I compared the new Deluxe presentation to the old album presentation if anyone's curious
Bloody Christmas (track 1 vs track 29 0:00-1:41)
The album version has cool distant horns and strings during the first 43 seconds, while the film version streamlines things with just the main driving rhythmic idea.
Turn It In (track 2 0:00-0:17) The Deal (track 2 0:17-end) The Badge (track 3)
These cues were not on the old album.
The Café (track 4 vs track 30 0:00-1:21)
Sounds the same to me
The I.D. (track 5 0:00-0:51) Odds (track 5 0:51-end) Late Arrival (track 6 0:00-0:50) The Raid (track 6 (0:50-end)
These cues were not on the old album
Questions (track 7 vs track 31 0:20-end)
The album take has a different horn performance around 40 seconds in
Back-Up (track 8 vs track 30 1:21-end)
Sounds the same to me
Don’t Move (track 9)
This cue was not on the old album
Bud and Lynn (track 10 vs track 29 1:41-end)
Sounds the same to me
False Information (track 11 vs track 32 0:27-end)
The album take has a different tempo
Susan Lefferts (track 12 vs track 32 0:00-0:27) Rats (track 13 0:00-1:50 vs track 33 0:58-end) A Gift (track 13 1:50-end vs track 31 0:00-0:20)
Sounds the same to me
Rodents (track 14)
This cue was not on the old album
Rollo Tomasi (track 15 vs track 34 1:03-end)
The album mix omits a synth effect heard in the film mix
Not So Dumb After All (track 16 vs track 35 0:00-1:01)
Sounds the same to me
The Facts (track 17) The Perp (track 18 0:00-0:55) Know Him? (track 18 0:55-end) Ex-Cop (track 19)
These cues were not on the old album.
The Photos (track 20 vs track 35 1:01-end) Out of the Rain (track 21 vs track 33 (0:00-0:58)
Sounds the same to me
Records (track 22)
This cue was not on the old album
Out The Window (track 23 vs track 34 0:00-1:03)
Sounds the same to me
Patchett’s Dead (track 24)
This cue was not on the old album
The Keys (track 25 vs track 36)
The album version has horn and string passage from 1:08-1:22 that is not present in film version
Visitors (track 26 0:00-2:35 vs track 37 0:00-2:26)
It's the same take, but Jerry shortened it for the old album
The Shootout (track 26 2:35-end vs track 37 2:26-end)
It's the same take, but Jerry shortened it for the old album
Good Lad (track 27 vs track 38)
The album version omits the opening, but has extra strings (from 1:46-end) that are missing from the film version (from 1:51-end)
No difference. I think the title was amended for the digital release because you can't have two tracks with the same title. Since the first version is with the score presentation "film version" was added.
What is going on at Varese seriously? Placed my order on the 18th and still not shipped and they don't answer emails.
Same here, they’re supposed to ship within 5 - 7 business days.
Well I had to to get a refund as it looks like they had no intention of shipping my order. It should not take up 4-5 weeks to ship 2 items that were ordered on release day.
I will never be buying anything from Varese website anymore.
The movie is an instant classic. Brillant screenwriting, editing, over the top performances, superb casting and directing.
Hollywood at its best.
Just finished listening to the entire score.
The music is very "masculine", aggressive, energetic, trumpet led, heavily percussive and with a fine dose synthesizer. Matches the motion picture(s) perfectly.
The opening titles "Bloody Christmas" are like a punch.
Excellent music to listen to while driving the car (another good one: Bullit by Shifrin).
Bloody Christmas isn’t the opening titles piece; it was the first score cue but didn’t appear until a quarter hour into the film. Everything before then? Period songs.
Still waiting for mine. It’s stuck at “shipping label created”
Unless a quick sellout is on the horizon, this is why I wait a while to order after club release times settle. That and the reviews about brickwalling.
Mine was stuck at the label printed stage for a week, in other words they hadn’t sent it to the courier. The courier has it now though; it took Varese 4 weeks to put it in the box.
