too long

[darkoshi]

I encountered a problem backing up an MP3 file to an external hard-drive, because the file-path is longer than 254 characters:

John_Williams-Star_Wars_Episode_VI-Return_Of_The_Jedi_(Special_Edition_Disc2)\
07_The_Battle_Of_Endor_II_(Leia_Is_Wounded_-_The_Duel_Begins,Overtaking_The_Bunker,The_Dark_Side_Beckons,The_Emperor's_Death)-John_Williams.mp3

(not listed are the high-level folders which take up another 40 chars, plus another 18 chars on the external hard-drive.)

I suppose I could rename the file to "07_The_Battle_Of_Endor_II-John_Williams.mp3".

But... The Duel Begins! The Dark Side Beckons! The Emperor's Death! No, no, no; I can't strip those out. There must be another way...

This should work:
07_TheBattleOfEndorII(LeiaEtc-TheDuelBegins,Etc,TheDarkSideBeckons,TheEmperorsDeath)-JohnWilliams.mp3

I wonder if my MP3 player is going to complain when I try to copy filenames like that onto it.