Originally Posted By leemac Got an Intrada circular email yesterday that announced the release of Michael Giacchino's excellent score for Pixar: <a href="http://store.intrada.com/s.nl/it.A/id.7130/.f" target="_blank">http://store.intrada.com/s.nl/....7130/.f</a> Looks like the first in a new series of Intrada releases of Disney OSTs that they can't be bothered to release any more. Up is one of my all-time favorite scores so I'm ecstatic that it is now on CD.
Originally Posted By DlandDug Absolutely beautiful music. So glad we will not have to take chances with online bootleggers for this one!
Originally Posted By basil fan Agreed! Up is a fantastic score. Can't wait to see what else will be available. Are these exclusively Intrada's?
Originally Posted By JeffG Yes, this series appears to be exclusive to Intrada. In the past, the label has released a number of Disney titles in a non-co-branded arrangement and they have said that will continue as well. In fact, they released the score to Touchstone's "Shoot to Kill" at the same time as "Up". Varese Sarabande has also released a handful of Disney titles over the years, most notably, the soundtrack album for "The Great Mouse Detective", a re-recording of highlights from "The Black Cauldron", and a collection of rejected Elmer Bernstein scores for Disney films. Intrada definitely seems to have the closest relationship with Disney, though, of any of the soundtrack specialty labels. -Jeff
Originally Posted By schnebs Dumb question here, but why isn't Disney releasing this soundtrack all by itself? Are they too busy working on "Annoying Disney Teen Stars Sing Forgettable Music Vol.12?"
Originally Posted By mawnck >>Are they too busy working on "Annoying Disney Teen Stars Sing Forgettable Music Vol.12?<< I know you're joking, but yes. That's exactly why. Disney's distribution channels are designed for volume. It really is a waste of their valuable employee time to master, package, market and manufacture a title that's only going to sell 10,000 copies, when those same employees could be assembling Radio Disney Jams Vol. 947, which can still move a quarter million units as an impulse purchase at the big box retailers and Disney Stores. By licensing these more marginal titles out, Disney gets an even smaller cut of the proceeds, but at least they don't have to do anything to get it. CD is a rapidly dying format. You can expect more of this kind of thing, and just be happy that Disney was willing to license the "Up" soundtrack at all (albeit kind of late).
