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Post: #104428
Topic: Anakin's fall - did it really need three films or could it have been done in one?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/104428/action/topic#104428
Time: 6-May-2005 1:45 PM

I think three is good...as there is more leading up to the OT than just Anakin's fall...the rise of the Emperor...etc.

However...I do think the first two could have been a lot better.

Post: #103959
Topic: STAR WARS: Symphony for a Saga
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103959/action/topic#103959
Time: 4-May-2005 10:24 AM

I'm looking for editors that can help cut video to this symphony...especially since I wasn't thrilled with the "Musical Journey" disc. Let me know if you are interested, please.

Post: #103668
Topic: Revenge of the Sith Soundtrack
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103668/action/topic#103668
Time: 3-May-2005 11:30 AM

Here is a transcript of the review I gave at JWFan.Net last night:

"Star Wars: A Musical Journey" isn't really quite fair.

"Star Wars: A Collection of Self-Contained Music Videos that have NO REAL Narrative Save a FEW Threads and Ian McDiarmid's Introductions that ALMOST Come Close to Maybe Making This Collection a Cohesive Work" would have made a much better title....I mean...it wouldn't be misleading.

It is an interesting watch, but most of the scenes shown in most of the videos are a jumble mess of images, and some poorly cut. I have no problem if, for example: "A Narrow Escape" is going to combine many narrow escapes from many of the films cut to "The Asteroid Field"...just don't have the intro talk exclusively about TESB's narrow escape...at least warn me I'll see the asteroid chase from AOTC. OR, if "A Daring Rescue" is going to show many daring rescues, don't hype the Death Star escape and make me watch Leia rescue Han from carbonite while listening to the lament for Obi-Wan just before "TIE Attack". Further, someone explain how "A Sanctuary Moon" has anything to do with the Gungan battle from TPM being set to "The Forest Battle Concert Suite"...I mean really.

This is frustrating...especially since I was expecting a "Musical Journey" through the Saga. The narrative, while slightly dry...yields the impression that the forthcoming videography in chronological in documenting the story. Worse than disappointment are the few moments where the editors show they could have in fact done just that. The concluding two videos ("A Life Redeemed" and "A New Day Dawns"), in particular, illustrate that a cohesive storytelling effort would have been magical...and ultimately more successful.

Thankfully...this is only a freebie...not a hyped release, doomed for disappointment.

What I'll do is take this as inspiration and ask for people's help in cutting video to my SYMPHONY FOR A SAGA...in order to create the ultimate musical journey. Check out what I'm interested in doing at http://musicofstarwars.tripod.com.

Thanks...T - OUT!

Post: #103202
Topic: New rumor - Hayden to dub over James Earl Jones for future SW DVDS!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103202/action/topic#103202
Time: 30-Apr-2005 12:17 PM

Oh F*CK no...

If Vader is voiced by Hayden in the final film....(I tollerated the teaser)...Lucas has fallen even further off the apple tree than I ever thought possible.

Post: #103196
Topic: Info: IMAX cut of AOTC.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103196/action/topic#103196
Time: 30-Apr-2005 10:08 AM

I actually liked TPM...hell I saw it 18 times in the theatre....I liked that it was different and surprising...I just thought the acting and directing left something to be desired. I was willing to swallow quite a bit of stuff and wait to see how it panned out...like the prophecy and midichlorians...

In AOTC I thought the story was worse, the script was worse, the directing was worse...I still can't stand the Dexter's Diner scene, Jango is stupid, Mace has the worst lines of the saga (Even worse than Jar Jar), the tracked TPM music was infuriating, the Arena concept is just plain gay, the CGI was irritating (mainly the clonetroopers and bad looking sunset at the end made it look like a cartoon), the love story is impossible to buy, the supposed mystery was solved in 5 minutes when Padme suspects Count Dooku, the duel was extremely short...and I think Yoda went over the top...the icing on the cake was the Death Star subplot...it just pissed me off because why would it take twenty plus years to build when the second one, which is bigger takes only four??? Don't even get me started on Shmi staying alive for a convenient MONTH just so she could die in Anakin's arms....HORRIBLE.

Finally...it seemed Lucas did away with the midichlorian thing....something I wanted to see pan out instead of just hanging there.

One constant between the two was that the humor is just stupid and infantile...especially the fecal jokes and Threepio droid factory subplot (Which has the worst CGI in the saga, btw...)

Sorry didn't mean to rant.

Post: #103192
Topic: Info: IMAX cut of AOTC.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103192/action/topic#103192
Time: 30-Apr-2005 9:48 AM

No...it didn't improve things. It made the love story even more condensed and even less believable. I forget which scenes were cut though....I think Anakin riding that dumb ass thing was cut...but something more was missing...maybe the floating fruit thing.

