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Oct 27, 2020 - 11:46 AM
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darthbrett
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Side note -- the score really wasn't written for the novel specifically either, rather each media was released as sort of one giant multi-media monster - the novel, the comic book and action figures & toys all came out at the exact same time in late April of '96, so you could say the score was written for the toys or comic books just as easily. The N64 video game did come much later in December of '96 though.
Actually, McNeely had stated numerous times that the score was written FOR the novel and nothing else. Everything he scored was to images that formed in his head while reading the book.
-Erik-
That was his inspiration yes, but what I mean is that the score was released at the same time as the novel, the comics and the toys. So it really wasn't designed to be a score for any specific media. It wasn't the score for the novel only. It was a score for the entire multi-media blitz of everything -- the book, the comics, the toys, the video game, etc.
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Oct 27, 2020 - 5:50 PM
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Erik Woods
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That was his inspiration yes, but what I mean is that the score was released at the same time as the novel, the comics and the toys. So it really wasn't designed to be a score for any specific media. It wasn't the score for the novel only. It was a score for the entire multi-media blitz of everything -- the book, the comics, the toys, the video game, etc.
Yes, it was part of a bigger multimedia package but it was still a score inspired by the book and nothing else. McNeely didn't have anything else to inspire him other than the book. He never saw the toys, the comic, the game or anything else. I mean, that's like saying the John Williams score for Star Wars wasn't designed to be a score for any specific media because the film came out at the same time as the toys, comics, etc.
As for the difference in audio. I do have the LP digital files sent to me by Varese. When I compare them to the original CD release there is a significant change, mostly in volume. I don't hear any other audible changes. When I compare the opening track on the album there is a 2.7db difference. It's still a very dynamic mix. I mean, the quite bits in Imperial City, for instance, hover around -33db, while the peaks are right up to -2db, -1db.
-Erik-
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Oct 27, 2020 - 6:25 PM
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darthbrett
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That was his inspiration yes, but what I mean is that the score was released at the same time as the novel, the comics and the toys. So it really wasn't designed to be a score for any specific media. It wasn't the score for the novel only. It was a score for the entire multi-media blitz of everything -- the book, the comics, the toys, the video game, etc.
Yes, it was part of a bigger multimedia package but it was still a score inspired by the book and nothing else. McNeely didn't have anything else to inspire him other than the book. He never saw the toys, the comic, the game or anything else. I mean, that's like saying the John Williams score for Star Wars wasn't designed to be a score for any specific media because the film came out at the same time as the toys, comics, etc.
-Erik-
I see where you are coming from and agree the novel certainly was McNeely's blueprint for the scoring process. Though it's not like saying Williams' score isn't designed for any media because his score was acrually written to be used in the films. But my main point was the score was just as easily connected to the novel as it was to any of the other forms of media that all came out that April. I know when I picked up the score in '96 I didn't think it was tied to just the novel. As far as I know or can remember, the score was never advertised as a score to just the novel's release back then was it?
This conversation really makes me want to dig up all my old issues of BanthaTracks/LFL magazine from back then!
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I know the vinyl was mentioned but do we actually know the improvement of sound over the original CD release? The original had a lot of hissing noise and quite low volume.
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Oct 28, 2020 - 3:19 AM
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Makooti
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That was his inspiration yes, but what I mean is that the score was released at the same time as the novel, the comics and the toys. So it really wasn't designed to be a score for any specific media. It wasn't the score for the novel only. It was a score for the entire multi-media blitz of everything -- the book, the comics, the toys, the video game, etc.
Yes, it was part of a bigger multimedia package but it was still a score inspired by the book and nothing else. McNeely didn't have anything else to inspire him other than the book. He never saw the toys, the comic, the game or anything else. I mean, that's like saying the John Williams score for Star Wars wasn't designed to be a score for any specific media because the film came out at the same time as the toys, comics, etc.
-Erik-
I see where you are coming from and agree the novel certainly was McNeely's blueprint for the scoring process. Though it's not like saying Williams' score isn't designed for any media because his score was acrually written to be used in the films. But my main point was the score was just as easily connected to the novel as it was to any of the other forms of media that all came out that April. I know when I picked up the score in '96 I didn't think it was tied to just the novel. As far as I know or can remember, the score was never advertised as a score to just the novel's release back then was it?
This conversation really makes me want to dig up all my old issues of BanthaTracks/LFL magazine from back then!
https://i.imgur.com/ZbCvnLW.jpg
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I've had the cd since it (and the novel) first came out and it has the same "concert" ambience that a lot of music recorded with the RSNO has. It's no worse.
I find a lot of the RSNO recordings have excellent sound. It's very natural with a huge dynamic range; the sound is "big", yet still clear. In many cases, the actual film recording doesn't sound nearly as good.
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That was his inspiration yes, but what I mean is that the score was released at the same time as the novel, the comics and the toys. So it really wasn't designed to be a score for any specific media. It wasn't the score for the novel only. It was a score for the entire multi-media blitz of everything -- the book, the comics, the toys, the video game, etc.
Yes, it was part of a bigger multimedia package but it was still a score inspired by the book and nothing else. McNeely didn't have anything else to inspire him other than the book. He never saw the toys, the comic, the game or anything else. I mean, that's like saying the John Williams score for Star Wars wasn't designed to be a score for any specific media because the film came out at the same time as the toys, comics, etc.
I absolutely agree, and it was marketed and reviewed as a score based on the novel. Which is much more interesting and promising as far as music goes than a score for a video game.
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