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 Posted:   Feb 4, 2025 - 8:33 AM   
 By:   acathla   (Member)

Cant wait to hear that demo! That live version is amazing!

 
 
 Posted:   Feb 4, 2025 - 9:00 AM   
 By:   Thor   (Member)

Not enough new stuff for me to order it. I'll stick with my Perseverance disc.

You mean the one that sounds like a poor mp3 file playing under a pillow at the bottom of the ocean? Hopefully, you have the NoteforNote, at least.

 
 Posted:   Feb 4, 2025 - 10:14 AM   
 By:   First Breath   (Member)

Honestly, I don't think the sound on the Perseverance one is that
bad...

I don't have the NoteForNote.

 
 Posted:   Feb 4, 2025 - 10:28 AM   
 By:   Nicolai P. Zwar   (Member)

Honestly, I don't think the sound on the Perseverance one is that
bad...

I don't have the NoteForNote.


The NoteForNote was mastered from original and official multitrack master tapes, and it sounds really good. The Perseverance is known to have considerable issues and was mastered from very problematic sources to begin with... though I don't have it myself to compare. (But I've heard it years ago.)

 
 Posted:   Feb 4, 2025 - 10:48 AM   
 By:   First Breath   (Member)

Yes, I am aware of that...

 
 
 Posted:   Feb 4, 2025 - 10:57 AM   
 By:   h@rry   (Member)

Yawn

 
 Posted:   Feb 4, 2025 - 12:01 PM   
 By:   acathla   (Member)

And ordered!

 
 Posted:   Feb 4, 2025 - 12:07 PM   
 By:   SpaceMind   (Member)

Triple dipped! Thanks MV!

 
 
 Posted:   Feb 4, 2025 - 12:15 PM   
 By:   jfallon   (Member)

Triple dipped as well and looking forward to the liners.

 
 
 Posted:   Feb 4, 2025 - 12:17 PM   
 By:   Slitherjump   (Member)

I don't have any version of the score so I'll definitely get this release when I have a chance

 
 Posted:   Feb 4, 2025 - 12:30 PM   
 By:   drivingmissdaisy   (Member)

Can't wait to get this, such a fan of it!

 
 Posted:   Feb 4, 2025 - 1:07 PM   
 By:   Jason LeBlanc   (Member)

Samples and direct order: https://lalalandrecords.com/rain-man-remastered-expanded-limited-edition/

Artwork preview: https://warmbutter.com/albums/rain-man/

 
 Posted:   Feb 4, 2025 - 1:41 PM   
 By:   Jeff M   (Member)

I was thrilled to replace the Perseverance release with NoteForNote, but I still feel NoteForNote lacked the punch of those original 2 album tracks.

Reading the note on Lalaland's site it speaks to the "two additional tracks from the original 1988 album that were specially remixed for that presentation" which are included in this new release.

I went ahead and pulled the trigger on the lalaland. Even if those album tracks were purposefully mixed different, I'm hoping this new version gets a little closer to their punchyness. The brief clips definitely sound crisper to my ear!

Anyway you slice it, this is an incredible score and one of Zimmer's best. I was always baffled it took so long to get a full release (sort of like the original back to the future score).

 
 Posted:   Feb 4, 2025 - 1:45 PM   
 By:   Stéphane Humez   (Member)

Reading the note on Lalaland's site it speaks to the "two additional tracks from the original 1988 album that were specially remixed for that presentation" which are included in this new release.

I went ahead and pulled the trigger on the lalaland. Even if those album tracks were purposefully mixed different, I'm hoping this new version gets a little closer to their punchyness. The brief clips definitely sound crisper to my ear!


The album tracks are... exactly the 1989 album tracks. wink By "remixed" it means that it was remixed in 1989 FOR that album... smile

 
 Posted:   Feb 5, 2025 - 9:29 AM   
 By:   Spiderbite   (Member)

I only have the Perseverance version. This new one is tempting.
I would also have loved if the original 1989 soundtrack was included here, like they did with BLACK RAIN. Some memorable songs im RAIN MAN too.


The difference in sound quality between the NoteForNote and Perseverance (which basically used an old unofficial version as it's source; which again probably came from some kind of analog cassette source of some kind) is notable, to say the least. Much, much better.

But the source used for the NoteForNote is still not as good as the score tracks on the original album. It seems to have some pitch/speed issues, and also, at least noticeable in the Las Vegas cue, a narrowed stereo field (and/or panned slightly to the left), compared to the cue on the original album anyway.

Also there's some difference in the mix as well, like the sax you hear in Las Vegas (from ~2'20 on the OST) is very undermixed on the NoteForNote. At least compared to the OST, so it could have been mixed much more in the front especially for the OST, but I would still love to have that mix of the full cue. It can be edited, but then you get a problem because of the differences in the stereo field/left-right pan... So, for the ultimate edition of this, it would need the "treatment" (or source material) used for the old OST. But I doubt that exist, most likely... A simple "remaster" of the already existing material wouldn't provide much new I think (quality-wise).


Thanks for the info.

I am trying to decide if I want to double dip on this release or not since I have the NoteForNote version. I really like the score but there isn't much added there to make this an immediate buy for me. If it had included the original soundtrack, I would have bought it immediately. Only 1500 copies of this being done but I feel like I will live if I miss out on it since I have the NFN version, and the score is not a massive "must" for me.

Maybe will bite of LLL ever decides to do another sale. I need those JB soundtracks!

 
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