I'm still of the opinion that AOTC was worse than TPM.

Post: #103189
Topic: Info: IMAX cut of AOTC.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103189/action/topic#103189
Time: 30-Apr-2005 9:32 AM

It had a lot of little bits cut out. One that sticks out is the whole Palpatine office scene in the beginning right after Queen Amidala's ship was hit was cut....it goes right into Obi and Ani in the elevator...

There were quite a few other cuts....but man...that was three years ago. I just remember thinking...boy this is a waste to pay so much freakin' money and see 25 minutes less and watch it at 4:3 instead of 2:35:1.

I will NEVER see another feature cut to shit at IMAX. Its a waste of time and money.

Post: #103184
Topic: Revenge of the Sith Soundtrack
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103184/action/topic#103184
Time: 30-Apr-2005 9:20 AM

FYI for those who haven't heard and are opposed to downloading:

AOL is sponsering a virtual listening party for the ROTS soundtrack, and it's online now:

AOL REVENGE OF THE SITH VIRTUAL LISTENING PARTY

It's pretty good quality, too!

Post: #103055
Topic: STAR WARS: Symphony for a Saga
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103055/action/topic#103055
Time: 29-Apr-2005 10:18 AM

Quote
Originally posted by: MeBeJedi
No disrespect towards you, but I won't be downloading disc 1.

That's too bad...I think it is the better sounding disc.

Post: #103048
Topic: STAR WARS: Symphony for a Saga
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103048/action/topic#103048
Time: 29-Apr-2005 9:50 AM

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Originally posted by: MeBeJedi
Bad: They are MP3's (oh well )

Firstly...I used a 192k rip of AOTC since I don't have that. (When it came out I didn't have the money...and I've been looking for the poster cover bonus track for ages now...should've just dropped the cash when it came out)

Secondly, ROTS is from a bad 256k rip with lots of pops and scratches...

When those two are fixed and I see what the bonus tracks for ROTS are like I'll update the prequel track and make FLAC available.

Post: #103036
Topic: Lucas responsible for new trend in movie making
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103036/action/topic#103036
Time: 29-Apr-2005 9:12 AM

There have actually been a lot of movies shot in digital...especially smaller independent films...however, those digital cameras aren't near the quality Lucas or Singer used.

Post: #103019
Topic: STAR WARS: Symphony for a Saga
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103019/action/topic#103019
Time: 29-Apr-2005 7:38 AM

No problem...glad I could help!

Post: #103011
Topic: STAR WARS: Symphony for a Saga
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103011/action/topic#103011
Time: 29-Apr-2005 6:24 AM

did you try using winrar?

No one else seems to be having this problem.

Post: #102957
Topic: STAR WARS: Symphony for a Saga
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/102957/action/topic#102957
Time: 28-Apr-2005 7:29 PM

What file type? They should all be .zip files.

Post: #102845
Topic: STAR WARS: Symphony for a Saga
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/102845/action/topic#102845
Time: 28-Apr-2005 11:21 AM

The links still seem to work for me....youshareit has unlimited downloads.

http://musicofstarwars.tripod.com

Post: #102716
Topic: STAR WARS: Symphony for a Saga
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/102716/action/topic#102716
Time: 27-Apr-2005 4:16 PM

Personally...the concert version of Leia's theme is my favorite...so its there to stay. Leia's theme is all over ANH...and I think she is the pivital character since it is her "messege" that puts thing into action...thats why her theme comes first.

Secondly on the end of the PT...there is no easy way to end that Force cue with music from ROTS...but I also view the bits at the end as uplifting and the creation of the rebellion. Perhaps I'll be able to find a way to do that (Which is what I wanted originally) sometime in the future.

I'm also planning to expand the PT disc when full scores are available in 2006 (which gets a maybe from Senior Rick at C3).

If anything, I may consider combining the Ewok Parade and The Forest Battle somehow.

As far as rough transitions, which ones are you referring to. What I consider rough may not be what other people consider rough.

Someone on another board gave me crap for cutting up and re-ordering the Battle of Yavin track, which is funny because it feels more like a concert variation.

I agree that there are some rough transitions in both discs that still need some attention.

Post: #102708
Topic: STAR WARS: Symphony for a Saga
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/102708/action/topic#102708
Time: 27-Apr-2005 3:28 PM

Thanks for the glowing compliments.

I like the prequel disc too...but I think its because we are unattached to the music, meaning we don't think of individual scenes when we listen to it and we can let our imagination run wild. That is what makes the PT disc so enjoyable, no matter how long it is.

Thanks a lot!

