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I agree, Ed. I’m still thrilled about the tracks we have and have been listening to them non-stop. In fact, it was after those links in the first post that I actually decided to pre-order the album on Amazon.com.
Can’t wait!
Yeah, for the record, I never wanted to download the whole album… I hate piracy. I was really looking forward to your links, Ryan. Guess it’s ruined. Oh well… Tuesday isn’t that far.
Unbelievable. I love it… this has to be my most anticipated score this year… maybe since Spider-Man 2.
Sounds brilliant.
Well, as I mentioned, I’m a huge fan of Elfman and was very upset to hear of this news originally. I appreciate both of your responses. My source (who is a member of the Sound FX Department for Spider-Man 2 and now Spider-Man 3) told my friend in California that Raimi was meeting with several composers for the job. He indeed did bring in Chris Young, and they worked on some samples, but nothing was confirmed.
Since then Raimi has lined up several interviews with people on the different production crews. One of them was with the Sound Effects Department who (as you know) work closely with the composers. He mentioned that Elfman was still listed as the lead composer, and that apparently they were still in talks: not so much about money, but more about scheduling.
According to my source, Raimi was extremely pressed for time, and the main reason this upcoming film is scheduled for release almost three years after Spider-Man 2 was because too many of the production crews were complaining there was not nearly enough time to complete the project properly and do it any sort of justice. (Again, Elfman being one of these people who complained that Raimi never sat in on the sessions).
I wish I could confirm directly with the source, or better yet, have him come on here and tell you more, but I doubt he would. My friend personally wanted John Williams to take over, and I told him he was crazy, and knew nothing about composing or scores. Spider-Man 1 and 2 were nothing short of brilliant. I explained how I’d feel cheated if we didn’t have a third installment because it’s as if the trilogy isn’t complete unless we’re treated to the conclusion of the Spider-Man/Peter Parker themes that we’ve seen grow over two films.
Here’s to hoping he’ll be back. Like you said, Ryan, alot can happen in four months; and even greater than that, alot can happen in a year and a half, so there’s still hope it looks like. Just wanted to mention this to keep hope alive.
