locations are blatantly fake. They put up NY street signs, but didn't take the local ones down (Wilmington, NC). King would shoot his own film Maximum Overdrive in the same place. Unfortunately, the director of this one appears to have had a fit of narcolepsy during his DVD commentary track.    Posted:   Sep 15, 2017 - 6:52 PM     By:   GoblinScore   (Member) This kitty has meow'd its last & gone to Stephen King's Pet Sematary in the sky. ... Sold out at Intrada, and possibly soon after at your other friendly retailers. I know it's pointless, sort of, posting this, but I had to share my cleverness with everyone. ...and I'm killing time at the moment. Good score this one, I always liked it, and thanks to Intrada, I hear the BTTF theme-precursor, which I never would have caught otherwise! Oh for me stupidity! -Sean     General Discussion: NEW INTRADA: Cat's Eye - Alan Silvestri - Complete    << < 1 2 3  > >>  Go to page:  1 2 3   First Post    General Discussion • Trading Post • Non-Film Score Discussion  Profile • Preferences • Community Rules • Help/Contact • Search Board You must log in or register to post.   Go to page:  1 2 3

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