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jonathan_little Oscar® Winner	Intrada's Roger Feigelson sent out a list of new releases today. I got a big kick out of it. quote: II. ROGER FEIGELSON'S PICK OF THE WEEK, Etc.__________ If you'd like to receive this announcement directly to your e-mail from Intrada, please e-mail rfeigels@intrada.com. RANDOM THOUGHTS... The biggest news I came across a couple of days ago is George Lucas' decision not to have John Williams score the next STAR WARS installment. It came as a shock, especially with the composer he selected to succeed Williams: Ennio Morricone. And it wasn't his score to MISSION TO MARS that turned Lucas's mind, but rather an older work: THE MISSION. After watching the film recently, Lucas apparently thought it was time to take the sound of the film in a different direction. What Morricone did for THE MISSION just clicked a light on. It'll be interesting to hear what Morricone does, but I'm convinced that only John Williams can score a STAR WARS movies. III. NEW RELEASES_____________________________ Capsule Summaries by Doug Fake. [snip] JOHN BARRY Out of Africa (Nic Raine conducting) Silva Screen ELMER BERNSTEIN Big Jake Prometheus CD Club PINO DONAGGIO The Barbarians Expanded Intrada Special Collection JERRY GOLDSMITH Damnation Alley FSM Magic FSM BERNARD HERRMANN: Jason and the Argonauts (Rerecording, McNeely cond.) Varese JAMES HORNER Krull (3-CD, including slates, outtakes, and dialog bloopers) SuperTracks ALFRED NEWMAN Down to the Sea in Ships FSM ALEX NORTH Spartacus (2-CD release) Varese JOHN WILLIAMS Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (2-CD Expanded Release) Decca VARIOUS The Greatest Works of Christopher Tyng SuperTracks promo Music from the Films of Heather Graham Silva Screen HANS ZIMMER Gladiator (McNeely cond.) Varese That Hans Zimmer disc really has me rolling in laughter! [Message edited by jonathan_little on 04-01-2001]
posted 04-01-2001 07:47 PM PT (US)

Jeron Oscar® Winner	That's hilarious, Jonathan... Kudos to Roger! Jeron
posted 04-01-2001 08:24 PM PT (US)

Will Oscar® Winner	I don't know where Roger got the news from, but Eric Serra IS going to score Star Wars Ep. 2: The Force Within, NOT Morricone! [Message edited by Will on 04-01-2001]
posted 04-01-2001 11:18 PM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Oscar® Winner	HANS ZIMMER Gladiator (McNeely cond.) Varese That's the best one!
posted 04-02-2001 05:44 AM PT (US)

OHMSS76 Oscar® Winner	Holy Katz! My heart just stopped looking at this(well speed reading it anyway) for about 5 seconds! Dammit,whoever did this should be strung up!LMAO! Sean
posted 04-03-2001 12:10 PM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	A Morricone Star Wars score would be great, though. If you thought Organs in Space was bad....
posted 04-03-2001 01:04 PM PT (US)

Jeron Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by Will: I don't know where Roger got the news from, but Eric Serra IS going to score Star Wars Ep. 2: The Force Within, NOT Morricone! The Force Within? Is that what it's being called?? Ick........ Talk about ripping off the title from the new Final Fantasy film. Jeron [Message edited by Jeron on 04-03-2001]
posted 04-03-2001 02:02 PM PT (US)

Greg Bryant Oscar® Winner	No, no, no, that's not correct, I heard that they were going to score SWII with music outtakes from Plan 9 From Outer Space. I also heard that they had just bought the rights to John Carpenter's "Benson, Arizona" (used as the main and end title music in "Dark Star") for the opening title crawl in SWII.
posted 04-03-2001 02:04 PM PT (US)

Aaron R. Brown Oscar® Winner	Morricone isn't going to score Episode II and III! I wouldn't even watch the movies if anyone other than the Master was scoring . By the way, Lucasfilm has yet to annouce the name of the film. George Lucas is probably the only person who knows what the true name of the film. I just learned that the film is still in the later portion of production. They are filming some extra scenes in England. I guess its safe to assume the visual effects guys and gals are hard at work in California.
posted 04-03-2001 03:27 PM PT (US)

Mark Olivarez Oscar® Winner	AMEN Aaron, I wouldn't dare step into a theatre to see someone else (replacement that is) other than Williams score a Star Wars movie. By the way has anyone seen the new picture of Palpatine from Episode II on the latest cover of the Star Wars Insider? Very cool and menacing.
posted 04-03-2001 03:33 PM PT (US)

Jeron Oscar® Winner	...I'd still see the movie say... if McNeely scored it. He'd do a fine job, though this is ground already treaded, so I'll stop talking now. Jeron
posted 04-03-2001 04:00 PM PT (US)

jonathan_little Oscar® Winner	I think JAMES HORNER should be hired if John Williams is unable to compose...
posted 04-03-2001 06:47 PM PT (US)

JJH Oscar® Winner	adapting Williams' themes is something he seems to be good at, so I'm all for it!
posted 04-03-2001 07:11 PM PT (US)

Jeron Oscar® Winner	Hey... I didn't think about that. How clever!
posted 04-03-2001 07:17 PM PT (US)

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