Superman's Blue box and discs

From Lukas regarding the blue screwup...

Friends,

We tried to have an orderly and fair Super-launch. What can we say? We
tried, and failed. The server crashed, and continued to crash despite our
efforts to handle the bandwidth. Finally, SAE stripped the site back to its basics, leaving only the Superman ordering up for now and that seemed to work. As demand subsides, we'll turn the other stuff back on.

If you order anytime in the next day or so, you should be fine and you'll have your copy in a regular amount of time (they are presently on their way to us from the manufacturer). We will post updates, too.

While things have vastly improved since later this afternoon, please accept our apologies. The overload was just too much.

And yes, the 50 signed copies are all gone -- if you got one, consider yourself very very lucky.

Thanks!

LK

Timeless boom de boom

If you haven’t heard this live boom-de-boom duel pianos performance of Franz Waxman’s “Ride of the Cossacks” from TARAS BULBA you’ll find that it’s more exhilarating than morning’s coffee to get you fired up for the day’s endeavors or if you need a pick-me-up anytime when you are feeling a bit down, so save this performance from YouTube.

You can find more Franz Waxman titles on SAE here:

A lot of boom...

At the moment I can think of nothing much else but the boom-de-boom cue for Tiomkin’s “Pharaoh’s Procession” right after the “Main Title” from his epic LAND OF THE PHARAOHS. One of the greatest film music cues ever!!! Check out the music on SAE's website.

FSM announces the date of...it's announcement

We're almost there, friends. The blue box will go on sale beginning at 3:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on Thursday, February 21, 2008.

FSM's 8-CD box set, SUPERMAN: THE MUSIC (1978-1988), encompasses a new fully remastered and complete edition of John Williams's Superman: The Movie along with previously unreleased presentations of the complete scores for its three sequels: Superman II and Superman III (adapted and conducted by Ken Thorne) and Superman IV: The Quest For Peace (adapted and conducted by Alexander Courage and featuring new themes by John Williams). The latter is spread across two full CDs of never-before-released music and songs. Also included in the set is a bonus disc of additional alternates, source music and songs, plus a full disc of Ron Jones's music for the 1988 Superman animated series, rounding out a full decade of Superman music. The 8 CDs are accompanied by an in-depth, full-color 160 page hard-bound book, all housed in an elegant blue slipcase box with the Superman "S" embossed in silver.

The set is available as a limited edition of 3,000 copies priced at $119.95 each, and may be ordered beginning at 3:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern time on Thursday, February 21, 2008 via ScreenArchives.com. Additional information and sound samples will be available at that time.

Why announce the announcement? Because we have a limited number of autographed copies and want everybody to have the same chance at reserving one: Fifty (50) copies of the enclosed book have been signed by composers Ken Thorne and Ron Jones. These autographed editions will be available for $199.95 each on a first come-first served basis and with a limit of one (1) per person -- also through Screen Archives Entertainment at the same date and time. Please no e-mailed reservations before the officially announced SAE website sales on February 21th.

SUPERMAN: THE MUSIC (1978-1988) is produced by Mike Matessino and Lukas Kendall and celebrates the Man of Steel's official birthday of February 29 as well as a triple anniversary year.... The character made his debut 70 years ago when Action Comics #1 hit newsstands, and 30 years ago, on December 15, 1978, Superman: The Movie was released, introducing audiences to Christopher Reeve's indelible portrayal and John William’s classic themes. Additionally, Warner Bros., the studio behind the Superman series, celebrates its 85th anniversary in 2008. With SUPERMAN: THE MUSIC, Film Score Monthly delivers a release befitting this multi-tiered celebration.

See you next Thursday!

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