Originally Posted By basil fan Now that Christmas is over, I went to buy the Up soundtack CD that I didn't get as a gift. Imagine my surprise to find that there is no Up soundtrack CD. Wait, what? No CD? Nothing but a download? Yeah, like I'm going to pay good money for something that'll be glitched and gone when my computer goes kaput. I'm not a member of the download generation; the music I like today, I like tomorrow, and I want a real, genuine permanent copy. Not home-made. Not virtual. Gimme the real deal.
Originally Posted By mawnck +1. But for me it's sound quality. MP3 and AAC does not cut it. I will not buy any download that isn't at minimum in full uncompressed CD quality. Na ga da. Something about this reminds me of the mad stampede to cassettes in the early 80s. Convenience over quality. So how'd those cassettes work out for ya?
Originally Posted By JeffG Disney is now going the download-only route for pretty much any soundtrack that is only or predominantly score. "A Christmas Carol" is also download-only. I'm not thrilled with this situation, but I think it is an early case of the direction that will soon become pretty standard for most lower-demand music releases (and, eventually, for everything). I do hope that they will at least move to lossless releases soon, particularly since the bandwidth issues are becoming much less of a concern. While I'd rather have CD or at least lossless releases, I don't feel strongly enough that I would want to do without two of the best score releases of last year. -Jeff
Originally Posted By basil fan It seems to me that this format would appeal more to the Hannah Montana/High School Musical crowd. Are they at all interested in a soundtrack like Up? BTW, watched the movie last night, and the soundtrack rules! Disney Villains <a href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/disney/villain.html" target="_blank">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/...ain.html</a>
Originally Posted By mawnck There are, BTW, a couple of CD versions of the Up score floating around out there (sorry). Here's one. Prepare for sticker shock. <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Up-Soundtrack-Exclusive-Score-NEW_W0QQitemZ270514892692" target="_blank">http://cgi.ebay.com/Up-Soundtr...14892692</a> They also did a no-frills almost-no-artwork version for award season voters. Slightly different contents. By the way ... <a href="http://www.asifa-hollywood.org/2007/05/join-asifa-hollywood.html" target="_blank">http://www.asifa-hollywood.org...ood.html</a> Nope, they can't get you an Up CD, but the Annie Awards are happening next year too. Just sayin'. ;-)
Originally Posted By FerretAfros You're right, that is rediculously expensive! Just reading over it, though there are some really clever track names. Some of my favorites include: Hustle and Russell 9,999,999 luftballons (aka Carl goes up) Cumulonincompoop Little House on the Prayer-rie Russell Likes a Fine Whine Scent on a Mission Ditch and Moan Escape from Muntz Mountain and my personal favorite: Giving Muntz the Bird
Originally Posted By ToonKirby The "Up" score won Critics Choice and Golden Globe awards this weekend and will most likely be nominated for an Oscar (and hopefully win), so perhaps that will convince them to release it on CD.