Post: #102507
Topic: STAR WARS: Symphony for a Saga
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/102507/action/topic#102507
Time: 26-Apr-2005 4:38 PM

NICE...covers.

I like the idea on the front...and LOVE the back. Do you have a higher res of that poster for the back? It'd make a great desktop!!

Thanks!

Post: #102415
Topic: STAR WARS: Symphony for a Saga
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/102415/action/topic#102415
Time: 25-Apr-2005 11:20 PM

There is no way those links were all used up. Someone removed them on purpose. Can someone give me a hosting option?

If people are downloading...and that is a hell of a lot of people in the last five hours...I would really appreciate hearing something on the board as far as feedback goes.

EDIT: New links are now up! If anyone has a solution for perm hosting...please let me know.

Post: #102395
Topic: STAR WARS: Symphony for a Saga
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/102395/action/topic#102395
Time: 25-Apr-2005 6:51 PM

Wow...thanks for the glowing compliment. Consider this my gift to SW Fans everywhere who love the music as much as I do.

Glad you liked it so much!!

Post: #102385
Topic: STAR WARS: Symphony for a Saga
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/102385/action/topic#102385
Time: 25-Apr-2005 5:42 PM

The prequel disc is shorter because there is more unreleased music. TPM is especially short because I cut all thematic reference to gungans and omitted some of the action cues that have been reused ad nauseam like "Anakin Defeats Sebulba"...I hate that cue.

Secondly...I was trying to only use thematic references sparingly. For example I used Duel of the Fates once in TPM instead of echoing it over and over again. This was a lot harder to do in the OT because themes are echoed OVER and OVER.

Ultimately...the OT has more memorable cues and certainly more (and better) concert suites. Leia's Theme, Imperial March, Yoda's Theme, Parade of the Ewoks, Luke and Leia's theme, and the Forest battle are presented uncut and make up the bulk of the time difference. Across the Stars is basically split in two with a little bit missing from the middle, I think...Duel of the Fates was trimmed because I find the stop/start nature of that concert suite annoying as all get out. Battle of the Heroes is only missing the very beginning because the edit worked so nicely with "Enter Lord Vader". Anakin's theme is also presented uncut.

If I had the same quality and quantity of concert suites...the PT disc would be longer. I wanted to add the Flag Parade...but couldn't find the right place for it...and it seemed to detract from the story.

The prequel disc will be re-edited when full scores are available for each.

As far as flow...I don't think you've listened to it yet...right?

The PT disc is much better than the OT because the scores were so much harder to edit because Williams was working with a locked film and transitions were hard to get around, whereas the PT films were given a much more open-ended feeling that allowed me to cut more effectively.

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As for LOTR...that's a good idea...but the score certainly doesn't speak to me as much.

Post: #102373
Topic: STAR WARS: Symphony for a Saga
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/102373/action/topic#102373
Time: 25-Apr-2005 4:50 PM

Heck yeah...I completely agree.

Did you check this out?

Post: #102351
Topic: STAR WARS: Symphony for a Saga
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/102351/action/topic#102351
Time: 25-Apr-2005 2:31 PM

With the completion of REVENGE OF THE SITH and its soundtrack release, we are very close to having a complete collection of all the music scored for the films. Hopefully that will happen in the next few years with expanded releases of the last two films and a revised expanded score for Episode I.

To tie everyone over...I have undertaken the challenge of combining the existing scores into a one single compilation entitled: STAR WARS: Symphony for a Saga. This collection is a musical journey captured on a two disc album. Through a total of 150 edits and 50 individual tracks, this collection tells the tale of Anakin's fall, his redemption by his children, and the galaxy's fight against the shroud of the Dark Side. Each film is condensed into a suite ranging from 18 - 30 minutes. Tracks are blended together in an effort to give it a concert feel from the opening fanfare to the finale...yielding an incredible listening experience.

Reactions have been wonderful at other forums (KMC Forums & JWFAN.NET), and with the recent completion of the OT disc...I thought I'd share it with everyone here.

For a limited time only, this two disc album is available for download, here: http://musicofstarwars.tripod.com.

Please post your feedback on the board after you listen, or even during if you like!

Thanks...

Post: #100465
Topic: Revenge of the Sith Soundtrack
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/100465/action/topic#100465
Time: 10-Apr-2005 8:32 PM

I started another torrent for those that don't want to register. This one has more seeds as well and has served well of 3200 peeps.

http://www.torrentspy.com/search.asp?mode=torrentdetails&id=225323

Post: #95915
Topic: Ep3 Theatrical poster
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/95915/action/topic#95915
Time: 9-Mar-2005 8:28 AM

Anyone have a textless version of this and the other posters?