Ryan

Plus, It's Goldsmith. Most people may not understand- but that hardly matters.

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Originally posted by rkeaveney:
1500 copies. How many folks here have bought one (or two)? If you buy, post here. Let's countdown. I ordered mine about 30 minutes ago in a fit of insanity. The customs guys are going to ding me good.

Ryan

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Happy reviewing SIX CDs Ryan. I wonder how many reviewers take up the daunting task of reviewing this baby. Hey, hasn't Clemmensen already got a review up?

If the thought of having the unreleased stuff in clean stereo versions doesn't get you to order, well, everyone has their priorities. I'll only be too glad to reinvest in any more complete versions of this material later. For now, THANK YOU VARESE!--you make my world a little more livable.

[Message edited by Vinylscrubber on 02-10-2004]

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Originally posted by big steve:

I just don't understand how any real fan would want to be without this. After this is out and it fills in so many of the remaining holes in this man's resume, I believe that SHAMUS will become the Holy Grail for Goldsmith collectors.

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Well let's throw this in bed and see if Madonna sleeps with it.
I don't think some people will want it. Because almost of the music on the set has been released.. I mean why get this with 10 minutes of this score, 15 minutes of that score, 6 minutes of this one.. when you can go buy the full length cds for each score. I can see it being a good release if it were just for the unreleased cues. But for us to pay over $100 for alot of the music we already have is ridiculus. I feel sorry for the people who already own the soundtracks for each score that was releasd that's on this cd and they are just wanting the unreleasd music. Basically, people are going to have to pay over $130 for about 1 hour to 1 1/2 hour of unreleased music.
I'd rather use that money to send Ford to anger managment.

Jeff

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Originally posted by Mark Olivarez:
I wonder if we would be hearing the complaints had FSM released this......

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I think most of the complaints would have remained. Had FSM released the exact same set, at the same price, people whose primary concern is the final price of the set (or the price of the extra cues they don't have) wouldn't care whether it's Varèse Sarabande, FSM, or PooPooScore.

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Originally posted by Dinko:
The other complaints about Varèse Sarabande's hype would probably have disappeared as FSM probably wouldn't have hyped it up as much.[/B]

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Amen to that. I wish Varese would be less bombastic about things like this. True, it's a montser production from them but the audience for this is already built-in. All they had to do was announce it in a whisper and everyone who would have been interested in this would have created the hype for Varese.

And I have to say, as a collector of Goldsmith music for nearly 30 years, that there's whole boat-load of stuff on this set that I don't have. Which just goes to show that just because some of it was available at one time does not mean that everyone automatically has it.

What better thing could they have done in tribute to a great composer's 75th? It's a fitting commemorative.

Yes, I will be getting it. And yes, I will tell my wife I'm ordering it. The last thing I need is for her to discover a covert order like this on our VISA statement. Like they say, "if momma ain't happy, ain't NOBODY happy".

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...I wish Varese would be less bombastic about things like this. True, it's a montser production from them but the audience for this is already built-in. All they had to do was announce it in a whisper and everyone who would have been interested in this would have created the hype for Varese.

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With the load of bucks Varese invested in producing this set, it only makes sense to market the hell out of it. I think they did this masterfully, announcing first that there would be a stupendous announcement to come, thus generating a boatload of speculation and excitement. That's marketing, and (believe it or not) Varese Sarabande Records, Inc., is a business -- one that ceases to be a business if it doesn't move the product.

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Originally posted by Dana Wilcox:
Go VS -- I await your next overhyped announcement!

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Really? Well here it is...

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GET READY!
Date: 11/2/2004
Coming February 17 … a very special, unexpected, mind-blowing, head-spinning, jaw-dropping, historic-beyond-words release from the Varèse Sarabande CD Club. We have a single offering again … but this time it will be our greatest release ever: Brad Fiedel's BLINK! The complete score including over 2 hours of unused cues and demos. See you then!

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Date: 11/2/2004
Coming February 17 … a very special, unexpected, mind-blowing, head-spinning, jaw-dropping, historic-beyond-words release from the Varèse Sarabande CD Club. We have a single offering again … but this time it will be our greatest release ever: Brad Fiedel's BLINK! The complete score including over 2 hours of unused cues and demos. See you then!

Gosh, and I was just so sure it would be another stunner from The Dust Brothers...

"Jerry Goldsmith at Fox - Sealed - Extremely rare."

I mean, just look at what prices Predator, Die Hard and Intrada's Promo Young Sherlock Holmes are going for.

If you want it, don't wait too much longer.

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Originally posted by rkeaveney:
I only have 8 of the 39 scores represented -- and I have more Goldsmith albums in my collection than any other composer! I'm not sure what that says about my collection...

Ryan

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