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But in reality it isn't about how big a film is/was... it's about rights, licensing, etc.
-Erik-
Truth!
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It should be noted that this is not simply the original OST with 4 bonus tracks appended to the end.
The ENTIRE CD has been remastered! The original CD was top of the line at the time of it's release but it is amazing what 20 years of advancement in technology can do!
You will note instruments you couldn't hear before in Opening Titles and Dennis Steals the Embryos, for example. Also of note is that Dennis Steals The Embryos no longer crossfades into A Tree For My Bed!
I think they re-built the entire album presentation from scratch from remastered recording session tracks, and didn't just remastered the original album master.
This really needs to be released on physical media or at least lossless downloads! Hopefully something is in the works.
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The codec apple used to encode sounds really good, honestly.
But yeah, hopefully it will show up on qobuz or HD Tracks soon if no physical release is forthcoming.
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Mar 27, 2013 - 11:46 AM
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SchiffyM
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I really don´t get it. Wouldn´t they want to sell it to as many customers as possible? Do they think outside the US there are no score fans?
You'd think so, but companies are dumb.
Does anybody here honestly believe that these companies are too clueless to understand that there are billions of potential buyers outside of North America?
Rights issues are real, and often tangled. Contracts on this one are two decades old, and all companies involved have changed hands. Rights for this may have been purchased in any number of ways, and what applied to the original album may not apply for this new release. Without seeing the contract, it's impossible to know. But the "if this, why not that?" argument doesn't really hold water, because every project is different (often not just the soundtrack contract differs, but the rights as divided up for the film, sometimes to secure financing in preproduction).
And the fact is, the studio or label may not know for sure what their rights are, and spending the time and money having their legal department sort it out may simply not be a priority -- not because they don't care, but because resources and time are finite, and other projects are much more lucrative or pressing.
I did a television show a few years ago where we wanted to license a song, and the company we believed to be the rights holder said to us "We know we own the CD rights to this recording, but we're not sure we own the right to license the song for you to perform on your show. And honestly, it will cost us more to have our lawyers research it than you can pay us for the song."
It's complicated. But it's not (generally) stupidity.
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The codec apple used to encode sounds really good, honestly.
But yeah, hopefully it will show up on qobuz or HD Tracks soon if no physical release is forthcoming.
It's not only about sounding good, it's also about having a near perfect copy of the source. With MP3, you are absolutely nowhere near it.
Here's hoping Qobuz or HDtracks can deliver!
They aren't being sold as mp3s though, these are Apple Audio Codec files in M4A containers. The bitrate is high and they sound really good, seriously.
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The best part about this release is that three of the four new tracks - Hungry Raptor, The Coming Storm, and The History Lesson - all contain music that went unused in the film, so has never even been heard before!
Hungry Raptor is one of Williams' craziest action tracks ever!
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Frankly, I'd be wary of judging anything lossy. The whole thing is compressed after all.
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