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 26th April, 2008 | | Dear SMC visitors, |
I am very pleased to announce a special release from SMC. As you know, most releases "simply" involve me recording music and editing files and putting MP3's on the web.
This one's a bit different. |
Presenting.. Freddy Pharkas, the limited edition release CD! |
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Alistair was in contact with original composer Aubrey Hodges (now head of EA Sports' audio department), who talked with him at length and also offered to master the recordings Alistair made (a big deal since he's a professional with expensive equipment). From there, he also spoke with Josh Mandel, and last week, Al Lowe, who both gave unique insights into the process of creating the game, and information. |
Since this CD involved a lot more than the usual Sierra soundtrack recording process, and Alistair has had access to the "big 3", creators Josh Mandel and Al Lowe, and composer Aubrey Hodges, this limited edition CD is being presented for sale for a brief time, with money raised mostly going to cover the costs of making it, and any residual money going towards getting Alistair's music equipment shipped from Australia to the US (very expensive!). |
To explain further, here's what you'll get if you purchase the CD: |
- The soundtrack will be presented in 2 single standard cases, each containing 1 of 2 CD's of Aubrey Hodges' masters of Alistair's CD (currently 58 tracks in total*).
* NOTE: Aubrey Hodges has contributed 4 remixes to the project and may create more before the time of the CD shipping out, in which case there will be more tracks. This has not been finalised as Aubrey is very busy. |
- NOTE: ALL CD's will be burned from the master copies of Aubrey's remasters of Alistair's CD, meaning they will be the highest quality possible. |
- NOTE ALSO: The 2 CD's (and later 1 DVD, see below) used will be of the highest quality available, ensuring an accurate CD-burn of the audio as recorded and edited by Aubrey and myself. | | - Each case comes with cover art, back cover art with the relevant CD's track list, and an inside cover featuring the FPFP Team photo mentioned below (in colour)- SIGNED by Josh Mandel and Al Lowe themselves! The covers will be made by SMC and professionally printed here in the United States. |
- Printed liner notes written by myself (and Josh/etc. if they have time)- also printed in the United States. |
- A personalised note from Alistair with dedications and a signature (no good to sell on eBay, but part of the package  )- also printed in the United States. |
- There will be bonus files, on an optional extra DVD also:
| | - Alternate soundtrack recording- Alistair's original master recordings of FPFP (mastered by himself, as in normal SMC releases). | | | - Interviews- Interviews with Aubrey Hodges (text summary) and Al Lowe (digital audio).If there's time to talk to Josh Mandel it will be included also. | | | - MIDI Music - The original General MIDI soundtrack of FPFP, plus Alistair's cache of FPFP goodness, including extracted music resources, and enhanced final MIDI files used to make the CD. | | | - Photos - A photo of the FPFP team in Western gear, a photo of Aubrey's studio where he did the mastering, a photo of Alistair's studio where he recorded it, and some behind-the-scenes shots of Alistair recording FPFP. |
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- NOTE: The alternate soundtrack will be in WAV format, from the master copies of Alistair's original FPFP recordings, before Aubrey mastered it. |
- NOTE: The optional extras DVD incurs an additional $2 surcharge to cover the cost of materials used. |
The CD is currently in the process of being finalised and it is at this time that we accept pre-orders.
25 copies are currently available, and 12 have been currently pre-ordered, meaning 13 is left.
If demand is sufficient, 25 more will be added, and if demand is crazy 50 more will be.
Beyond this ONLY the 2 CD's and optional DVD will be available for sale, in case with no art or signatures, and an online version of the notes, for $5 plus shipping. |
Pre-orders MUST be made through email to Alistair's email address (you can see it here on the front page, on the left: Team/Contact Info), and NO MONEY is required at this time. Any money sent now *will be refunded*. |
You can get the above for the price of $10.99 (US dollars)- $12.99 if requesting the optional DVD also, plus shipping.
We ship worldwide- anywhere the USPS will ship.
Payment is only accepted through PayPal, unless otherwise negotiated with Alistair via email. |
Once the CD is finished, you will receive a PayPal invoice from Alistair, including shipping costs to your destination.
SMC charges only exact shipping costs and you will receive a refund if it is too high. |
And for those of you who aren't interested in the limited edition release, for whatever reason- don't worry, the music will still be available on SMC for download in the usual fashion, with a webpage, in roughly a month's time, to give the CD a chance to sell to cover SMC's costs in making it. |
Beyond this novel release, we're still hard at work bringing you soundtrack goodness from those fabulous days of Sierra On-Line. So expect more from SMC soon- a remastered GK1 score with bonus tracks is coming soon, for example! |
Thanks for your patience and support- if you have any questions or comments, please don't hesitate to contact Alistair or post on our forums, where you can become a Gold member and have a say and receive previews about projects like this one!
The SMC Team-
Alistair, Stephane and Jan | |
April 1st, 2008 | | Dear SMC visitors, |
(This is not a April Fools joke, by the way!) | | So much for the September "31st" update! But today I can announce some good news- SMC is well on the way to updating. The past 6 months have been very complicated for me, and SMC- first with a long period of illness, then with my move to the United States. | Now that I'm pretty much settled in I can let everyone specific good news- the Freddy Pharkas, Frontier Pharmacist soundtrack has been recorded and is now in the final editing stages.
Not only that, but it has been a collaboration between myself and the original composer, now head of EA Sports' Audio department, Aubrey Hodges. It's gonna be 2 CD's of rollicking, old-time Western fun (with an interview and old photos to boot!).
For behind-the-scenes info and previews, join SMC Gold (just post on the forums and I'll approve you) today. |
In other news, the long overdue update that was meant to come about the time I got sick (September 30th), will come after the FPFP-related update. Why? Well, with being sick and the move over here, I haven't been able to do the complex editing that parts of the update require. Plus, since being in the US, I haven't had a chance to set all my software up. But once FPFP is done, I will, and I'll finally have that update up also (sometime!). |
Also, over the past 12 months, I've been in contact with various composers and received various pieces of music and soundtracks. So expect plenty of music from SMC in 2008- we'll keep trying if you keep listening! |
The SMC Team-
Alistair, Stephane and Jan | |
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SMC is owned by Alistair Gillett as of August 2002, and as of December 2006, Alistair Gillett and Stephane Mainil. Any reproduction of music files/other content is fine, subject to contacting Alistair first (please, we do this for free, don't leech or steal our content). | | This page is graciously hosted by Colin Davis, webmaster and Head Director of the Unofficial SQ7 Fangame Project...Full Legal Disclaimer | |
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