Fwd: UFO soundtrack update
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Hi all,
Here's some great news from Fanderson secretary and treasurer Nick Williams! >From: "Nick Williams" <[hidden email]> >To: "Marc Martin" <[hidden email]> >Subject: UFO soundtrack update >Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 23:20:53 +0100 > >Hi Marc. > >I thought you'd appreciate knowing that we've just got official >approval from Carlton to start work on the UFO soundtrack CD. >Obviously, we're at the very start of the project, so it will >probably be a good year before it's ready for release. > >The majority of the music will be re-mixed in stereo from the >original multi-track master tapes (as with our previous CD >soundtrack albums) with supplemental material from digitally >re-mastered and de-noised ΒΌ" tapes. It may be that someone on the >SHADO YahooGroup can help us trace some of the music which is >missing from The Long Sleep. Unfortunately Barry Gray recorded the >Space:1999 theme demo over the master tape of The Long Sleep episode >score! > >Also, at this very early stage it is hard to tell whether the music >will fit on two, or even three CDs. As always, Fanderson's aim is to >produce the complete soundtrack, but if it is not economically >viable to press 3 CDs we may to make some very difficult editing >decisions. We would, therefore, appreciate any input from fans as to >any pieces in particular that would be at the top of anyone's "wish >list". Similarly, if anyone has any interesting or unusual >information about the UFO music which could be included in the >booklet, we'd love to hear from them. > >However, everyone should be aware that although any information is >much appreciated, we cannot guarantee that it will appear in the >finished article. > >If anyone wants to get in touch, they can contact us at >[hidden email] > >Thanks for your help. > >Nick Williams, secretary and treasurer |
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Marc, please lobby them hard to release it all no matter how many CD's it takes! PLEASE! No one can possibly expect us to choose... we want it all. If not on audio CD then on the web or maybe a CD-quality MP3 CDRom.
Wouldn't all of the music get remastered and re-recorded when those DVDs get produced anyway? If so, other than the cost of actually pressing more audio CDs what expenses would there be in making 2 or 3 CDs? I think any of us would pay the price to get it all. Shawn Kelly San Diego, CA, USA Ican'twaitIcan'twaitIcan'twaitIcan'twaitIcan'twaitIcan'twaitIcan'twait! --- In SHADO@y..., Marc Martin <marc@u...> wrote: > Hi all, > > Here's some great news from Fanderson secretary and treasurer > Nick Williams! > > |
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>Marc, please lobby them hard to release it all no matter how many
>CD's it takes! PLEASE! No one can possibly expect us to choose... >we want it all. If not on audio CD then on the web or maybe a >CD-quality MP3 CDRom. Well, I can't lobby for something that I don't personally agree with... :-) In *my opinion*, releasing *all* of the music in UFO would be a *mistake*. I know people who claim to have *all* of the music from UFO, and it apparently takes up *six* CD's. And of that, there are numerous pieces which are very similar to each other. For example, most of the music in PSYCHOBOMBS is a variation on one or two different themes, each with a slightly different mix to it. I think there is a proper balance to obtain -- you want it to be "complete", yet you don't want it to be so utterly complete that it becomes boring to listen to. I think 2 or 3 CD's is probably the best option... Marc |
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> I think there is a proper balance to obtain -- you want it > to be "complete", yet you don't want it to be so utterly > complete that it becomes boring to listen to. I think 2 or > 3 CD's is probably the best option... > Personally I think that 3 CDs is probably over the top! I realise that there are some people with a completist bent who will want everything, but I'd imagine that they are in the minority. I could be wrong .. but in any case, those people will most likely get what they want when the DVDs come out. My personal choice would be for a single CD .. I'm sure 80 minutes would be more than enough for most people. Maybe there could be a 'special edition' issue with a second CD with extras for people who want more. Or maybe it could be released in instalments - Vol 1, Vol 2, Vol 3 perhaps - with the importance/interest level decreasing with each new release so those of us who only want the best stuff can just buy Vol 1. Just a thought.. James |
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>Maybe there could be a 'special edition' issue with a second
>CD with extras for people who want more. Or maybe it could >be released in instalments - Vol 1, Vol 2, Vol 3 perhaps - >with the importance/interest level decreasing with each new >release so those of us who only want the best stuff can just >buy Vol 1. Yes, I like that idea too -- the music from "The Prisoner" was released that way, with the best stuff on Volume 1, the more obscure stuff on Volume 2, and the really obscure stuff on Volume 3. I love all 3 of those CD's, and it's great because sometimes I just feel like listening to the main themes, and other times I like the weirder stuff... And then, what about the outtakes? I'm sure there's about 30 minutes of music that was recorded for use on UFO, but never was actually used. Rumor has it that the original try at the main theme & incidental music was recorded, rejected, and rescored. And I believe that the original versions *do* still exist. It's a real shame that half the music (the first half) of THE LONG SLEEP was erased, though... :-( :-( Marc |
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Hey, this would work for me! It would satisfy those who wanted "the hits" and also satisfy people like me who would love to have a complete set of everything. (... but then I'd also like to have each track of the multi-track master recordings as a separate digital file if I could get it. So I could re-mix stuff too!)
I think issuing the material in a staged series of CDs would be a very equitable solution. Shawn See,reasonablepeoplecanalwayscometoareasonablesolutiontoanydifference. --- In SHADO@y..., Marc Martin <marc@u...> wrote: > >Maybe there could be a 'special edition' issue with a second > >CD with extras for people who want more. Or maybe it could > >be released in instalments - Vol 1, Vol 2, Vol 3 perhaps - > >with the importance/interest level decreasing with each new > >release so those of us who only want the best stuff can just > >buy Vol 1. > > Yes, I like that idea too -- the music from "The Prisoner" > was released that way, with the best stuff on Volume 1, > the more obscure stuff on Volume 2, and the really > obscure stuff on Volume 3. I love all 3 of those CD's, > and it's great because sometimes I just feel like listening > to the main themes, and other times I like the weirder stuff... > > And then, what about the outtakes? I'm sure there's about > 30 minutes of music that was recorded for use on UFO, but > never was actually used. Rumor has it that the original > try at the main theme & incidental music was recorded, > rejected, and rescored. And I believe that the original > versions *do* still exist. > > It's a real shame that half the music (the first half) > of THE LONG SLEEP was erased, though... :-( :-( > > Marc |
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