John Williams' Score For A.I. Now On Vinyl

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Stanley Kubrick, who directed 2001: A Space Odyssey, would not live to see the actual 2001. But he would last long enough for an unfinished film of his to see release in that year. Steven Spielberg picked up his project A.I. Artificial Intelligence and directed it himself, inviting his buddy John Williams to compose the score. Not everyone liked A.II., but the general public consensus is that there’s never been a bad Williams composition. I’ll always wonder what the Kubrick version of this movie would’ve been like, and if it would’ve been an improvement. We can all agree it likely would have been darker — Spielberg can’t help but infuse his brand of sentimentality into everything he does — but the popular belief that the “happy” ending was Steven’s invention is not true. That was actually part of it from the beginning, as weird and tacked-on as it feels. A.I. is about a mother in the future who replaces her son with a robot duplicate, “programmed to love unconditionally.” But then her real son miraculously returns home and she has no need for the robot anymore, who wanders the rest of the film searching for a goal he can no […]
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You know what will cheer you up? A John Williams score. The A.I. vinyl comes in two red and blue colored discs housed inside a cool custom Tyvek gatefold jacket

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[Toto_Tornado]

All I remember on that movie is how innocent Haley Joel Osment use to look like. Now he is a fully bearded grown man. Time is very fast and it makes me feel old. I cant believe Vinyl made a full comeback,

 

[CafeCobbledStreets]

It's interesting that they're releasing this on vinyl. A.I. is a visually stunning and thought-provoking film, but the soundtrack itself isn't as iconic as some of John Williams' other work. It's mostly instrumental, which might not be as appealing to a wider audience compared to soundtracks with popular songs.