| 1. Just My Imagination |
| 2. Vocal Intro - Imagine A Nation |
| 3. Imagine A Nation - Funky Lowlives |
| 4. Darker Than A Shadow - The Mitchell & Dewbury |
| 5. Monuments Of Mars - Happier Mix |
| 6. Running Around - Fug City Mix |
| 7. Vocal Intro - Sierra Leone |
| 8. Sierra Leone - Block 16 Mix |
| 9. Ordinary Joe |
| 10. Step Into The Light |
| 11. You're Gonna Miss Your Candy Man |
| 12. Dancing Girl |
| 13. I Dont Want To See Myself (Without You) |
Product Description
Japanese edition of 2003 album features 13 tracks including 5 bonus tracks, 'Ordinary Joe', 'Step Into The Light', 'You're Gonna Miss Your Candy Man', & 2 more tracks not on the English import version, 'Dancing Girl' & 'I Don't Want To See Myself (Without You)'. Columbia. 2004.
Total Recall,Terry Callier,Sony/Columbia,Folk,World Music
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Varese Sarabande 25th Anniversary Celebration
Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00008WI90 Release Date: 2003-04-22 |
Tracks:
- The Man from Snowy River (Bruce Rowland)
- The Winds of War (Bob Cobert)
- Blue Velvet (Angelo Badalamenti)
- Witness (Maurice Jarre)
- Raising Arizona (Carter Burwell)
- Pee Wees Big Adventure (Danny Elfman)
- Halloween (John Carpenter)
- A Nightmare On Elm Street (Charles Bernstein)
- The Fly (Howard Shore)
- RoboCop (Basil Poledouris)
- The Empire Strikes Back (John Williams)
- The Right Stuff (Bill Conti)
- The Final Conflict (Jerry Goldsmith)
- The Abyss (Alan Silvestri)
- Brainstorm (James Horner)
- Peggy Sue Got Married (John Barry)
- My Left Foot (Elmer Bernstein)
- The Dead (Alex North)
- Stanley & Iris (John Williams)
- The Milagro Beanfield War (Dave Grusin)
- Driving Miss Daisy (Hans Zimmer)
Tracks:
- Steel Magnolias (Georges Delerue)
- Unforgiven (Lennie Niehaus and Clint Eastwood)
- Raggedy Man (Jerry Goldsmith)
- The Grifters (Elmer Bernstein)
- Green Card (Hans Zimmer)
- City Slickers (Marc Shaiman)
- Father Of The Bride (Alan Silvestri)
- While You Were Sleeping (Randy Edelman)
- Babe (Nigel Westlake)
- The Adventures Of The Great Mouse Detective (Henry Mancini)
- The Adventures of Robin Hood (Erich Wolfgang Korngold)
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (Laurence Rosenthal)
- The Secret Garden (Zbigniew Preisner)
- A Little Princess (Patrick Doyle)
- Rudy (Jerry Goldsmith)
- Iron Will (Joel McNeely)
- Memphis Belle (George Fenton)
- Eye Of The Needle (Mikl)
- Total Recall (Jerry Goldsmith)
- Back To The Future Part III (Alan Silvestri)
Tracks:
- To Die For (Danny Elfman)
- The Player (Thomas Newman)
- Black Robe (Georges Delerue)
- Medicine Man (Jerry Goldsmith)
- 2001 (Alex North)
- Star Wars: Shadows Of The Empire (Joel McNeely)
- The Crow (Graeme Revell)
- Blade (Mark Isham)
- The Omen (Jerry Goldsmith)
- Vertigo (Bernard Herrmann)
- Scream (Marco Beltrami)
- The Sixth Sense (James Newton Howard)
- Xena: Warrior Princess (Joseph LoDuca)
- Air Force One (Jerry Goldsmith)
- Starship Troopers (Basil Poledouris)
- The Matrix (Don Davis)
- The Iron Giant (Michael Kamen)
- Youve Got Mail (George Fenton)
- A Little Romance (Georges Delerue)
- Pleasantville (Randy Newman)
Tracks:
- Sunset Boulevard (Franz Waxman)
- L.A. Confidential (Jerry Goldsmith)
- Rounders (Christopher Young)
- The Score (Howard Shore)
- The Replacements (John Debney)
- Gone In 60 Seconds (Trevor Rabin)
- The Bourne Identity (John Powell)
- Rush Hour 2 (Lalo Schifrin)
- XXX (Randy Edelman)
- Die Hard (Michael Kamen)
- The Last of the Mohicans (Trevor Jones)
- Moby Dick (Christopher Gordon)
- The Mists Of Avalon (Lee Holdridge)
- Cleopatra (Alex North)
- Life As A House (Mark Isham)
- Emma (Rachel Portman)
- In The Bedroom (Thomas Newman)
- Cast Away (Alan Silvestri)
- One True Thing (Cliff Eidelman)
- Unfaithful (Jan A.P. Kaczmarek)
- Far From Heaven (Elmer Bernstein)
- Ice Age (David Newman)
- Shrek (Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell)
Customer Reviews:
A good value.......2007-05-17
The Sound Track Since Bernard Hermann.......2006-07-25
Very good value.
