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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 444589" data-attributes="member: 23">I&#039;ve had the same experience all over again tonight having seen an email about upcoming CDs among which was the 2-disc Jaws 2 set. Initially I assumed it was simply a re-pressing of the 2015 J2 soundtrack, which I already have and am happy with, but no... it seems the original tapes have surfaced like a charred body in the waves.
[MEDIA=youtube]MLqK77JnH48, list: RDMLqK77JnH48[/MEDIA]I&#039;ve listened to some samples and it does sound very nice - though not as immediately night and day as the 2015 vs. 2025 versions of the Jaws soundtrack.Despite the plural in the hype blurb, there appears to be only one track which wasn&#039;t on the previous version:&nbsp; an alternative take of Calming The Girl (AKA Rescue Party). So there&#039;s no Downtown, no Girl From Ipanema and no Teach Me Tonight from the Amity High School Band&#039;s eloquent selection. Nor is there any pseudo rock music from Plymouth, &quot;the rock of New England&quot;.The cover is definitely better looking. The 2015 edition had the image flipped horizontally and hid much of the shark behind the title font. The new one is a BIG improvement (and I like the classy off-white of the background).
<img src="https://jaws50music.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/JAWS-2_Front.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 613px" />
I&#039;ll get it, of course, but I haven&#039;t leapt immediately in. Jaws 3 has already had two different Intrada CD releases, but still it wouldn&#039;t surprise me if&nbsp; the third and fourth films follow the first two with restorations from &quot;newly discovered&quot; tapes.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 444589, member: 23"] I've had the same experience all over again tonight having seen an email about upcoming CDs among which was the 2-disc [I]Jaws 2 [/I]set. Initially I assumed it was simply a re-pressing of the 2015 [I]J2[/I] soundtrack, which I already have and am happy with, but no... it seems the original tapes have surfaced like a charred body in the waves. [CENTER] [MEDIA=youtube]MLqK77JnH48, list: RDMLqK77JnH48[/MEDIA][/CENTER] I've listened to some samples and it does sound very nice - though not as immediately night and day as the 2015 vs. 2025 versions of the [I]Jaws[/I] soundtrack. Despite the plural in the hype blurb, there appears to be only one track which wasn't on the previous version: an alternative take of [I]Calming The Girl ([/I]AKA[I] Rescue Party[/I]). So there's no [I]Downtown, [/I]no[I] Girl From Ipanema and [/I]no[I] Teach Me Tonight [/I]from the Amity High School Band's eloquent selection. Nor is there any pseudo rock music from Plymouth, "the rock of New England". The cover is definitely better looking. The 2015 edition had the image flipped horizontally and hid much of the shark behind the title font. The new one is a BIG improvement (and I like the classy off-white of the background). [CENTER] [IMG width="613px"]https://jaws50music.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/JAWS-2_Front.jpg[/IMG] [/CENTER] I'll get it, of course, but I haven't leapt immediately in. [I] Jaws 3[/I] has already had two different Intrada CD releases, but still it wouldn't surprise me if the third and fourth films follow the first two with restorations from "newly discovered" tapes. [/QUOTE]

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