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Oct 17, 2009 - 4:05 PM
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MerM
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First things first - hi! First post, but long-time lurker.
Anyway... Ed Wood. Fantastic film. One of Howard Shore's best (although, it must be said, not a patch on The Fly) and my favorite score for a Tim Burton film (sorry Elfman fans, although I love his stuff too). I'm seriously contemplating buying the CD, but... I don't know.
Is there a glimmer of hope that FSM or Intrada (the latter would be most likely, they have an in with Disney it appears) or another soundtrack specialist could expand on it? I notice it's missing the full version of "This Is The One," which is sort of the emotional anchor of the score. There's other bits and pieces missing too, like more of the kooky jazz cues that I love so much. Not to mention, the out-of-print status assures prices won't be kind to me.
What say the score experts on this board? Is it worth it?
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Thor! I know it's Saturday night, but MP was asking about an EXPANDED release. Have you got something against them or what?
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I think there is other soundtracks not released at all that is prioritised before an expanded Ed Wood will see the light of day. The released one had alot of music even if it wasn´t complete.
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The ED WOOD disc shows up in used CD stores pretty regularly.
I don't know why Elfman wasn't used to score ED WOOD, but Howard Shore really came through with a winner of a score. There's a very nice re-recorded suite from the film on Lydia Kavina's "Original Works for Theremin" CD on the Mode label (mode199). If you like the ED WOOD score and can't find the original disk, this one is a good substitute, IMHO.
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The ED WOOD disc shows up in used CD stores pretty regularly.
I don't know why Elfman wasn't used to score ED WOOD, but Howard Shore really came through with a winner of a score.
The reason is very simple, this project happened during period after "The Nightmare Before Christmas" that Elfman and Burton had a falling out and as a matter of fact HENRY MANCINI was set to score ED WOOD, but due to his illness had to leave the project and I'm told he was the one (or his agent) that suggested Howard Shore to Burton.
As a Matter of fact I'm told that Shore was set to score MARS ATTACKS, however Elfman and Burton settled their problems and Burton decided to use Elfman instead.
Such is life in Hollywood.
Ford A. Thaxton
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Thanks, Ford!
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Are Shore's releases available elsewhere other than Amazon?
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Trust me -- if you are a fan of the score to Ed Wood this release is totally worth the upgrade. I can't wait to own this treasure!
MV
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