A. Silvestri – The Mummy Returns (Deluxe Edition)

Alan Silvestri
The Mummy Returns (Deluxe Edition)
2001
Kudos to hmancini

27 tracks, TRT: 1:47:16, FLAC

https://mega.co.nz/#!klVQDaYZ!4BcU6LmCf9ZT9HYqOauOHfZ6RN26lGZ9pXFkcXX YSoU

Note: as per usual with my deluxe editions, I trimmed silences from beginning and end of cues as well as mixed shorter cues together for better flow (50 tracks become 27) and fixed the inconsistent volume issue which is prevalent in all editions of the complete score I’ve come across.

This score hearkens back to the golden days of my youth when going to the movies was not only fun but when a movie sequel was fun to re-visit multiple times in theatres. I myself was there 4 times before it left, the first time I’d ever done that. It was a really fun movie with a really fun and action-packed score by veteran Alan Silvestri, taking over scoring duties from the original feature’s maestro Jerry Goldsmith.

Originally released by Decca Records, the official album contained a pretty generous 69 minutes of score (minus the 4 minute song "Forever May Not Be Long Enough" by Live, which is not included on this set) while this release is the complete score containing almost 40 minutes of unreleased material, restored and re-mastered to the highest quality sound standards I am able to come up with.

The original materials are lossless WAV which sound absolutely breathtaking. To those stuck with the old 320 MP3 rip, discard it because from experience that MP3 bootleg sounds like sheer crap (flat, lifeless, etc.) and almost caused me to give up on this project. After having lost my original FLAC source due to a hard drive crash, hmancini here on the forum came to the rescue and re-uploaded a WAV format version which still sounded pretty stellar compared to the MP3 versions.

For this release no digital noise reduction, reverb or fancy effects were applied to the source. The source sounded fine enough on its own to not warrant any additional clean-up.

This has been an edition I’ve been secretly waiting on SonicAdventure to do (a la Goldsmith’s "The Mummy") however I understand he is busy so I took it upon myself to do it. That and his comments in regards to the heavy volume vs. bass issue prevalent in Van Helsing led me to believe he had no interest in doing it.

Many have been asking for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. 2 deluxe edition and I promise it IS coming. It’s just not priority #1 right now. Keep your eyes peeled!

Anyway, now that this is done I encourage you all to sit back and enjoy!

P.S. Silvestri really seems to love him some triangles. Its sound is heard about as many times as a cymbal crash or a long brass note in this score.

Wow, many thanks for your tireless dedication and hard work! Definitely appreciated!

Thanks, cody!

Thanks!

Thank you so much!

thanks for the FLAC!!!!

Now this is what I’m talking about. One of my favourite scores, given the deluxe treatment by the super talented codyap09? Count me in!

This has been an edition I’ve been secretly waiting on SonicAdventure to do (a la Goldsmith’s "The Mummy") however I understand he is busy so I took it upon myself to do it. That and his comments in regards to the heavy volume vs. bass issue prevalent in Van Helsing led me to believe he had no interest in doing it.

Glad to hear I’m not the only one. It must be hard being as awesome as SonicAdventure is, and he’s done so many amazing remastering projects already that I’m giving him some slack on this one. Besides, as you said, his comments on his "Van Helsing" thread makes me think he’d be hesitant to return to another early 2000’s Silvestri score.

Also, anyone looking for a "complete score" cover instead of the OST version can use this one (not mine, btw).

All-in-all, can’t wait to give this score a spin!

Grateful thanks for all your time and effort and for sharing 😀

Thank you for this edition ! Can’t wait to listen to your next Harry Potter Deathly Hallows Part 2 Edition 🙂 🙂 🙂

thanks!!

Thank you for this edition ! Can’t wait to listen to your next Harry Potter Deathly Hallows Part 2 Edition 🙂 🙂 🙂

There’s no lossless version right ?

Wow…thank you so much !

There’s no lossless version right ?

Not yet, regrettably. Would love to find a lossless Godzilla too. The 192k version is surprisingly good but I know it would sound better in lossless.

Love the score and the movie! thanks!!

thanks cody

This has been an edition I’ve been secretly waiting on SonicAdventure to do (a la Goldsmith’s "The Mummy") however I understand he is busy so I took it upon myself to do it. That and his comments in regards to the heavy volume vs. bass issue prevalent in Van Helsing led me to believe he had no interest in doing it.

I would have loved to do it, actually. Why wouldn�t I like something gorgeous as ‘The Mummy Returns’? It�s a marvellous score.

But I�ve always been working on something else, and so I�ve been pushing several Editions I was thinking of away, ‘Mummy Returns’ has been one of them.

Many thanks Cody! I feel the same about this score 🙂

Many thanks for sharing this. A fantastic score!!