Good mix of film music.......2006-07-02
I'm a big fan of this soundtrack music and will be looking for more CD's like this.
A mixed collection of movie music.......2006-02-23
Uplifts your soul, takes your mind into the heavens.......2006-01-06
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Jerry Goldsmith: 40 Years of Film Music
Jerry Goldsmith Manufacturer: Silva America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0009KIYDG Release Date: 2005-08-09 |
Tracks:
- Blue Max, The
- Blue Max, The
- Blue Max, The
- Blue Max, The
- Blue Max, The
- The Man From U.N.C.L.E.: Doctor Kildare / Room 222 / Waltons, The / Barnaby Jones / Television Themes Medley
- In Harm's Way
- The Sandpebbles: Chinatown / Patch Of Blue, A / Poltergeist / Papillon / Wind And The Lion, The / Motion Pictures Medley
- Generals, The
- Tora! Tora! Tora!
- Wild Rovers, The
- Pursuit
- Wind And The Lion, The
Tracks:
- QB VII
- QB VII
- QB VII
- QB VII
- QB VII
- Waltons, The
- Papillon
- Police Story
- Omen, The
- Capricorn One
- Swarm, The
- Boys From Brazil, The
- , The (First) Great Train Robbery
- Alien
- Star Trek The Motion Picture
Tracks:
- Masada
- Poltergeist
- First Blood - Rambo II
- Twilight Zone: The Movie
- Under Fire
- Under Fire
- Under Fire
- Under Fire
- Gremlins
- Baby - Secret Of The Lost Legend
- Legend
- Lionheart
- Rambo III
- Total Recall
Tracks:
- Star Trek Voyager
- Basic Instinct
- Russia House, The
- Gremlins II
- Medicine Man
- Shadow, The
- Forever Young
- First Knight
- Powder
- Airforce One
- L.A. Confidential
- Mummy, The
- Haunting, The
Album Description
Jerry Goldsmith's death in 2004 marked the end of one of the greatest careers in film composing. This lavish 57 track 4 CD set traces the path of his astonishing achievements and includes recordings conducted by Goldsmith himself. Featuring The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, The Philharmonia Orchestra, The National Philharmonic Orchestra, and The Daniel Caine Orchestra. Includes over 280 minutes of music.Customer Reviews:
Awesome Set!.......2007-07-01
Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection.......2006-11-03
Overall a strong Goldsmith sampler.......2006-04-11
Fortunately, even an ugly cover will not ruin good music. And the good news is that I'd say about 75 percent of the music is good....and on a 4 cd set, that's a lot. Like other Silva compilations, the strength of this compilation is the variety. There are selections from the big releases (Star Trek, Omen, Rambo), but there is also a healthy dose of tracks from the smaller releases(Under Fire, Lionheart, The Swarm).
Two examples come to mind. Capricorn One and The Great Train Robbery are two movies that are not exactly household names today, but are dominated by two of Goldmith's finest main themes. The City of Prague Philharmonic come through with terrific renditions. And there are plenty of other strong performances...a few being concert versions conducted by Goldsmith himself. Suprisingly, "The Wind and the Lion" works, which is no small accomplishment given the ferentic original performance of "Raisuli Attacks".
