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Star Wars Music Video May 3
The Dude wrote in to
send us This Press Release
that says there will be an MTV Music Video Premiere for
John Williams 'Duel of the Fates' track from the Prequels
and performed by the LSO. The video will feature as yet
unseen footage from the film. They're pre ordering the
CD over at CDNOW for
shipment also on May 3. Yummy.
Hey, some Gimp put up a mirror of the Phantom Menace soundtrack (11 out of the 16 or more tracks). It's AMAZING! You'll wet your panties listening to this. Can't wait to buy it Monday.
SPOILER REVIEW
They say the delay is because the movie is getting voice-over's in some european countries. Well, it is not getting any in my country. We have subtitling here in Sweden, and the original sound retained. Subtitling the whole movie wouldn't take more than a few days of work...
Well, now THIS gives me a reason to win the geekworld contest... Too bad I have no place to mirror the site where I have enough bandwidth.
Exactly. Most soundtracks are just songs that bands have already released and really don't have much to do with the movie, but the Star Wars music is composed for the movie. Hearing the music for the first time is an experience that should be combined with watching the movie in the case of Star Wars, for most movies though it doesn't matter.
Definatly not Opera, but I think it's actually more Symphonic. Choral music is by definition religous in nature, and although there seems to be a religon of sorts here I don't think it really applies.
I don't especially like either type of music, except when its the background music for a war or light saber fight ;-)
I disagree. There is a big difference between knowing what the plot is, and actually SEEING the movie.
Not best starwars movie. "Best movie of all time"
Well, Slashdot inserted a space, or I did. Just remove the space in the link (between the b's)
Click on the slashdot link to CDNOW. Add the CD to your shopping cart. Then click on this link. It will take you to CDnow, but with a $10 off coupon for any purchase over $15. The good thing is that they way CDNow works, you should still be counting as having linked from Slashdot. (the cookie should still say Slashdot and won't expire for 2 hours) Unfortunately (well, just for this; not for most people, they've lowered the price of the PM soundtrack to $13.28, which means this won't work unless you buy something else. Anybody know anything that costs $2 at CDNow?
All this starwars stuff is amazing. My only question is if TPM will be great enough to displace Empire as the "Greatest Movie of All Time" or not.
"New videos from Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, Missy Elliott, R. Kelly, Jennifer Lopez and Will
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Smith are all set to premiere on the channel. Kicking off the premieres is ``Duel of the Fates'' from Star Wars: Episode 1-The Phantom Menace..."
One of these things is not like the others...
You write from your own point of view. I ADORE John Williams' music, and I'd buy his CD even if it wasn't for a Star Wars movie, or a movie.
Who cares if the movie isn't out? It's damn good music, Williams is one of the best composers alive today. Heck, he redefined in the 70's what a soundtrack should be like!
Patrix.
John Williams was simply the worst thing that could have ever happened to the Boston Symphony. Since the musicians in the BSO have to serve in the Boston Pops, they had to deal with John Williams and his musical pablum. In fact I distinctly remember at Williams' last July 4th Pops Concert, the Pops committed mutiny on him for the encore. I hope that Arthur Fiedler is resting much more comfortably in his grave now that the baton is again in capable hands.
While John Williams was still struting back up to the rostrum for the encore, the Pops Orchestra started without him. As someone who used to play in the pit, I knew this was the ultimate disrespect to a conductor. Basically telling the audience that the orchestra felt as if the conductor provided nothing to the equation. But if you are looking for a score for a Dudley Do-Right/Snidley Whiplash epic motion picture, John Williams is your guy.
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I am SO sick of hearing everone where I work, and everyone where I go to school talk about "Star Wars This", and "Star Wars That". Heh, Damn the hype already. DAMN IT!
(Please don't flame me, I'm just sick of the incredible mountains of hype over this movie.)
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I know the music doesn't really tell the story, but that's exactly my point: The story isn't all there is to Star Wars. The FEEL is such an integral part of the Star Wars experience.
I agree wholeheartedly. The Star Wars music is great, but no small part of its greatness comes from the the association with the subject matter.
