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List Price: $59.98
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Manufacturer: Concord Records
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0888072310001
Format: Box set
Label: Concord Records
Manufacturer: Concord Records
Number Of Discs: 5
Publisher: Concord Records
Release Date: 2008-11-11
Studio: Concord Records
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Description of Indiana Jones: The Soundtracks Collection
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Indiana Jones: The Soundtracks Collection Includes remastered versions of Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade --expanded to include previously unreleased music -- as well as the original Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull soundtrack. PLUS A BONUS CD WITH EVEN MORE PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED MUSIC AND FEATURING INTERVIEWS WITH JOHN WILLIAMS,STEVEN SPIELBERG AND GEORGE LUCAS ON THE MAKING OF THIS HISTORIC MUSIC. RELIVE THE MUSICAL ADVENTURE TODAY!
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Summary: Fantastic set, with minor flaws
Comment: The music for these films is among the greatest put to film, and is as much of a classic as John Williams' Star Wars scores, or Jaws.
Although not complete, most of the music from the movies is there, and unlike many, I enjoy the partitioned nature of the cues.
I could not detect the Pitch issues, even though I know they are there, and the sound quality is stunning.
The only disappointment with this set is the truncated album version of the Desert Chase for Raiders of the Lost Ark. The album edits jump out at several points, and the complete music for this sequence was released in 1995 on the DCC label (Silva Screen in the UK).
For that reason, I have given the set 4 rather than 5 stars.
Having said that, The Temple of Doom and The Last Crusade have been greatly expanded, to the point where Temple of Doom is a revelation to those familiar with the rare, 11 track, 45 minute Japasese Import CD or the original LP on which it was based. Including Disk 5, we now have about 86 minutes from that score, all remastered with stunning sound quality.
The interviews on disk 5 are no great revelation, but more casual listeners may find some good information and viewpoints.
This is a must have set, and if the sound quality can be maintained for a complete score release of each film, similar to the 2CD Complete Score releases for the Star Wars Special Edition, I would be in heaven.
Listening to this set, I feel as though I have just discovered the Ark.
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Summary: AT LAST THE WHOLE COLLECTION OF INDIANA JONES SCORES
Comment: A compilation produced by Monsieur Laurent Bouzereau, the filmaker that has produced the documentaries MAKING OF... on over 150 special editions for DVD among them Alfred Hitchcock's movies. A fifth bonus CD comes with an audio interview including Maestro John Williams, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and Laurent Bouzereau himself.
Raiders, Temple Doom and Last Crusade CDs come with tracks never available before.
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Summary: The Ultimate Indiana Jones Soundtrack Collection
Comment: It's easy to dismiss a re-issue. You'd think, "...well, they added a couple of extra tracks, big deal."
Not true with this FANTASTIC boxed set! If you are a fan of the INDIANA JONES movies and especially the JOHN WILLIAMS composed & conducted soundtrack, then this is a MUST-HAVE!
Not only do you get unreleased tracks--A LOT of them, but you get, finally, the release of INDIANA JONES & THE TEMPLE OF DOOM. For years this soundtrack has been unavailable on CD and available only on a secondary market at a HUGE markup. Well, now it's included and what's better is again, the originally unreleased material is now included.
Additionally, an EXTRA CD is included featuring a fascinating interview with GEORGE LUCAS, STEVEN SPIELBERG & JOHN WILLIAMS that contains insights into the composition process, with even MORE unreleased tracks.
Finally, and I consider the BEST part, is that all are RE-MASTERED. Played on even the most rudimentary sound system, the music on these CDs come across clearer and purer than any prior release.
Much like the release of the Lord of the Rings Howard Shore box sets, this INDIANA JONES COLLECTION belongs in any soundtrack fans' collection!
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Summary: Great Collection!!!
Comment: I've read some reviews that this is actually not the complete score and that there are pitch problems and some edited cues, but for a person that doesn't have any of the previous soundtracks(like me), this set is perfect.
The CDs came in digipaks, and all them are in a beautiful brown box that if feels like leather(but I don't think is leather), with the logo(the hat and the whip) of Indiana Jones in Gold, very beautiful box, I would've prefer normal CD cases but then the box would've been very bulky.
I'm sure this set if far from perfect, it has its flaws(read the reviews from other Amazon customers) but like I said at the beginning, if you don't have any soundtrack yet, this is a wonderful opportunity, an even if you do have the previous soundtracks I'm sure you will enjoy it too.
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Summary: The Almost Complete Soundtrack Collection
Comment: For the past few years, soundtracks to well known motion pictures like Star Wars, Superman, and The Lord of the Rings have been given the royal treatment: boxed sets with every minute of music included and ordered according to the movie (which in the case of Superman and Empire Strikes Back even included some cues that were never in the film).
We've waited a long time for the Indiana Jones films to get their long overdue "completist" makeover, and with Indiana Jones: The Soundtrack Collection, we come as close as we've ever gotten. As many reviews before me have noted, not everything is included, but chief for me is the absence of the "Source Music" that one hears in the background, particularly in Temple of Doom. To note, the Star Wars Trilogy and Superman soundtracks each have source music tracks included (Jabba's Baroque Recital, Lex Luthor's Luau, etc), yet it's visibly lacking for Indy.
Anyways, the ups and downs of this set:
First, the sound quality is beyond perfect. All discs are clean, clear, solid. Many tracks that could have been simple Copy/Pastes from previous CD soundtracks were given just as much of a makeover as the newly released tracks. From a technical point of view, the audio is excellent.
Second, the previously unreleased tracks will be a new enjoyment to most listeners who never bothered to track down "bootleg" soundtracks that existed online for years. I remember getting a complete uncut soundtrack of Last Crusade almost 10 years ago online, and one could easily note the difference between the officially released tracks and the the lesser quality of the uncut.
However, as I mentioned above, not everything has been released. There are noticeable gaps in music for Last Crusade and Temple of Doom. What I really wanted to get was a clean copy of the Pankot Palace banquet music that was playing (traditional Indian sitar and percussion music). Also missing from the TOD soundtrack are much of the background tribal percussion pieces, such as when Indy comes upon the outside shrine to Kali, or the bridge scene before he cuts the rope. Viewers will also be diasspointed to note that "Der Koniggratzer", the German march played at the Nazi book-burning scene in TLC - and for which Williams conducted anyways - is also missing.
Despite these disappointing absences, I'd say there are more pros than cons on this set. It's certainly a welcome addition to my collection, but I'll still need some Last Crusade tracks I got on Napster to round out this set. To me, the best quality "complete set" soundtracks are the Star Wars and Lord of the Rings sets. The same should have been done to Indy, and I can only hope that in the near future, all remaining music cues will be released either for direct purchase, or for download.
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