Hey Guys!

Today I present to you a wonderful score by Jerry Goldsmith, combined with serviceable songs by Matthew Wilder & David Zippel: Mulan. It�s actually the third time I attempted a Deluxe Edition. I did the first more than 10 years ago, using horrible sounding lossy source tracks and my OST. A few years later I updated that Edition, created a cover set for it and released on another forum that�s long been gone. In both versions, the songs were missing, it also included only two alternates.

For this Edition I wanted to do everything right so I included most of the available alternates as well as the songs. All of them were remastered to make them sound a bit more contemporary without sacrificing the original sound too much. As you probably know by now, I usually attempt to combine tracks in order to improve the listening experience. I did it here, too, copying many of the crossfades done for the movie while also adding my own where I saw fit. I have to say... I�m very happy with this Edition, I�ve listened to it a lot during the past months. I like the sound very much, it sounds much more dynamic and punchy than before, at the same time adding warmth and charm. Naturally, I eliminated mastering errors, drop-outs or pops and clicks present in the files I used. BTW, the files I used were completely lossless; combined with my high resolution mastering (32/192) I was able to update the sound considerably. I�m also happy that I included the alternates, even though most of them are only slightly different to their finally used counterparts.



But there�s something else. Contrary to the hack-and-gone-job I usually achieve for the covers, this Edition sports several cover sets which are among the most beautiful I�ve ever seen. Many people would disagree but the covers I usually provide are boring, uninspired, lacking creativity. Don�t correct me on that, it�s true.

So in order to add something remarkably special to this set, I asked Heidl (http://forums.ffshrine.org/members/heidl-428356) of HQCovers (http://hqcovers.net/) fame if he would be game to provide some covers of his own. I�ve always been admiring his marvellously inspired covers and a few months ago I finally wanted to make my admiration known (thankfully he doesn�t mind a fanboy like me). We talked a bit and after a while I asked him if we might try a collaboration - I was giddy like a schoolboy when he agreed. This Deluxe Edition of Mulan is the result.

Instead of providing just one cover, he did 4 very distinct, beautiful and professional cover sets. On the picture above you can see all of the front covers he did, the upper row shows 3 of his covers, the 4th is in the middle of the bottom row. The other two (bottom row, left and right) are two of my own covers which look pretty tepid in comparison, if you ask me. I cannot thank him enough for lending his skills to this project of mine, without his additions it wouldn�t be what it now is. One thing is for sure: should Intrada release their own version of Mulan in the near future, they won�t be able to match the beauty of this set, it�s impossible.

Though I�d still buy an Intrada set without hesitation.



But enough with all the talk, this time I�m very confident in wishing you much fun with this set as it will be a grace for every soundtrack collection. And don�t forget to have a look at Heidl's post below this one; he prepared an awesome presentation!



Tracklist:

Disc One

1. Ouverture 7:05 2. Main Title / Attack At The Wall 3:01 3. Preparations 2:52
4. Honour To Us All 3:02 5. The Matchmaker 1:51 6. Reflection 2:25 7. Blossoms 3:03
8. Mulan�s Decision 3:14 9. One Chance 1:19 10. The Master Plan / Shan Yu 1:46
11. Shoulders Back 1:54 12. Ping / The Real Work 3:41 13. I�ll Make A Man Out Of You 3:19
14. Deserted Village / Bogus Letter 2:28 15. A Girl Worth Fighting For 2:23 16. Burnt Village 3:12

Disc Two

1. Save The Cannons 1:15 2. The Huns Attack / Avalanche 4:22
3. Mulan�s Disclosure / Truth All Around 6:00 4. Imperial Palace 1:14 5. Boo! 2:26
6. A Lucky Bug 2:36 7. Honouring Mulan 1:48 8. Coming Home 1:17 9. Reflection (Pop Version) 3:37
10. The Matchmaker (Alternate) 1:51 11. Mulan�s Decision (Alternate #1) 3:18
12. Mulan�s Decision (Alternate #2) 3:21 13. One Chance (Alternate) 1:19
14. Ping (Alternate) 0:55 15. Avalanche (Alternate) 2:23 16. Boo! (Alternate) 2:24
17. A Lucky Bug (Alternate) 2:27 18. Victory Parade (Source) 1:30


AND NOW A WARNING:

Once the links expire, I won�t upload it again, someone else has to do that (maybe by creating mirrors?)



Links:

http://www.mirrorcreator.com/files/1S4HYHYN/CrossdressingWarriors.part1.rar_links
http://www.mirrorcreator.com/files/12GFC9TG/CrossdressingWarriors.part2.rar_links

MEGA (graciously provided by Lockdown):

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Password:

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MULAN (THE DELUXE EDITION)
Custom Covers Set

This set of custom covers was a real challenge for me, working together with the God of Remastering, I was forced to deliver something special, and it kept me headscratching for a while.

It took me almost four weeks to finish these artworks and I really have to thank SonicAdventure for his incredible amount of patience and trust. He even encouraged me to take some time off in between! A rare thing, especially in a reputation-driven community like this one.

I've created 4 different sets of covers and included a few alternate versions of front covers and back inlays (included in the d/l-link above). This way you can decide where you want to have the label "Deluxe Edition". Either on the front cover or inside the tray.



My first custom cover is the most traditional one in the whole bunch, relying almost entirely on officially licensed promo material. The only real customization was the addition of a few red tinted brushstrokes to make it a little more exciting (ditto for the two CD labels). The seemless transition from the front cover to the inner sleeve was tricky. I ended up using the very same image and removed the Mulan character by hand, which was quite some work.



