I've known and talked with film and music restorationist Mike Matessino off and on for nearly a decade, and I have to admit he is one of the top go-to guys when it comes to restoring and preserving film and music scores. He's extremely knowledgable in his field, especially when it comes to films like "Alien", the original "Star Wars" trilogy, "The Sound of Music", "Star Trek: The Motion Picture", and, of course, "Superman". I first had the pleasure of talking with Mike back in 2000 in hosting a special online chat with him upon the release of Rhino Records' 2-CD release of John Williams' "Superman" musical score, then at the time the most complete version released to the public.
Flash forward to 2008. Mike, Lukas Kendall, and the guys at Film Score Monthly and Screen Archives Entertainment have significantly raised the bar when it comes to film score sets with their magnum opus, the eight-disc "Superman: The Music (1978-1988) soundtrack set. Far and away, it is extremely light years ahead in terms of completeness and sound quality, definitely unparalleled to anything I've heard - and I've followed film music for 30 years now!
In addition to his credentials, Mike is one of the nicest and friendliest guys you could ever talk to, not to mention a serious film fan like the rest of us. What began as an e-mail of congratulations to him on the FSM set has turned into a great interview with him that's now posted at CapedWonder.com. Here, he answers my questions on the eight-disc set, as well as reflections on his beginnings, his thoughts on a possible "Superman IV" restoration (look for a separate article by him coming soon on the FSM web site), and possible future projects down the pike. Check out the interview, along with the latest information on the eight-disc set!
Just to let you know, the original first edition pressing of 3,000 has sold out, and it looks like it'll be before the end of May before a second edition pressing is made available. That's how hot the set is!
Thanks to Jim Bowers for posting and hosting the interview, and a big special thanks to Mike for all of the hard work and fun he's given to everyone!
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