It's not a complete success. A few of the performances fall flat, particularly some of the more inventive scores. Total Recall is just bad, mangling the performance with poor percussion and synthesizer choices to boot. Also a letdown is the Klingon Attack from the first Star Trek movie. The Prague Philhamonic attempt doesn't sound bad--it's just that once you've heard the original soundtrack's "blaster beam" with enough bass to rattle your teeth...well let's just say Silva's version is a little tinny in comparison.
But I shouldn't dwell on the negative. Overall, this is a strong sampler of Goldsmith's variety. There are plenty of quality performances here, and despite a few omissions (noticeably Planet of the Apes)this is a very good release from Silva.
Jerry Goldsmith - 40 years of pleasure.......2006-02-22
Almost the perfect compilation.......2005-12-31
However, as sweepig as it is, there are a few holes in the selection. "First Contact", one of the sweetest and richest compositions from the Star Trek is absent. "The Ghost and the Darkness" is missing and the "Medicine Man" music should include the theme song. By dwelling on several selections from the Blue Max, these were squeezed out. Three full and important movie themes got the axe.
However, all but "The Ghost and the Darkness" are readily available and not overly expensive as is the "Ghost" CD. This is a must have for the TV and movie music fan.
Before there was Hans Solo there was Napolean Solo, before ER there was Dr. Kildare. Jerry Goldsmith IS Sci-Fi. "Resistance is futile.. you MUST assimilate this CD collection."
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Total Recall
Negative Approach Manufacturer: Touch & Go Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000019IC Release Date: 1994-08-31 |
Tracks:
- Lost Cause
- Can't Tell No One
- Sick Of Talk
- Pressure
- Why Be Something That You're Not
- Nothing
- Fair Warning
- Ready To Fight
- Lead Song
- Whatever I Do
- Negative Approach
- Tied Down
- Hypocrite
- Evacuate
- Said And Done
- Nothing
- Your MIstake
- Live Your Life
- Friend Or Foe
- Dead Stop
- I'll Survive
- Can't Tell No One
- What Ever I Do
- Ready To Fight
- Chaos
- Pressure/Fair Warning
- Lost Cause
- Genocide/Nothing
- Never Surrender
- D.A.B.F.
- Said And Done
- Sick Of Talk/N.A.
- Your Mistake
- Tied Down
- I'll Survive
- Kiss Me Kill Me
- I Got A Right
- Tunnel Vision
Customer Reviews:
hardcore.......2007-01-18
Pure Force.......2006-04-11
Im angry, angry, angry , angry.......2004-02-10
pure rage.......2003-01-24
I have to take issue with a previous reviewer's comments on this album. He wrote that NA didn't "get it," that they were too one-dimensional and were just acting out on one aspect of punk/hardcore; the anger and disaffection.
Well, maybe that's how NA ACTUALLY felt. If they did write these songs out of affectation, I certainly don't hear it. The first 11 tracks (their song off of the "Process of Elimination" comp and their self titled 7") in particular are so full of venom and bile, with Brannon's perfectly growled vocals, that I can't believe Negative Approach didn't mean every word they sung at the time they were singing them.
Besides, I think bands like SSD are what made people laugh at hardcore (I love SSD too, by the way). The militantly straight edge bands that emerged in the early 80s probably did far more to alienate people than bands like NA. Yeah, maybe NA's fans were meatheads and skinheads... but, then again, so were a lot of Black Flag's (and Fear's!) fans.
At any rate, all that aside, this album rocks. The "Tied Down" LP isn't that great, but the rest of the tracks more than make up for it. Happy, well-adjusted people may not dig it, but as for angry f**k-ups, well, Negative Approach is IT.
Excellent 1980s hardcore you can't get enough of.......2002-12-14
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The Great Fantasy Adventure Album
Manufacturer: Telarc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000003CZH Release Date: 1994-04-26 |
Tracks:
- El Cid: Fanfare And Entry Of The Nobles
- Hook: Main Themes
- T. Rex!