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The front image of the second artwork was basically ready for pickup, all I did was darken the bottom area to get a better contrast with the text. I really love the combination of blue and orange in this one. The back cover features a cool drawing of Mulan in a fighting pose. I wrapped the text around it and it worked wonderfully. I also think the red CD labels create a beautiful contrast to the rest of the artwork. I used the official cover art for the first disc and tried to match the design (colours, textures, shadings, etc...) on the second disc.



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The following custom cover is certainly the most experimental one in this collection. It prominently features a beautiful drawing on the front cover, one of which I unfortunately can't find the original source anywhere. All other images, including an awesome alternate movie logo, are part of the early concept art drawings from the film. I really love the Chinese influence on this one. By relying entirely on painted images, I managed to achieve a very distinctive look. Also, I'm sorry about the forced line breaks within the tracklists on the back. The narrow horizontal space takes its toll here.



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The final cover was actually the one I started with into this series. And it was also the last one I've finished. All in all this was obviously heavily influenced be the Lord of the Rings Complete Recordings. I thought with this being a Deluxe Edition and all, I needed one of those fancy book-style designs. This would work far better as a leathery digipack, but since it's supposed to be printed out, a Jewel case template was necessary.



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I'd like to once again thank SonicAdventure for coming up to me and offering me the chance to participate in one of his amazing works (he is clearly the best audio engineer here, let's face it!). And I also want to thank YOU for reading through all of my nonsense.

If you like my work, please stop by at my blog (http://www.hqcovers.net) for even more custom covers.

Holy crap, you're back!

SonicAdventure is back with a big bang! Tag teaming with heidl.
Can't wait to listen to The Deluxe Edition. I always loved the score!
Great artworks!

Thank you! Both of you

Very nice to see you post this :) I've wanted to dig deeper into this score for some time. I always enjoy your work.

Thank you, I have several bootleg editions of Mulan and - judging by all the other marvellous work you've done editing and remastering - I'm expecting to be this version the ultimate.
Thanks also to heidl for the magnificent over set !

Just when I thought I went and made a good Mulan set, Sonic one-ups me as usual. Obviously my so-called good set just got relegated to the trash can--and am I upset about that? NOT A CHANCE!! :) Sonic, you've done it again! And Kudos to Heidl for the outstanding artwork as well!!! Pats on the back both ways :)

Just when I thought I went and made a good Mulan set, Sonic one-ups me as usual. Obviously my so-called good set just got relegated to the trash can--and am I upset about that? NOT A CHANCE!! :) Sonic, you've done it again! And Kudos to Heidl for the outstanding artwork as well!!! Pats on the back both ways :)

No, don�t delete it! There�s always someone who doesn�t like that I combine tracks or other stuff. So please upload it... after all, how many versions of Interstellar are now online? A bit of Goldsmith to counter that cannot hurt IMO.

Thanks, SonicAdventure!

SonicAdventure and heidl... this is THE definitive edition of Mulan!

Thank you, i think this post will be a great success.

Thanks Sonic and Heidl! Glad that you revisited "Mulan" Sonic, as I agree with you that your previous edition was somewhat incomplete and lacked dynamics.

Great Work. Thanks!

This looks amazing. Thank you!

Excellent.

Glad that you revisited "Mulan" Sonic, as I agree with you that your previous edition was somewhat incomplete and lacked dynamics.

You�re so right, now that I have this version I wonder how I could have been so daft to even release the first version of mine! Result: I�ve thrown it away, additionally deleting everything connected to it (with the exception of the front cover you can see on the left side of the bottom row).

Most of the way through my second listen this is lovely! I love being able to remove the songs and still have tons of score with gorgeous melodies to listen to.

Always good stuff from you Sonic!

Most of the way through my second listen this is lovely! I love being able to remove the songs and still have tons of score with gorgeous melodies to listen to.

Careful with removing "Girl worth fighting for", a tiny part crossfades into "Burnt Village" ;)

Thank you very much Sonic! :)

Goldsmith is the best. Thank you for your efforts on this project! :)

Thank you share!

Thank you in advance.

Thank you.

Thanks again SonicAdventure! And thank you Heidi for the terrific covers. Just superb guys!

Awesome! Thanks, Sonic :)

Yes thank you to you both for your hard work, and now I'm at a loss as to what cover to use, fine work gents

Fascinating.

I've no idea if I like this one or not.
The movie was decent.

Thanks for this.


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:laugh: The West will never get an authentic Chinese score for a Chinese film.
The audience will never stomach it.
The closest we'll ever get is a random mix of sounds from various countries like in The Corruptor, but it will always be a hybrid of different genres.

I remember not liking that about the film when I first watched it.
I laughed at all the songs.
Disney really ought to just stick to their usual white films.

But, now that we have Pixar and other studios, anything's more than possible today.

I'd love a remake of this with much more accuracy and balls.

But that may never happen with the live-action remake. :rolleyes:
Mulan (1998) - News (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120762/news)

I liked Ming-Na Wen voicing Mulan. That was appropriate, but not much else in the film was exactly noteworthy.
It was about as noteworthy as Jason Alexander singing as a gargoyle.

Thanks

Careful with removing "Girl worth fighting for", a tiny part crossfades into "Burnt Village" ;)

Hey now why crossfade a song with an instrumental cue? Not cool :P

BTW since I removed the vocals the score seems to end quite abruptly at the end of "Coming Home." Probably not much that could have been done to fix this but thought I'd point it out.

This is gorgeous.

Heidl is a goddamn artist. And you're a wizard. Great to see you working together.

Fascinating.

I've no idea if I like this one or not.
The movie was decent.

Thanks for this.



