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All lifelong fans of "1776" who have never heard this before......here is something that will blow you away. Sherman Edwards original demo record of the songs in which he performs all of them. Including songs and verses that were jettisoned long before Opening Night.
What an amazing find!
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All lifelong fans of "1776" who have never heard this before......here is something that will blow you away. Sherman Edwards original demo record of the songs in which he performs all of them. Including songs and verses that were jettisoned long before Opening Night.
What an amazing find!
Ditto! Thanks for sharing it here!
Yavar
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Whoa! So will this finally and definitively "close the book" on 1776? No more need to hold onto any prior editions, even the laserdisc?
Yavar
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I'm very happy with the extended cut, with the exception of the dropping of underscore where Cesar Rodney leaves the Congress, and especially in the Adama/Abigail bell tower scene, which feels naked without the music. I was very disappointed that Mr. Hunt had those taken out. Those scenes with music can now at least be heard again on the theatrical version, but only in mono.
I also feel that the stereo sound mix for the two longer cuts still has problems that could have been easily fixed, but I doubt any further work has been done. I get the feeling Sony has now spent all the money they want to spend on this title.
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All I can say is when I started this thread over 20 years ago...
Good grief, 20 years. And 1254 of you ago, too. I remember discovering that anyone else even liked, let alone loved, 1776 as I do to be one of my biggest surprises ever on this board.
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This is awesome news!!! I have always been a big fan of 1776 as a film and piece of musical theater. I still pull out my Blu-ray copy every Independence Day to watch (the 167 min. extended cut has always been my go to as I tend to be a purist when it comes to film adaptations of stage musicals and I always prefer the ones that have the complete songs).
Last year, I actually purchased an LD copy on eBay and got it digitized with the intention of preserving the complete original LD cut of the film, as the complete version was nowhere to be found online (you can now find the full 180-minute LD cut on the Internet Archive thanks to me and the kind Reddit user who digitized the film for me  ). I always imagined a "complete" edition of 1776 released for it's 50th anniversary, and I'm glad to find that this release essentially reflects what I had always wanted for this film. All 4 existing versions of the film are finally available in an accessible format. My only wonder now is what the quality of the LD cut will look like on the Blu-ray (I saw that the original theatrical cut is presented in HD with its original mono soundtrack, but the LD cut is only in SD. The LD print is not in the best quality (at least the edition I purchased) and I wonder how much clean-up work was done for this specific cut. I suppose it would have been nice if they made an HD version of the LD cut too, perhaps in addition to the standard SD one, but overall I'm very excited that we're getting this release at all).
My only wish that did not come true with this release is a "soundtrack only" option of the film. Since the film soundtrack never received an official release, apart from its original vinyl pressing, I had hoped that we might see a "soundtrack only" edition of the film included, as I do not see we will be getting a reissue of the soundtrack album (which didn't even include everything featured in the film).
Overall, despite the fact that I already own the original Blu-ray release, I will 100% be ordering this edition! Thank you Sony!
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The LD release with the Joe Caps commentary will at least allow the complete music without vocals option to be present. Of course a definitive soundtrack release should reflect the entire score and not just the original presentation with the songs back at full length that were cut in the final version in addition to presenting "Cool Considerate Men."
Are we then assuming the LD edit of the film that will be featured on the Blu-ray is the '92 Pioneer edition? As I mentioned, I do have a LD edition of the uncut version, but it is the '95 reissue of the uncut version and does not have any special commentary included. Just out of curiosity, do we also know how the LD version will be transferred? Is it going to be a simple input rip or will they digitally restore the original tapes somehow? I'm not very familiar with LD exclusive editions to be presented on higher quality formats.
I agree with your statement on a "definitive" soundtrack. If we were to get an official release of the soundtrack, it would be wise to just release an expansive set that includes the complete score. There is of course a "fan-made" soundtrack which you can easily find on YouTube, but I'm pretty sure it's just a rip off of the Blu-Ray version of the film. I did come across another fan-made album which is of slightly more quality, as it also includes the Overture and Intermission music from the LD version. Most of the other songs are ripped from the vinyl album, and the film exclusive songs (Considerate Men) and the extended songs (Piddle Twiddle) are ripped from the LD version as well. Once this 50th anniversary release comes out, assuming the LD soundtrack will be presented as originally released in 1992, I might attempt to put together a definitive soundtrack release.
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