John Williams/Steven Spielberg questions (1 Viewer)

[TravisR]

I've collected soundtracks for years and years but I'm admittedly ignorant about the ins and outs of the soundtrack world and what scores are reasonable to expect an expanded re-release for.


So I guess one question I have is, since the BIG titles of the 1970's and 80's Williams/Spielberg movies have expanded releases, what are the odds of seeing other expanded CDs of more recent Williams' scores? If it wasn't for La La Land's A.I. set, I'd have just assumed that the stuff from the 1990's forward would probably only have their original releases but is it reasonable to think that, say, Lincoln or Saving Private Ryan will get a re-release some day?


Are soundtracks a similar situation to Blu-rays where you can just say that studio X never licenses their titles so this particular score has no chance of getting re-released?

 

[Neil Middlemiss]

Great question. I'll post in more detail later but the short answer is some labels (La-la land, Intrada) have great relationships with studios that mean for some of the Williams' scores will see expansions eventually. Some labels, like Varese, are slow to exploit their library, but I'm not sure if Varase have any of the great JW's scores. Might be good for us to list out all his scores and we can discuss them individually (I got one would love an expanded War of the Worlds)

 

[Neil Middlemiss]

Let me see if I can get this table to post as an image. These are the scores that I know have received and expansion (for his scores since 1975). Below that are the other titles. Some, like the Harry Potters, I foresee getting expansions for certain...

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Score (Film)
The Eiger Sanction
Family Plot
The Missouri Breaks
Midway
Dracula
Heartbeeps
Yes, Giorgio
Monsignor
The River
The Witches of Eastwick
The Accidental Tourist
Born on the Fourth of July
Always
Stanley & Iris
Presumed Innocent
JFK
Far and Away
Jurassic Park
Schindler's List
Sabrina
Nixon
Sleepers
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Seven Years in Tibet
Amistad
Saving Private Ryan
Stepmom
Angela's Ashes
The Patriot
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Minority Report
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Catch Me If You Can
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
The Terminal
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
War of the Worlds
Memoirs of a Geisha
Munich
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
The Adventures of Tintin
War Horse
Lincoln
The Book Thief
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The BFG

 

[TravisR]

La La Land has announced a two CD release of E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial. It goes on sale on September 12 and is limited to 5,000 copies.

Also, Close Encounters Of The Third Kind is going to be re-released by LLL soon as well.

 

[Neil S. Bulk]

Full details here for the upcoming E.T. soundtrack album from La-La Land Records.

https://theseconddisc.com/2017/09/e...comes-home-on-la-la-lands-new-2cd-soundtrack/

Neil

 

[Neil S. Bulk]

La La Land has announced a two CD release of E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial. It goes on sale on September 12 and is limited to 5,000 copies.

They've sold through half the run in a day, so if you don't have it on order and you want this release I wouldn't take too much time.

http://lalalandrecords.com/Site/ET.html

Neil

 

[TravisR]

They've sold through half the run in a day, so if you don't have it on order and you want this release I wouldn't take too much time.

http://lalalandrecords.com/Site/ET.html

Neil

I'm one of the 2,500 folks that ordered that day.

 

[SamT]

My first time in this forum. Just discovered it!

I don't want CDs, do they release these in Hi Def music? Like at least 96/24bit?

 

[TravisR]

La La Land Records' release of Close Encounters Of The Third Kind just went on sale. Two discs, limited to 5,000 copies and available at www.lalalandrecords.com

 

[Carabimero]

They've sold through half the run in a day, so if you don't have it on order and you want this release I wouldn't take too much time.

http://lalalandrecords.com/Site/ET.html

Neil

I just ordered it. Thanks for the heads up. I had no idea about this release and would have kicked myself if I had missed it.

 

[Carabimero]

Very cool!

http://faroutmagazine.co.uk/john-williams-score-for-lost-in-space-heads-to-vinyl/

 

[Carabimero]

I have been listening to the new remastered 35th anniversary E.T. soundtrack. Finally! This one gets it right.

I've bought this soundtrack at least five times now: once on cassette, once on LP, and three times on CD.

Universal cassettes used to be just about the crappiest cassettes there were. The LP was okay as far as it went. The first CD release I bought was either in the mud or way too hot. The second CD release was almost there, and admittedly I enjoyed it for many years, but cuts were split and a lot of the strings seemed in the mud.

Yet this 35th anniversary edition is a beauty. The mix is nice and robust. The strings are clear. The cuts respect the movie. And it's all here! Plus the liner notes are generous--and superb.

I can confidently say I have bought the E.T soundtrack for the fifth and final time. And I couldn't be happier.

P.S. Disc one, cut 18 was worth the entire price of the set to me. "We could grow up together, E.T," Elliot says. One of my favorite moments in the movie, and simply hearing the music made me tear up. Also having a different orchestration of my favorite cut, The Departure, is something I'll treasure.

 

[TravisR]

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The cover alone makes it worth the purchase.

 

[TravisR]

It sounds like anyone who wants the Jurassic Park/The Lost World 4 disc soundtrack set better hurry. From La La Land Records' Facebook page:

THE PARK REOPENS...ONE LAST TIME!

The final batch of our dino-rific JOHN WILLIAMS JURASSIC PARK COLLECTION has just arrived. Once these sell out, this 4 cd set is gone for good!

Get it before it goes extinct!:
http://www.lalalandrecords.com/Site/JohnWilliamsJurassicParkCollection.html

 

[TravisR]

Schindler's List is coming from La La Land on Tuesday, November 27 at noon Pacific. Limited to 4,000 copies.

Also, all 3 of Williams' Harry Potter scores in a box set (limited to 5,000 and goes on sale at the same time).

 

[TravisR]

Schindler's List is coming from La La Land on Tuesday, November 27 at noon Pacific. Limited to 4,000 copies.

Also, all 3 of Williams' Harry Potter scores in a box set (limited to 5,000 and goes on sale at the same time).

Both are now available: https://lalalandrecords.com/schindlers-list-25th-anniversary-soundtrack-limited-edition-2-cd-set/

https://lalalandrecords.com/harry-p...rack-collection-limited-edition-7-cd-box-set/

 

[TravisR]

A 3 disc release of Superman is now available from La La Land Records. https://lalalandrecords.com/superman-the-movie-40th-anniv-remastered-limited-edition-3-cd-set/

It's going back a few months but Varese Sarabande released Williams' score to Dracula. https://www.varesesarabande.com/products/dracula-the-deluxe-edition

 

[Neil Middlemiss]

A 3 disc release of Superman is now available from La La Land Records. https://lalalandrecords.com/superman-the-movie-40th-anniv-remastered-limited-edition-3-cd-set/

It's going back a few months but Varese Sarabande released Williams' score to Dracula. https://www.varesesarabande.com/products/dracula-the-deluxe-edition

I have the expanded Dracula - it’s wonderful. And I’ll be ordering the 3-disc Superman. My god, have you heard those samples on the LLL site? Just wow.

 

[Jonathan Perregaux]

I have the new Harry Potter box set. I’ve been waiting on this for years. Totally worth the wait. Accio box set!

 

[TravisR]

La La Land is releasing an expanded version of Always today at 3 PM eastern.