I've always wondered, what different obsticles does a soundtrack label have to go thru before they release a CD?
Maybe Doug & Roger can shed some light and tell us how an Intrada CD comes to life.
1# Obtaining the Rights: - Is it just to pick up the phone and contact the Movie Studio to obtain the copyrights to the score?
When you do contact the Studio's, do you buy one title at a time or do you have grail-lists and buy the rights to several scores at the same time at a discount?
2# Finding the Music: - Does the Movie Studios most times store the music and other movie memorobilia (Dialogue tapes / Sound-FX tapes) in a Studio Vault?
Or does it more often include more detective work and hunting down the score by other means?
3# Mastering: - Take PREDATOR as an example. In what shape is the score's sound quality usually before Doug starts his magic mastering in the studio?
4# Limited Edition: - Is it up to Intrada to choose if you want to print a 1500 copies or 3000 copies?
5# Cover / Booklet Design + Linear Notes: - How easy/hard is it to put together a cover for the release? Do you guys get to choose which cover designs to use (both front & back)
and do you have to chase down the pictures yourselves or does the studio supply them?
Heard that LaLaLand had a hard time with their release of TANGO & CASH when it came to the covers to the CD.
I think the rumor was that it took a long time before Stallone okayed the cover designs, I could be wrong about that.
6# Pressing Plant: - How much time passes when a title has been okayed and is shipped off to the pressing plant until you have it delivered?
Would be fun for us fans and customers to get a glimpse on what goes on under the covers at the INTRADA station.
Doug hard at work pushing the lasted batch of CD's into the Intrada vaults.
