PRACTICAL MAGIC (unreleased scores of Silvestri & Nyman) (4 choices!)

PRACTICAL MAGIC (unreleased scores of Silvestri & Nyman) (4 choices)

Practical Magic was a 1998 film about 2 sisters (Kidman & Bullock) trying to overcome a hereditary “gift” that gave them wonderful magical powers but that also caused the men they fell in love with to die.

Michael Nyman composed the original score, which is fun in a retro sort of way, but also modern and brassy. The producers apparently wanted something fluffier, and Nyman was replaced by Alan Silvestri. Ironically, the movie is more serious than fluffy and Nyman possibly composed the more appropriate score. The change in composer was so abrupt that a soundtrack with 2 instrumentals by Nyman was already released. When the Silvestri version came out it had the same 11 vocals as on the Nyman release, but replaced his 2 instrumentals with 2 by Silvestri.

Neither score was ever given a full commercial release, but versions by both composers have been floating around for years. There’s the well-known 38-track version with music just by Silvestri, and a 25-track version of Nyman’s rejected score, both offered here in lossless. The 63-track version you might see online is just these 2 scores combined.

There’s also an extended version of Silvestri’s score with 47 tracks (offered here in lossy) and I’ve seen a 54-track version too, although it’s 3 1/2 minutes SHORTER than the 47-track version! And then there’s the 50-track version of Nyman’s score (which Wikipedia refers to as a "demo recording"), which is also offered here in lossy. Many of the tracks are quite short, and some so faint you’ll have to crank up the volume to hear them. But sound quality is great throughout.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-I9SSte59sog/Ua-mspTJAmI/AAAAAAAAICU/j5_2LrcxTH4/s1448-Ic42/Practical%252520Magic%252520x%2525204%252520PICASA .jpg

38 TITLED TRACKS BY SILVESTRI with a total time of 50 minutes.
Great stereo sound with no dialog or sfx. TAU and EAC both indicated all tracks on this disc to be lossless, and were ripped to FLAC.
36 of these tracks also appear on the 47-track version. The 2 that do not are "Blossoms," a folksy tune for guitar used early in the film, and "Practical Magic" which is used over the end credits and is perhaps the most orchestral track.

47 UNTITLED TRACKS BY SILVESTRI with a total time of about 53 minutues.
Great stereo sound with no dialog or sfx. All tracks on this disc turned out to be lossy. This disc had a cover with only simple text on it, so I came up with something a little nicer. 36 of these tracks are also found on the 38-track version and have the bonus of being lossless there.

25 TITLED TRACKS BY NYMAN (rejected score) with a total time of 39 minutes.
Great stereo sound with no dialog or sfx. TAU and EAC both indicated all tracks on this disc to be lossless, and were ripped to FLAC.
24 of these tracks also appear on the 50-track version. The one that doesn’t have an exact match is the 9-minute "Suite".

50 UNTITLED TRACKS BY NYMAN (Demo of rejected score) with a total time of just over an hour.
Great stereo sound with no dialog or sfx. Lossy! I have no cover art for it, so came up with some simple artwork. 24 of these tracks are also on the 25-track version, with the bonus of being in lossless there.
For the record: I cannot locate a disc for this version, so I am guessing it’s something I found online years ago. Since I was not a part of FFshrine at the time I did not keep track of the original uploader’s name etc. so cannot offer credit to anyone. I’m including it here with the 3 discs I do have, thinking that one of you will probably ask about it.

Links are in spoiler…

Password: crybaby

Silvestri 38 tracks (lossless): https://1fichier.com/?3i36xjzvw1

Silvestri 47 tracks (lossy): https://1fichier.com/?w47mf8tt4p

Nyman 25 tracks (lossless): https://1fichier.com/?t0z5nnpidd

Nyman 50 tracks (lossy): https://1fichier.com/?l7v6uitxix

NOTE: These recordings contain unreleased music. As of the upload date none had been registered with the US Copyright Office. However, anyone with sufficient cause can request I remove this CD from this site by contacting me by PM or by entering a reply. Thank you.

thanks yespa

Excelent Yespa!!!!

