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I didn't want to put a lot of action music on the album - I wanted it short and to the point; this is what I had to say. Action music works best when it's on the screen and it's happening now. If you want action, get Gladiator. You make these esthetic choices - and sometimes you get it wrong. As for Faith Hill contributing to the success of the album, I don't think it hurts to have a really pretty blonde girl who's a major star singing - I think it's useful! I would be a fool to say that she had nothing to do with the success of the album.

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Originally posted by monkey:
And a complete Black Hawk Down would be nice.
The cd`s missing a lot of great orchestral stuff that are mostly variations on the theme heard on Leave No Man Behind and the action music in Tribal War.

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Not to mention that the CD version is pretty different from the film version, since they were still working on the film score when the CD was released (let alone mastered and locked down)!!

It's coming in July now (2nd I THINK) and there won't be a full iso score, no. To my knowledge the plans are still set to isolate the music track for the attack break down featurette.

Dan

What a waste of space.

And I agree on the Dolby Headphones bit. "What a waste" is right. If only that space could have been used for an isolated score or even fit the movie on ONE DVD I might have been content with the present 2-DVD version.

Does anyone realize that the new DVD version--otherwise known as the Vista Series Director's Cut--is listed at Amazon already?
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/detail/-/dvd/B00005Q3TZ/tech-info/002-4052776-7078449

Interesting observations from their listing:

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ALL DVD BONUS MATERIAL IS UNRATED AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. COMING AS AN EXTRAORDINARY FOUR DISC DVD PEARL HARBOR
VISTA SERIES

DEFINITIVE VERSION OF THE WORLDWIDE EPIC
PHENOMENON AVAILABLE ON JULY 2, 2002

INCREDIBLE DVD SET INCLUDES DIRECTOR'S CUT, STAR AUDIO COMMENTARIES, ON THE SET PRODUCTION DIARIES, BEHIND THE ACTION SCENES ACCESS and MORE

BURBANK, Calif., March 1, 2002 -- PEARL HARBOR, the #1 worldwide epic which broke all first-day and first-week DVD sales, will be available in a special four-disc VISTA DVD edition from Touchstone Home Entertainment on July 2, 2002. This special presentation of the massive war epic includes Michael Bay's director's cut of the film, as well as multiple audio commentaries, on the set production diaries, in-depth looks at the astonishing action sequences and much more. Unprecedented in size and scope, this incredible DVD set contains over twelve hours of new bonus materials, one of the most extensive
exploration of moviemaking ever presented. A must-have for collectors and
film fans, the PEARL HARBOR VISTA SERIES DVD will be available for $39.99
(S.R.P.). Prebook date is May 7, 2002.

THE FOUR-DISC PEARL HARBOR VISTA SERIES DVD features:

Disc One:
-- Director Michael Bay's cut of PEARL HARBOR
-- Audio Commentary With:
-- Director Michael Bay
-- Producer Jerry Bruckheimer
-- Wesleyan Film Professor Jeanine Basinger
-- Director of Photography John Schwartzman
-- Costume Designer Michael Kaplan
-- Production Designer Nigel Phelps
-- Ben Affleck (Rafe)
-- Alec Baldwin (Colonel James H. Doolittle)
-- Josh Hartnett (Danny Walker)

Disc Two:
-- Audio Commentary Continues With:
-- Director Michael Bay
-- Producer Jerry Bruckheimer
-- Wesleyan Film Professor Jeanine Basinger
-- Director of Photography John Schwartzman
-- Costume Designer Michael Kaplan
-- Production Designer Nigel Phelps
-- Ben Affleck (Rafe)
-- Alec Baldwin (Colonel James H. Doolittle)
-- Josh Hartnett (Danny Walker)
-- Journey To The Screen: The Making of Pearl Harbor," a program that interviews real Pearl Harbor survivors and takes a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film. Included are cast and crew interviews
and compelling facts about the U.S.S. Arizona.
-- Faith Hill music video "There You'll Be," the theme song from the film

Disc Three:
-- Production Diary
-- Airfield Attack
-- Arizona Dive
-- Baja Gimbal
-- Battleship Row
-- Doolittle Raid
-- Dorie Miller
-- Dud Bomb
-- Mechanics Row
-- Nurse Strafing
-- Sandbag Stunt
-- Audio
-- On The Set
-- Director Michael Bay Commentary
-- Soldier's Bootcamp
-- Officer's Bootcamp
-- Super 8 Montage
-- The Recollections of A Pearl Harbor Nurse
-- Theatrical Teaser
-- Theatrical Trailer
-- One Hour Over Tokyo (Fifty Minute Documentary)
-- Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor

Disc Four:
-- Interactive Attack Sequence
-- Angle One - Movie
-- Angle Two - On The Set
-- Angle Three - Storyboards and Animatics
-- Angle Four - Composite of Angles One, Two & Three
-- Audio
-- On The Set
-- Music Only
-- Sound Effects Only
-- Visual EFX Supervisor Eric Brevig Commentary
-- Storyboard Artist Robbie Consing Commentary
-- Survivors Commentary
-- Deconstructing Destruction
-- A Conversation On Visual Effects With Michael Bay and
Eric Brevig
-- Effects Shots: Industrial Light & Magic
-- Bombing of the Arizona
-- The Arizona Explodes
-- The Tower Falls
-- Battleship Row Attack
-- Zero Crashes Onto Deck
-- Hangar Explodes
-- Baja Tank Shot
-- Battle of Britain
-- Tokyo Raid
-- Animatic Attack
-- Historical Timeline

The VISTA series (Vision, Imagination, Style, Theme, Artistry) is a partnership with filmmakers that presents the definitive version of the filmmaker's cinematic vision, with premium picture and sound enhancements, and in-depth supplemental bonus programming derived from collaboration with the filmmaker.

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