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Laurence Page Oscar® Winner	Just wondered what we would like to be released next? Expanded "Dracula" and "Monsignor" and "Towering Inferno"? What could FSM's next Williams disc be - Inferno? What else is there I wonder - any early scores worthy of release? Got the McNeely "Jaws" last night (finally arrived here in Britain) - the guy in the shop said he only got two in because everyone has got the Decca release and he didn't think anyone would want it - especially after all the negative response it's been getting. I don't find it that bad - some strange balances (bass clarinet louder than strings in Main Title etc) but I'm glad I got it for the differences.. I wonder why the back cover was not used as the main cover - it's much better. And when did the late Bob Peak do these paintings and why (didn't he do the "Jaws 2" fin in sunset painting?) PS Anyone got the Japanese DENON oboe/string quartet disc of Williams' arranged music? Would like to order it but the Japanese site is in Japanese! All the best
posted 09-29-2000 03:24 AM PT (US)

JJH Oscar® Winner	Images, dammit. NP -- my version of John Cage's 4'33''; i.e., nothing at the moment
posted 09-29-2000 05:17 AM PT (US)

Laurence Page Oscar® Winner	Got my copy of Images (and many others) from here: http://www.mindspring.com/~essentialscores/ Thought you may like to know!
posted 09-29-2000 05:43 AM PT (US)

H Rocco Oscar® Winner	Pure guesswork here, but I'd imagine Peak did the JAWS paintings at the time of the movie's release, and they simply didn't get used, although the back cover of the McNeely JAWS ... I feel like I've seen that painting before, maybe as the cover of one of the JAWS-related books that came out in the wake of the film's success.
posted 09-29-2000 08:13 AM PT (US)

JJH Oscar® Winner	oh, I've got the boot of Images, but a real coyp re-done professionally would be pretty nice to have. NP -- Bite the Bullett, Alex North
posted 09-29-2000 10:10 PM PT (US)

Rang Oscar® Winner	If anything, just to hear this much praised Williams score (IMAGES), I really should look into finding a copy of this film. A release of FAMILY PLOT (perhaps an underrated jewel in Williams' career) would be very nice.
posted 09-29-2000 10:46 PM PT (US)

sakman Oscar® Winner	I'd second the "Images" score but I doubt it would be a general marketplace seller--it is more akin to a "specialty" release such as FSM or something. From a "period" standpoint, I would guess that "Black Sunday", or even "Sugarland Express" would be on the list. More likely it will be "Earthquake" or "The Eiger Sanction". But how cool a combo "Earthquake" / "Towering Inferno" set would be. Too bad about that comment on the "Jaws" release. Elsewhere on here are my comments on the release which I would recommend as a listening experience over the other two available discs. I'm also curious to see if Chapter III releases any other Williams scores. "Penelope" is a lot of fun to listen to. [And I know this hasn't been officially released, but I somehow managed to get a promo copy at a used cd store in August.] I recently wrote Silva suggesting they try another Williams disc that was themed by decade and gave them a list of material that would make interesting listening. They have enough in the can to fill out a 2-disc set at a lower rate, even though most of us would have some of the music.
posted 09-30-2000 08:14 PM PT (US)

Mark Olivarez Oscar® Winner	How bout; The Indiana Jones Anthology Boxed Set? Also The Towering Inferno, Sugarland Express, and Black Sunday.
posted 09-30-2000 10:24 PM PT (US)

H Rocco Oscar® Winner	hmm, an INDIANA JONES reissue isn't all that far-fetched ... next year is the 20th anniversary of the first RAIDERS' release. I'd be surprised if Lucas DOESN'T get on that bandwagon and reissue the trilogy. Why not? I'd go. Look how much he made off the STAR WARS reissues, and THE EXORCIST reissue is doing great business as well. Such developments are always heartening. NP: THE THIN RED LINE
posted 10-01-2000 05:27 AM PT (US)

robin4 Oscar® Winner	Talking about Indy, the local movie theater has a retrofest every fall. Last weekend was the Indy Trilogy! My bro and I saw Raiders and Last Crusade. We couldn't see Temple of Doom because we were busy that night. But, it was awesome, especially since it was our first times to see the movies up on the big screen!!!!!!
posted 10-02-2000 04:23 PM PT (US)

meegle Oscar® Winner	What's next for Williams fans? 1. Overly vocal anticipation of the Episode One expanded set. 2. First day reviews of the 2-disc Episode One. 3. Subsequent whinings of numerous minutia that the 2-disc set lacks like single notes missing or the addition or exclusion of one second on several of the tracks. 4. An interview with John Williams in which the Star Wars trilogy is NEVER mentioned but Mr. Williams does inadvertently say the words "star" and "wars" thereby igniting a web-cult based on Williams' speech alone. Like the "bible code", the cult believes Williams leaves clues for his TRUE fans about his scores. 5. An mp3 surfaces on Gnutella.com that claims to be a single demo track from Episode 2. Twenty-four hours later Gnutella is shutdown. Lucasfilm denies responsibility. 6. Episode 2's score is released a month before the film comes out and is met with lukewarm reviews. 7. A year and a half later the full score is released and sells half as well as the full Episode One score. 8.Three years later the score for Episode 3 is released and is a Billboard TOP TEN. Reviews for the score are entirely positive. The fans rave as well. 9. Episode 3 is released in the theatres and is met with more than lukewarm reviews by everyone including the fans who state that the best thing about the film is the score. 10. Six years after the release of Episode 3 a "leak" divulges that Episode 3 was in fact scored by Joel McNeely. 11. The entire John Williams web-cult is found dead by their own hands in the leaders' home. A videotape is found on the premises stating that they "realized all that they believed in was dead." 12. Ten years later John Williams releases a cover of the music from Episode 3 conducted by Williams with the Boston Pops. PBS cancels all future Boston Pops episodes. Stay tuned.... [Message edited by meegle on 10-02-2000]
posted 10-02-2000 05:32 PM PT (US)

MWRuger Oscar® Winner	How about "How to Steal a Million"? FSM could do a bang up job and the sound in the original is so much better than the Tsunami boot!
posted 10-03-2000 12:55 PM PT (US)

johnc Oscar® Nominee	How about the score to "HeartBeeps"! Bernadette Peters and Andy Kaufman if memory serves. I really, really liked that score.
posted 10-13-2000 12:05 PM PT (US)

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