Intrada Soundtrack Forum

I've always wondered, what different obsticles does a soundtrack label have to go thru before they release a CD?

Maybe Doug & Roger can shed some light and tell us how an Intrada CD comes to life.

1# Obtaining the Rights: - Is it just to pick up the phone and contact the Movie Studio to obtain the copyrights to the score?
When you do contact the Studio's, do you buy one title at a time or do you have grail-lists and buy the rights to several scores at the same time at a discount?

2# Finding the Music: - Does the Movie Studios most times store the music and other movie memorobilia (Dialogue tapes / Sound-FX tapes) in a Studio Vault?
Or does it more often include more detective work and hunting down the score by other means?

3# Mastering: - Take PREDATOR as an example. In what shape is the score's sound quality usually before Doug starts his magic mastering in the studio?

4# Limited Edition: - Is it up to Intrada to choose if you want to print a 1500 copies or 3000 copies?

5# Cover / Booklet Design + Linear Notes: - How easy/hard is it to put together a cover for the release? Do you guys get to choose which cover designs to use (both front & back)
and do you have to chase down the pictures yourselves or does the studio supply them?
Heard that LaLaLand had a hard time with their release of TANGO & CASH when it came to the covers to the CD.
I think the rumor was that it took a long time before Stallone okayed the cover designs, I could be wrong about that.

6# Pressing Plant: - How much time passes when a title has been okayed and is shipped off to the pressing plant until you have it delivered?

Would be fun for us fans and customers to get a glimpse on what goes on under the covers at the INTRADA station.



Doug hard at work pushing the lasted batch of CD's into the Intrada vaults.

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Most Wanted Unreleased scores:
Howard Shore's AN INNOCENT MAN (1989) Touchstone/Buena Vista
Richard Halligan's THE OCTAGON (1980) American Cinema
Sante Maria Romitelli's GOD'S GUN (1976) MGM/Cannon
Trevor Jones' FREEJACK (1992) Morgan Creek

Not to forget the booklet and its content!

Funny...I was thinking about these questions myself yesterday, as it would be cool to know how a Cd bares fruit so to speak...
Freejack, it´s like we were twins or brothers thinking alike...sure youre not Iguana Joe hmmm???

by the way, Doug, push that crate faster and i do hope it is towards the mailing room and not in a vault to be hidden , but shouldn´t it be the hamsters or even Roger pushing that crate and Doug sitting back enjoying a big fat stoogie

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I´VE COME HERE TO DRINK COCONUTS AND *censour*...AND I´M ALL OUT OF COCONUTS...

I´m a dirt merchant and a figure of your imagination

I'm still awaiting new pictures of Intrada's new flat. I'm so curious to see that type stuff. We got a great peek into Lukas' world with the documentary he did.