- Jurassic Park: Main Themes
- Splitting Hairs
- Robin Hood: Main Titles
- Henry V: Opening And Closing Titles
- Willow: Main Themes
- The Seventh Voyage Of Sinbad: Overture
- The Abyss: End Titles
- Clash Of The Titans: Main Titles, Love Theme, And End Titles
- The Rocketeer: To The Rescue And End Titles
- Bettlejuice: Main Titles
- Total Recall: Main Titles
- The Princess Bride: Main Titles
- Wizards And Warriors: Main Titles
- Conan The Barbarian: Anvil Of Crom
- The Hunt For Red October: Hymn To Red October
- Cybergenesis
- Terminator: Theme
- Jurassic Lunch
Customer Reviews:
The Only Demonstration Disc You'll Ever Need.......2006-06-10
Beyond that, musically this is one of the Cincinatti Pops' finest soundtrack collections. Perhaps the best. Almost all of their recordings are sonically of the highest quality (Copland: Music of America won a Grammy for best engineering), but all too often in recent years the releases have not met the standard of this album. Arrangers that don't begin to care what the composer's intent was or tacking on pre-fab endings are the worst offenders, but most of the selections here meet or exceed the quality of the original soundtracks. All around, a great soundtrack collection.
An Adventure For Your Ears.......2004-06-01
Blows Away All Other Such Compilations!.......2003-04-02
The above quote is found prominantly on the back cover and is a warning not to be taken lightly. The respective tracks are awesome and should be played, as well as listened to, with great care.
A 20-bit digital recording that is perfect for surround-sound systems, "The Great Fantasy Adventure Album" is a wonder for fans of the sci-fi/fantasy film genre. Highlighting some truly landmark films, the 1994 release showcases compositions from the legends of past and contemporary film scoring. Themes from the likes of Rosza, Williams, Horner, Herrmann, and Elfman are grandiosely featured here.
The best cuts are Goldsmith's "Total Recall: Main Title", "Conan the Barbarian: Anvil of Crom" (Poledouris), and Brad Fiedel's "Terminator: Theme".
Upon hearing this trio, chills will not just go up the spine but will permeate every ounce of one's body
The perfect movie theme collection.......2000-08-16
This is the best cd I have ever bought.......1999-10-27
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Total Recall: The Deluxe Edition (1990 Film)
Jerry Goldsmith Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000053GUJ Release Date: 2000-12-05 |
Tracks:
- The Dream
- First Meeting
- Secret Agent
- The Implant
- The Aftermath
- For Old Times' Sake
- Clever Girl
- The Johnny Cab
- Howdy Stranger
- The Nose Job
- The Space Station
- A New Face
- The Mountain
- Identification
- Lies
- Where Am I?
- Swallow It
- The Big Jump
- Without Air
- Remembering
- The Mutant
- The Massacre
- Friends
- The Treatment
- The Hollowgram
- End Of A Dream
- A New Life
Amazon.com essential recording
Arnold Schwarzenegger action films are so superfluous that when cynics try to dismiss the subgenre, it's been all to easy to throw out the baby with the bath water, to dump a True Lies alongside a Raw Deal. But 1990's Mars-set Total Recall remains one of Ah-nold's best, a reality-bending adventure that not only anticipated The Matrix in key ways, but took action films to a new level of intensity, thanks largely to the direction of the ever-relentless Paul Verhoeven and a trend-setting score by sci-fi master Jerry Goldsmith (Planet of the Apes, Alien, Star Trek). This deluxe edition has nearly twice the music of the original, a virtual 70-minute action concerto of driving rhythms, bold brass, and subtly integrated electronic effects. Goldsmith's tense Recall formula would become one of the templates for action scores in the 1990s and beyond, and this set finally gives it a proper showcase. Also included is a richly illustrated liner booklet that details both the film and its dynamic music. --Jerry McCulleyCustomer Reviews:
Great Soundtrack.......2006-05-23
Excellent.......2004-12-18
What a soundtrack!!.......2004-01-17
The score is really different from other scores. It's far more complex. Goldsmith again combines an orchestra (The National Philharmonic, just gave a splendid performance) with synths, and succesfully.
