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I’d check out that half hour Legacy of JW podcast. I didn’t think the old release sounded bad until I heard it for comparison… it’s quite a striking improvement IMO. And the same of previously unreleased music was fantastic; certain themes were barely on the original album (which only had about 67 minutes of unique music, due to the opening and closing cues being virtually identical… one of my biggest annoyances with Williams albums of this era) and I think even one theme didn’t appear on it at all but will be making its album debut on the 40+ minutes of previously unreleased music on this expanded album.
Yavar
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Received my Patriot CD today. Fantastic score and expansion. Thanks Intrada!
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Since the expanded and remastered 3-CD release came out I have been listening to the OST that I have had for a long while and find myself appreciating it more. To be honest I didn’t really click with it in the past. I actually really enjoy it now and find myself thinking the OST is probably all I need at a near 73 minute listening experience. I am normally a John Williams completist although I find myself listening to OST’s more than expansions and C&C releases. I think I tend to agree with Thor with his views on OST and C&C for the most part although not always. I value the listening experience from the beginning first track till the last track of a CD. There is a lot to be said for a curated listening experience on an OST release compared to the sometimes overly long expanded version of a C&C. So far I am leaning towards not getting this release and being satisfied with the OST. Plus the the OST sounds great on my audiophile stereo system. I don’t think it needs a remaster.
Nobody is forcing you to buy anything. If you're happy with the original release, good for you, sir. Personally, the new expansion is making me appreciate the score much more than I did in the past and has revelaed a work of great nuance and depth that tells a much more compelling and exciting story than the filmmakers did.
One of the great things about listening to John Williams' scores following the film's narrative (especially long articulate scores like this) is that we're able notice the craft of the musical storytelling and appreciate the through-composed quality of his music, with themes and motifs appearing and returning. In this case, it's great for example to get the get the overall dramatic arc of the musical narrative, so that when you get to the triumphant music for the final battle it feels much more "earned". The original album is more of a collection of sequences and highlights, which is absolutely fine, but doesn't give full justice to Williams' skill as a dramaturgue.
Also, Williams hardly writes filler material in long scores, so there is always something interesting and surprising to discover even in smaller cues that are only apparently transitional material (for example, the beautiful "The North Star" here, track 2 of Disc 1, or the sublime Americana of "Martin Leaves the Family"). You never feel like you're wasting your time when you listen to John Williams' music.
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I guess it’s just addressing the DSD issue (which I don’t quite understand), in this case.
Yavar
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High praise from you Cody, for a score composed this millennium. 
Very glad you enjoyed it and looking forward to listening to the whole thing myself. That half-hour podcast tease really was an ear-opener.
Yavar
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I find all his scores play better in chronological order. He's a master at storytelling.
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Yeah, shame there is no mentioning of David Arnold in the liner notes. Seems to me like an important historic film music fact.
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