weekly column

The fact that there's not really a consensus or generally positive feeling (which I mostly agree with), I will just delay and hope Tom tries his idea on his blog, or possibly, on our forum. I hope you understand Tom.

What would you all think if we made golden scores a part of maintitles/column.
Thomas

Good question TJ. They are going to purchase it from Tadlow. Since any bureaucratic government moves a bit slowly getting up at 3 AM to make a single purchase of an item is out of the question. They are also going to purchase the Thomas Newman Silva release and the Vintage Cinema Telarc. Honestly why would the general public have any interest in Scorpio anyway? But the three I mentioned is a different story.
Thomas

I pretty much agree with what Erik's said throughout the thread. I don't know why you get so angry when these CDs get released in limited quantities, equating it to BSX's shoddy service or harkit's bootlegs doesn't seem fair. Chances are, if they weren't released in limited quantities, then the labels would lose money and then either start releasing far fewer items, or were, go bankrupt, and then we have no CDs.

I just don't understand the fight here, people (at least, most of them) are more than willing to provide their fellow fan's with CD-Rs of stuff that isn't available anymore. Its only the *collectors* who will shell out big bucks because they weren't around at the right time and want that shiny original--and I daresay they should have known better---place a pre-order with something that won't come out for another month, or ask a friend to purchase it for you, but clearly they have far less concerns about their money than their time or they wouldn't shell out the big bucks.


Do I like having to pay 20 bucks a CD and having to make that decision in short time? No, not really. Would I rather have all these relatively obscure titles like the Cannon catalogue sitting in MGM vaults never to be released? Absolutely not.


If FSM and Intrada are guilty of anything, it's providing fans with good-enough music at a business model to keep them afloat.

The problem I have with the soundtrack fandom re all these sellouts and such is the way people are so quick to judge and point when people download or cd-r or whatever...i mean, honestly....its not your job to police the world. Its like they want to feel special for owning the item or they don't want their CD to diminish in value. Meh. Its something that I find exclusive to soundtrack fandom--i never thought twice of a DL before, the change was more out of necessity/lack of availability than ethics.

Good points, but you're forgetting the people who still just want to have the cd. Downloads are not the solution for them.

True that Mikael offers both but his CD run is even smaller than Intrada, Varese's and FSM's. What's the most he has pressed on one CD... 500 copies. So what happens to those people who weren't fast enough to by the CD but still want the CD and not a digital file?

I also think downloads are the way of the future as well but it's going to be some time before it's goes all download. For one not EVERY one is on the internet.

Secondly, not everyone wants to give out their credit card info over the internet.

Next, not everyone can afford the storage needed to house these files. Yes, hard drives are getting more and more cost effective but you have to buy at least two.

On top of that, there are many... and I mean many computer illiterate people out there who have no idea how to access the internet nevermind download files to their computer and listen to them through some tiny PC speakers or through their portable players... which is yet another expense and pain the royal ass for some.

So it's still going to be some time before everything goes download but I do realize that it is inevitable. I just hope that the labels and these digital music stores get it right and offer us some thing at least equal or if possible better than CD quality sound. I don't want any part of the downloading world where we don't get uncompressed DRM files with complete digital art work. Let's not work backwards and make 256k AAC or 320 MP3 the best we can get.

-Erik-

Yeah!

-Erik-

All excellent points Erik!!!!

Saturday I asked a few people at our annual block party how did they get their music. Keep in mind that I'm the old timer of the group and most are in their 20's and 30's. All answered download and all said they were happy with the quality. The conversation came up because some of us were discussing the recyclable plastic materials. The CD jewel case doesn't decompose by the way and is the worst category of plastic.

Older people are afraid of technology. I've offered to library patrons many times to teach them to use the computer for free and their afraid. Most younger people aren't and relish the new. I try to accept and learn the new way. I'm just stubborn sometimes.

I have one friend who loves classical and subscribes to Naxos which doesn't have the high quality but you have access to nearly 4000 files for I think $50.00 a year.

Thomas

Cool!
And of course you could always link through through a separate MainTitles thread, Tom!

I can and will
Thomas

Only if it also includes a post on the merits of Ladyhawke being a great film score long gone under-appreciated by film score fans!?

Demetris will have to help me
Thomas

Depends; i have some naughty plans that include rich audio-visual spectacles

What are you going to do with El-Cid? God help me!
Thomas