By: Dominic Jones
Lucasfilm announced today that Sony Classical will be releasing Ultimate Editions of the soundtracks to the six current Star Wars films on January 8th, 2016. They will be releasing the soundtracks on Vinyl, CD, and digital. The releases are as follows (via StarWars.com),
- Star Wars: The Ultimate Vinyl Collection includes each of the six film soundtracks in deluxe gatefold sleeves faithfully replicating the original artwork.
- Star Wars: The Ultimate Soundtrack Edition includes the original six soundtracks in mini-album jackets, plus a bonus CD featuring audio interviews with Harrison Ford and John Williams. Also included is the DVD Star Wars: A Musical Journey, a one-hour special highlighting select musical themes alongside key sequences from the films. Rounding out the set are a fold-out poster and three collectible stickers.
- Star Wars: The Ultimate Digital Collection features a bundle of the six original soundtracks available for the first time as high-definition downloads.
These will go great with the The Force Awakens soundtrack, which hits shelves on December 18th, 2015.
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Great idea, but a little overdue, my idea to call this the ultimate collection would be to include remastered original 1977,1980 and 1983 versions of the original Star Wars, Empire and Jedi albums, with the fact that the 17 track presentation of Empire has never been released before on CD
ReplyDeleteWhat exactly do they mean by "High Definition Download?"
ReplyDeleteAre they going to be in 24bit audio? I suspect not because it is in itunes and it does not play 24bit audio.