I'm going to guess it's a transcode from iTunes.
Every track encounters errors when running through Foobar2000's "Verify Integrity".
"Warning: Reported length is inaccurate"
MediaInfo:
Released date : UTC 2014-12- 5T08:00:00Z
Writing library : LAME3.97
major_brand : M4A
minor_version : 0
compatible_brands : M4A mp42isom
LAME is no longer at 3.97.
It's a steady 3.99.5 now.
There's even a 3.100 alpha stage out there (highly expirmental; not for archiving).
In foobar2000, you can also see this:
Encoding Settings: Lavf52.54.0
Do a Google search on that particular version, you see nothing recent. Most recent year for that search is content from (at the latest) 2010.
MP3@320 Kbps
50 tracks
All tracks retain iTunes tags (in triangular tags, not visible in Mp3tag but visible in Foobar2000).
All "artist" tags are only present in iTunes and Foobar2000.
Another release we have to wait for someone to learn how to use EAC (when the CD comes out).
iTunes store page:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/into-woods-original-motion/id935163643
There's also a mislabled track.
There are two "track 2" in this.
"Back Into the Woods" is listed as track 2.
It is, but disc 2/track 2.
In singular order from 01-50, it would be track 36.
Following citation links:
on releases:
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/walt-disney-records-set-to-release-into-the-woods-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-and-into-the-woods-deluxe-edition-on-december-16th-282182481.html
Amazon digipack deluxe CD:
http://www.amazon.com/Into-Woods-Soundtrack/dp/B00MAIK7BC/
The prices between USA and CDN iTunes:
$16.99 USA
$19.99 Canada
All tracks credited to "Stephen Sondheim" as "artist" are all the score tracks.
So far it seems okay. Updated orchestra compared to the 80's (UNlike most musicals that don't add electric guitar to the mix for 25th Anniversaries).
But seems like it's been slowed and lowered tempo just to keep up with the actors.
Meryl Streep as The Witch seems like a Beginner's Sing-A-Long version. :laugh: