More is good, more of everything is better: the case for and against

It's particularly bad with Morricone. There are new releases again and again, called the "definite edition", but almost all of them simply add a few inedits, that barely sound different than the tracks we already had. Usually one just has to wait a couple of years before yet another "definite edition" of the same score is released. Stop calling it definite!!

Luckily there are companies like FSM, that actually make an effort out of their releases, instead of simply trying to milk money out of collectors with pointless releases.

About LOTR, a part of me is happy that the complete releases got released, but strangely it seems to have taken some of the magic and fun out of it, as it now feels almost like a chore to get through these albums. Still, overall there is music I'm glad to have that wasn't on the old releases, so overall I applaud the releases.

Peter

An interesting one. I think, for me, most of the time a long release is a good thing as I've now got in the habit of editing and creating my own playlists; the more music there is, the more chance I have of creating the kind of album I enjoy and want to hear. On the other hand, not everyone is so inclined to create their own playlists and edits and might just forget about the score thanks to an overly long album, which is an utter shame if there's some genuinely good music to be heard. So it's a bit of a double edged sword really.

I'm not sure I would put disc 2 of Lost season 3 in the 'against list' since the album comes with a normal disc. It's more of a bonus 'here it is if you want' kind of deal.

I am with Southall as well; paying for CD means you also cover the expenses of an album music producer; well they should do their jobs, not us. In every score there’s material that simply isn’t good for a listening experience on cd, outside the movie it accompanies. What's the point of having that too?

I don’t have a problem with expanded releases don't take me wrong and there's a huge market for these and the limited edition business, labels have found the hen with the golden egg; but I personally don’t have the energy and time to do the editing myself; I usually prefer the official releases, like in LAIR for instance where the iTunes release is what I play and almost never the huge one. Same goes of course for lotr.

I really like the trend where the studio album is paired with an expanded release.
Now that is properly the best of both worlds.

For the rest I'm completely with Southall (except the Tyler part. I like Tyler. And the Frankenstein part. I really like Frankenstein. And most other things Southall says. But he's right here). I simply have the time to go on creating playlists for each and every score that passes my desk or PC. So if I'm not cauht at the first -say- three tracks, out it goes.

And it's likely this happens a lot, to the detriment of the occasional potentially fine score that should have been trimmed from 114 minutes to 28.

It is (other than usually meaning a higher price, but I can live with that because it's higher quality).

The other thing I've said many times would be good would be to present the score in the best possible way, and then put the rest of the music either as bonus tracks, or downloadable content, with instructions on how to program it into film order for those who want it.

I like that concept too especially with Mancini

Thing is 99% you'll never want to; you're living for the 1% illusion of security; just like with an 800-dollar worth "security door" that is still breachable

I wouldn't say it's "security" but it is just knowing that it's there if I ever wanted to listen to it. If I have it I'm bound to want to listen to it sometime in the next 20 years!

Same reason I would not want to get rid of a CD that I, at the moment, don't like. My tastes are likely to change in the future.

I've read that sentence about four times and I still don't know what you mean?

Like Gremlins.

There is a point of just because you don't think something is worthwhile to include on the album, doesn't mean someone else feels the exact same way.

Don't start, Kevin. Not here, please.

-Erik-

Kevin, the line ends back there...

-Erik-

I agree with Thor, too... a certain extent as well.

-Erik-