:laugh: The West will never get an authentic Chinese score for a Chinese film.
The audience will never stomach it.
The closest we'll ever get is a random mix of sounds from various countries like in The Corruptor, but it will always be a hybrid of different genres.

I remember not liking that about the film when I first watched it.
I laughed at all the songs.
Disney really ought to just stick to their usual white films.

But, now that we have Pixar and other studios, anything's more than possible today.

I'd love a remake of this with much more accuracy and balls.

But that may never happen with the live-action remake. :rolleyes:
Mulan (1998) - News (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120762/news)

I liked Ming-Na Wen voicing Mulan. That was appropriate, but not much else in the film was exactly noteworthy.
It was about as noteworthy as Jason Alexander singing as a gargoyle.

Of course, you�re correct. But on the other hand, Jerry couldn�t compose a full score in the pentatonic scale for a movie aimed at international audiences. After all, the continents most likely watching an animated movie by Disney are the North American and European continent where the heptatonic scale has been in use for centuries. As a token of respect (admittedly, probably more for reasons of providing atmosphere), Goldsmith did actually compose one piece in pentatonic scale: "Victory Parade" which was used as source music.

Though it might have been an interesting experiment to employ someone like Tan Dun.

Ming-Na is of course lovely. I only call her "Aunt May" now, since I�ve been enjoying her playing on 'Agents of Shield'... sort of like a stupid, personal play on her being the cavalry and being reminded of Spidey's aunt at the same time.

It would be awesome if they hired Tan Dun to do the live action remake.

Hey now why crossfade a song with an instrumental cue? Not cool :P

BTW since I removed the vocals the score seems to end quite abruptly at the end of "Coming Home." Probably not much that could have been done to fix this but thought I'd point it out.

Well, I exaggerated. I actually only crossfaded the reverb tail of the song into the beginning of "Burnt Village". I did so because the movie cuts to the burnt village the moment the song ends mid-sentence. Since that was a striking effect to shock the audience, I wanted to repeat it for my Edition where I sort of juxtaposed the funny song with the painful drama of Goldsmith's piece. Furthermore, on the OST I never liked how the song was ending so abruptly, without the movie it didn�t serve a purpose - so I wanted to add some sense back.

The end of "Coming Home" was a similar situation, in the movie it ended because of the funny antics of Mushu who then started the song "True to your heart". I couldn�t bring myself to include that hideous piece of trash so I just attempted to keep the feel of "Coming Home" by following it with Xtina's version of "Reflection".

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It would be awesome if they hired Tan Dun to do the live action remake.

Well, he provided music for the 2009 movie... alongside gazillions other composers. At least according to Wikipedia.

Thank you so much.

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Woow!
At this moment I'm whitout words!
Thank you Sonicadventure for all your work!
And Thank you to heidl too for the covers.

Both made a great Teamwork :)

Sonic, I love your covers. The DG records influence kills me :)

Thank you SonicAdventure and thank you Heidi. Your writing is insightful, both of you, and I can't wait to listen to the beautifully mastered score and marvel at these images. You've never let me down before, so I know this will be another slam dunk, particularly for such a great Goldsmith score. This is the edition the music he wrote for this film deserves.

Thank you so much for this. Sonic!
But i have a question:
I saw a cover from a Deluxe Edition from X-Men: The Last Stand from you, but don�t remember that you ever put that out. Or did you even ever finished it?

Thank you very much

Thanks.

Great to have you back, buddy! Thanks for this.

Wow, I'm blown away by your work, both of you! I can't begin to describe how awesome your covers are, Heidl! You've done it again. Also, I love your second cover, Sonic, on the bottom right.

Thanks for the score, Sonic. I'm always one for having everything in it's original complete form, so I don't usually agree with combining cues and all, but I may well download this. I'm not really familiar with the score, so it could work for me. :)

Were the sessions ever shared here?

Thanks !!!

thanks

At least Heidl provided good covers, but the remastering is desastrous and your covers covers are so ugly, "Maestro"


;)

Whoa sh*t! SonicAdventure's bringing the heat again! Thanks, looking forward to this!

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Wow, beautiful covers. Indeed some of the most beautiful I've ever seen!

Whaou! Thanks, SonicAdventure!

Thank you very much!!!! I love this score!

Great job, thanks!

Thank you so much.

Thank you. Especially for the links. I went ahead and included them into my initial post (with full credit, of course).

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Sonic, I love your covers. The DG records influence kills me :)

Finally someone who noticed! Not many people get this, in fact. BTW, I loved that Heidl accepted to work with all my useless symbols and stolen design schemes. I was so glad about that that I re-did all of them.

@SonicAdventure&Heidl
Thanks for your work on this project and for sharing it.

Thank you so much for this. Sonic!
But i have a question:
I saw a cover from a Deluxe Edition from X-Men: The Last Stand from you, but don�t remember that you ever put that out. Or did you even ever finished it?

I finished it in 2013 but never released it here, it�s from Varese and scores originally released by them are a pain in the ass.

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Wow, I'm blown away by your work, both of you! I can't begin to describe how awesome your covers are, Heidl! You've done it again. Also, I love your second cover, Sonic, on the bottom right.

Thanks for the score, Sonic. I'm always one for having everything in it's original complete form, so I don't usually agree with combining cues and all, but I may well download this. I'm not really familiar with the score, so it could work for me. :)

Were the sessions ever shared here?

Hehe... you�re one of those people listening to fade-ins and fade-outs, aren�t you? :D

All kidding aside, I don�t know if the actual sessions were shared here. I used the FYC, the OST and some other tracks I have been collecting over the years. Frankly, I don�t know where the latter were coming from.

