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Actually I think Joe is comparing the LaLa Land to the old Varese version of the Decca album...and, he's right. The music does go on longer, but then, that track was an Alfred Newman re-recording of the score, so it's a slightly different beast...
That Decca cue is the same length, about 1.40, as the film soundtrack and the isolated score on the Twilight Time Blu-ray. So, as I said in the other thread, the original Decca recording is essential for completists 
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Actually I think Joe is comparing the LaLa Land to the old Varese version of the Decca album...and, he's right. The music does go on longer, but then, that track was an Alfred Newman re-recording of the score, so it's a slightly different beast...
That Decca cue is the same length, about 1.40, as the film soundtrack and the isolated score on the Twilight Time Blu-ray. So, as I said in the other thread, the original Decca recording is essential for completists
Not to mention, beautifully performed and not bad sounding for its age, in its old Varese CD incarnation. For some reason that particular cue has stuck in my mind since way back in the early 60s when I first heard the Decca LP, so I have to say that in this particular, at least, the Decca re-recording has one on the resurrected original score cues. I love all of these releases and am happy to have them in my collection (though I did trade off my FSM single-disc release when the 2-disc Varese came out).
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I just took the track from the Stromberg re-recording (track 10) and adjusted the tempi in different sections to almost perfectly match the LaLa track. (The first 24 seconds @ 75%, then from approximately 1:00 [I forget the exact time] at 85%, which gives a total time of 1:44). I think it matches pretty well. It seems you can have either the originial recording or the full cue, but probably not both.
Otherwise, I think the new release is excellent.
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Herrmann's manuscript score indicates the cue length as 1:42. The fade out occurs before the ending with the strings and low harp notes. I noticed th fade out last night as I listened to the score, didn't remember how it was in the original FSM CD or Varese releases. I have the 2CD Varese release, the Benny box set release, and the old release of that old Decca LP (the re-recording).
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