Intrada Soundtrack Forum

Forgive me.

I have only seen bits and pieces of what may or may not be going on with this brilliant score - but I know it's in high demand, and I know why! A theatre out here in LA just screened the picture. And I (shamefacedly) only saw it for the first time last night.

I know there are issues - but will someone please explain the history of Williams' masterpiece of a score - and just what exactly is keeping a complete release from fruition?

Thanks in advance!

Varese currently holds the license to release it - so no other label could work on it - and from reports, the only thing they've been able to uncover to expand it with is a bad-sounding mono source - unclear if its recording sessions, or just the music stem of the final film. Essentially, if that's still all that exists, Varese has 4 choices

1. Re-issue the OST program with no additional music, as an ENCORE
2. Re-issue the OST program, followed by mono bonus tracks of additional cues, as a Deluxe Edition
3. Make a 2CD set, with the OST program on one disc, and the complete mono source on the other, as a Deluxe Edition
4. Do nothing and hope a better source turns up at some point.

Since Varese basically never discusses their intentions with the consumers all we can do is speculate. They have announced they're releasing 2 Club titles Monday at 10am, hopefully Dracula will be one of them - expanded or not.

Thank you Jay.

Too bad about the only source being a bad mono one.

I would hope that at some point Intrada may release an expanded edition a la "Chinatown".

Yes, we can always hope.