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At least Heidl provided good covers, but the remastering is desastrous and your covers covers are so ugly, "Maestro"

I love you too... slut :)

Hehe... you�re one of those people listening to fade-ins and fade-outs, aren�t you? :D

All kidding aside, I don�t know if the actual sessions were shared here. I used the FYC, the OST and some other tracks I have been collecting over the years. Frankly, I don�t know where the latter were coming from.

Not fade-ins and fade-outs, just cues in their original format, as written for the film. :)

Impressive work of you two. The covers are amazing. I can't choose just one, hahah. As for the remastering, it sounds okay to me. I'm no audiophile or expert so I can't really diference out anything else than the basic stuff anyone can see, and the real difference between FLAC and MP3. Your remastering sounds alright to me. Although I like stuff with a bit more of a punch, not a bass boost but more of a stereo-in your ear feel.

I don't explain myself well, so just ignore what I just said, it makes no sense. I liked it. :)

You did explain yourself more than well enough. Because at the end of the day, something that sounds alright to your ears is more than enough. The processing necessary for remastering shouldn�t be audible.

Not fade-ins and fade-outs, just cues in their original format, as written for the film. :)

I have the belief that scores without the movie they were composed for, are a different beast altogether and should be able to stand on their own feet. Two different media, a movie an audio-visual experience, a score just sound in need to support itself without aid. Therefore I always aim at a cohesive listening experience, trying to round up and complete their profile.

I have the belief that scores without the movie they were composed for, are a different beast altogether and should be able to stand on their own feet. Two different media, a movie an audio-visual experience, a score just sound in need to support itself without aid. Therefore I always aim at a cohesive listening experience, trying to round up and complete their profile.

I see where you're coming from, and I have the belief that a score should be able to stand on it's own even when in it's original form. To me, a complete score is like a book, divided into chapters, groups of paragraphs, paragraphs, and sometimes even single sentences. When played all together in chronological order, they tell the story of the film. :)

You people are just marvelous!!!!

Just one question: did I miss something or the End Credits by Goldsmith is missing?

Thank you for the work Sonic. Astounding job from you once again.

Thank you for another great share.

I see where you're coming from, and I have the belief that a score should be able to stand on it's own even when in it's original form. To me, a complete score is like a book, divided into chapters, groups of paragraphs, paragraphs, and sometimes even single sentences. When played all together in chronological order, they tell the story of the film. :)

Yep, but they don't have to tell the exact story of the film (if the film is horrible) if you know what I mean.

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Hey now why crossfade a song with an instrumental cue? Not cool :P

BTW since I removed the vocals the score seems to end quite abruptly at the end of "Coming Home." Probably not much that could have been done to fix this but thought I'd point it out.

Reflection also opens with a Goldsmith cue faded into the song.

Thanks SonicAdventure! I'm going to just go ahead and say I actually prefer SA's cover of Mulan putting on the suit. I like that angle, lighting and the general mood it conveys :)

Thank you!

Thank you for all your efforts to make great music even better.

Thank you =)

I kinda agree with Sully even though I don't think the way SonicAdventure does it it's any wrong. For example, what if there's a cue, an specific one cue you love and like to listen all over many times, but it's merged on a long track with other cues you aren't interested on? :P

You mention a common problem with very long tracks. Many, many years ago the CD offered the possibility to not only include tracks but also indices within those tracks. CD players equipped with additional "Index"-buttons could navigate towards those. This possibility still exists, but it is rarely used today. Even in the beginning it was mostly employed for classical music (and for some CDs like JMJ "Oxygene" or Genesis' "Invisible Touch").

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I see where you're coming from, and I have the belief that a score should be able to stand on it's own even when in it's original form. To me, a complete score is like a book, divided into chapters, groups of paragraphs, paragraphs, and sometimes even single sentences. When played all together in chronological order, they tell the story of the film. :)

Yup, I�m coming from classical music. Your book example sounds nice - although a book takes at least 2 days to read through whereas a score at max takes three hours should one want to listen from beginning to end. I�m always listening to a score from beginning to end, so - to me - it should form a complete experience. And with a book, I�m not picking individual chapters, for me, it destroys the evolving and developing storyline... I read it from beginning to end, too.

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You people are just marvelous!!!!

Just one question: did I miss something or the End Credits by Goldsmith is missing?

End Credits? Weren�t that just songs? I deleted most songs for a reason... I just hate them. Vanessa-Mae never was a good violinist and the other stuff... blegh. And in case Goldsmith created a suite, patching together several individual pieces we�ve heard before, I don�t use that as well. Because... well, it isn�t an original piece.

Before someone asks: on most compilations you can find a second suite (the first suite is my first track, "Ouverture" - yes, I love the French spelling). This second suite isn�t by Goldsmith, it was recorded by Erich Kunzel for the Cincinnati Pops album "Magical Musicals". For that reason I�ve deleted it.

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Reflection also opens with a Goldsmith cue faded into the song.

Right, I forgot. Thanks!

Huge thanks, Sonic!

Wowzers. Fantastic effort, and one that is much appreciated.
Love the film and score so much and I totally come from the same place that a score, in most cases, should be treated separately from the film as on it's own it is a different entity. I always prefer to get a good listening experience rather than a strict chronological order. That doesn't mean I don't like to get as much music as possible, just that it's nice when some thought is given to how it will be experienced away from the film.

Would love to see an Intrada release as well.

