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| This is a comments thread about FSM CD: Prophecy |
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Yes, my copy just arrived, too. Thank you again to all at FSM and Paramount for this holy grail. And neighbors beware -- the speakers will be getting a workout tonight for sure.
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Feb 18, 2010 - 8:01 PM
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djintrepid
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I just finished listening to Prophecy on my two channel stereo system at home. Wow! First thing that hit me was how loud the recording is. I mean, usually scores are mastered at a certain level that fall within the same volume range, but Prophecy is much louder. In fact, it's the loudest score CD I've ever come across. That worried me at first, as usually when music is mastered at such a volume it creates distortion that sometimes makes the recording sound strained, usually during the more powerful moments. That being said, this recording has an incredibly dynamic sound. There were a few times where I thought I heard distortion, especially when the blaster beam and brass horns fight each other for rights to the throne. This could be due to my system's limitations or inaccuracies in the D/A conversion, which I've sometimes encountered. If I have some time I might burn a few tracks onto my computer where I hear those instances of distortion to see if they are replicated. Other than, I'm really glad to have gotten this score. I'd never heard it before the sound samples, since I never saw the film. Thanks FSM for all your hard work!
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Thanks for your nice words. This score was recorded very "hot" on the source masters -- we usually don't make things so loud, but in this case it was a matter of going along with the first-generation source.
Lukas
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Arrived yesterday. Enjoyed reading the descriptive track notes and looking forward to giving it a spin. Nice recording of a long awaited score.
Bring on "Race With The Devil".
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We do mention the beam on pg. 7 of the Prophecy notes and as I recall in the descriptions of some tracks. There is more description of the beam in our Star Trek II liner notes, along with some info on Craig Huxley whose "Genesis Project" cue is on that latter CD.
Lukas
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I'm listening to it (for the second time in two days) now, and I think it's great! I have a deep-rooted love of monster movie music, and even having seen this movie, couldn't remember a lick of music from it. But as a stand alone listening experience, it's a fabulous road of discovery. And that blaster beam stuff- outstanding! Who knew?
Thanks, guys.
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The beam featured in at least four 1979 scores: Meteor, Prophecy, The Black Hole and Star Trek: The Motion Picture. I guess I could ask the musicians union which was recorded first - or Craig Huxley might recall. A year or two ago at the Jules Verne Festival the beam was on display along with some other sci-fi props, exhibits and such. It wasn't hooked up for performance but you could twang the strings and get a sense of that familiar sound...
Lukas
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