Here's the link:

http://www.varesesarabande.com/News.asp

I mean...they made an announcement about making an announcement. Why not just come out an say what they want to say?

I see from the ad for the film in last Sunday's LA Times Calendar section that they are doing the CD.

Alien

Back to the Future (the original score)

Never Ending Story (music as heard in Film)

Farewell to the King (a reissue)

Bird on a Wire

The Dark Crystal (new digital recording of at least 60 min of he score)

Goonies

The Last Days of Pompei (early Trevor Jones score)

Matilida (one of David Newman's better unreleased scores)

Morricone's What Dreams May Come (new Digial Recording)

Under Siege 2 (25 mins didn't do this score justice with the original release)

Mad Max 3: Beyond Thunder Dome (with more score obviously)

Le Jour Et La Nuit (A beatiful orchestral score composed by Maurice Jarre in 1997)

The Great Sinner - Bronislau Kaper

Ghostbusters (this is long over due)

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Originally posted by TimT:
...they made an announcement about making an announcement. Why not just come out an say what they want to say?

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Two reasons I can suppose. One would be excitement on their part. They like what they've done, and can't wait to tell (and the date of telling may be limited in their rights contract). The other is for us. They know that people would be devastated to have missed, say, an expanded Temple Of Doom (yeah, right), not because they didn't have the cash, but because they just hadn't checked the site in the past few days. A bit of notice may enable some so scrap up a few dollars in anticipation, and notifies all of us of what is likely to be a narrow window.

"Three Coins in the Fountain"

"Sheena"

and

"Viva Maria/King of Hearts"

Where are the deluxe edition of Alien or Back To The Future,and many,many others great scores,what a big disapointment.....

NP-Kojiki - Kitaro

a batch of VCL titles that are not ever going to be a financial burden...

I can prepare for a Christmas dinner...
(instead of bread and water)

I'm happy to have a new Delerue score in my CD collection.... and can now frame the LP artwork. It's worth framing... and if any radical muslim terrorist wannabees show up at my door, all I need to do is show 'em Bardot and Moreau with the machine gun and I'll be safe.

I'm glad I didn't buy Varese's re-recording of The Agony and the Ecstasy.

First, I am all for a deluxe edition of "The Agony and the Ecstasy." It does seem there should be enough music for 2 CDs from the North score, alone, without the repetition of "The Artist Who Did Not Want to Paint." It's a nice touch, but has nothing to do with the North score. But maybe this is all there is.

"Three Coins in the Fountain" is a stunning surprise and a wonderful boon to TRUE film music lovers. There is so little Victor Young available and the mixture of the Oscar-winning song and Young's own score is/should be irresistible.

"Viva Maria/King of Hearts" is a treat. There is never too much Delerue and getting these two scores is a true delight.

"Sheena" -- This stuff sounds like John Tesh noodlings. I guess they'll make money off it, though. I ordered it to be supportive. Maybe it will grow on me!

Somehow, though, it's not the huge wallop I hoped they would end the year on, although once I get "Three Coins..." in my hands, I may change my mind!!!

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Originally posted by borealis:
Three Coins In The Fountain is a enjoyable work for very romantic souls, but I have a not too bad sounding boot (with the otherwise never released original song by Frank Sinatra that Varése for whatever reasons not has included) so there's no reason for me to buy this CD.

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I think that's great. It SHOULD be released.

And you know you all are going to cough up the dough to buy it so you can try and sell the damn thing on eBay and make some bank.

Gimme a break.

James

P.S. Main theme aside, "Sheena" is a quite lovely score and it's too bad it wasn't expanded for this release.

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Originally posted by borealis:
Three Coins In The Fountain is a enjoyable work for very romantic souls, but I have a not too bad sounding boot (with the otherwise never released original song by Frank Sinatra that Varése for whatever reasons not has included) so there's no reason for me to buy this CD.

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The boot is marginal at best. The sound quality is VERY iffy and it's incomplete.

I concur with Jonathan Little's recommendation. Knowing that you hold the attitude you do puts shame on collectors, in general, and is heart sickening for folks who put these things out.

So far I have managed to get all of them but 12, so it is a forgone conclusion that I will get them. That said;

Three Coins in the Fountain is a great score. As has been pointed out, Victor Young is woefully underrepresented on CD. He wrote lush, beautiful underscore and to have this available is a treat. I only wish that we could get a more complete release of the original Around the World in 80 Days than the MCA re-recording which is pretty awful compared to the original tracks.

Agony and Ecstasy another great North score with a dollop of Goldsmith to sweeten the pie. As others have said, the Prologue is on the Box Set but that was limited to 1500 copies. I know that there are more Goldsmith fans out there than that! Besides, if all you own is the Box Set, you’re not getting to hear Alex North’s incredible score.

Viva Maria! / King Of Hearts are by Georges Delerue. I sometimes think that he is the Rodney Dangerfield of the soundtrack world as far as many American collectors go. Honestly, I haven’t heard a single note by this man that I haven’t enjoyed. He is romantic and melodic without being cloying. I would buy Delerue on name alone. It’s a shame that most of his work goes unheard in the US because he composed for far more European films.

Sheena is an unknown quantity for me, but it is the first one I ordered, primarily because of it’s limited print run and low price. I think it will sell out before the others and with my desire to get all the club releases; I’d rather pay 14.95 than 49.95. I did this with Piranha and never regretted it which surprised me with how much I enjoyed it. I’ve liked the other Richard Hartley scores I’ve heard so I may be in for another pleasant surprise.