I've said it before and i will say it again - Brilliant :) both of you

Wowzers. Fantastic effort, and one that is much appreciated.
Love the film and score so much and I totally come from the same place that a score, in most cases, should be treated separately from the film as on it's own it is a different entity. I always prefer to get a good listening experience rather than a strict chronological order. That doesn't mean I don't like to get as much music as possible, just that it's nice when some thought is given to how it will be experienced away from the film.

Thanks!

And I agree. Though I always hesitate to deviate from a strict chronological order because in my experience the best composers are able to develop their themes/motifs over the course of the composition. I don�t usually like to disturb that musical "flow". Though in some cases I should have, I�m thinking about the piece "The Spiders" from my set of 'Chamber Of Secrets'.

But really, I should have asked myself this question more often: can the listening experience be improved if the material isn�t chronological? I will look into that for future releases.


Would love to see an Intrada release as well.

Me too. I expected it several years ago, when Intrada announced their cooperation with Disney. I think it�s a disgrace that they haven�t released it yet.

oh, man! Thanks so much for the effort andthose covers are like masterpieces compared to others,so congratulations to the creator as well. :) :) :)

For example, what if there's a cue, an specific one cue you love and like to listen all over many times, but it's merged on a long track with other cues you aren't interested on? :P

Yep, I think the Hobbit scores suffered badly because of that. Well, beside a lot of other things...


Thanks SonicAdventure! I'm going to just go ahead and say I actually prefer SA's cover of Mulan putting on the suit. I like that angle, lighting and the general mood it conveys :)

Sonic, you see? I told you that you should include them! :)

Thanks!!

Thanks guys, amazing work as usual!

Yep, I think the Hobbit scores suffered badly because of that. Well, beside a lot of other things...

Well Shore does not write short cues. he writes longform suites, that are recorded in parts, so basically the tracks you hear on the albums start and end exactly where the music on the sheet music does.

Thanks Sonic. :D

Yep, I think the Hobbit scores suffered badly because of that. Well, beside a lot of other things...

I don�t mind the Hobbit scores taking their time or to include 10-minute pieces. I think the biggest problems were a possibly strained working relationship with PJ and his odd demands. In any case, we haven�t yet heard the complete scores, I really hope that that will happen someday. I didn�t like the OSTs of LOTR either but I loved the box sets.

And yes, the second Hobbit has turned into one of my favourite scores, I love it.


Sonic, you see? I told you that you should include them! :)

Well, one thing is for sure: I�m better at "remastering" than at creating covers for said "remasters". And I�m perfectly happy with that! :)

I'm still not happy with my covers.

This is the cue I am talking about: https://www.sendspace.com/file/1eohyp

Is it the one recorded by Erich Kunzel for the Cincinnati Pops album "Magical Musicals"?

This is the cue I am talking about: https://www.sendspace.com/file/1eohyp

Is it the one recorded by Erich Kunzel for the Cincinnati Pops album "Magical Musicals"?

No, it�s by Vanessa-Mae, a pop-turned classical "artist". Had some success in 1995 with the album 'The Violin Player'. Hideous.

No, it�s by Vanessa-Mae, a pop-turned classical "artist". Had some success in 1995 with the album 'The Violin Player'. Hideous.

Thanks, I always tought it was not from Goldsmith! I am was right!

thank you many share!

Listened to it today, this score was so great. The listening experience was perfect, and not overwhelming at all like the prior sessions and releases have been. Thanks for streamlining.

Mulan has always been one of my favorites, both in term of the movie and the score. Thanks so much for your work on this!

So many thanks SonicAdventure & Heidl! A remarkable and truly beautiful project - team work! I always loved your deluxe editions, considering most of them to be of a higher calibre than official deluxe/remastered/expanded editions. The attention to detail and the will for a high quality outcome - both sonically and visually (HQ covers) is something than I cannot praise enough!

thanks a lot !!!

So, I just noticed the "bonus" at the end of Victory Parade, what issss it precious? ;)

So, I just noticed the "bonus" at the end of Victory Parade, what issss it precious? ;)

Yes, precioussss! We are the second person to find it :)

Wasn�t used in the nasty movie, nooo. Was called "Dishonoured" and we included it, yes we did, precious.

YES! SonicAdventure is Back! And Heidl is indeed one of the, if not THE best Cover Art designer out there!!! Immense Congratulations to BOTH and I am Happy for your collaboration!

Yes thank you to you both for your hard work, and now I'm at a loss as to what cover to use, fine work gents

You can just use them all I guess :-D




Well Shore does not write short cues. he writes longform suites, that are recorded in parts, so basically the tracks you hear on the albums start and end exactly where the music on the sheet music does.

I know he does and that's totally fine. But imho what all three Hobbit scores were desperately missing, were a few concert arrangements or at least some streamlined album cuts. Certain tracks start out just phenomenal for 2-3 minutes, only to meander around for some additional 4 minutes. I also hope for Complete Recordings, hopefully the tracks will be edited/split up better then.


So many thanks SonicAdventure & Heidl! A remarkable and truly beautiful project - team work! I always loved your deluxe editions, considering most of them to be of a higher calibre than official deluxe/remastered/expanded editions. The attention to detail and the will for a high quality outcome - both sonically and visually (HQ covers) is something than I cannot praise enough!

Sonic, if we ever have a media press release, please let's make sure to quote this guy!


YES! SonicAdventure is Back! And Heidl is indeed one of the, if not THE best Cover Art designer out there!!! Immense Congratulations to BOTH and I am Happy for your collaboration!

Wow man, those words.... I bow to you!

Actually..... Tracks 13-16 of AUJ, Track 15 of DOS and Track 10 of BOTFA were concert arrangements/End Credits cues.

