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Howard Shore - The Breaking of the Fellowship[^]
An iconic track in the The Lord of the Rings franchise!
A favorite of LOTR and soundtrack fans, the Breaking of the Fellowship.
Last week, I was assembling some all-time favorite tracks and this one came up and it kind of stuck.
It features the beautiful main theme of LOTR, which can be heard in other tracks as well (for example, in "Concerning Hobbits", another fan and personal favorite).
Now I need to re-watch the trilogy.
Wasn't there a new extended 4K release a while ago? 
For now, I'll just listen to this, SOTW!
Pro-tip: listen to May It Be (by Enya)[^] next, they're the last two tracks on the official soundtrack and they kind of fit together.
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Sander Rossel wrote: Wasn't there a new extended 4K release a while ago?
Looks like you're right. I either forgot that had happened, or was simply unaware of it. I will probably have to splurge for this.
I usually avoid doing this sort of thing, but this'll be the first [series of] movies I will have bought on DVD, then Blu-Ray, then UHD...
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I wanted the Blu-Ray when it came out, but I didn't want to spend so much money for something I already had.
Then, some years later, I found it on sale, only about €60 for the extended Blu-Ray trilogy, if I remember correctly, not expensive in any case.
Didn't buy it that day and I've always regretted it, until I read that an even better version was coming 
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An "even better version" is always coming.
But, I suspect sales of physical media is going to take a nosedive (it already has), and even though we'll have better formats like 8K, very few titles are ever going to be re-re-re-released, thanks to streaming.
But then, we'll need even more bandwidth to stream at those resolutions.
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Waiting for 32K or even 64K before I buy the next version
dandy72 wrote: very few titles are ever going to be re-re-re-released
Tell that to Bethesda (Skyrim) and Rockstar Games (GTA V) 
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Sander Rossel wrote: Waiting for 32K or even 64K before I buy the next version
I understand what you're saying, but there is a point of diminishing returns. In order to appreciate an 8K video, you start to need a ridiculously large display - larger than what's considered a large TV nowadays. If they ever bother with anything higher than 8K, you won't find that in consumer electronics.
Sander Rossel wrote: dandy72 wrote: very few titles are ever going to be re-re-re-released
Tell that to Bethesda (Skyrim) and Rockstar Games (GTA V)
There's a huge difference between redoing a game, and re-releasing a movie to take advantage of higher resolution and a better sound mix.
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Eliminate the first entry, since I wrote "if [...] anything higher than 8K". 8K is not higher than 8K. I have little doubt we'll see 8K in time. I'm questioning beyond that.
As for the second entry - I'm not trying to move the goalposts, but "it exists and is available" isn't quite the same as "you can find this in every home nowadays". The $5M figure from the article doesn't exactly make it "consumer electronics".
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dandy72 wrote: The $5M figure from the article doesn't exactly make it "consumer electronics".
Sounds like something a poor person would say
Already ordered mine (together with the LOTR 16K remaster, of course) 
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Lemme know when you receive it, I'll be right over to watch on your 63-foot "TV".
Too bad none of the pictures from the article were showing that "63 foot" beast. Clearly that wasn't a typo (63 inches) as it's clearly larger than that. But it's nowhere near 63 feet either; that's longer than a tractor trailer.
And they say it's modular...so, it's a matrix of smaller screens...? I'd really like to see the bevel on those. I find the lack of pictures disturbing.
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Nice ...  it's not my cup of tea, but I appreciate the quality and the composition. But, today something happened  ... when I found 5 minutes free from work to check some MDM on YT, the algorithm gave me suddenly this
WALK IN DARKNESS - Bent by Storms and Dreams (Official Video) - YouTube
- another great Italian band, out of nowhere ... Perhaps their best track, there are also some other on YT, less interesting ...
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TX6430 wrote: check some MDM on YT
You must really love Master Data Management... 
TX6430 wrote: WALK IN DARKNESS - Bent by Storms and Dreams (Official Video) - YouTube
Not bad, but I prefer my metal a bit more extreme.
You might like this old, old, old favorite of mine (and it's a classic to boot)... Soilwork - Figure Number Five (Full Album) - YouTube[^]
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Quote: but I prefer my metal a bit more extreme.
Yes, I like that ... and some dose of catchy vibe every now and then is also OK, with "catchy" being relative, for instance Bolt Thrower is quite catchy for me, in a sense ... Btw, this Soilwork is great, this is timeless like "Down with the sickness" track from Disturbed (I play it all the time while driving ... bad habit, of maybe a good one...)
Btw (2) the MDM stuff that impressed me lately was Parasite Inc, perhaps a SOTW-candidate for near future ?
[back to work mode on ...]
Cheers,
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TX6430 wrote: the MDM stuff that impressed me lately was Parasite Inc, perhaps a SOTW-candidate for near future ?
It's good stuff, I'll give you that!
Unfortunately for you, MDM isn't really my thing, so little change of seeing it back in SOTW.
Never say never though
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Quote: It's good stuff, I'll give you that!
Good to know ... thanks
Quote: Never say never though
Sounds good ...
Cheers
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Nice easy one to wrap up the week...
Came in to watch a movie. (6)
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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Your easy ones are always harder than your hard ones
"I didn't mention the bats - he'd see them soon enough" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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CINEMA!
CAME IN (anag)
Like it.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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YAUM!
And I didn't even need to invoke the anemic iceman! 
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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"Somehow anemic Iceman came in movie theatre?"
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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I'm at -42. 
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Did I told you I work for EA now!?!
All your surprise mechanics belong to us!
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So now everyone can blame it on you!
Good luck changing that culture, and I'm glad your are paying your bills!
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