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Hi all,
My exclusive Q&A with producer Mike Matessino is online on the main page of JWFan.com
We discuss the new 2CD sets for Home Alone, Jaws, and Jaws 2, and Mike reveals some exciting news about the future of Williams restorations. Check it out!
http://www.jwfan.com/?p=8269
I wanna commend Jason on this. Phenomenal job.
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Unless I'm misinterpreting what daretodream's post, I think he is asking about what the different classifications of elements in general mean and all that implies.
I'm not sure how much more there is to say. 1/2" analog is four-track element, with one track generally used for sync. This was the exact same element used for the 2000 5.1 mix. The Decca release was made from the digital mixes done for the 5.1, folded down to stereo and then processed further. I worked with the data from the new transfers of the 1/2" done by Intrada. No digital tape came in to play at any point. The original tapes are second generation because these were mix-downs done at Universal of first generation scoring material recorded at Fox.
We may have to start a different thread to go into further detail about what the various formats are.
Mike M.
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I wonder if one of the two source cues Williams wrote for Jaws that he didn't want included was the campfire harmonica and guitar piece before Chrissy goes swimming. It's pretty insignificant musically, so I I can see why he wouldn't want it included (if it is indeed by Williams) but it is also so iconic, with that harmonica coming in right after the main title music crashes to a close, that it would be nice to have.
I read a posting somewhere about who played the harmonica piece, but it was not on the session tapes. I think it was someone local and done on the Vineyard. I'll try to find the info. The cue sheet just says "Ad Lib Harmonica" and composer column says "Staff."
It was beach radio music that got cut from the release (and several pieces from Jaws 2 as well). We'll have to content ourselves with what made it on to The Poseidon Adventure, Superman, Family Plot and The Fury if you like to hear that sort of thing. The Maestro doesn't!
Mike M.
Thanks Mike, very interesting. Not all Williams source music is in the same league as "The Cantina Band" or "Angels With Filthy Souls," that's for sure. At the same time, the obsessive Williams completist in me wants those lame pop music pieces (and I don't ever skip them either; I always listen to the full CD of The Fury, for instance).
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That was it! The cue sheet actually says "Ad Lib Guitar and Harmonica." It definitely wasn't anything Williams was involved with.
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Dec 1, 2015 - 8:28 AM
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Grecchus
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It is solely an aesthetic packaging consideration that I here mention, but I am still keeping the Decca 2000 digipak release if for no other reason than I prefer it over the jewel case, which I have no great affection for. My Jaws set arrived with a broken hinge and will request a replacement. I love the cardboard cover of the Decca, with a more "organic" feel, like a mini LP, with raised lettering of "Jaws", as well as the photo behind the disc tray being a nice touch for sure. But no mistaking the joy of being able to own a definitive representation of Jaws from Intrada, of which I am most grateful.
I don't mind the Jaws and Close Encounters digipaks either, though I do prefer the jewel case because that is a clear protective sheath that can be replaced if it is ever damaged. The one digipak over which I have reservations is for Jurassic Park: The Lost World. It must have taken dedication to come up with the intricacies of the internal artwork deployment in that case, however, you have to slide the CD in and out of the sleeve. Now, considerable care in taking the CD in and out of the "protective" package can't stop micro scratches appearing on the CD itself - it's inevitable that the digipak in this case has too many compromises to make it viable from a collector's point of view - too much friction against the cardboard surface is what causes the problem. True, CDs can get extremely scratched and chances are they will still play - it's just that particular style of presentation makes unnecessary scratches a dead cert when an equivalent amount of use with a jewel box does not engender the same problem.
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