Then there are these from the Piano book...:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em_Sb6KfNzU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGs0EB4fRDw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lepwy1Gz-Gk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c50xs6-O64k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xhztflti_I

One of the last treasures goldsmith left us. I think the medley-style overture is one of the best tracks ever. Thank you Sonic and the man who made the covers for this work of love and art.

Sonic, if we ever have a media press release, please let's make sure to quote this guy!

A press release? You have high hopes, don�t you? :D

WOW! Thank you very much! I'm listening to first couple of tracks right now and it sounds fantastic!

Thank you. great work from you both.

Awesome!!! Thank you!!!!

Didn't expect to ever need another version of this score, but that just goes to show, you never know. Thanks for all the hard work, guys!! Can't wait to listen to this.

Thanks a lot

You're still awesome as always!
And those beautiful covers.... Damn good work!!!

Words aren't enough for this greatness!

Thank you

Magnificent job with the covers

Okay, so heidi, your covers are simply excellent! Thank you ever so much for you extraordinary work. Sonic...I don't know what else I can say. I love your special editions. They are simply amazing to me! Thank you again for your fantastic work(s). :)

Can anyone tell me what version I had prior to this? I don't even know where I got it from it's been so long. :-/

Can anyone tell me what version I had prior to this? I don't even know where I got it from it's been so long. :-/

I think the version you listened to was available as a physical CD, made by some fantasy label in Italy if I remember correctly. It suffers from some pretty strange sound issues and the alternates are not really alternates at all (Mulan's Transformation being an exception).

thanks a lot

Thanks for the posting, Loved what you did with Goldsmith's The MuMMy, those small missing cues no on the Official Soundtrack were awesome!

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Yeah I have that too, my Daughter had the Original Soundtrack Release I bought back then, and I have no idea whatever happen to it. : (

I think the version you listened to was available as a physical CD, made by some fantasy label in Italy if I remember correctly. It suffers from some pretty strange sound issues and the alternates are not really alternates at all (Mulan's Transformation being an exception).

That didn't happen to be from the website "CDRareScore" did it?

That didn't happen to be from the website "CDRareScore" did it?

Didn�t know that existed. But yes, the probability is pretty high. Though I bought it at another store all those years ago...

Love the score, love your work on it!

Awesome! Thanks so much to the both of you!

I Know i've commented on that thread before but i want to tell you that these covers are commercial-production work! they are amazing but that red one with gold letters man!!! Stole my heart ! thanks once again man, real thanks not like the other ones to get the links ha ha :)

HOLY CRAP! Jerry Goldsmith & SonicAdventure: a true win-win scenario! :)

http://i.imgur.com/T94MRoK.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/SIcCP49.jpg

Mulan (1998) (2015) Deluxe Edition Soundtrack Score > Jerry Goldsmith

Link 320kbps: CONTACT ME --> http://forums.ffshrine.org/private.php?do=newpm&u=765906

Mulan (1998) Soundtrack OST > Various Artists

Link 320kbps: CONTACT ME --> http://forums.ffshrine.org/private.php?do=newpm&u=765906

Mulan (1998) Complete Soundtrack Score > Jerry Goldsmith

Link 320kbps: CONTACT ME --> http://forums.ffshrine.org/private.php?do=newpm&u=765906

All of the links on Page 1 appear to be dead, including the Mega, except for the UppIT link. If it's okay with you both, I've re-upped your files to Mega again:

CrossdressingWarriors.part1 (1).rar 300.0 MB
https://mega.co.nz/#!0ApCzJ4S!Nvcaq9J53tcqVMSFu6FX-NfsM4ElvIbEXxUtzq4gth4

CrossdressingWarriors.part2 (1).rar 240.3 MB
https://mega.co.nz/#!ZcxVGQJB!N4_xdaJTXqHNuGFs-OcVLGE-elftNVpl3qlEMIei4C0

Password remains the same.
If you don't want them there, let me know and I'll nuke them.
In the meantime, much appreciation again for another wonderful work of audio engineering. I'll say it again, you are easily my favorite record label. Impeccable taste, too. Many thanks!

the solidfiles link worked well enough for me :)

thanks to all the people with talent :)

If you don't want them there, let me know and I'll nuke them.

Very much obliged! That�s what sharing is about: you share what I shared should it go extinct. Brilliant :)

Awesome as always Sonic, and also thanks to heidl :)

Why isn't the song 'True To Your Heart' on it?

Awesome as always Sonic, and also thanks to heidl :)

Why isn't the song 'True To Your Heart' on it?

Because I don�t like it ;)

Because I don�t like it ;)

You don't like that song? It might not really fit the movie, but it is my favorite song from the movie :)

Anyway, it is still an AWESOME album you've made :D

You have to wait til next year when the Super Deluxe Edition will be released ;-)

You have to wait til next year when the Super Deluxe Edition will be released ;-)

Exactly. There�s a reason he doesn�t have much time these days: he has been working in secret on covers that will move on their own, like in all the Harry Potter movies. I believe he will be able to pull it off. We just felt that we needed to up the ante after this Edition ;)

Thanks for these links... scott

Thank you!!!

Superb job Thanks.

Thanks to SonicAdventure and Heidl for sharing such works of passion! Much appreciated! :)

edit: oh, and ofcourse thanks to TeddyV for the new links!!

Another brilliant Goldsmith and a brilliant remastering work.

Thanks SonicAdventure, for your work. And thanks for the re-uploads. :)

Thanks to SonicAdventure, and to TeddyV for resurrecting the original posts. Now, to try to decide which of heidl's terrific covers to use....

Thank you SonicAdventure and TeddyV!

Amazing Collections, Thank You Very Much.