"The Dream" introduces the main theme for the film. I think it's great. Other highlights cues are: "The Implant", "For Old Times' Sake", "Clever Girl" (Simply perfect), "A New Face" (Contains great tuba/bass-trombone stuff, just loud.), "The Mountain", "The Big Jump", "The Massacre", "The Treatment" (Superb), "The Hologram" (Just listen to the last two minutes of this track, amazing!), "End Of Dream" (Just keeps building and building) and "A New Life".
I think Goldsmith is the most original filmcomposer. I recently bought three Goldsmith scores and they were all just so different. Of course you can hear it's Goldsmith, but he seldom re-uses ideas.
Goldsmith really proves (again) he is the master of action music and superb rhythms. I recommend this score to all filmmusic/Goldsmith fans, BUT don't expect a score in the same style as "The Empire Strikes Back" or "Conan The Barbarian". This is really different music, but just as good. Just give it a try, listen it three or four times and I'm sure you're going to appreciate this score.
- Other Goldsmith Recommendations: "Under Fire", "Patton", "Rambo: First Blood - Part II", "The Blue Max".
Major Excitement.......2003-06-15
Simply put, Track 1 is a classic and a great introduction to the movie. Total Recall had clout from the very start. The chase cues in Track 7 'Clever Girl' are wicked and I've been humming them since I was 9.
The first release of this CD was back in 1990, but this version has twice as much music with better sound, a red cover instead of a blue one and extensive liner notes. An all-round much better edition for music collectors or Goldsmith fans.
And stay around for a couple of minutes after track 27 ends. The 'Rekall' theme tune from the ad in the movie comes to life. Goldsmith composed this little jingle too and it completes a fine package.
Totally a score to recall.......2003-02-08
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The Science Fiction Album
Various Artists Manufacturer: Silva America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000066HE5 Release Date: 2005-02-08 |
Tracks:
- 2001: A Space Odyssey
- Aliens
- Sound Effect - The Nostromo
- Alien
- A.I.
- Armageddon
- Sound Effect - Apollo 13 Lift-off
- Apollo 13
- Back To The Future
- Battle Beyond The Stars
- Battlestar Galactica
- The Black Hole
- Contact
- Capricorn One
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind
- The Day The Earth Stood Still
- Dune
Tracks:
- Galaxy Quest
- Sound Effect - Dogfight in Space
- Enemy Mine
- Ghostbusters
- Gremlins
- Heavy Metal
- Independence Day
- E.T.
- Judge Dredd
- The Last Starfighter
- Lifeforce
- Sound Effect - Crash Landing
- Lost In Space
- Mars Attacks
- The Matrix
- Predator
- The Right Stuff
Tracks:
- Moonraker
- Robocop
- Silent Running
- Sound Effect - Alien Organism
- Species
- Stargate
- Starship Troopers
- Starman
- Star Trek - TV Theme
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture End Title
- Klingon Attack
- Sound Effect - Warp Drive
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- Star Trek: Generations
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Tracks:
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
- Sound Effect - Transporter Crew
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Main Theme
- Star Trek First Contact
- Star Wars
- The Empire Strikes Back
- The Empire Strikes Back
- Return of the Jedi
- Sound Effect - Battle Stations
- Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace - The Flag Parade
- Anakin's Theme
- The Adventures of Jar Jar
- Duel of the Fates
- The Time Machine
- Things to Come
- The Thing From Another World
- War of the Worlds
- When Worlds Collide
- Total Recall
- You Only Live Twice
- Superman
Customer Reviews:
The penultimate collection ..........2006-12-07
I have always had a weak spot for (good, or maybe even intelligent) science fiction/fantasy and film music, especially its way of evoking mystery, grandure and wide open spaces. Call it a weakness if you want. But it was maybe really kick started off, for as far as I can remember, with Star Trek. But especially Star Trek II, III and IV - essentially a trilogy - because of their very romantic but very warm, human core, set on the broadest canvasses of unlimited and mysterious outer space. But then there was the music for adding that essential extra dimension of emotion and atmosphere. I am happy that much of the music on this album is from the Star Trek series and films, often equaling or sometimes even outclassing the original recordings.
