Indiana Jones: The Soundtracks Collection
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Free Music Review: AT LAST THE WHOLE COLLECTION OF INDIANA JONES SCORES
Hit: 5 Stars
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.
Free Music Review: The Ultimate Indiana Jones Soundtrack Collection
Hit: 5 Stars
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!
Free Music Review: Great Collection!!!
Hit: 5 Stars
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.
Free Music Review: The Almost Complete Soundtrack Collection
Hit: 4 Stars
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.
Free Music Review: Great set, not complete, but still worth it.
Hit: 3 Stars
Ok, here is what I thought of it after a thorough listen.
It's a great collection considering the last time I had these they were on cassette tape.
Sound quality..
This top notch on most of the tracks.
There are a few tracks though like on "Temple of Doom" and "Last Crusade" that have a muffled sound to them. They aren't as crisp sounding as others. I guess they got it cleaned up as good as they could.
Music..
A fair warning, if you are looking for a complete soundtrack set with these you'll be disappointed.
Another reviewer said that some music is truncated (trimmed down) and missing. He's correct on that. A few tracks in "Raiders of the Lost Ark", "Temple of Doom", and "Last Crusade" have missing or truncated (trimmed down) tracks. They could have used more of the 5th disc to put these on, you'll notice if you flip the disc over there was plenty of space left. They also used "album versions" for some of the songs instead of film versions".
Even though this set isn't complete I still think its worth it because we get a few tracks that has never been released before. It's a joy to me because like I said the last time I had these 3 were on cassette. Also if your an Indian Jones fan you will love this.
Box it came in..
It's nice but its a tight fit. If your worried about tearing or damaging the sleeves I would recommend holding the box at an angle and tapping it on the back to get the individual sleeves out. Otherwise you might run a risk of tearing the edge or top of them trying to get them out.
In all I think Intrada or Film Score Monthly should have handled this production because they seem to always give %100 detail in their box sets. If you want an example their work here's a link to the Superman: The Music (1978-1988) Complete Set. http://www.screenarchives.com/title_detail.cfm?ID=8874