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Sep 14, 2013 - 11:33 AM
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MKRUltra
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So how much music is exactly missing from Fight the Future? I see a lot of interest in an expanded release, but this particular score leaves me a bit cold. I Want to Believe is phenomenal, on the other hand and is the apogee of Snow's X-files work, IMHO. Chris. There is at least ten minutes of material left off, including rescored bits for the Antarctica finale when M&S are crawling through the Antarctic ship's exhaust tunnel trying to escape the aliens, and the entire fantastic cue for the final scene with the helicopter flying over the dunes and the reveal of the corn hives relocated to the Tunisian desert. I love IWTB as well, but FTF is definitely a superior score to my mind -- it was his first major film, and he really gave it his all. Every cue is beautifuly written, and the action scenes are complex and thrilling. Even if you can easily identify what the film was temped with, Snow reworks the temp track inspirations into some amazing cues that are entirely his own style, like "Corn Copters".
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Sep 15, 2013 - 7:11 PM
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adamtrons
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So far, I'm loving this set and I'm so grateful for it’s release. As Cvalda said, we get a generous amount of “the spooky ascending piano arpeggios” which are a pleasure to listen to. The electronic and stereo effects of “The Eyes Don’t Lie” actually startled me a bit when I first heard it, so that was fun. I wish there had been music from the episode “Max”, but maybe on Volume 3. I have only finished listening to Disc 1, so can't comment on 3-4 yet. I would like to request someone’s help in answering a question for me. On Disc 1, Track 19 “Hypothermia” at 18-19 seconds in I hear a zap or scratch sound (a flaw). It’s not that big of a deal, just slightly annoying. I’m wondering if the issue is with the recording itself or if it’s problem with my disc? If it’s the recording, I’ll let it go but if it’s the disc, I may need to see if there is a flaw with it (I did see a shiny spec on the disc) I was very careful to handle it only from the edges, so it's clean. Thanks!
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Sep 15, 2013 - 7:51 PM
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MKRUltra
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I would like to request someone’s help in answering a question for me. On Disc 1, Track 19 “Hypothermia” at 18-19 seconds in I hear a zap or scratch sound (a flaw). It’s not that big of a deal, just slightly annoying. I’m wondering if the issue is with the recording itself or if it’s problem with my disc? If it’s the recording, I’ll let it go but if it’s the disc, I may need to see if there is a flaw with it (I did see a shiny spec on the disc) I was very careful to handle it only from the edges, so it's clean. Thanks! Don't worry, it's on mine and at least one other person here's disc. I think it's a source flaw. It lasts barely a second at any rate. Enjoying the set but Snow's use of the creepy piano/woodwind stinger from the opening of Jurassic Park's "T-Rex Rescue and Finale" drives me nuts every time I hear it. Ah, but he makes it his own, though! It's one of the signature sounds of the series's score for me, the way he warps it electronically and finds so many ways to use it.
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Sep 15, 2013 - 8:52 PM
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wes3inPA
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QUOTE from first poster: "I'm sad that the first cue of Dr. Aurlinsky and Babcock climbing to the cave and discovering the EBE frozen in the ice wasn't included; however, practically every other bit of the score after that is represented, and that's where the meat of this episode transfixes the listener. ...." Agreed. I was very much hoping the first part of the score, where Aurlinsky and Babcock climb, had been included as well. But, again, a great set of CDs. Some hopes for the future: 1) I had very much hoped the opening of Gethsemane (the bee-sting sequence) had been included ... there is an aspect to that sequence that recalls for me the mysterious essence of The X-Files; 2) I like the cue from 8x02 (Without) when Scully tracks Gibson in the desert and would like to see that included if there is another release; and 3) rather than 8x21 (though good tracks on the current set), I would have liked 8x20 (Essence), the very end in which there is a chase scene involving the super soldier Billy Miles; great sequence there. Further reactions to this CD set, though, are positive and thankful for the set! I disagree a bit with the one comment above about CD 2. I love having Eaten by Light without the narrative from the earlier release ... and most of the other Soft Light material is very good. And the Herrenvolk sequence is very good, even if it doesn't have the bee-sting sequence. All in all, very pleased. Thank you again, LLL.
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Don't worry, it's on mine and at least one other person here's disc. I think it's a source flaw. It lasts barely a second at any rate. Thanks Cvalda. I somehow feel better knowing it's a source flaw and that I didn't just have bad luck with a defect on my disc. I hope that makes sense. It’s only a second, so I can deal with it. Thank you for answering my question! Same here, I noticed it as well. I do believe these artifacts or glitches are from the source and not disc errors. I've noticed in particular on disc 3 that some of the quieter passages have some crackling and popping. I should note I'm listening with a pair of Sennheiser Studio Monitor headphones. In regards to the booklet, which I've very much enjoyed reading along to, there is a typo on pg. 26, I believe. 'Track 7. Thawed' instead of 'Track 7: Thawed' and on the 5th sentence, the time 3:51 is mentioned twice by mistake. Should be 4:51. Apart from that, I am very happy with Vol. 2. Just finished disc 3 tonight, and tomorrow I'll finish my play through. I would have liked more material from Grotesque but I can't complain, I've been pleasantly surprised on more than one occasion so far with Vol. 2.
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