This kind of music (for the movies) should be seen as an art on its own rights with its own merits and qualities. As such, the musical sequences on these CD's are a beautifully played cross section of some of the most evoking orchestral music for science fiction/fantasy film ever created. And I very much like the nicely blended, wide and deep orchestral soundpicture with enough reverberation to evoke a sense of wide open spaces.
I am quite thrilled by tracks like the evocative music from Dune, truly transporting one to the vastly sands of Arrakis (the music is wonderful, but to my great regret I think the movie itself is a flawed masterpiece at best, alas.). And then there is the very different, goofy music for Ghostbusters (memories of childhood), the spoofy but electrifying music from Mars Attacks (lovingly parodist music, this, with not a little touch of irony) and the happily adventurous, forward driving Theme from Galaxy Quest ('Never give up, never surrender!'), now also used for the internet-based fan-series Star Trek: The Hidden Frontier. On the other side of the spectrum we have the atmospheric music for Enemy Mine (an underestimated 'little' movie), the Theme from The Right Stuff (actually science FACT, not fiction, this film, just like Apollo 13, of course), the eerily attractive music for Species, the original End Title for Alien (not used in the theatrical version of the movie, where it was replaced by music from howard Hanson's Second Symphony), the exquisitely exotic music for Stargate, the sweet and warmly sympathetic, beautifully re-orchestrated, theme for Starman, the title cue for Star Trek: TOS (much more melodiously played than the original! If only a series nowadays could continue to be as thought provoking and as original as Star Trek was during its launch, fourty years ago ...) and a truly overpowering End Titles Suite from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. I especially like the thrillingly grandiloquent rendition here of the music for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. And how nice it is to hear the (thematic) similarities between James Horner's music for The Wrath of Khan, his great break-through as a film music composer, and his (two years) earlier music for Battle Beyond the Stars (which did indeed help him earn the job for writing the music for Star Trek II) ...
But on the 'down side', if one is looking for - for example - the gorgeously expansively played End Titles from Cocoon, it is not included here: one has to acquire the album that 'kicked it all off', so to say, namely 'Space and Beyond', also on Silva Screen. I was very pleased also with the inclusion on that album of some of the music from the series Star Trek: The Next Generation, namely where one of the characters, Tasha Yar, in one of the episodes (Skin of Evil) is saying goodbye to her crewmmates: sweetly sentimental and simple music which I have always wanted to own on CD. I guess that a few cues from the other two sequals ('Alien Invasion: Space and Beyond II' and 'Space3: Beyond the Final Frontier') didn't make it onto this 4 CD collection-album as well, but I guess that it would be the 'better part of the bargain' to opt to buy this 'The Science Fiction Album' instead of buying all three albums separately. Well, of course it is for yourself to ultimately decide what you really want ;-)
If I were to nitpick (which is not easy with such a marvellous project as this one), then I would say that while all music is performed with magnificent grandure and with style, some of it is not performed as crisply and as technically 'on the spot' as some of the original recordings: ensemble is a little slack and the playing somewhat stilted sometimes, losing some of the edge and the originality of the writing. ET and Star Wars spring to mind, but then the soundtracks for Star Wars are traditionally recorded with the magnificent London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by maestro John Williams himself, and these superior recordings (especially the ones for Episode I, II and III) can't really be bettered, IMHO. Likewise for the music from Star Trek: The Motion Picture, I believe that in the end one really has to resort to the ultimate reference, namely the original recording (which is true in many other instances of 'original recordings'), and then the 20th anniversay colector's edition of this soundtrack on Columbia/Legacy (truly unmissable, this veritable classic of sci-fi/film music soundtracks!).
But all in all this 4CD-collection amounts to probably being the penultimate high quality sci-fi music album collection (I certainly know of no other project that comes as close quality as well as quantity wise), with some of the most memorable musical moments from classic to modern sci-fi/fantasy film captured in lavish orchestrations.
Collection-wise: five *stars*. Playing: generally four *stars*, sometimes more. The recording quality: five *stars*. The music (qualified on its own merits as film music) and its (re)orchestrations: generally five *stars*. In the end this is all highly recommended, and certainly not to be missed by science fiction and fantasy film music fans. Klaatu barada nikto.
