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NEWS: Battle Royale Soundtrack to be Sold in U.S. Digitally




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bleuster



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 2:04 pm Reply with quote
That movie was terrible, but the novel was a great read.

Isn't Hollywood remaking the film?
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Moomintroll



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 7:10 pm Reply with quote
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Battle Royale Soundtrack to be Sold in U.S. Digitally


A mere eight years after the film came out. Talk about catching the zeitgeist... Rolling Eyes
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Kenji_Ikari



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PostPosted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 4:11 am Reply with quote
...since it's so late it's sorta useless if you ask me.

And since when is a CD coming out domestically (years later, without even corresponding to a movie release) news worthy? :p
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tygerchickchibi



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PostPosted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 12:12 pm Reply with quote
I'd buy the soundtrack, honestly, but yes, I'm a little surprised at this. Wasn't the movie banned in the US or something? Or was that a rumor? I thought that there was no domestic release here for it.
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Hon'ya-chan



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PostPosted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 4:54 pm Reply with quote
tygerchickchibi wrote:
I'd buy the soundtrack, honestly, but yes, I'm a little surprised at this. Wasn't the movie banned in the US or something? Or was that a rumor? I thought that there was no domestic release here for it.


Toei allegedly had some pretty ridiculous demands to US releasers of the movie, seeing that the US Movie Market is one of the biggest in the world. Wide-theatrical screenings (i.e. no arthouse showings regulated to a few screens), astronomical cut of the profits, etc. etc.

In the end, no studio wanted to touch the film.
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Daimao Raki



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PostPosted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 6:58 pm Reply with quote
Hon'ya-chan wrote:
tygerchickchibi wrote:
I'd buy the soundtrack, honestly, but yes, I'm a little surprised at this. Wasn't the movie banned in the US or something? Or was that a rumor? I thought that there was no domestic release here for it.


Toei allegedly had some pretty ridiculous demands to US releasers of the movie, seeing that the US Movie Market is one of the biggest in the world. Wide-theatrical screenings (i.e. no arthouse showings regulated to a few screens), astronomical cut of the profits, etc. etc.

In the end, no studio wanted to touch the film.
I doubt the film will ever be released in America. In addition to what you posted, who would promote the film? It would be a PR nightmare for even the biggest distributor. Sony, Warner Bros, even Viz or Funi wouldn't touch it.
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Hon'ya-chan



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 5:57 am Reply with quote
Daimao Raki wrote:
I doubt the film will ever be released in America. In addition to what you posted, who would promote the film? It would be a PR nightmare for even the biggest distributor. Sony, Warner Bros, even Viz or Funi wouldn't touch it.


There's always direct to DVD.
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1stAgent



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:01 am Reply with quote
The classical music cues are nice and all, but no Springsteen, no sale. Smile
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