Thank You!

4versions, Thank you share!

Silvestri 47 tracks is temporarily unavailable for me, the other 3 work fine, though. Anyone else have this same issue?

Same here, Silvestri 47 tracks is unavailable. And thanks for the post Yespa!

Didn’t know about this one from Nyman. Thank you for this great post!

Thank you

Thank you very much for the share.

Link 2: "Temporarily unavailable". Old memories of MU times ! 🙂

Mega.co.nz has a problem yet not resolve, some files are always temporarily unavailable, 47 and 25 tracks are unavailable.

For several days i have files from mega.co.nz ready to dowload on Jdownloader, but they are temporarily unavailable always.

Don`t like much for the new mega.

Cheers 🙂

Can you please post these somewhere other than Mega? I keep getting the stupid "download Google Chrome" popup that will NOT go away and won’t let me download any of these files. And yes, I’ve checked the "do not show again" button and "no thanks" and it still won’t work. 🙁

Thank you so much for your excellent and more than rare posts as usual

Super thanks for this. I bought the official soundtrack when I were younger and was so dissapointed at the lack of score. Amazing share. Thank you xxx

It seems JDownloader does not work well with certain Cloud services, including Peeje and PackUpload, which I used before switching to MEGA. Maybe there’s a compatibility issue between JDownloader and MEGA that still needs to be resolved. In the meantime, why not just click the links and download without using JDownloader? I just did that and all 4 downloaded fine. Is JDownloader a requirement for some users? Enlighten me!

Despite the problems you might have with MEGA, it’s really the best choice out there now: no ads, fast downloads, available in most countries, no wait between downloads…

Can you please post these somewhere other than Mega? I keep getting the stupid "download Google Chrome" popup that will NOT go away and won’t let me download any of these files.

I use Firefox and not Google Chrome, and everything works fine. I would suspect that IE would have trouble, but then it sucks anyway. What are all the other downloaders here using? Enlighten me!

thanks for the outstanding share Yespa!!!

I use Firefox and not Google Chrome, and everything works fine. I would suspect that IE would have trouble, but then it sucks anyway. What are all the other downloaders here using? Enlighten me!

I’m using Safari (on a Mac), I do not use any sort of additional download client, and I’ve never had any trouble with any of the other file services people here are using. MEGA just keeps spitting out that stupid "you need Google Chrome" crap ad and not letting me download. I’ve tried with both the "no thanks" and "do not show this ad again" boxes checked and unchecked. I’ve cleared my browser cache and history. I’ve even restarted my computer, router and cable modem. No matter what I do, it doesn’t work. Sorry yepsa, but MEGA is a mega pain in the ass and gets a big thumbs-down from me. 🙁

Great post as always! Thanks Yepsa!

It seems JDownloader does not work well with certain Cloud services, including Peeje and PackUpload, which I used before switching to MEGA. Maybe there’s a compatibility issue between JDownloader and MEGA that still needs to be resolved. In the meantime, why not just click the links and download without using JDownloader? I just did that and all 4 downloaded fine. Is JDownloader a requirement for some users? Enlighten me!

Despite the problems you might have with MEGA, it’s really the best choice out there now: no ads, fast downloads, available in most countries, no wait between downloads…

I can assure you that JDownloader works fine with files stored on MEGA except those that are unavailable, the same wih Peeje and Packupload,

On internet explorer, files from Mega only 50 Mb, above it only goes for Chrome or Firefox.

The same files that JDownloader says that are unavailable, still goes unavailable on Chrome and Firefox, because I tried these both and nothing happened.

Mega for the moment is not good storage.