Thanks

Haven’t actually heard this score yet. Thanks for your efforts!

Many thanks!

Thank you in advance.

It’s my cover work:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v490/corysun/Share%20photo/The%20Mummy%20Returns%20Deluxe%20Edition_zpsogzrat mr.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/corysun/media/Share%20photo/The%20Mummy%20Returns%20Deluxe%20Edition_zpsogzrat mr.jpg.html)

Thanks for the share. As you say this is a great old-fashioned full orchestra score. The film was great fun too – many re-viewings at the flicks and then again at home.

Thanks.

Thank you so much, codyap09! This is a great score, and while it’s hard to beat Goldsmith’s score for the first movie, Silvestri didn’t disappoint. To be honest, listening to these big, action-y film scores for adventure flicks always makes me want to play "Uncharted".

WOW! Thank you very much Cody! 🙂

Thank you for sharing this gem !!!

Awesome, thank you!

thanks

Absolutely great thanks a bunch cody !!

Awesome! Just finished the first movie.
Have to get the second one off my seedbox before I can continue the saga.

Not really sure I want to watch the third one, though.

Thanks for this! One of my very favorite scores ever.

And I would love to hear someone do a deluxe edition for Van Helsing. The complete version would seem to need a lot of work, but it’s such an amazing score.

Thanks

Thank you!

Thank you Cody, a great score that deserves to be archived properly 🙂

Thanks for this! One of my very favorite scores ever.

And I would love to hear someone do a deluxe edition for Van Helsing. The complete version would seem to need a lot of work, but it’s such an amazing score.

SonicAdventure did do one.

Thanks so much! My favourite Silvestri album 😀

Thanks for the posting, I have both albums, and would Love a ED of Goldsmith’s MuMMy, I have various 2 CD ED but quality is not the best.

Fantastic! My favourite Silvestri score.
Thanks a lot.

Thanks a lot

Many many thanks for this score in FLAC- I was robbed in Madrid about ten years ago by some bastardo who ran off with 200 euros and this complete score, which I have always loved in its original clarity- so thanks again for the upload

Thanks for the posting, I have both albums, and would Love a ED of Goldsmith’s MuMMy, I have various 2 CD ED but quality is not the best.

SonicAdventure did do one.

Thank you for this.

Oh wow, thanks a million!! So awesome.

Thanx for this great upload…but is it just me or does track 22 have a slight glitch?

Thanks!

Thanks!

thanks

Thanx for this great upload…but is it just me or does track 22 have a slight glitch?

I noticed it too. No biggie given the great quality overall.

yeah, nothing big…just wanted to rule out a download or unpacking fault…Great set!

Awesome! Thank you!

Good catch. Can’t believe I missed that. Glad it’s only a small glitch.

Thank you so much, codyap09! This is a great score, and while it’s hard to beat Goldsmith’s score for the first movie, Silvestri didn’t disappoint.

Agree. JG is still my fav. And thanks to the Op for his generosity 🙂

Thanks

Fantastic Share !!!! Many THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fantastic, I had SonicAdventure’s polishing job and now I can add your expanded version to it 🙂

The original materials are lossless WAV which sound absolutely breathtaking. To those stuck with the old 320 MP3 rip, discard it because from experience that MP3 bootleg sounds like sheer crap (flat, lifeless, etc.) and almost caused me to give up on this project. After having lost my original FLAC source due to a hard drive crash, hmancini here on the forum came to the rescue and re-uploaded a WAV format version which still sounded pretty stellar compared to the MP3 versions.

Funnily enough, it appears that a few of these cues are from different takes altogether. Listen to 1:08-1:16 of "My First Bus Ride" and it sounds markedly different from the same section in the old 320 MP3 rip. Curious how there seems to be alternate takes floating around for this score (from a different set of sessions, perhaps?). Either way, the take is similar enough that it doesn’t warrant an "alternate" version placed in the score, and the Deluxe Edition as a whole sounds so much better than the old rip that this is the definitive version of this score as of right now. I’ve already posted my thanks, but you need to hear it again; thanks codyap09 for the awesome share! Anyone on the fence about getting one of the best action score of the 2000’s; in the wise words of Shia Labeouf…well, you know.

EDIT: As a side note, that weird noise that I thought might be a flub at 5:54-5:56 of "My First Bus Ride" is in both versions, so I’m guessing it’s intentional?

Thank you so much!

Many thanks!

Thanks Cory for the work and dedication!

Excellent! Thanks!

thanks for the excellent job!!

I gave this a listen and I am amazed. Thank you so much for this. You did this score justice.

Thanks for sharing!

I give it a try.

Any chance of a REUP??? Your message cue is filled up, can’t send you any mail until you empty some messages!!!