Ben Taylor's Recording Of "I Will"

[philly87]

Hi there, all you fellow Music Members.
*There's this specific recording that I'm trying to find, and I was wondering if you might have the answer for me. The song is Ben Taylor's recording of
the Beatles' tune, "I Will". The first attachment I'm posting is the version I'm trying to find. Frank Filipetti, the man who produced it with Ben's Papa,
James Taylor, told me that this is in fact the original recording of Ben's arrangement. However, I do apologize for the poor quality of this MP3 file,
since it was taken directly from a streaming version of the music video. Also, you'll notice that this MP3 recording is Mono. I'm looking for a CD-quality,
Stereo, 16-bit, 44KHZ, 128KBPS MP3 version of this recording, And I know that there's got to be one out there somewhere. Fortunately, Frank Filipetti said
that this version is out there somewhere, I've just gotta keep searching. Frank said to me, "don't give up hope, it's out there. Just keep your feet on
the ground, hold your head up high, and keep reaching for the stars." The second attachment I'm posting is the version you might be more familiar with.
This is the very same version that appears on the soundtrack of "Bye Bye Love". I've spent hours and hours upon hours of time, searching and searching
and searching in hundreds of record stores around the world, and the only version they can find in CD Quality is the version from the soundtrack of "Bye
Bye Love". I've even spent hours and hours upon hours of time, searching and searching and searching on thousands of music sharing services, even Bearshare,
and I'm shocked to find out that the problem is the same, in other words, the only version I can find in CD-Quality is the version from the soundtrack
of "Bye Bye Love". Compare both these MP3's side-by-side. Tell me if you notice any difference in the length and the musical arrangement of both versions.
Also, you can compare the quality of both MP3's, and tell me if you notice a difference in both versions. You can even tell me which one of these versions
you like best.

[philly87]

Has anyone had the chance to listen to both versions of Ben Taylor's recording of "I Will"? Have you had the chance to compare both versions? What would you say is the difference in quality between each version? Which one of these two versions do you like best?

[brandondrury]

Interesting. The first clip you can really hear how much was acceptable in regard to vocal pitch. While there is necessarily bad in the pitch, there are TONS of small little pitch variations that you simply don't hear in modern music.

They seem about the same to me, but obviously the first clip is a much poorer quality mp3.

Brandon

[philly87]

The parts that are exactly identical in both versions are the vocals and the drum rhythms. When Ben Taylor recorded this, Frank told me that when they submitted this version, that is, the version in the first attachment, to Bye Bye Love film director Sam Weisman, he said that the drums and vocals were just fine. However, the guitar melody had some chords that seemed "a bit too dark emotionally" for the film. Because the song was put in the end of the film at the spot when the credits are rolling, Sam wanted to end the film on a happy note, rather than a sad note. In the guitar line, Sam noticed, by carefully analyzing the recording, that there's a specific combination of chords in there, that sounds a little on the minor side. So, he asked Ben and Frank if they would go back into the studio to change it up a bit. Frank and Ben, along with Ben's Papa James, went back into the studio, and reworked the guitar line, Bassline, and Keyboard riff, replacing the "Minor" chords with major chords. Do you notice that difference in the arrangements? Also, do you notice a difference in the length of both versions? What would you say the quality is of each version? I know you said the first one is poor quality. What bitrate would you say it is, compared to that of the second version?

[philly87]

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Has anyone had the chance to carefully analyze both versions of Ben Taylor's recording of "I Will"? Did you compare the quality of both versions? Did you
compare the difference in the length and the musical arrangement of both versions? Which one of these versions do you like best? Do you know perhaps where
I could find a high-quality,
stereo recording of the first attachment I posted? Frank Filipetti said the best way I could probably find it is by contacting Sam Weisman, the film Director
of "Bye Bye Love". Do you think Sam would know of any further information about this first version? So far, I haven't had any luck, as I've contacted Sam via Email, with both attachments by the way, and I'm still waiting for his answer. Does anyone have any suggestions?

[philly87]

Originally Posted by brandondrury

Interesting. The first clip you can really hear how much was acceptable in regard to vocal pitch. While there is necessarily bad in the pitch, there are TONS of small little pitch variations that you simply don't hear in modern music.

They seem about the same to me, but obviously the first clip is a much poorer quality mp3.

Brandon

Can you believe it? I'm still on the search for that high-quality recording of the original arrangement of Ben Taylor's version of "I Will". I tried to contact Evyen Klean, and it seems I've left him a little confused about what I want. When I told him that I was looking for this recording, he asked me if I wanted it for licensing purposes. However, I can't find the right words to explain to him exactly what I want. What should I tell him? Is there anybody you know, that I could contact to try to find it? Maybe Carly Simon? Maybe James Taylor? Maybe someone from a record company? Maybe someone from the film company? I've recently contacted Clifford Carter, the man who played keyboards on this recording, and I still haven't got an answer from him. I'm quite sure the version I'm trying to find has got to be out there somewhere. But the question is, where do I turn? Who do I ask?

[brandondrury]

Wow! The quest continues. I respect your tenacity!

It sounds to me that you simply want to purchase the audio cd. Mr. Label guy is thinking way too far ahead with licensing and such. When in doubt, I'd look at the imports...if possible. That's where the rarities can often be found. At least that was a big business before the web really took off.

Good luck! I wish I could be of more help, but I'm out of my element on this one.

Brandon

[philly87]

Originally Posted by brandondrury

Wow! The quest continues. I respect your tenacity!

It sounds to me that you simply want to purchase the audio cd. Mr. Label guy is thinking way too far ahead with licensing and such. When in doubt, I'd look at the imports...if possible. That's where the rarities can often be found. At least that was a big business before the web really took off.

Good luck! I wish I could be of more help, but I'm out of my element on this one.

Brandon

Do you have any possible suggestions as to where I could look, or who I could ask?