Cheers 🙂

I’m using Safari (on a Mac), I’ve cleared my browser cache and history. I’ve even restarted my computer, router and cable modem. No matter what I do, it doesn’t work. Sorry yepsa, but MEGA is a mega pain in the ass and gets a big thumbs-down from me. 🙁

I’m not a Tech person, and have to look lots of things up. Which means I may not understand exactly what I am reading. From what I could determine online, Safari is not compatible with MEGA because it doesn’t support javascript. Neither do earlier versions of IE. It may vary version to version. MEGA requires javascript, and Firefox, IE 10 and Google Chrome comply. I don’t think it’s fair that MEGA should try to steer everyone to Google Chrome, but a message that tells you your browser won’t work is presumably telling you the truth. I also read elsewhere that Safari doesn’t work with MediaFire and Deposit Files. If that’s still true, Safari wouldn’t seem to be the best browser to use for downloads. UPDATE: Please see last paragraph in post #22 below.

Allow me also to clarify my position as an uploader. It takes a lot of time to conscientiously rip a disc, write notes and scan the artwork. And more time to upload it all. I get PM’s asking me to re-rip in a different format, or re-scan the artwork in a higher res. Even to re-up everything to specific (sometimes dubious) hosting services. I have to say "no" simply because I don’t have the time, nor do I want to be registered with every hosting site out there, some of which have far more serious problems than MEGA. I started with Rapidshare, switched to Peeje and then PackUpload. All along the way I had people complain they couldn’t access the links. There is simply no feasible way to please everyone.

MEGA is new and has kinks to work out, but it’s simply the best place for me as an uploader: it lets me store 200+ lossless scores, won’t delete files or links, doesn’t bombard users with ads, is faster than most, is accessible in most countries, and has great file management features that no other service offers. For now, I’m sticking with it, and I think more and more MEGA links will start appearing here. I’ve already noticed that entire Threads, like "Classical Corner" (now at 27 pages), are switching all their links to MEGA.

But I don’t want Scary Kitty to be unhappy either! In light of Kitty’s comments, some of you sent me PMs verifying you had no trouble at all downloading, and maybe one of you could kindly re-up the files to your personal service and add additional links here.

Thank you.

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I can assure you that JDownloader works fine with files stored on MEGA except those that are unavailable, the same with Peeje

I recall that JDownloader was not at all compatible with Peeje, but they are gone now so it doesn’t matter. MEGA is another story. A short online discussion as recent as June 14 indicates a download problem does exist between JD2 and MEGA and it can be found here: [Wait for Plugin Update] Bugs: force download and mega.co.nz – JD Community (http://board.jdownloader.org/showthread.php?t=48889)
It ends by saying "Please wait for the next round of plugin updates to take place."

In any case, MEGA replied to my inquiry about these "unavailable" files and I added their reply below (post #22). I do not know if JDownloader in particular is still having problems with MEGA.

yepsa thank you very much! Silvestri 47 tracks is available now and the download is ok. Perhaps a Mega-Problem, who knows… Thanks again for the post!

UPDATE: MEGA responded to my inquiry as to why files would be "unavailable." Their reply says one of their Data Centers suffered a power outage and during that time many links were not available. They claim nothing was lost in the process and that it’s all been fixed now, so hopefully those of you who got that "unavailable" message can now get to download the files! This means you, Laohu! Interestingly, MEGA also wrote that because Google Chrome currently has a memory problem their preferred browser is now Mozilla Firefox! They supplied a rundown of which browser(s) work best. Their assessment is below…

FIREFOX 20
Starting with version 20, Mozilla Firefox finally supports the tiny JavaScript API detail that we had been craving for, making it the preferred browser to use MEGA with (unless you need recursive folder uploads, which remains a Chrome specialty). Very stable thanks to proper memory management. Extremely fast JavaScript engine. Excellent text rendering, with proper character spacing/kerning even under MacOS. No folder uploads. Highly Recommended !!!

GOOGLE CHROME
Supports recursive folder uploads. Very fast JavaScript engine. Memory management flaws cause occasional crashes, especially under UNIX/Linux and on 32-bit platforms. Anemic text rendering, erratic character spacing under MacOS. Recommended on 64-bit operating systems.

