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Indiana Jones: The Soundtracks Collection

Includes remastered versions of Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade --expanded to include previously unreleased music -- as well as the original Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull soundtrack.

PLUS A BONUS CD WITH EVEN MORE PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED MUSIC AND FEATURING INTERVIEWS WITH JOHN WILLIAMS,STEVEN SPIELBERG AND GEORGE LUCAS ON THE MAKING OF THIS HISTORIC MUSIC. RELIVE THE MUSICAL ADVENTURE TODAY!

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3 out of 5 stars

For completists, not quite complete November 16, 2008
20 out of 21 found this review helpful

The collaboration between Steven Spielberg and John Williams has been among the most fruitful of any director/composer pairing in movie history, and it's no slight against Spielberg or his actors to say that the soul and to some extent smarts in the Indiana Jones tril-- excuse me, tetralogy is the music. These scores have been shortchanged on record over the years, so to get this 5-CD boxed set with expanded editions of the "Raiders," "Temple of Doom" and "Last Crusade" soundtracks is a treat. However, a word that rhymes with treat also comes to mind, and Williams fans should be excused for feeling a little cheated. This box gives us more of the music, but not all of it, and cues are arbitrarily truncated or presented as disconnected fragments instead of segueing into one another as in the movies. The music for the truck chase in "Raiders" was presented complete on the DCC issue some years ago, but for some reason it's subjected to several needless cuts here. The equivalent set piece in "Last Crusade"--the tank sequence--is presented so that the music from the middle of the scene comes before the beginning and end of the scene. Would it have been too much trouble to string it together to follow in sequence?

Naturally, I'm glad to have the music on CD in any form, but this set feels like a missed opportunity when you consider the deluxe, completist treatment that the "Lord of the Rings" and 1977-83 "Star Wars" trilogies have gotten on disc. And if this sounds like nitpicking from a movie geek--well, what other audience is a 5-CD set of film music supposed to reach?

4 out of 5 stars

Raiders of the Lost Soundtracks November 16, 2008
18 out of 18 found this review helpful

For nearly 3 decades man has been searching for the lost Indiana Jones soundtracks. Fortune & Glory, it seems, is just beyond our grasp. Yes, they are incomplete and are missing several prominent cues that were omitted for time in order to release single-disc expanded albums. Still, there's enough missing material to keep even the most persistent Arkeologist from obtaining the one, true, Arkival edition of these classic scores and enough to warrant another major release at some point in the future. I'm still giving this set 4 stars because the remastered audio quality is phenomenal and a huge improvement with greater dynamic range, sub and mid-range clarity than on the 1995 DCC release of Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981 Film) and the Polydor release of Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and the unforgiveably abridged Warner Bros. Records release of Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack as well as the expanded bootlegs ripped from the DVD Dolby rear channel mix with ambient sound effects I've had to endure for nearly a decade.

So just what's missing?

RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK:

(The Concord set is missing 4 minutes, 18 seconds of Raiders of the Lost Ark that keeps it from being the complete score):

* The Rolling Ball (Insert) (0:10)
o aka Escape From The Temple (insert)
o Has been bootlegged as "Unused Music"
* Marion Into The Pit (0:36)
o Released on the 1995 DCC LP (included at the end of "The Well Of Souls")
* Escaping The Pit (2:05)
o aka Indy Rides The Statue (Original Version)
o Has been bootlegged as "The Mummy Cave"
o Appeared on an early prototype of the Concord Raiders disc as "Indy Rides The Statue" in high quality
* Escaping the Pit (Alternate) (0:42)
o aka Indy Rides The Statue (Alternate)
o Has been bootlegged as "Through The Wall (Alternate)"
* The Desert Chase (missing sections) (total about 0:45)
o Released on the 1995 DCC LP & CD

INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM:

(The Concord set is missing about 21 minutes of Temple Of Doom that keeps it from being the complete score):