Muisic of the Spheres.......2006-11-06
The Ulllllltimate Sci-Fi Music Collection.......2005-10-23
The moment I ripped off the shrink-wrap and popped it into my cd player was a moment of great trepidation. Believe me when I tell that I've seen my fair share of sub-par orchestral recording in my lifetime. Very often they are in those big super-packs of music, and suffer from poor direction, improper mastering, and sometime even pathetic orchestration (or worse yet have something sounding like a cheap synthesizer and a kazoo in place of a full orchestra). I needn't have worried though. This sucker is fantastic.
Many people who are not audiophiles will probably miss the point of this cd collection. It is not the original versions of the pieces. It is re-orchestrations, mostly by the phenomenal Prague Symphony Orchestra. Many of these themes didn't sound all that hot in there original versions because they were low budget films or were not recorded in high-fidelity. Here they are given the full treatment, mastered with the most loving care imaginable. Often the version found in these cds is SUPERIOR to the original.
Remember the theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey? Of course you do. But how many times have you heard a cheap imitation of the original version from the movie, starting too low in volume and ending too high (and missing the essential pipe-organ that gives it that extra oomph)? Well, this first track in the entire collection is not only everything it should be instrumental and timing-wise, but it also has been oh-so-carefully adjusted during the mastering process so that at no time is the music either too low or too high in volume (surely a benchmark for every other recording ever to be made of the piece).
Or what about the theme from the (at-the-time) uber-creepy The Black Hole? The orchestration of this piece of music goes from tiumphant to terrifying and back again, with a splendor and cleanness that I CERTAINLY don't remember being in the original recording.
Then there's the new version of the theme from Independence Day, complete with a violin solo, a far more electrifying ending climax, and a chorus so thunderous that you feel like applauding at the end. Simply indescribable. Kind of like the MIND-BLOWING rendition of the theme from The Last Star Fighter. This has been one of my favorite themes for a long time now, but I've never heard it played like this. I think the original version of the theme is something like 1 minute long, but this new version doesn't just fade out (HAHAHAHA!!!!) THIS version is THREE minutes long, goes through the main theme THREE times, with the final strains being so triumphant and joyous I could not help but feel an electrifying charge the first dozen or so times (come to think of it, I still feel that way). This is superior to the original in EVERY way. AWESOME.
And let's not forget the incredible new rendition of Stargate with it's heavy use of clarinets (for Egyptian effect!) and a triumphant new ending (completely lacking the chanting from the original version. This version is so different that for the first minute it is very hard to tell that it is in fact Stargate. But then the main theme kicks in, and then you get this incredible flute solo for my favorite part of theme (the whole thing is played slower, but arguably more powerfully than the original). My goodness. At first I found the thing so different I didn't like it. But then I listened to it again. And again. And again.
I could go on and on, talking about the fantastic new rendition of Moon Raker, the ear-popping Battlestar Galactica, the classic Star Trek (First Contact has a minute or two of the theme from Star Trek:The Motion Picture before going into the main theme), or the sweet renditions of music from the Star Wars movies (or the music from E.T.).
I have to mention though that this collection was not picked based merely on what people want, or on what is popular. No, the people who made it obviously thought a GOOD music collection was better than a popular one. That's why you get a heartbreakingly beautiful theme from A.I. instead of the main theme. It's why you get music from movies that you probably never gave a second thought to the music (because the movie was lousy). It's why you get Armageddon, Judge Dredd, and Robocop (who would have guessed their music was so COOL when there was all that crazy action and bad-acting going on on-screen).
I said it before and I'll say it again. This cd-set was mastered with tender-loving-care, and it shows BIG-TIME. High-fidelity the likes of which I have not seen since the days when cds were brand-new in the world. Dolby Surround. Perfectly balanced. BEAUTIUFL orchestrations. About the only thing that makes me scratch my head is the weird sound-effect tracks (Oooookay.....). Other than that, it's PERFECT. Obviously they could not include every sci-fi theme ever (no one can), but this collection is REALLY GOOD. A lot of great themes that got away (forgotten gems :), new versions of old favorites, and under-appreciated classics aplenty, but ALWAYS the full and complete versions with nothing cut-out (the theme from Dune is quite extended).