IE 10:
Very fast JavaScript engine. Excellent text rendering. No folder uploads. Not recommended (until msSaveBlob is fixed)

SAFARI:
No support for writing files from within JavaScript (requiring a kludgy Flash-based workaround). No folder uploads. Erratic character spacing under MacOS. Not recommended

Hello yepsa and thanks for these great albums.
Just a request, one of your cover art is corrupted. When extracting the "PRACTICAL MAGIC 38 tracks Alan Silvestri", we are unable to open the cover "Practical Magic SILVESTRI COVER.jpg.". The file is corrupted.
Can you share a download link for this pic ?
Thanks in advance. Best regards.

I really love both! Silvestri’s sounds full and epic.
Nymans sounds like a sweet comedy score.
Thanks! 🙂

I get prompted for a an decryption key on the MEGA site, am I doing something wrong? I tried crybaby for the downlaod but it says it is not long enough.

Thanks for anyones help

UPDATE: MEGA responded to my inquiry as to why files would be "unavailable." Their reply says one of their Data Centers suffered a power outage and during that time many links were not available. They claim nothing was lost in the process and that it’s all been fixed now, so hopefully those of you who got that "unavailable" message can now get to download the files! This means you, Laohu! Interestingly, MEGA also wrote that because Google Chrome currently has a memory problem their preferred browser is now Mozilla Firefox! They supplied a rundown of which browser(s) work best.

No yepsa, the unavailable files continues….

Allow me also to clarify my position as an uploader. It takes a lot of time to conscientiously rip a disc, write notes and scan the artwork. And more time to upload it all. I get PM’s asking me to re-rip in a different format, or re-scan the artwork in a higher res. Even to re-up everything to specific (sometimes dubious) hosting services. I have to say "no" simply because I don’t have the time, nor do I want to be registered with every hosting site out there, some of which have far more serious problems than MEGA. I started with Rapidshare, switched to Peeje and then PackUpload. All along the way I had people complain they couldn’t access the links. There is simply no feasible way to please everyone.

I know that sharing and posting steals our precious time.

Each uploader is free to choose a hoster that suits most.

Cheers

🙂

one of your cover art is corrupted

Thank you for the tip. That cover was accidentally saved in the wrong format! I fixed it and if you download the 38-track Silvestri version now you will get good artwork. If you do not want to do all that again, please PM me an e-mail address where I can send you the cover. Sorry for the inconvenience!

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I get prompted for a an decryption key on the MEGA site, am I doing something wrong?

No decryption key is required. This usually happens when the link is copied & pasted rather than just clicked on. Can you try doing that?
Thanks!

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No yepsa, the unavailable files continues…

No one else seems to still have this problem (or at least they aren’t telling me). I will contact MEGA about this but they will want to have some specifics, like what browser and version you are using. Can you supply details? Is it only MY Mega links that are unavailable to you?

Well, I guess I’ll have to look for another source for these files, then, since no one seems to want to upload them to a more friendly server. Thanks anyway. 🙁

Thank you for the tip. That cover was accidentally saved in the wrong format! I fixed it and if you download the 38-track Silvestri version now you will get good artwork. If you do not want to do all that again, please PM me an e-mail address where I can send you the cover. Sorry for the inconvenience!
Thanks for the new link 🙂

Thanks very much!!

The 38 track Silvestri version is now dead on Mega. I am using Google Chrome, as Firefox has a problem that it says files are too big to download, and I am using Firefox 20.

The 38 track Silvestri version is now dead on Mega. I am using Google Chrome, as Firefox has a problem that it says files are too big to download, and I am using Firefox 20.

No links are "dead" on MEGA—I just downloaded all 4 versions with no trouble at all, by copying & pasting the links from an e-mail, and by just clicking the links above. I am using Firefox 21 (which seems to be the newest version). However, it’s clear it’s not the same for everyone and I have complained bitterly to MEGA about these inconsistencies. It’s not something I can fix myself. Other people who use MEGA are complaining about the same problem. It should be temporary….please try again.