* Shanghai, 1935 (0:12)
* The Nightclub Brawl ("Anything Goes" overdubs) (0:40)
* Fast Streets Of Shanghai (missing section) (0:08)
* Over The Himalayas (revised section 1) (0:38)
o Is available in "Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures" as "MAP_TEMPLEOFDOOM"
* Over The Himalayas (revised section 2) (0:04)
* The Village (1:12)
* Indy And The Villagers (Alternate) (3:21)
o Is available in "Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures" as "TD_PANKOTSECRETS_A_QUI" and "TD_PANKOTSECRETS_B_QUI"
* Shankara / Fortune And Glory (2:17)
* To Pankot Palace (Revised Section) (0:52)
* The Maharajah (0:35)
* The Feast (1:03):
o Snake Surprise (0:19)
o Eels (0:05)
o Bugs (0:16)
o Soup (0:04)
o Desert (0:11)
o Chilled Monkey Brains (0:08)
* A True Believer (4:07)
* The Black Sleep Of Kali (1:28)
* Indy Wakes Up (0:50)
* On The Rope Bridge (2:05)
* End Credits (Missing Section) (0:26)
o Available on the CD The Indiana Jones Trilogy performed by the Prague Philharmonic

In addition, the full version of "Sanskrit Ceremony" has never been released (exact length unknown, probably around 9 minutes)

INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE:

(The Concord set is missing about 21 minutes of The Last Crusade that keeps it from being the complete score):

* Escape From The Train (New Opening) (0:15)
* Packet From Dad (0:53)
o Has been bootlegged, sometimes as "Package From Dad"
* Inscription On The Rock (1:00)
o Has been bootlegged, sometimes as "The Legend Of The Holy Grail"
* Flight To Venice (Clean Ending)
* X Marks The Spot (Clean Opening)
* X Marks The Spot (Ending) (0:45)
* The Catacombs (2:37)
o Has been bootlegged, sometimes as "Into The Catacombs"
* Escape From Venice (Opening) (0:02)
* Family Reunion (2:06)
o Has been bootlegged, sometimes as "Papa Jones" or "The Two Joneses"
* Family Reunion (New Ending) (0:10)
o Has been bootlegged, sometimes as "Papa Jones End Tag" or "Don't Call Me Junior"
* Elsa's Betrayal (1:59)
o Has been bootlegged, sometimes as "Put Down The Gun"
* Blasphemy (Opening) (0:02)
o Has been bootlegged, sometimes as "To Berlin" or "The Road To Berlin"
* Biplane Chase (Film Version) (1:43)
o Has been bootlegged, sometimes as "Keeping Up With The Joneses (Film Verion)" or "The Birds Of Charlemagne"
* Death Of Kazim ("Nazi Theme" Insert) (0:07)
* Death Of Kazim (New Ending) (0:20)
o Has been bootlegged, sometimes as "Indy Fanfare, Part 2"
* On The Tank ("Nazi Theme" Insert) (0:07)
* On The Tank ("1 Shot, 3 Nazis" Insert) (0:04)
* The Breath Of God (2:51)
o Has been bootlegged, sometimes as "Henry Is Shot" or "Papa Jones Shot" or "Professor Jones Is Shot"
* Unused Indy Fanfare (0:14)
o Has been bootlegged, sometimes as "Indy Fanfare, Part 1"
* Iskenderun (Source Music) (1:57)
o Has been bootlegged
* Der Koniggratzer (Source Music) (2:39)
o Has been bootlegged
* Der Koniggratzer (Timpani Overdub) (0:50)

5 out of 5 stars

Jones and John Williams Family Reunion November 11, 2008
6 out of 8 found this review helpful

The Good Things
*Excellent sound quality. The music is very clear, has a comfortable volume, and is well-balanced.
*Includes soundtracks from all four Indiana Jones films. The first three discs include all original tracks plus new content and several unreleased tracks (each disc has somewhere between 19 to 22 tracks). The final soundtrack ("Kingdom of the Crystal Skull") appears to be the same CD you could get separately.
*Includes a fifth bonus disc, which includes an interview track with John Williams, Steven Spielberg, and George Lucas (it is about 17 minutes long). It also has 10 previously unreleased tracks from the first three films, and a stand-alone track for the "Raiders March."
*It all comes in a sturdy brown box with a nice leathery-texture (although I don't think it is real leather or anything; it's just a finish). Each disc has its own case (with classy artwork and photos) and includes a booklet with loads of photos and interviews.
*The music itself is wonderful. Each CD not only includes renditions of the "Raiders March" theme, but also a whole bunch of unique melodies. Some of it is really upbeat and boisterous, and other tracks are slow and smooth. Each disc also reflects some of the unique settings and events of the films, and utilizes a broad range of styles and instruments.
*Even includes the jazzy opening number from the "Temple of Doom" ("Anything Goes").