This is so amazing! Thank you :D

I just have a little issue (if anyone could help that would be great :) ) - I'm trying to open the second file from Teddy's upload on the previous page, but it's saying error each time :( I've tried downloading it various times but I still can't get it to work, if anyone has any idea how to fix it that would be a great help! thanks :)

AWESOME! (to say the least!) Thank you BOTH so very much!

As always Sonic, thank you very much for your shares! Heidl, your covers are awesome!

is it uploaded? the links on first page don't work.

Yes, it's uploaded.
Thank you Teddy, your links are working.
TLMerman look out for the post #112 in this thread.

Thanks for sharing, and also thanks to the members keeping the DL alive!

i hope someone can re up when they have time, thank you for another set of gems

http://i.imgur.com/T94MRoK.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/SIcCP49.jpg

Mulan (1998) (2015) Deluxe Edition Soundtrack Score > Jerry Goldsmith


Mulan (1998) Soundtrack OST > Various Artists


Mulan (1998) Complete Soundtrack Score > Jerry Goldsmith

Sorry but I can't send you a PM: "tapoktro has exceeded their stored private messages quota and cannot accept further messages until they clear some space."
Could you send me the links? Thanks

Thanks for the share�

thanks

Anyone have the full sized version of the 6th cover heidl made? Its not on his blog. :/

The links are dead, any chance of a re upload?

All of the links on Page 1 appear to be dead, including the Mega, except for the UppIT link. If it's okay with you both, I've re-upped your files to Mega again:

CrossdressingWarriors.part1 (1).rar 300.0 MB
https://mega.co.nz/#!0ApCzJ4S!Nvcaq9J53tcqVMSFu6FX-NfsM4ElvIbEXxUtzq4gth4

CrossdressingWarriors.part2 (1).rar 240.3 MB
https://mega.co.nz/#!ZcxVGQJB!N4_xdaJTXqHNuGFs-OcVLGE-elftNVpl3qlEMIei4C0

Password remains the same.
If you don't want them there, let me know and I'll nuke them.
In the meantime, much appreciation again for another wonderful work of audio engineering. I'll say it again, you are easily my favorite record label. Impeccable taste, too. Many thanks!

Excellent!!!!

Many thanks SonicAdventure (OP) and TeddyV (re-up) for sharing Jerry Goldsmith's Mulan (Deluxe Edition) 2 CD FLAC ;-) Rated thread: excellent! ;-)

http://uploaded.net/file/0ng32kw2

Great!

Thank you so much for the re-upload, TeddyV!

And many thanks SonicAdventure, for the original post!

Can someone please re-upload this? :D
I'd love to listen to this one!

Hercule, the links on TeddyV's post still work!

Thread 188354

Thanks

Hercule, the links on TeddyV's post still work!

Thread 188354

Thank you!!

EDIT : Is it normal if I can't extract the "16. Burnt Village" track? The track seems divided between the 2 files.

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https://hotlink.cc/m0od9hzku0ot/Mulan_(Deluxe_Edition).zip.html

Thanks a lot for the original work & share, SonicAdventure! I always love your DeLuxe Editions!!
Thanks for the re-up, TeddyV!!
And yes, I have the same problem with track 16:




EDIT : Is it normal if I can't extract the "16. Burnt Village" track? The track seems divided between the 2 files.

I'm having the same problem. Can't extract track 16

I have extracted track 16 and it's ok. RAR asked me for volume 2 to extract it, so I put the file and it extracted it normally.

What a bunch of bullshit. The password doesn't work. It just keeps asking for it again and again. This happens quite a bit with passwords and I don't understand.

The password is: Not_Really_Chinese_But_Still_Good

I have extracted track 16 and it's ok. RAR asked me for volume 2 to extract it, so I put the file and it extracted it normally.

Can you be more specific on what you have done?

For my part, each time I try to extract or even click on track 16, the software ask me to re-enter the password. Then it says "Decryption of the file [...] failed. Please enter the decyption password again..." over and over.

TLMerman -- that's the password I used and it just kept prompting me for it. Again and again and again. I've seen this happen numerous times with other things I've downloaded from Final Fantasy. I have an up to date iMac and browse with Firefox. I just downloaded something successfully from Final FAntasy the other day and then today this happened. I don't get it.

I did it with my mobile phone using RAR, it asked for the password several times like in your case, but it was extracted anyway at some point... I don't know why or how :-/

Can you be more specific on what you have done?

For my part, each time I try to extract or even click on track 16, the software ask me to re-enter the password. Then it says "Decryption of the file [...] failed. Please enter the decyption password again..." over and over.

Rename the files, deleting the " (1)" so their names are simply "CrossdressingWarriors.part1.rar" and "CrossdressingWarriors.part2.rar". Then, open the part1 file. The password, as mentioned, is Not_Really_Chinese_But_Still_Good. It should work fine then.

Thank you very much to SonicAdventure and the uploaders! One of Jerry Goldsmith's bests. I own the original CD, which is good enough but lacks lot of music.

Rename the files, deleting the " (1)" so their names are simply "CrossdressingWarriors.part1.rar" and "CrossdressingWarriors.part2.rar". Then, open the part1 file. The password, as mentioned, is Not_Really_Chinese_But_Still_Good. It should work fine then.

Thank you, it worked!

Thanks a lot for the original work & share, SonicAdventure and thanks for the re-up, TeddyV ... much appreciated.

What a bunch of bullshit. The password doesn't work. It just keeps asking for it again and again. This happens quite a bit with passwords and I don't understand.


