John Williams - Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) FLAC download

I have two copies of the tie fighter disc and no millennium falcon. Looking for someone who possibly received two falcons and wants to trade. [email protected]

Sounds way better than I expected with the split colors. It's great to have a copy of this score without super compressed microgroves (if that makes a difference, I'm no expert). All I know is I'm very happy. Getting this was like Christmas.

The record looks great and was definitely worth the wait!

Great hologram effect, however even called as audiophile 180g, there is a problem with the cutting machine noise slightly noticeable between tracks. It sounds like a warp engine from the Startrek or something like that. Records sounds good, but not the best.

I looked pretty closely at this and found no matrix data., anyone else find anything?

Just received mine today, and found it was missing disc 1 of 2. Tie fighters are noticeable and look neat.

This score was pretty disappointing, to be quite honest. It may be the one truly bad thing about this movie. While the prequel trilogy wasn't that good, it had memorable themes like "Duel of the Fates" and "Battle of the Heroes". I don't remember a single track from this. To me, it was filled with a lot of rehashed elements from the other movies and felt uninspired. The force is sadly not strong with this one.

Completely agree - it felt very uninspired. 'The Starkiller' & 'Snoke' are the only cues that stood out to me.

Totally awesome - both the hologram and quality of the vinyl blew me away. Now locked away!!

With 2 different copies so far, there is a definite problem with manufacturing of the VINYL LP version. With the first copy I received, Record 1 Side 2(with hologram) had an audible scratch which extended into the song about a minute. On record 2, there were 2 gashes in the lead-in edge. On the 2nd set I received, Record 1 Side 2(with hologram) was way off-center with the sound noticeably wavering. Record 2 had the same edge gashes. I'm not sure who did the pressing, but since Disney was behind it, I'll bet that it was the cheapest source available. I am very disappointed.

When I saw this in action my jaw dropped through the floor and my neighbours sued me for damage. The hologram is &@^$& impressive. I got no problems with my copy. You don't need any specific light to reveal the graphics. You can use the flashlight from your phone.

Strangely enough, my copy didn't come with the hype sticker on the shrinkwrap... but other than that, everything is exactly what I expected. Some amount of surface noise is present (I mostly blame the printed inner sleeves they come in; the records come dirty with shed paper, so you'll need to at least brush them off with record brushes), but I don't think the noise ever overpower the music. The holograms look pretty awesome, especially the TIE Fighter. And the music "crammed" on the hologram sides sounds just as good as everything else in this pressing. Since it was my father who bought it for himself, I have no more complaints about it, so it's a nice addition to the collection.Also, mind you that there are several variants on the GZ deadwax etches, more specifically the last letter, the galvanoplasty number (stampers maybe?), so I'll have to guess that tens of thousands of copies were made worldwide.Also I can't stand how the ultra-glossy jacket and the labels are fingerprint magnets.

Please someone tell me how many of these were printed??

How does this sound? Can anyone provide any insight?

It's sounds great, just remember ~~even the quiet moments on 180 gram vinyl can have surface noise and this does. Though nothing overwhelming.

No issues on sound quality for me. Cut on 180gm so deep enough not to lose anything even with the hologram. Its a great gimmick and gives me two of my favorite things at the same time

Sounds quality is perfect. There are no issues or reduction of sound quality in regards to the hologram placement on side two. Some tracks reflect existing music but the bulk are new. I would say the only concern is whether you want to part with quite a bit of cash just for the hologram!

The hologram is completely indiscernible on my copy. I couldn't even tell which one was which.

You need to have a LED light and try aiming it from different angles.

Shine a light sabre over it, that should do the trick........

You have to hold a light up to it at an angle.

Shine a direct light above the deck. It's pretty amazing, for an hand etched (sic) bit of art.

Shine a light (mobile phone torch will do) on to it directly from above (12" above should do) with record spinning for best effect.

Your light may be too broad. Try a narrower light.

so, they crushed the grooves together way too tightly in order to fit a silly hologram on there? no thanks. i was under the impression that maybe they kept those sides extra short in order to free up the dead wax needed for the holograms.

The B side is short at only 15 minutes of music, Side D is also short at just under 14 minutes of music. No loss of quality compared to the non-hologram sides A & C.

The holograms are on sides B and D which are shorter, about 15 minutes each. Sides A and C on the other hand are over 20 minutes each.

where do I get the hologram one .. I badly !! want it

The new soundtracks are available for preorder right now for $47.99 on Amazon and $49.96 via Disney Music Emporium. The album will see release on June 17th.

Will there be a version on standard black vinyl? Picture discs are crap. Some people might actually want to listen to this album.