The Bad Things
*Die-hard music fans will notice that some music has been edited out of this collection. As a first-time owner of these soundtracks, I don't know what is missing. But if you're really savvy, you may be dissapointed.
*I think the soundtrack to the "Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" is kind of dull compared to the others. But it is still nice to have.

The Questionable Things
*Each disc has its own case, which is made of thin glossy cardboard with a plastic inlay for the disc. I think it works fine, but it could also be seen as flimsy.

We all know the tune; the Indiana Jones theme is one of the most easily-recognizable melodies in movie history. This soundtrack collection not includes the classic tune we all know and love, but a whole slew of other themes you may recognize from the films, plus brand-new previously-unreleased tracks (I count about 30 new tracks from all 5 discs). Some people have noted that some previously-avaliable music is actually missing from this set. But given the amount of new music, the high-quality audio, and the wonderful high-quality package, I think it's still worthwhile. If you like classy orchestral scores, then this is a great collection.

5 out of 5 stars

"Indiana Jones: The Soundtracks Collection": This is History! November 13, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

Some twenty-seven years ago I was given two passes for the press-sneak preview of Steven Spielberg's and George Lucas' production of "Raiders of the Lost Ark". Incredibly, I could not get anyone to go with me because they had no idea what the movie was about. As soon as the lights went back up I could not wait to find the LP soundtrack. It took an agonizing week. This week I felt some of the same excitement in anticipation of "Indiana Jones: The Soundtracks Collection". This collection is a little treasure. It includes all four soundtrack albums, the first three with previously unrecorded music, plus some wonderful additional material, a film booklet and a worthwhile CD. While the recordings of "Raiders," "Temple of Doom," and "Last Crusade" come close to being full scores, "Crystal Skull" is simply the recent soundtrack album without additional music, and that is a disappointment (more of the music from the opening scene could have been added). Still, this is a musical treat, and something of an appropriate tribute to John Williams. Williams wrote one of the most recognizable themes in film history for Indy, and the collected scores are amazing. "Raiders," alone, is perhaps the singular adventure score. The production values and packaging by Concord Records are first-rate, and the price is fair. We film fans are simply passing through history; this collection is history! Enjoy!

3 out of 5 stars

Great to have for the unreleased music...but marred by timing, pitch problems and edited cues November 18, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful

As an expanded edition of the 3 earlier films, the set contains a lot more music not available for many years. While it was exciting to hear the many new tracks, it was really disappointing that the most exciting track on "Raiders" - Desert Chase - is the edited cue missing about a minute of music that was available in the earlier DCC Classics album.

There were no information that the set contains edited cues on the packaging. Only when one has the set and reads inside to find Laurent states that he uses the original album edits.

Not only that there were pitch problems in Raiders and Temple of Doom where some cues are faster/slower resulting in either pitch higher or lower especially when compared to earlier editions of Raiders and Temple of Doom. Raiders - Map Room - is worst in being faster and out of pitch. One gets the feeling that the tracks were either speed up to make room for more tracks...or just plain sloppy mastering...

While claiming to be remastering from the original 24 tracks masters, tracks available previously are used to for the remaster, and not new transfer. Only the unreleased tracks are transferred from the original 24 tracks masters.

Sound quality is clear and more upfront but it is no excuse for the pitch problems...probably somebody transferred the mastertapes indifferently.

The Last Crusade is for the most part are free from these defects. Even though these are remastered editions, they should have been handled and mastered more professionally, not with the out of pitch issue present. Sadly, while we can rejoice at the availability of the unreleased tracks, we are left with a product that should have been more than what it is.

Caveat Emptor..

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