If you love movie music (and sci-fi movie music in particular) you MUST buy this awesome collection). It is not the original recordings. Almost always the new ones are better (if they aren't better they're just equal). This is what you have been waiting for. I for one am going to be buying quite a few cds from this company in the future. Give your ears the treat they deserve. Buy it NOW.
SciFi Album gift.......2005-07-20
Away From to be a Collectible Peace.......2004-12-16
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Great Science Fiction Blockbusters: Five Star Coll
Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00006IK4C Release Date: 2002-09-10 |
Tracks:
- Day We Fight Back [From Independence Day] - Joel McNeely, Royal Scottish National Orchestra
- Duel of the Fates [From the Phantom Menace] - Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Frederic Talgorn
- End Title (Star Trek: Insurrection) - Jerry Goldsmith, National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Space Station Docking [From 2001-a Space Odyssey]
- Main Title/Trinity Infinity [From "The Matrix"] - John Debney, Royal Scottish National Orchestra
- Mutant [From Total Recall]
- Hill Valley 2015 [From Back to the Future, Pt. 2] - Stu Phillips, Stu Phillips, Royal Scottish National Orchestra
- Futile Escape [From Aliens]
- Theme (Battlestar Galactica)
- End Credits (Judge Dredd) - Joel McNeely, Royal Scottish National Orchestra
- Klendathu Drop [From Starship Troopers]
- Finale (The Abyss) - Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Frederic Talgorn
Customer Reviews:
excellent compilation.......2005-08-15
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Total Recall
Lunasicc AKA Luni Coleone Manufacturer: Ideal Music Group ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00004RJ1P Release Date: 2001-11-13 |
Tracks:
- Time Waits 4 No Man
- Shit Ain't Changed
- Gangsta Shit
- F.S.
- Time 4 Murder
- Reincarnation
- Hundred Spokes
- Top Dollar
- Dear Mama
- Ready 4 War
- Bad Behavior
- Soldier's Story
- Do What I Do
- Thug Shit
- All I Wanna Do
- U da Gangsta
Customer Reviews:
Good Album.......2003-05-30
gangsta.......2003-04-24
peace n luv~Rika
The tightest Sacramento rapper.......2002-07-12
Coleone is a Good rapper.......2002-04-13
It aint Lunasicc Its Luni Coleone!?!.......2001-03-12
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Total Recall, Vol. 7
Various Artists Manufacturer: Vp Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000001TBV Release Date: 1993-09-07 |
Tracks:
- Dancing Time - Phillip Frazer
- Entertainment - Triston Palmer
- Say What You Saying - Little John
- Shoulder Move - Jan Thomas
- Calypso Calypso - Peter Metro
- Miss Know It All - Carlton Livingston
- Bring The Sensi Come - Johnny Osbourne
- Love In The House - Errol Dunkley
- Things A Come Up To Bump - U. Brown
- New Dress Style - Jah Thomas
- Gun Shot - Anthony Johnson
- Joker Smoker - Triston Palmer
- Never Ending Love - Johnny Osbourne
- Turn Me On - Al Campbell
- Nah Get No Loving Tonight - Jah Thomas
- All Who Gone - Little John
- Dance Hall We Deh - Sugar Minott
- You No Guilty - Papa San
- Camouflage - Juniior Moore
- Let Him Go - Johnny Osbourne
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Total Recall: Volcano 2
Various Artists Manufacturer: Vp Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000001T64 Release Date: 1992-10-27 |
Tracks:
- Diseases - Michigan & Smiley
- Woola Woope - Josey Wales
- Fisherman Style - Sinbad
- Boom Salute - Lee Van Cliff
- Stylee - Tayon
- Leggo Me Hand Gateman - Josey Wales
- Wah Do Them - Eeka Mouse
- What Type Of World - Michigan & Smiley
- Boneman Connection - Nicodemus
- Bobo Dread - Josey Wales
- Bubbling Telephone - Charlie Chaplin
- Barry G - Tayon
- Come When Jah Call You - Michigan Smiley
- Dance Pan The Corner - Sister Nancy
Customer Reviews:
Some of Junjo's Greatest Hits on One CD.......2003-11-06
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