World Superman music box set to be released

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this looks very awesome, but the price tag makes me a bit wary... if I have the money, I will definitely buy it.

 

I agree with ya, C. Lee... it sucks to see only 3000 to be made, but if it were cheaper, I would definitely buy it.

you know what would help?... if they released a sample of whatever was new about it; gives us a small taste of what to expect

 

a SIV release would be nice to see

well, I'm sure that's just the SRP, so it should go down a bit through amazon and other places

 

from Superman Homepage:

FSM ANNOUNCES DATE OF ITS ANNOUNCEMENT

We're almost there, friends. The blue box will go on sale begining at 3:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern time on Thursday, February 21, 2008.

FSM's 8-CD box set, SUPERMAN: THE MUSIC (1978-1988), encompasses a new fully remastered and complete edition of John Williams's SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE along with previously unreleased presentations of the complete scores for its three sequels: SUPERMAN II & SUPERMAN III (adapted and conducted by Ken Thorne) and SUPERMAN IV: THE QUEST FOR PEACE (adapted and conducted by Alexander Courage and featuring new themes by John Williams). The latter is spread across two full CDs of never-before-released music and songs. Also included in the set is a bonus disc of additional alternates, source music and songs, plus a full disc of Ron Jones's music for the 1988 Superman animated series, rounding out a full decade of Superman music. The 8 CDs are accompanied by an in-depth, full-color 160 page hard-bound book, all housed in an elegant blue slipcase box with the Superman "S" embossed in sliver.

The set is available as a limited edition of 3,000 copies priced at US$119.95 each, and may be ordered begining at 3:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern time on Thursday, February 21, 2008 via www.screenarchives.com. Additional information and sound samples will be available at that time.

Why announce the announcement? Because we have a limited number of autographed copies and want everybody to have the same chance at reserving one: Fifty (50) copies of the enclosed book have been signed by composers Ken Thorne and Ron Jones. These autographed editions will be available for US$199.95 each on a first come-first served basis and with a limit of one (1) per person -- also through Screen Archives Entertainment at the same date and time.

SUPERMAN: THE MUSIC (1978-1988) is produced by Mike Matessino and Lukas Kendall and celebrates the Man of Steel's official birthday of February 29 as well as a triple anniversary year.... The character made his debut 70 years ago when Action Comics #1 hit newsstands, and 30 years ago, on December 15, 1978, SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE was released, introducing audiences to Christopher Reeve's indelible portrayal and John Williams's classic themes. Additionally, Warner Bros., the studio behind the Superman series, celebrates its 85th anniversary in 2008. With SUPERMAN: THE MUSIC, Film Score Monthly delivers a release befitting this multi-tiered celebration.

 

personally, I like the SII, III and IV soundtracks so much better than the SR soundtrack, so that's one of the reasons why I'm buying it

 

lol, well, honestly, I stopped collecting Superman stuff, but this thing has stuff from other parts of the franchise... I personally like the Ken Thorne stuff a lot, almost just as much as the original John Williams composition, and to be honest, SII and SIII never got a decent soundtrack release, and SIV never got one at all.

and the Ruby Spears theme... come on, the Ruby Spears theme?... lol, that alone is worth the purchase

 

http://www.screenarchives.com/title_detail.cfm?ID=8874
I've heard some of the samples, and let me tell you... it is beautiful. absolutely beautiful stuff. the Superman theme that Ruby Spears made was just astonishing





oh yeah, the rest is awesome too

 

the one thing I'm disappointed that it doesn't have is the small musical clip from the Concorde scene

 

eh... not big on the pop songs

 

unfortunately no

I want one soooooooooooo bad