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Order of tracks on soundtracks VS in movies
Is it just me, or do half the soundtracks out there have the order of their tracks mixed up?
Let's take for example 'Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace', simply because I've been looking at the tracks here on the site (I don't own the soundtrack, though I want to :D) and have recently seen the movie, so the music is still fresh in my mind *as it is in the movie*
How is 'Duel of the Fates' track no. 2 when in the movie it's the music near the end of the film when Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi fight with Darth Maul? (As well as in the credits)
How is track no. 3 'Anakin's Theme' when we don't even meet Anakin until about a third through the movie? And 'Jar-Jar's Introduction/The Swim to Otho Gunga' is track no. 4, after that?
How is 'Watto's Deal/Kids at Play' track no. 11, when 'Anakin Defeats Sebulba' is track 9? Doesn't Watto's deal with Qui-Gon (about entering the pod-race, and then the bet over Anakin) take place before the pod-race even begins? So how can it be after Anakin's beaten Sebulba??
It's just very confusing. I have no real problem with the order of tracks as they are when I'm listening to the CD, but when I see the movie then I'm suddenly going, "Hey, that music is 'supposed' to come later!" Is there something I've missed, some Soundtrack Code that says tracks on the CDs don't have to be in the same order as they come in the movie?
*sigh*
hagrinim, August 8, 2005; 1:34 PM
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Its simply that the composer sometimes rearranges tracks to provide a more "balanced" listening experience. This practice is commonplace especially when a studio re-recording of the score is made. John Williams is a notable exponent of this type of thing. Personally I like to hear the score as it is onscreen as in many cases the development of the themes and ideas can be disrupted when played out of order. Check out the 2 disc Phantom Menace Release on Sony classical S2K89460 as it presents the entire score in chronological order.
gerry.hill, August 8, 2005; 5:16 PM
I like some of the "reorganized" soundtracks better IF they have put some thought to it - like they introduce all major themes in some way before taking them into action. However, if the score is fully released on soundtrack, then the only right way would be to release it in it's movie sequence order.
But that's just IMO. In the end either way is good as long as the album sounds solid as a whole and moves smoothly from cue to another.
- necrophilissimo :: www.soundtracknotes.cjb.net -
necrophilissimo, August 8, 2005; 6:18 PM
As an aside to the response regarding "The Phantom Menace", you'll note that the 'deluxe' CD set is the complete score - as heard in the film...as in EXACTLY as heard in the film, hence, it's sliced and diced all to hell in places to fit the last minute scattershot re-editing that Lucas did to the film (you can literally hear some of the cuts and splices). It would be fantastic to hear all the music as it was originally recorded. As for placing 'DOTF' at the beginning, that's a common practice on many CD's (John Williams' in particular) where a concert suite of a major theme has been composed.
shehan23, August 8, 2005; 9:45 PM
I prefer out of order tracks rather than something like the Deluxe Edition of Ep. I, that seems a direct ripoff from the DVD; not a nice listening experience
borgtex, August 10, 2005; 8:25 PM
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