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Hachigatsu		#361	[-]
Aug 30 11 5:31 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	DougGorius wrote: It's odd that Harry Holcombe's name is misspelled in the Boxoffice article but spelled correctly in the US credits, and that Kenji Sahara's name is spelled correctly in the article but incorrectly in the credits. That same issue features a ton of SANJURO ads, by the way. I know — I own a ton of these (remember, I've been alive a sight longer than you have; so I've been collecting/documenting/researching a lot longer, too... ) Oh, and it's not really a odd thing that some misspellings and typos crept into such business journals, since they were written and published so quickly, and were only meant for people in the motion picture business and exhibitors — not the general public. August Ragone Author EIJI TSUBURAYA: MASTER OF MONSTERS Blog THE GOOD, THE BAD AND GODZILLA
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Hachigatsu		#362	[-]
Aug 30 11 5:34 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The Giant Pacific Octopus wrote: Hachigatsu wrote: GPO, the numbers aren't monetary; they're percentages of based on average business, overall, in said cities — 100(%) being average. It says, right at the top of the page: This chart records the performance of current attractions in the opening week of their first runs in the 20 key cities checked. Pictures with fewer than five engagements are not listed. As new runs are reported, ratings are added and averages revised. Computation is in terms of percentage in relation to normal grosses as determined by the theater managers. With 100 per cent as “normal,” the figures show the gross rating above or below that mark (Asterisk * denotes combination bills.) Hrmph... I misread that. My eyes gravitated towards the numbers and I assumed they were monetary values. It didn't make sense because the numbers from all the cities didn't add up to the number on the far right of the chart. I see now it was percentage via the average business of the film. Its too bad they didn't post actual gross numbers. It would be interesting to see what the gross for that film was. Perhaps Baradagi can dig up those numbers you are looking for, if he has them, and has the time. August Ragone Author EIJI TSUBURAYA: MASTER OF MONSTERS Blog THE GOOD, THE BAD AND GODZILLA Last Edited By: Hachigatsu Aug 30 11 5:37 PM. Edited 2 times.
Cody Himes		#363	[-]
Aug 30 11 6:51 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	DougGorius wrote: That may suffice, Cody. Netflix has the teaser streaming with very good sound, but the picture is the usual choppy, stop-motiony look, and it is impossible to download it, but possible to rip the sound. Hopefully your copy doesn't look overly VHSy so that I can adequately bring together the sound of the Netflix with the picture from your tape. Well, I just dug my HOLLYWOOD DINOSAURS tape out, and yes, it does have the "Coming Soon" trailer. Unfortunately, it's sloppily edited together with the more familiar theatrical trailer. And on top of that, my copy has a lot of tracking problems so I doubt you'd find it very useful. My apologies. However, if you're still interested in taking a look at it, just let me know.
SAM33		#364	[-]
Aug 30 11 7:08 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Speaking of errors, I see Boxoffice lists it as a "1:85 ratio". SAM33
Hachigatsu		#365	[-]
Aug 30 11 7:47 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Sam, that's correct — IIRC I denoted that underneath the scan. August Ragone Author EIJI TSUBURAYA: MASTER OF MONSTERS Blog THE GOOD, THE BAD AND GODZILLA
DougGorius		#366	[-]
Aug 30 11 11:17 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	http://www.amazon.com/Hor...t-Movement/dp/B004RYPC7Q This has the MAN MADE MONSTER cue that was used during the Kong balloon transport preparation scene in the US version of KING KONG VS. GODZILLA. It is one of the oldest cues used in the US version, so I'm surprised the original recording of it still exists. Last Edited By: DougGorius Aug 30 11 11:29 PM. Edited 1 times.
Hachigatsu		#367	[-]
Aug 31 11 12:44 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Why are you surprised? August Ragone Author EIJI TSUBURAYA: MASTER OF MONSTERS Blog THE GOOD, THE BAD AND GODZILLA
DougGorius		#368	[-]
Aug 31 11 12:46 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I assumed that many of Universal's old music cues didn't exist anymore.
Hachigatsu		#369	[-]
Aug 31 11 12:49 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Why? August Ragone Author EIJI TSUBURAYA: MASTER OF MONSTERS Blog THE GOOD, THE BAD AND GODZILLA
MovieMatt		#370	[-]
Aug 31 11 1:04 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Here's why. Because of that fire on June 8th 2008. It ate the film vault and the King Kong attraction.
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DougGorius		#371	[-]
Aug 31 11 1:05 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	When I asked David Schecter about releasing the stock scores for films like GIGANTIS or KKvsG, he responded with this: "Thanks for writing. It's doubtful all the tracks exist, and as the music used in each kaiju movie came from a number of different libraries, licensing costs would be too much, since everyone would want a minimum fee that is probably already too high considering the small market for such a project. They weren't real libraries that produced these tracks -- they were assemblages of film scores written for earlier motion pictures, and our label couldn't operate within the hazy legalities some of these "libraries" used. You'd have to license the tracks from a tremendous number of different source films, so the work (and cost) involved would be tremendous. Eventually, some of the scores from these source films will come out, like our MONSTER THAT CHALLENGED THE WORLD, which had tracks that were used in the U. S. KING KONG VS. GODZILLA. In fact, we'll be releasing another title fairly soon that will have music recognizable to fans of the U. S. versions of kaiju films."
