Varese says this in their ditty: In 1979 STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE became the very first digital recording of a motion picture score.

I agree about the music and the beeps.

But I'm wondering if this means that there is a chance that in the near future we'll get multichannel DSD/SACD recordings of classic film music rerecordings by the RSNO.

Consider for example the following, from your post:

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Originally posted by jonathan_little:
In 1979 STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE became the very first digital recording of a motion picture score.

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Most true. Particularly note the following extract: "motion picture score".

Then consider what you say next:

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Originally posted by jonathan_little:
Dan Wallin recorded the first digitally-recorded film score, The Black Hole.... Right?

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And again, quite true. For note the following extract: "film score".

Indeed, Star Trek was the first digital "motion picture score".
On the other hand, Black Hole was the first digital "film score".

Your answer, lies within your own question.

(ok, that was the dumbest thing I have said... since well last time I posted probably)

I wonder where Varese got their information. Even worse, I'm worried that I've been mislead all these years about The Black Hole being the first digitally-recorded score...

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FSM's Andy Dursin says
...but there's still something distinctive and effective about Barry's music--it was also the first soundtrack that was digitally recorded--that makes you overlook how grating his main theme can be at times.

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But, the same search reveals that it might be Dick Lewzey doing the Black Hole engineering rather than Dan Wallin.

And that while Black Hole was recorded in London (at the great CTS Wembley - RIP!) Star Trek was recorded in LA.

So
Star Trek: First digital film score recorded in the USA.
The Black Hole: First digital film score recorded - ever.

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The sound on this record represents a combination of regular recording technology (now referred to as "Analog") and the new digital computerized recording technique. The original twenty-four track tapes made in London in September of 1979, were mixed down into a final two-track master using the Sony PCM-1600 digital recorder...The Day Time Ended is the second original motion picture soundtrack to utilize this technique, CBS's Star Trek - The Movie having also been remixed analog-to-Sony digital.

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Originally posted by Dinko:
Varese Sarabande promises an upcoming hybrid (plays on all CD players) SACD of Nemesis.

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Why the hell are these things always announced AFTER I buy the CD????

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Originally posted by Marian Schedenig:
Why the hell are these things always announced AFTER I buy the CD????
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I think they've taken a page out of the George Lucas school of marketing.

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Originally posted by Dinko:
Now wait till Warner announces they're doing an HDCD of LOTR: TTT.

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Originally posted by jonathan_little:
Lets hope that the cost isn't significantly above that of a regular CD release.

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Tower Records: $18.99

3 more to be precise:
- SACD
- DSD
- Stereo/Multich

Compare the spine and back of the SACD with the regular CD

• The liner notes on The Day Time Ended may be discounted, since there is a possibility that ST: TMP was recorded using two or more different technologies at the same time (which means there could have been an analog recording done with the digital one.) Varese also notes that they use at least two "recording processes" at the same time when recording their albums overseas.
  
• In addition, Robert Townson was told by Bruce Botnick that the score was recorded digitally over a "very long time in 1979."

I have no doubt now that ST: TMP was recorded digitally, but there still remains a question on what was the first one to begin recording. John Barry states flat out that The Black Hole was the first digital film score recording, but it seems Bruce Botnick can only offer that he did record digitally in 1979. Varese says they don't know how or when The Black Hole was recorded. From what they've written me, it appears that they just possibly assumed that ST: TMP was the first digital film score since Bruce Botnick said it was digitally-recorded in 1979.

This is probably one of the only times when someone in the soundtrack community is trying to solve a mystery or a real problem. Usually the mysteries consist of "What was the song that played during scene A?", "Who composed the score for the upcoming film X?", "Why are the same old arguments advanced everytime James Hackner releases a score?"...
Now go play some Rozsa Sherlock Holmes music and elucidate your mystery by emailing Mr. Wallin who must be wondering how much time these crazy message board fanboys have to waste.

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Originally posted by Dinko:
This is probably one of the only times when someone in the soundtrack community is trying to solve a mystery or a real problem.

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If you change your italics to read onlin soundtrack message board community, then I'd agree with you.

Otherwise.... there are a LOT of folks in the film music community solving a "mystery" or a "deep problem" - not all of them online, and even fewer of them on fan message boards.

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the "black Hole" was far earlier, you can look up the date on the internet,
following the "black Hole" "Annie" was recorded digitally, also before "Star Trek"
I recorded both using a 3M 48 track machine.
Cordially...Dan Wallin.

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So the mysterious Trek-Hole riddle was solved by Mr. Wallin.