tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post5634826931277094831..comments2024-03-27T02:17:48.873-07:00Comments on Episode Nothing: Star Wars in the 1970s: Star Wars on CD: Which soundtrack releases are the best? Part two.Darren Sladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10032557997444382751noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-24995223926915750802022-12-21T19:56:29.819-08:002022-12-21T19:56:29.819-08:00the recommended cd is comprehension but has awful ...the recommended cd is comprehension but has awful sound quality - bright, thin, harsh<br />it hurts the ears !<br />for best sound quality the best is still the rca classic film scores release of star wars and close encounters music.<br /><br />william jacksonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-57573780388719819792018-10-19T11:21:46.872-07:002018-10-19T11:21:46.872-07:00Those 1997 repackagings with the Drew Struzan post...Those 1997 repackagings with the Drew Struzan poster art appear to be exceptionally rare, and I couldn't find ANY for sale on Ebay using various combinations of 'star wars' and the titles of the three films. Does anyone have any information on them, or maybe even own them?kotobuki31314https://www.blogger.com/profile/11267153613750918969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-58621389065015037592017-02-22T23:21:44.136-08:002017-02-22T23:21:44.136-08:00I have both the Anthology set and Special Editions...I have both the Anthology set and Special Editions from 1997.<br /><br />The main thing going for the 1997 for sure is the complete(r) set of music and liner notes. But it's audio quality, much to my surprise, is not as good as the Anthology set. In some cases, it's worse by a good degree.<br /><br />Example: The end credits for The Empire Strikes Back. On the Anthology set, this track has a nice stereo soundstage that matches well with what we hear on the blurays. ON the Special Edition set, it sounds very narrow...almost like a mono presentation - very disappointing! It's not at all subtle; even non audiophiles would notice it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-51615454479039480742016-01-08T19:02:18.576-08:002016-01-08T19:02:18.576-08:00There is no sequel stuff in the Anthology pack. It...There is no sequel stuff in the Anthology pack. It is pure original trilogy. Every tune from all the movies. It came out in 1993.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-82547337563035546832015-04-14T11:24:56.059-07:002015-04-14T11:24:56.059-07:00Thanks for the comment, Ytsejammer. Chris Malone&#...Thanks for the comment, Ytsejammer. Chris Malone's piece is excellent; in fact, I linked to it in part one of this post, but perhaps I should have mentioned it again in part two.<br />I know a lot of people agree with you about the Special Edition releases. I think I'm just not enough of an audiophile to judge. The SEs certainly give you the complete Star Wars score, although when it comes to the sequels there are various reasons for owning both the SEs and the Anthology collection. Darren Sladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10032557997444382751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-30935783557486615792015-04-06T00:42:09.760-07:002015-04-06T00:42:09.760-07:00For anyone who's interested in knowing more ab...For anyone who's interested in knowing more about the Star Wars soundtracks recordings there's a neat document floating about in "internet land" titled: Recording The Star Wars Saga - an analysis by Chris Malone @ [http://www.malonedigital.com/starwars.pdf].<br /><br />And for my 2 cents... I think the special editions (from 1997 onwards) are a bit bright and exhibit a lower overall dynamic range as measured by myself (between 4 and 5 dB) when compared to the anthology set from '93.<br />This seems to follow the current trend of "make it crisp & loud and people will think it sounds better!"<br /><br />Having said that, the anthology set is certainly not complete... and the special editions are.... so you choose :)Ytsejammernoreply@blogger.com