No one else seems to still have this problem (or at least they aren’t telling me). I will contact MEGA about this but they will want to have some specifics, like what browser and version you are using. Can you supply details? Is it only MY Mega links that are unavailable to you?

yepsa, I use Jdownloader to download from MEGA, as IE I have got only allows to get till 50 MB of the file. JD works fine with MEGA, I have no problems with it. I Managed to dowload many other files from MEGA with no problem, on your post only the 47 and 25 tracks`files have this unavailable thing, the others went fine.

I have at least 15 files unavailable on JD waiting. And they are sill unavailable.
examples:
https://mega.co.nz/#!ZBsCWQ4S!DH9pVTVZP0KX9IBg8wZm5zOJr2hMevPM2soAO-9ueGY
https://mega.co.nz/#!L5pm1RaI!G9Jk33-JFyTHZPadsFNozWSOsLwKH9rlpSZKUq9ygFI
https://mega.co.nz/#!aVdCiJoB!a1WohWocyLqz3cxo3AHs5FdoCjYtXQct1wmsMIi h57A
https://mega.co.nz/#!RRBAiLya!DCwdWGUxtwMLuiS4NpLOXU2t7ox1ZwbQUt_fZRk fYKQ

these links are from this forum.

Thank you very much, Yepsa!

Silvestri 38 tracks is unavailable.
It’s the first time I face a problem with MEGA,

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This is so strange!
I tried again and now it works.

This is so strange!
I tried again and now it works.

I contacted a guy who runs another Thread that uses only MEGA links and asked if he was having the same trouble as me. His reply…

"It’s been unpredictable the past week. I even emailed MEGA about it, they conceded they were having server problems. But most of the time it seems to work."

MEGA insists it’s a temporary problem but for the best results also urges everyone to use the latest Firefox as a browser. Stay tuned!

Thank you very much !

The 38 track version is now working fine on MEGA. All we need is to be a little patient. Thank-you for sharing.

Thanks 🙂

Thank you very much 🙂

practically magical quadruple

Hi yepsa,
suddenly, last weekend, all my unavailable files pending on JDownloader, managed to work, right now no more problems with mega

cheers 🙂

Thanks, yespa.

Thank you very much for this, Yepsa! Just watched the movie and thought it was rather… lame, but loved Silvestri’s score.

Thanks.

GREAT POST, Yepsa! Thank you for them all!! 🙂

Did anyone ever make a tracklist for the 47 track version? Would come in handy.

This site has track lists for several versions. The 47-track version is at the bottom, but the titles are based on other bootleg(s), so accuracy isn’t guaranteed.

Chronological Scores / Soundtracks: Practical Magic (http://chrono-score.blogspot.com/2012/02/practical-magic.html)

Thanks!

Thanks a bunch yepsa for these !

Thank you very much yepsa!

thanks very much

A great feast for Silvestri and Nyman fans

Thanks a lot again!

I haven’t done a full study but I can say that in at least some cases, the Alan Silvestri set with more tracks is the same as the lossless one but anytime there is a gap, the track was separated into different tracks… for instance main title is over two tracks, blossoms is split as well

I can’t confirm with the nyman as I can’t get the 50 track to download yet

Thanks!!

Thanks for this job!!

hello, download ok but winrar ask password.
could you help me ?
thanks
chris

hello, download ok but winrar ask password.
could you help me ?
thanks
chris

Did you make sure the uploader didn’t accidentally mention the password right above the download links you clicked on in the first post?

thanks i found the password

Thanks for upping

Can the Nyman tracks be re-upped? Looks like both are down. Please and thank you!

Can the Nyman tracks be re-upped?

New NYMAN links have been added. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Estupendo! Muchas gracias!

Thank you.

Thank you kindly.

Thanks!!

Thank you for your generosity. have a wonderful day

Thanks you!

thanks for this- I wasn’t aware that Silvestri’s whimsical score wasn’t the first choice

Thank you for these great uploads

thank you!

Wonderful, thank you so much for sharing!

Thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks very much.

Many thanks!

Nice to see the links are still active, thanks so much for sharing.

Thank you most kindly!

Nice, thanks a lot!

Appreciate your time and efforts!! Awesome albums!! Thank you!!

Thank you very much!.