From what I can tell, having listened to the soundtrack just hours after seeing the movie, it appears to be farily complete. 49:32 minutes of music. I like the way the composer, David Newman, borrows from the Star Trek scores of Goldsmith and Horner. It's not silly, it's respectful and it really adds to the action cues.

My only gripes are that it doesn't have the end titles and the length of the cues aren't printed anywhere. Most of the cues are very short. A couple are over 3 minutes. That's why I would have liked a good six or seven minute end title.

BTW, is this a 1999 release? If so, it SHOULD get an Oscar nomination. One of the best scores of the year. One of the better movies, too.

So you have it, but just not in the edited form.

Thank you very much for producing this soundtrack. Now, would you give Mystery Alaska a thought?

Marc

But alas, the CD was not in the mail when I got home.

Like Jeron, I hope I will see it Monday. Of course, he's closer to CA than I am, so you never know. But I will be in a bad mood as well.

SuperCollector: I am in lockstep with Marc Flake -- PLEASE produce a score CD for MYSTERY, ALASKA!!!! Would it help if we both promise to purchase two of them?

does it have the poster and logo or something else on the front cover?

Like the movie, like the score, itself, the cover is decidedly witty.

I like the line "The Show Was Cancelled . . . But The Adventure Has Only Begun" showing in the window along the spine on the front.

Has Tim Allen, hung over in sunglasses, Sigourney weaver looking fetching (wihtout cleavage) and Alan Rickman looking stoic. The Protector is shooting out of the TV screen showing the three stars.

Inside is a plot synopsis and many stills.

I didn't get mine today! I'm MAAADD!

Everybody better watch out!

HERE HERE!!! I didn't get mine either...even though they say they mailed it out on Thursday of last week (I live 75 miles away from them for goodness sake!!!!).
I shall, reluctantly, hold my tongue until tomorrow...if I don't get them then...I'LL PLAY DROP ZONE 100 TIMES IN A ROW!!!!

Oh, no...please don't let THAT happen!

I should have just stopped by and bought the dang things when I went up to LA Saturday for the Ottman interview (shameless plug!)

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.......

Jeron is VERY ANGRY. I'm gonna call and figure out what their problem is.

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8 minutes later.......

They said all the cds were sent out on Thursday to those who ordered them on Wednesday night... and that yes, even a few who live close haven't received them yet. They have no explanation as to why the postal service is taking so long, and that we please just be patient, that the mail cannot be tracked due to it's priority shipping.

That doesn't make me feel the least bit better.

I guess I now have to command all the elements in the Universe to assist me! (and last time it gave me a headache!)

Who knows, maybe I'll have Superman before this one!

I haven't got mine either, then again, I haven't ordered it yet.

If you haven't gotton product from Super Collector that you have order, why not call them and ask about it? They even have a toll-free number.

Here is their contact information:

Jeron

Anyway, This was my third order from them, both Masters of the Universe and Warriors of Virtue arrived within 4-5 days after being shipped. So I assume it will be arriving this Friday or Saturday.

We'll see.

Thor, I have a question for you. You said you ordered a cd from someone in Australia. I'm having problems with a guy in Australia that I ordered a cd from, too. I wonder if it's the same guy. Could you email me and let me know who it is, and I'll let you know who the guy I'm dealing (or trying to) with, too.

Thanks
starblade

NP-Big Trouble in Little China

"Galaxy Quest" has made an appearance on eBay. The seller has indicated it's a promo not commercially available, which strikes me as being untrue, since all the specialty shops carry it and sell it legitimately. A non-commercial promo is one which the composer presses for himself and his own uses, normally to send to Academy voters to consider his work for an Oscar...or to directors for work consideration.
Does anyone else have a problem with this item being hawked on eBay when it's readily avaialble for $20? The bid has gone over $39 so far.

There should be a way to warn people when a scam like this goes down. If eBay really cared about its customers, they'd provide a way.

The response was that they could not prove or disprove my claim. I told them that I could prove it if they truly cared to hear the truth, but they never got back to me.

And yet they will move instantly when someone pulls a hoax, like offering a kidney for $10,000. How can they prove someone wasn't willing to sell one of his kidneys?

Ah, well.

I believe in free enterprise. I like the idea of having a place to go to find things I know I will never find on my own. If the price is right, I don't mind paying it.

But I hate it when someone lies about an item just to gouge out more than the item is worth. If "Galaxy Quest" had only been issued in small numbers and for the composer's use only, it would be worth quite a bit of money to a collector/music lover. I'd have no problem with that. But this promo is "commercially available" at soundtrack specialty shops.

I guess that's the difference between film music lovers and film music "collectors" -- you can be a lover and a collector, but it seems to me that a "collector" (who must have some degree of love or passion for the music but who seems not to care for others who love the same thing) has no true end but monetary gain. That kind of person is a whole different animal.

Ron

As to the eBay silliness, the CD is considered a promo (it even says so on the disc). "Not commercially available" means (I think)that you just can't run to Best Buy or one of the places like that and pick it up. You have to buy it from a specialty place.

It's happened before. When the 4-disc Twilight Zone set came out, it was up on eBay a few days later. All I can say is caveat emptor and the like. People should do research before bidding on this stuff. I remember last year when a promo came out for "Love of the Game" and it went for over $200. The sad thing is the "real" release had the same cues.

I've had quite a bit of luck buying things off eBay, but I know what I'm looking for and know what something is worth.

If finally arrived!!!!!!