Hachigatsu		#372	[-]
Aug 31 11 2:27 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	MovieMatt wrote: Here's why. Because of that fire on June 8th 2008. It ate the film vault and the King Kong attraction. That was one of their film storage vaults; most of the prints stored there were for repertory screenings. Also, I asked DougGorius for his response, not yours. Thanks. August Ragone Author EIJI TSUBURAYA: MASTER OF MONSTERS Blog THE GOOD, THE BAD AND GODZILLA
Hachigatsu		#373	[-]
Aug 31 11 2:38 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	DougGorius wrote: When I asked David Schecter about releasing the stock scores for films like GIGANTIS or KKvsG, he responded with this: "Thanks for writing. It's doubtful all the tracks exist, and as the music used in each kaiju movie came from a number of different libraries, licensing costs would be too much, since everyone would want a minimum fee that is probably already too high considering the small market for such a project. They weren't real libraries that produced these tracks -- they were assemblages of film scores written for earlier motion pictures, and our label couldn't operate within the hazy legalities some of these "libraries" used. You'd have to license the tracks from a tremendous number of different source films, so the work (and cost) involved would be tremendous. Eventually, some of the scores from these source films will come out, like our MONSTER THAT CHALLENGED THE WORLD, which had tracks that were used in the U. S. KING KONG VS. GODZILLA. In fact, we'll be releasing another title fairly soon that will have music recognizable to fans of the U. S. versions of kaiju films." Thanks for posting this (I've chatted with David on these forums and met him in person — gave me copies of three of his latest releases, to boot — nice chap!). While I already understand what David told you, that doesn't answer my question about you being so confounded by the tracks from MAN-MAD MONSTER still being extant. Are you amazed that that one track heard in KING KONG VS. GODZILLA is still extant, or that all of the cues from MMM are still with us? As for putting together CDs for GIGANTIS and KING KONG VS. GODZILLA, I think that such a thing would sort of also be out of the question because of one singular entity: Toho. Wouldn't it be a colossal waste of time, only to have them shut you down after all of that hard work? Now, identifying all of the tracks, that would be awesome, because then fans could — if they were so inclined — put together their own compilations for private enjoyment. Anyhow, I'm looking forward to David's next release, which — going by his hint — should be the long overdue soundtrack for KRONOS! August Ragone Author EIJI TSUBURAYA: MASTER OF MONSTERS Blog THE GOOD, THE BAD AND GODZILLA
DougGorius		#374	[-]
Aug 31 11 2:52 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Ugh, I hate Yuku's quote system... "Are you amazed that that one track heard in KING KONG VS. GODZILLA is still extant, or that all of the cues from MMM are still with us?" The latter. I had only heard re-recordings of Universal's '40s music, so I assumed many of the originals weren't around anymore. "Now, identifying all of the tracks, that would be awesome, because then fans could — if they were so inclined — put together their own compilations for private enjoyment." This is what I want to do with KKvsG. It would help a lot if the cue sheets still exist. Last Edited By: DougGorius Aug 31 11 2:58 PM. Edited 1 times.
Hachigatsu		#375	[-]
Aug 31 11 3:08 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Thanks for answering! And good luck with that — a good pal of mine put together the complete soundtrack to THE NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, which was also put together with numerous cues from different sources (but all under the roof of Capitol Records, IIRC): http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0038Q63C2 Personally, I can't wait for someone to put together all of the surviving library cues for the 1967 SPIDER-MAN animated series! August Ragone Author EIJI TSUBURAYA: MASTER OF MONSTERS Blog THE GOOD, THE BAD AND GODZILLA
DougGorius		#376	[-]
Sep 17 11 12:15 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Does anybody know what this is?
Hachigatsu		#377	[-]
Sep 17 11 1:26 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	This is a herald from Toho's now-defunct 16mm Film Rental Division. Here's the original link: http://eigatirashi.hobby-web.net/jp/jp/ki/01426.html August Ragone Author EIJI TSUBURAYA: MASTER OF MONSTERS Blog THE GOOD, THE BAD AND GODZILLA
DougGorius		#378	[-]
Nov 9 11 9:54 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Here is the origin of the the send-off party BGM from KKvsG: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXH3QJrx98U Here is an older recording with vocals: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNbgyiV2R7c Last Edited By: DougGorius Nov 9 11 10:04 PM. Edited 3 times.
Hachigatsu		#379	[-]
Nov 10 11 3:01 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Ifukube was also "commissioned" (read, ordered) by the Imperial Japanese Military Regime to compose similar marches and such. One of which, "Kishi Mai", penned for the IJN in 1943, was ironically performed when MacArthur arrived in Japan to formalize the surrender in 1945. August Ragone Author EIJI TSUBURAYA: MASTER OF MONSTERS Blog THE GOOD, THE BAD AND GODZILLA
Uchujin65		#380	[-]
Nov 11 11 11:17 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I mashed this up in my spare time. jlcarrozza.com
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