When I listen to my Star Wars music, my mind just flows over to the Star Wars Universe again. Without the associations, the music won't be as powerful. This is another reason I'll be waiting till after I see the movie to buy the soundtrack. (Or better yet.. I'll order the sountrack to time its arrival with the day after I see the movie...)
It's choral music, not opera music. Big difference. I'm not a fan of opera music, but I love choral stuff.
Of course, you have the right to dislike BOTH types of music, as you evidently do, and I have absolutely no problem with that.
I doubt it. From the look of the trailers, Phantom looks to me more like Jedi than Empire. It seems to have a lot of action with some character stuff, as opposed to the enormous focus on character in Empire.
I have to say I'm REEEEEEALLY looking forward to eps 2 and 3, which I think will have some truly great story-telling (in addition to even better fx). I mean, as we all know, Episode 3 will end on a down-note (Vader's "birth").. Even Empire's sad ending was false because we knew Jedi was coming along.. But this will be a REAL sad ending!
Can you elaborate on this mutiny? What exactly happened?
It's weird.. I'm a spoiler junkie who has already read plot synopses of the film..
But yet, I think the soundtrack would be too much of a spoiler. The plot is just a general outline.. But the music is an integral part of the film experience, ESPECIALLY in a Star Wars movie. I think it would take away from watching the movie for the first time in a way that knowing the plot would not.
I wonder if anyone else feels this way?
Am I the only person who couldn't really give a damn about opera music (even if it is from Star Wars)??
FINALLY, when I play a starwars game, I won't have to listen to the same old tunes. I love starwars as much as the next guy, but its about damn time some new starwars music got thrown into the mix.
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Am I the only one that thinks that they should've waited one more day and release it on "Star Wars Day"? For those of you who haven't already copped it, I'm talking about May the Fourth (be with you).
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The RIAA thinks that MP3s will be the death of the industry and are a bad thing.
MP3 pundits and supporters think that MP3 will fundamentally change the industry, but will not hamper or harm it.
Lucas makes some really awesome products.
Give that the MP3s of the Phantom Menace are out, and will probably flood the internet before the CDs get kicked into the mainstream channels, this is the true test of what the MP3 will do to the industry:
Will Lucas sell a tremendous amount of CDs despite everyone having heard it?
I think so. I agree with the RIAA that the death of the industry as it stands is emminent, because it isn't the right way to do things.
People will listen to the music, be in awe, and go to buy the CDs...
Lucas will not lose money...
In the end, only people who produce good products will make money, and bands/artist/distributors cannot get away with mediocre goods.
Maybe I'm being too simplistic though?
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You know.... I liked the original Star Wars series and everything, and want to see these new ones, but getting excited about the sound track to a movie that isnt released seems kind of odd... If the same music was released and didnt have anything to do with star wars... i dont think you kids would be clammering to get a copy... i mean, its symphony music for gods sakes... not exactly something that you cant find elsewhere. get a grip already and just wait for the movie to come out. Part of the fun in listening to the sound track is that you know the story and can play it out in your head, but the music alone for a movie that isnt out yet... thats just odd kids...
nuff said
While I'm not a williams fan, IMO he did write a sensational score for the original SW movies. I mean Darth Vadors theme is incredible, as well as the major SW theme. But his other work tends to be a bit flowery and simplistic ( I tend to occasionally think of him in the same catagory as John Tesh). But thats just me ;-)
Great. I just had to read the track listing because you mentioned it. Oh well... :|
Sorry about that... I was worried about the "DON'T TOUCH THE RED BUTTON" effect. Hope it didn't affect too many other poor souls, though.
@#$%!!! I've carefully avoided all the prerelease speculation and spoilers up 'till now. I thought it would be innocent enough to peek... but the soundtrack track listing at CDNow turned out to contain *major* plot twists. Avoid my mistake! Grrrrrr....
Can't wait to get that cd and see the movie!
"I don't like this deep shit about crazy crap"
S*@# could those track titles be any more destructive? Apart from being un-original, they are the biggest plot spoilers I've ever seen.
Warning!!! DO NOT READ TRACK TITLES - unless you can't wait till May 19th.
Does anyone else feel this way?
The mp3's of the soundtrack are out and spreading like wildfire. Go to #slashdot on the /. irc network - irc.slashdot.org and ask around there.
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