I always find those little things - orchestra noises, etc. - enjoyable about specific recordings. I do understand how sometimes they can be distracting - if you notice em once, you ALWAYS notice em - but that always interests me more than annoys me, personally.
I always find those little things - orchestra noises, etc. - enjoyable about specific recordings. I do understand how sometimes they can be distracting - if you notice em once, you ALWAYS notice em - but that always interests me more than annoys me, personally.
Yep. On the original Jaws LP, there was a moment you could here one of the musicians' chairs creek, and what sounded like a bow hitting the side of a violin or cello neck. I forget which cue.
In the case of "Can You Read My Mind," since it's a pop version of the cue, the bass guitar slap doesn't bother me, and feels right for that arrangement.
I wouldn't mind the "room noise" of one of Williams' bodyguards throwing one of The Towner's FSM stalkers through a window, just so long as it means we're getting a 40th anniversary edition of Superman: the Movie. I don't know why anyone here would be opposed to such a release, unless it's to "protect" their Superman Box "investment."
I too have been holding out for a 1978 Superman-only release (still have The Rhino set as well). I’m not interested in the other contents of the Blue Box, besides the new Williams themes for Superman IV.
...but still, even though it is not a manufacturing issue... it does not sound like that "slap" of the bass guitar is something us listeners should NOT be hearing... even when I was 10 years old - that "slap" always ruined the magic of the piece. I use to record it from the TV, that is how I know it is also heard in the film. (and it is also in the instrumental versions).=
It's emphatically coming from the music itself. It's not a 'glitch'. Is it a mistake? Probably. But it's how it was recorded.
¶ I also would be very happy if a label could release a standalone Superman: The Movie by John Williams. I keep on listening to my Rhino double CD set. What a fabulous and vibrant score! Some tracks make a veiled reference to the orchestrations of Bernard Herrmann.
¶ Apart from the main theme, some magnificent tracks speak for themselves: "The Planet Krypton" "The Trip to Earth" "The Fortress of Solitude" "The Big Rescue"
This is the only score I ever quintuple-dipped on:
- Double LP set - Warner CD (incomplete LP program) - Rhino 2-CD set - Varese RSNO 2-CD set - Blue Box
And I've kept everything. The combined liner notes are substantial! I didn't buy literally everything there was; I never got the Japanese CD with the entire LP program.
But I have all three versions of the film on Blu-ray:
- 143 minute Theatrical version - 151 minute Expanded edition - 188 minute TV edition
No other film or score in my collection is so lavishly covered.
This is the only score I ever quintuple-dipped on:
- Double LP set - Warner CD (incomplete LP program) - Rhino 2-CD set - Varese RSNO 2-CD set - Blue Box
And I've kept everything. The combined liner notes are substantial! I didn't buy literally everything there was; I never got the Japanese CD with the entire LP program.
But I have all three versions of the film on Blu-ray:
- 143 minute Theatrical version - 151 minute Expanded edition - 188 minute TV edition
No other film or score in my collection is so lavishly covered.
No other film or score in my collection is so lavishly covered.
Not even TITANIC?!
Well, I do have a boatload of Titanic-related CDs and DVDs, and the Cameron film on Blu-ray, but not all of the material is Cameron-Horner. A lot is from other dramas and documentaries.
Make sure you buy the 40th anniversary edition too...should the damned thing ever get a release.
P.S. Zap's Superman score collection always makes me laugh due to the blatant omission of Zimmer's MAN OF STEEL. In fact, it's one of my all-time favorite posts. LOL
Zap's Superman score collection always makes me laugh due to the blatant omission of Zimmer's MAN OF STEEL. In fact, it's one of my all-time favorite posts. LOL
Thanks! I actually do have the 2-disc edition, the one where Disc 2 is the 28-minute sketchbook. But I have a much greater attachment to the Williams.
Zap's Superman score collection always makes me laugh due to the blatant omission of Zimmer's MAN OF STEEL. In fact, it's one of my all-time favorite posts. LOL
Thanks! I actually do have the 2-disc edition, the one where Disc 2 is the 28-minute sketchbook. But I have a much greater attachment to the Williams.
I would continue to enjoy the Williams score had my previous Rhino 2-disc set not become defective. On a related note, I have had several Warner Brothers DVDs--those manufactured between roughly 1999-2005--cease to function.
Hans' Sketchbook is magnificent, as is the entirety of the score.
Zap's Superman score collection always makes me laugh due to the blatant omission of Zimmer's MAN OF STEEL. In fact, it's one of my all-time favorite posts. LOL
Thanks! I actually do have the 2-disc edition, the one where Disc 2 is the 28-minute sketchbook. But I have a much greater attachment to the Williams.
I would continue to enjoy the Williams score had my previous Rhino 2-disc set not become defective. On a related note, I have had several Warner Brothers DVDs--those manufactured between roughly 1999-2005--cease to function.
Hans' Sketchbook is magnificent, as is the entirety of the score.
Thankfully I finally got around to importing 95% of my CD collection into my computer. So if a CD rots I still have the music.
It's funny to me reading about people being distracted by room noise or any other incidental or accidental sound in music. It's a good thing most FSMers don't like jazz, especially live recordings. In those, one can hear nightclub patrons chattering ("I still like him!"), a cash register ringing up a sale, glasses clinking, and even a coin rattling on a table.*
*All heard in 1961's Sunday at the Village Vanguard by the Bill Evans Trio.
