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Since Intrada's releasing albums in celebration of Universal's 100th, I'm really wondering now if JAWS will actually get a new release. After all, it has to be one of Universal's most successful and beloved films, and the soundtrack is recognized by any movie lover. I'd gladly purchase a copy.
In a recent interview Roger Feigelson said that Intrada isn't working on any John Williams title. So, I don't think a new release is coming.
The actual question was:
Last but not least, John Williams is turning 80 years old this year. Can we expect Intrada to celebrate this joyful event?
Refering not to releases in general, but for the "joyful event" of his 80th birthday celebration. The question was not whether there'd be any releases at all.
So, the answer is not that there is no Williams coming, until Roger further clarifies.
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Personally, I have more than enough JAWS music. ". endquote]
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Ever since I saw the original Jaws I have been a huge fan of the series, it was my first favorite movie. If someone finally dug out the original tapes for all four movies and put them into a box set it would be an absolute heaven-sent. The music for these movies are stand-alone classics, all special in their own way. The problem I have with some previous releases is that some of them are missing some fantastic film versions. The Intrada release of Jaws 3 was out-of-this-world, but it was missing some really great cues and film versions from the movie (original opening titles cue, the dolphin chase, the attack on the waterskiers, the shark destroying the glass in the observatory, etc.), as was Jaws 2's original release (film version of Finding the Orca, shark fin in Amity Harbor, Brody and the floating dead body, etc.). The original Jaws needs an update due to the horrendous quality of the Decca release. Jaws: The Revenge needs an original release in general since there is only a promotional CD on the market. I really hope that someday, soon, someone will pick these titles up and put them into a box set, I really do. If you don't believe me, tune into the AMC Jaws marathon tomorrow and take a listen for yourself
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I gotta say something, I don't care if it's from 2012. That cover is just horrible. There's barely a positive thing I can say about it. Jsut look at it:
We got the large sweeping banner for Universal, which in of itself is nothing particularly nice to look at, loping off part of the top and ruining the asthetics. And 100th anniversary? Who cares -- that's for one year; that should be reserved to a mention on the back notes. After the year, it's no longer relevant.
Do we honestly need a horizontal banner with Blu Ray * DVD * Digital Copy? What the hell is that? No crap, it's a DVD -- good thing it told me, otherwise I would have tried popping it into the VHS player or the LaserDisc.
Digital Copy? Really? They have to tell us this? You mean it's not an fancily packaged analog source? Fooled me!
Blu Ray -- we really need that spelled out? there's already the Blue Ray symbol on the cover.
"OPEN FOR MORE"??? Really? We now have to be told to open things we bought in order to find the contents? No! I was going to shove the whole friggin' thing in the player.
I guess now we can look forward to cereal boxes with text on the top flasp that say "OPEN FOR CEREAL, DUH!". And it takes up way too much space in the main design area.
Speaking of the design art work -- have we once again been given the white-washed boobies on the swimming girl?
"JAWS | 1975"? What the heck is this? We already have the name of the film in big friggin' red letters at the top of hte art. Redudant idiocy. And what are DVD/Blu Ray covers now -- IMDb listings? No, I thought I was buying the film JAWS from 1980; it's a good thing they put the year on it, or else I would have been a fucking idiot. And of course it's not complete with out that sweeping blue Universal crop at the bottom. It looks like those horror days in the late 1990's/early 2000's when TV channels were putting LARGE advertisements on the bottom of the screens during programs (especially a horrific thing when they were animated, and even the breif ones that friggin' talked).
Okay, I think I'm done ranting. Maybe. Possibly.
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What are you talking about? That's just the slipcase, man. The box art itself just has the usual Blu-ray + DVD on the top. Other than that, it's totally fine.
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I accidentally deleted the first post in this thread. Sorry!
Lukas
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I accidentally deleted the first post in this thread. Sorry!
Lukas
Here it is from the Google cache:
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We got the large sweeping banner for Universal, which in of itself is nothing particularly nice to look at, loping off part of the top and ruining the asthetics. And 100th anniversary? Who cares -- that's for one year; that should be reserved to a mention on the back notes. After the year, it's no longer relevant.
Oh come on. This sort of corporate preening is common, and serves as a means of promoting their new releases under a single banner. Necessary? Nope. But why the fuss?
Do we honestly need a horizontal banner with Blu Ray * DVD * Digital Copy? What the hell is that? No crap, it's a DVD -- good thing it told me, otherwise I would have tried popping it into the VHS player or the LaserDisc.
Digital Copy? Really? They have to tell us this? You mean it's not an fancily packaged analog source? Fooled me!
Blu Ray -- we really need that spelled out? there's already the Blue Ray symbol on the cover.
Wow, you are angry. Apparently, you don't realize what "Digital Copy" means, which is that another disc contains the movie in a file that you can load on your laptop or send to your iPad (etc.). They are not telling you that the discs themselves are digital. As far as writing "Blu Ray" and "DVD" at the top, I actually find that's useful when sifting through typically jumbled racks of discs at a store. They often look quite similar. This tells you exactly what you're buying in one place.
"OPEN FOR MORE"??? Really? We now have to be told to open things we bought in order to find the contents? No! I was going to shove the whole friggin' thing in the player.
I guess now we can look forward to cereal boxes with text on the top flasp that say "OPEN FOR CEREAL, DUH!". And it takes up way too much space in the main design area.
Again, you don't understand what you're looking at. This is the cardboard slipcase (which covers a standard Blu-Ray case). In this instance, the front panel is hinged, so you open it like you'd open a book to see more information about the release. They're not telling you to open the Blu-Ray case, which is shrink-wrapped, anyway.
Speaking of the design art work -- have we once again been given the white-washed boobies on the swimming girl?
Of course. Because many big box stores will not carry a product that displays nudity openly. People complain.
"JAWS | 1975"? What the heck is this? We already have the name of the film in big friggin' red letters at the top of hte art. Redudant idiocy. And what are DVD/Blu Ray covers now -- IMDb listings? No, I thought I was buying the film JAWS from 1980; it's a good thing they put the year on it, or else I would have been a fucking idiot.
Yes, the title is redundant. I suspect they like having uniform design for all of these releases, and not all film titles are as obvious from the poster art as "Jaws" is. As for 1975, do you really think most people know what year it was released? Honestly?
Sheesh!
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Let's start complaining about this one now:
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I suspect Justin could get a boobie-fied Jaws key art print of Roger Kastel's original painting.
Most likely from his website.
I just checked; he can.
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Now that Jaws The Revenge has been released individually, effectively nixing the potential for a box set, what do you think should be next in the series to be released?
Also, do you think Jaws 3D should be paired with its album soundtrack as a 2-CD set, both for completion and for those who missed out on the previous Intrada disc?
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