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John F Oscar® Winner	Has anyone gotten this in the mail yet who ordered it?? I ordered mine 2 weeks ago... I am a little dismayed at the delay of recieving it... I wish I wasn't impatient! John F
posted 02-28-2002 01:37 PM PT (US)

Stephen Lister Oscar® Winner	I got mine in the UK today, which was great, but rather bittersweet (see my "Tax" thread for the boring details). Excellent sound, and the booklet does a nice job of detailing how some cues were recycled and retracked in places they weren't intended to go.
posted 02-28-2002 02:15 PM PT (US)

mgh Oscar® Winner	It seems that mail from L.A. travels faster to the UK than it does to the east coast. I got an email from Varese saying that mine had been shipped on Monday the 25th. [Message edited by mgh on 02-28-2002]
posted 02-28-2002 02:46 PM PT (US)

TV's Frank Oscar® Winner	Yep, still waiting, and I ordered mine the day it was announced!
posted 02-28-2002 03:16 PM PT (US)

tranked Oscar® Nominee	<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=1 face=arial>quote:</font><HR size=1>Originally posted by mgh: It seems that mail from L.A. travels faster to the UK than it does to the east coast. I got an email from Varese saying that mine had been shipped on Monday the 26th.<HR size=1></BLOCKQUOTE> I called them and was told they send out the international orders first. [Message edited by tranked on 02-28-2002]
posted 02-28-2002 03:53 PM PT (US)

Rich Douglas Oscar® Winner	Should get mine towmorrow hopefully. UPS.com says that it was in Mesquite TX at noon today, and thats only 20 minutes from where i live, why couldnt they get it to me today! Looking forward to hearing it. Rich
posted 02-28-2002 04:12 PM PT (US)

cine-sin Oscar® Winner	Mine was shipped on the 25/2 but global priority can sometimes be a bit slower than first class shipping. With any luck its sitting in the mailroon downstairs. Rochelle
posted 02-28-2002 04:27 PM PT (US)

John F Oscar® Winner	Ugh... so glad to hear I am not the only one anxiously awaiting the mail... I wonder-do you have to be home to accept a UPS delivery?? I haven't had one in awhile and hope they'll just leave it- some people work!! John F
posted 02-28-2002 06:32 PM PT (US)

Rich Douglas Oscar® Winner	I was wondering the same thing. Hopefully they just leave it. Rich
posted 02-28-2002 09:44 PM PT (US)

JEC Oscar® Winner	Anybody think this one will sell out?
posted 03-01-2002 07:00 AM PT (US)

JJH Oscar® Winner	I've only listened to about 3/4 of this CD and I think it's the most overrated piece of schmit. I just can't crack open Kamen's musical language and figure out what he's saying with the music, though I am trying. I'll keep the CD though. if you can only get ONE of this new crop of Varese CDs get Love is a Many-Splendored Thing, which is just so fine on so many levels. (one should also give the North scores a chance)
posted 03-01-2002 11:57 AM PT (US)

Michael Oscar® Winner	Hallo. got my copy two days ago (in Germany as a US import). Very complex stuff and not so exciting as i believed initially. Lethal Weapon and Last Boy Scout are much better! Michael
posted 03-01-2002 03:00 PM PT (US)

SPQR Oscar® Winner	Personally, I would have preferred they'd released The Bride, Sheena or The Fourth Man. Never quite understood what the big deal was/is over Die Hard (music wise, that is).
posted 03-01-2002 08:21 PM PT (US)

jonathan_little Oscar® Winner	I love the Varese website... if you do a search for "Die Hard," you'll get results for: Jackie DeShannon: You Know Me Cleopatra Omen: Deluxe 13 Ghosts ... and finally, Die Hard Die Hard 2 I have a feeling that I can pass score over... at least for now. [Message edited by jonathan_little on 03-01-2002]
posted 03-01-2002 10:38 PM PT (US)

Indysolo Oscar® Nominee	quote: Excellent sound, and the booklet does a nice job of detailing how some cues were recycled and retracked in places they weren't intended to go. I agreee, the booklet is very good, but the sound is not very good. There is a constant tape hiss on this disc, and it isn't subtle. I played this on my CD-Recorder, and when the music ends, the hiss is so prevalent, the gauges on my machine are much higher than they should be for a "silent" section. Also, it's very muddy sounding. There is some decent bass in sections, and the imaging is pretty good, but I have bootlegs with better sound than this release. I wonder why this one sounds so bad. Does anyone know the conditions of the master tapes? It was recorded by Armin Steiner, and he usually does a good job. I'm happy Varese released this score though, as I now have the Die Hard Trilogy on LD, DVD and now CD. Neil [Message edited by Indysolo on 03-05-2002]
posted 03-05-2002 04:16 AM PT (US)

TV's Frank Oscar® Winner	I also felt the sound quality was slightly subpar on this release. Not too sound nitpicky or anything, but it is a little muddy, perhaps too much base, and there is a great amount of hiss on the tracks. It's still a good listen (though some of the suspense tracks drag), but I couldn't figure out if it was my stereo or the CD when I heard the clouded sound quality.
posted 03-05-2002 09:47 AM PT (US)

cine-sin Oscar® Winner	Mine arrived today (yesterday since its 12.27AM). The ink in the booklet smells great but can someone tell me what the letters and numbers in brackets stated after each cue refers to? Rochelle
posted 03-06-2002 05:42 AM PT (US)

Jim Ware Oscar® Winner	They're the recording slate numbers for each of the cues. For example, 13M1 would be reel 13, cue 1.
posted 03-06-2002 08:06 AM PT (US)

Shaun Rutherford Oscar® Winner	Maybe someday, I'll get this and have a chance to complain about something (other than not getting the disc). Shaun
posted 03-06-2002 09:14 AM PT (US)

Richard Street Oscar® Winner	Mine showed up on Monday. I like it; if the sound is sub-standard, it's not noticeably so (at least to me). NP: THE BLUES BROTHERS (Various)
posted 03-06-2002 03:41 PM PT (US)

eqmusic Oscar® Nominee	where will be the cheapest place online to find the movies (2 of them together)
posted 03-06-2002 07:33 PM PT (US)

Richard Street Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by eqmusic: where will be the cheapest place online to find the movies (2 of them together) The actual films themselves? Plenty of places like Amazon, or they can be found on eBay very cheaply. NP: SPEED (Mark Mancina)
posted 03-07-2002 09:24 AM PT (US)

Shaun Rutherford Oscar® Winner	OK, the disc is here.........and guess who's ready to bitch? I really hate saying this, but the sound quality really IS bad. In fact, it sounds like a slightly cleaned up version of the 2-disc boot from a while back (which, if you've heard that version, isn't saying much). I know Fox is really bad at archiving their film music (as evidenced by just about every single archival release from their vaults), but sh*t........it's not even 15 years old! Shaun
posted 03-07-2002 08:19 PM PT (US)

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