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James Nelson and I have spent a LOT of time on the phone talking about this release and its sound - the original mixes are so clean-sounding and detailed with wonderful dynamic range and all that's lost with that extra-hot mastering - plus they added so much washy reverb to the choir (it needed some but boy did they go to extremes) that it actually created a slap-back effect and then also caused the orchestra to have that extra verb washed over it. When I heard the first test track of our new release my ears were extremely happy 
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This is good news, as that "slapback" is probably why I never really warmed to the score.
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I think Bruce said it was going to be announced Monday.
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Bruce SUPER SUPER cool!
Can't wait man! Many thanks
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As I said in the other thread, this score has never gotten its due - no, it's not the same as the original Poltergeist and that's a good thing because the film isn't the same as the original Poltergeist. Goldsmith's new music for II is just fantastic, but, as I said, the previous releases were what they were and the last of them, the long Varese, was just fatiguing to listen to and I truly believe that's why people never went back to it. It's not something you're conscious of when listening, but believe me that kind of thing plays with your unconscious.
Obviously no one can promise that if you're not fond of the score that you'll suddenly be fonder, but I'm hoping that will be the case - certainly it is for me. What's fascinating about the film itself, which I watched again before writing the liner notes, is that had Julian Beck not passed away in the middle of filming and things been hastily rewritten, changed and shortened (the film only runs eighty-three minutes without its end credits), this could have been just as good as the first film. Alas. But I have to say that what there is of Beck is one of the creepiest performances ever, and without aid of make-up or effects - just perfect casting.
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The history of POLTERGEIST II: THE OTHER SIDE soundtracks ...
1986: 30-minute vinyl from Intrada Records and Varese Sarabande
The Power / Late Call / The Smoke / The Worm / Reaching Out
1993: 55-minute Limited Edition from Intrada Reords
The Power / Where Are You? / The Gift / Late Call / They're Back / The Butterflies / Dental Problems
The Plan / The Smoke / The Worm and Vomit Creature / Back to Cuesta Verde / Reaching Out /
Carol Ann's Theme
2003: 60-Minute Deluxe Edition from Varese Sarabande
The Power / Things / The Mall / Late Call / They're Back / Butterflies / The Visitor / Wild Braces /
Leave Us Alone / The Smoke / Back to Cuesta Verde / Reaching Out / Carol Ann's Theme
2013: Kritzerland!
The unreleased tracks will probably be something like this:
The Past (after The Mall aka Where Are You) / The Dream (after The Gift) / Take Care (after They're Back) / The Bottle (after The Smoke)
With the extras, I am guessing the CD will be close to 80 mins.
-Rick O.
Your additional cue titles are all correct as they appear on the cue sheets except for what you call The Bottle - that's called The Drink. There are a few titles that will be different on our release - we've stuck strictly to the titles as the appear on the cue sheets - for example, there is no cue titled "They're Back" -
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When exactly is this beautiful music dropping?
Announcing Monday morning.
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