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#216633
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Idea: Titanic - with a John Williams Score mix...
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/216633/action/topic#216633
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Originally posted by: Craig Davidson
Many of you may think it is crazy, but look at it this way. James Cameron wanted to get John Williams to compose Titanic, and James Horner was selected because Williams was too busy working with Spielberg. So what I am saying is that this could be a look, or a reconstruction of what might have been, had Williams had been free to do the score for the movie. Don't believe me? Read "Titanic and the making of James Cameron", and you'll see what I mean.


Well, it's Williams music, yeah, but it's not John Williams Titanic soundtrack. It would be John William's Star Wars soundtrack that you listen to while watching Titanic.
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#215524
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JFK Soundtrack
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/215524/action/topic#215524
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Hey everyone. I'd like to use a song from John William's JFK soundtrack for a project that I'm doing. The only problem is, the soundtrack is OOP and since I recently had a bad experience with online retailers that I'm not anxious to repeat [edited] is there anyway that I could extract the music only from the DVD (IE, erasing all of the dialogue and sound effects)?

Thanks in advance!

:: No requesting copies of official retail media, OOP or otherwise. And definitely no offering of financial compensation for such copies!

- M
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#213947
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Why I'm not so worried anymore
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/213947/action/topic#213947
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Originally posted by: Invader Jenny
Originally posted by: ADigitalMan
Ben-Hur is even wider, so it will have thicker black bars in order to present the whole image.


Wasn't Ben-Hur like the widest movie ever shot? They even had a special camera built just for one scene? Or was that Lawrence of Arabia? I donno.


One of them... Ben-Hur is I believe around 2.76:1. Lawrence of Arabia was actually not as wide as Star Wars or LOTR, around 2.20:1. I don't know about a special camera, but I know Lean used a 482mm lens to photograph Omar Sharif's entrance (those who have seen the film know what I mean).
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#211693
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Info Wanted: Legal implications of the OOT DVDs
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/211693/action/topic#211693
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Just from my own college-student idiotic point of view (I live in a bubble for Christs' sakes)... wouldn't it be good if they came in against us? I mean, that would bring this story much more to the front pages. I'm sure the MPAA has people in it that are fans of the original trilogy. I'm sure if we presented our case well, we could easily make Lucas look like an oppresive dictator impeaching on his own fans.
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#209964
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Why all the negative coments about george lucas?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/209964/action/topic#209964
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There is nothing wrong with changing your movie, and playing around with "what could have been." What is not okay is when you completely neglect the original film, the film that made it what it is. Even if the new cut is better than the original, it is wrong to simply cast out the original, which is exacly what Lucas is doing. Yes, he is releasing the originals, but it seems to more like Lucasfilm did, and Lucas just begrudgingly gave permission (as his quotes suggest). I have very little respect for a man who doesn't respect his own work.
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#208484
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John William's Opinion on the Special Editions
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/208484/action/topic#208484
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Originally posted by: Z6PO
But what about Stanley Kubrick who intended some of his movies (Full Metal Jacket, for example, and maybe The Shining) to be shown in widescreen in theaters and in fullscreen on video?!


They were shown in theaters in widescreen because at the time, most theaters couldn't show 4:3 stuff. He always intended them to be fullframe though.

And the intended versions of BTTF are the widescreen versions. I don't know how much clearer I can make it.
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#208257
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John William's Opinion on the Special Editions
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/208257/action/topic#208257
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Originally posted by: BountyHunter
Originally posted by: Gaffer Tape
You see, the BTTF movies were shot in an open matte ratio. Rather than being filmed in a 1.88:1 ratio, they were filmed in Academy (and TV) standard 1.33:1 with the top and bottom cropped for theatrical release.



So wait just a second...the full screen presentation shows MORE of the movie than the widescreen presentation? So this is one of the very few cases where it's better to have full screen.


The only case where it's better to have fullscreen is in cases where it was shot in, and intended to be shown in fullscreen. The fact that it was shot in fullscreen does not mean that was what was meant to be shown. For a great example... check out A Fish Called Wanda. In the widescreen version, John Cleese is naked while talking to the family, making it, well, FUNNY. In the fullscreen version, you can see he's clearly wearing pants.

You should watch films in whatever the director intends. In the case of BTTF, you should get the widescreen versions.

And yes, you have a bad copy of the discs.
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#208038
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John William's Opinion on the Special Editions
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/208038/action/topic#208038
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Originally posted by: BountyHunter
My BTTF disks don't say V2...can anyone point out a goofed scene, so I know if my DVDs are tainted or not?


Well, pretty much every scene in II and III is misframed, but for a specific instance, watch the scene in II where Doc size adjusts Marty's jacket. If you can't see him pressing the button, you have the misframed editions.
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#207410
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Info: The LID Project: Laserdisc is dead.
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/207410/action/topic#207410
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Originally posted by: Crappy_Logo_Productions
Congratulations ocp. You've just earned a free vacation from the boards.


WAIT, WAIT, WAIT!

Did you seriously just ban OCP from the boards because he doesn't agree with you?

I know I haven't been around here for years like some people but what the f*** man? Is that fair to ban someone because you don't agree that he thinks DVD is better quality then laserdisc? Look I really don't have a lot of pull around here but who the hell are you to ban someone because they don't agree with your precious XO Project?


No, he temporalily banned him because of his odd sense of humor and the way he was treating everyone. I don't really care personally, as I have a similar style of personality and I know that OCP wasn't really intending to offend anyone.
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#205766
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Star Wars Original Trilogy had 'it', but 'it' is hard to explain.
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/205766/action/topic#205766
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Well, as far as the first Star Wars goes, it was the typical "Hero's Journey," as identified by Joseph Campbell. It is a damsel in distress, a young boy who sets out to get her (one we can all relate too), the rogue, and of course, the infamous villian. It's a classic tale retold with brilliant special effects and witty dialogue.

That being said, it's very hard to say what makes a movie "good." I'd go further with this but I have Econ on my brain much more than Star Wars at this point (school is ruining my college experience).