TLMerman -- that's the password I used and it just kept prompting me for it. Again and again and again. I've seen this happen numerous times with other things I've downloaded from Final Fantasy. I have an up to date iMac and browse with Firefox. I just downloaded something successfully from Final FAntasy the other day and then today this happened. I don't get it.

Just in case you might still read this: next time type in the password instead of copy/pasting it. Sometimes copy/pasting doesn't work.

Thanks to TeddyV for the re-up of these links. And thanks to Sonic and Heidl for their work with this score, one of my favorites!

Merci beaucoup.

Many thanks!

Think you can reupload the tracks by any chance?

Thanks, masters Heidl and SonicAdventure for sharing your excellent works, and also to TeddyV and chitron for the FLAC and MP3 reuploads,

Originally Posted by TeddyV View Post
All of the links on Page 1 appear to be dead, including the Mega, except for the UppIT link. If it's okay with you both, I've re-upped your files to Mega again:

CrossdressingWarriors.part1 (1).rar 300.0 MB
https://mega.co.nz/#!0ApCzJ4S!Nvcaq9...IbEXxUtzq4gth4

CrossdressingWarriors.part2 (1).rar 240.3 MB
https://mega.co.nz/#!ZcxVGQJB!N4_xda...Vpl3qlEMIei4C0

Password remains the same.
If you don't want them there, let me know and I'll nuke them.
In the meantime, much appreciation again for another wonderful work of audio engineering. I'll say it again, you are easily my favorite record label. Impeccable taste, too. Many thanks!

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copied this so people don't need to scroll themselves to death

THANKS TEDDYV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by TeddyV View Post
All of the links on Page 1 appear to be dead, including the Mega, except for the UppIT link. If it's okay with you both, I've re-upped your files to Mega again:

CrossdressingWarriors.part1 (1).rar 300.0 MB
https://mega.co.nz/#!0ApCzJ4S!Nvcaq9...IbEXxUtzq4gth4

CrossdressingWarriors.part2 (1).rar 240.3 MB
https://mega.co.nz/#!ZcxVGQJB!N4_xda...Vpl3qlEMIei4C0

Password remains the same.
If you don't want them there, let me know and I'll nuke them.
In the meantime, much appreciation again for another wonderful work of audio engineering. I'll say it again, you are easily my favorite record label. Impeccable taste, too. Many thanks!

---------- Post added at 05:01 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:59 PM ----------

copied this so people don't need to scroll themselves to death

THANKS TEDDYV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Perfect! Thanks a lot :)

The links have been expired again. I'd love to hear the alternates, as the version of the score I got (36 tracks) has just two or three alternate presentations. Thank you for doing this, SonicAdventure!

thanks a lot!!!

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MULAN (THE DELUXE EDITION)
Custom Covers Set

This set of custom covers was a real challenge for me, working together with the God of Remastering, I was forced to deliver something special, and it kept me headscratching for a while.

It took me almost four weeks to finish these artworks and I really have to thank SonicAdventure for his incredible amount of patience and trust. He even encouraged me to take some time off in between! A rare thing, especially in a reputation-driven community like this one.

I've created 4 different sets of covers and included a few alternate versions of front covers and back inlays (included in the d/l-link above). This way you can decide where you want to have the label "Deluxe Edition". Either on the front cover or inside the tray.



My first custom cover is the most traditional one in the whole bunch, relying almost entirely on officially licensed promo material. The only real customization was the addition of a few red tinted brushstrokes to make it a little more exciting (ditto for the two CD labels). The seemless transition from the front cover to the inner sleeve was tricky. I ended up using the very same image and removed the Mulan character by hand, which was quite some work.



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The front image of the second artwork was basically ready for pickup, all I did was darken the bottom area to get a better contrast with the text. I really love the combination of blue and orange in this one. The back cover features a cool drawing of Mulan in a fighting pose. I wrapped the text around it and it worked wonderfully. I also think the red CD labels create a beautiful contrast to the rest of the artwork. I used the official cover art for the first disc and tried to match the design (colours, textures, shadings, etc...) on the second disc.



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The following custom cover is certainly the most experimental one in this collection. It prominently features a beautiful drawing on the front cover, one of which I unfortunately can't find the original source anywhere. All other images, including an awesome alternate movie logo, are part of the early concept art drawings from the film. I really love the Chinese influence on this one. By relying entirely on painted images, I managed to achieve a very distinctive look. Also, I'm sorry about the forced line breaks within the tracklists on the back. The narrow horizontal space takes its toll here.



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The final cover was actually the one I started with into this series. And it was also the last one I've finished. All in all this was obviously heavily influenced be the Lord of the Rings Complete Recordings. I thought with this being a Deluxe Edition and all, I needed one of those fancy book-style designs. This would work far better as a leathery digipack, but since it's supposed to be printed out, a Jewel case template was necessary.



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I'd like to once again thank SonicAdventure for coming up to me and offering me the chance to participate in one of his amazing works (he is clearly the best audio engineer here, let's face it!). And I also want to thank YOU for reading through all of my nonsense.

If you like my work, please stop by at my blog (http://www.hqcovers.net) for even more custom covers.

Thanks a lot!!!

Does anyone still have this, by chance?

The links posted by TeddyV in msg #112 are still alive four years later.

thanks!

Wow, I looked through this whole thread and didn't think any of the links worked, my bad. Thanks for the tip!

Awesome. Another brilliant Goldsmith score. My version was fairly old as well. Thanks Sonic and TeddyV for the update.

sorry to say but the password doesn't work for me!!

sorry to say but the password doesn't work for me!!

You didn't use as password "remains the same.", did you? :) The right one is in the first post.

Thank you so So SO MUCH!