Game of Death [EP]

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On TKO records this is the debut release featuring street smart, old-school hardcore punk. For fans of the early stuff like Black Flag, Circle Jerks, Bad Brains or the Misfits. Includes 3 originals and 3 covers.

Tracks:

Billy The Kid: Suite: Introduction: The Open Prarie
Billy The Kid: Suite: Street In A Frontier Town
Billy The Kid: Suite: Mexican Dance And Finale
Billy The Kid: Suite: Prairie Night: Card Game
Billy The Kid: Suite: Gun Battle
Billy The Kid: Suite: Celebration: After Billy's Capture
Billy The Kid: Suite: Billy's Death
Billy The Kid: Suite: The Open Prairie (reprise)
Rodeo: Suite: Buckaroo Holiday
Rodeo: Suite: Corral Nocturne
Rodeo: Suite: Honky Tonk Interlude
Rodeo: Suite: Saturday Night Waltz
Rodeo: Suite: Hoe-Down
Grand Canyon Suite: Sunrise
Grand Canyon Suite: Painted Desert
Grand Canyon Suite: On The Trail
Grand Canyon Suite: Sunset
Grand Canyon Suite: Cloudburst

Customer Reviews:

Astounding "Canyon"; "Rodeo" Rivals NYP.......2007-01-05

Close your eyes and be transported to the Canyon. In this remastering of a 1960 recording, Morton Gould shows his chops as a superlative conductor and interpreter of this Grofe classic. The work itself is wonderful, but Gould and his orchestra provide nuances that absolutely delight. Of the five movements of "Grand Canyon Suite", the final, "Cloudburst", ceases becoming music and is elevated to pure sensory experience. It is no longer notes on a page finely executed; it IS the sky, the wind, the sheets of rain (a sheer, shimmering slide of sound), the thunder, and it is perfect. The four prior movements are nearly as excellent, with the second, "Painted Desert", casting an eerie shadow over the listener's mind with spellbinding brush strokes. This is a performance delivered with painstaking care.

Gould's treatment of Copland's works, recorded three years earlier, were of great personal interest, as one of my earliest exposures to "serious" music was the great Bernstein recording of "Rodeo", and "Buckaroo Holiday" in particular. Surprisingly, Gould and company give the NYPO a run for its money. They are just as energized, brash and even raw (hear the horns, and it's fitting) as New York; ditto the "Gun Battle" episode of "Billy". Gould threw himself into Copland's scores and whipped his musicians into a frenzy when called for, and the results place Gould's readings of these two pieces of Americana right behind Bernstein.

This CD - beautifully remastered - is a bargain.

Superb recordings of American classics........2004-04-27

I thoroughly agree with all other reviewers (though I wish some would spell Copland's name right!) Morton Gould conducts with great verve and sensitivity. "Rodeo" is terrific and it also includes the seldom heard "Honky-Tonk Interlude" which is a delight in itself.
The Grand Canyon Suite is a highlight with its marvellous orchestration and melodic richness. Although the score is influenced by a number of composers such as Dukas, Ravel, Respighi and even Richard Strauss, it nevertheless feels entirely
original. "On the trail" is beautifully rhythmical,one can really feel the trotting
of the donkeys, and the sound effects are pure joy. Note the
ee-ah-ing of the donkeys, so superbly part of the music. (somewhat reminescent of Mendelssohn's Midsummer Night's Dream overture.) The Cloudburst is a sonic triumph.
This recording comes from 1957, but digitally remastered. Sound is demonstration quality. Still probably the best available, highly recommended.

Copland and Gould - LSC-2195.......2004-02-12

I've heard Copland conducting these two works on recordings and I've heard the famous NYPO/Bernstein's 1960 recording of these two works on Columbia Records, yet Gould and his Orchestra fills in the blank spaces that was left out in previous and recent recordings.

He takes his troup to NYC to Manhatten Center, in Oct of 1957, and have the legendary RCA producer, John Pfeiffer and Lewis Layton, produce and engineer this recording session to be encaptured on 3-track tape (where the "Billy the Kid" was released on RCA "New Orthophonic tape recording" - the BCS-130), then to eventual vinyl (LM/LSC-2195). Gould, being somewhat of an arrangement conductor in the 50's, manage to pull the stops out in how these two Copland pieces are to be presented-to where the listener can feel that they themselves are back in the Wild, Wild West of the 1880's. He doesn't rush through these two pieces like some other conductors do. Gould takes his time trying to tell the story within the music. He uses emphasis, emotion, tempo and dynamics where it should be per each chapter in a story. Excellent listening for all!

This BMG "Living Stereo" release of the LSC-2195 Copland/Gould is a faithful reproduction as it can be of the original vinyl release.

Gould conducts Copland and Grofe.......2003-11-21

It may surprise some to discover that American composer/conductor Morton Gould conducted such fine performances of other American composers' music. These RCA Victor "Living Stereo" recordings are vivid, excellent proof that Gould was a really fine conductor and not just of his own music.

The performances of the suites from Copland's ballets "Billy the Kid" and "Rodeo" are among the best ever recorded. They benefit not only from Gould's wonderful sensitivity and appreciation but from excellent playing by the "pickup" orchestra and the still remarkable "Living Stereo" recording process, in which RCA used only three microphones and advanced mastering techniques.

Ferde Grofe's "Grand Canyon Suite" was a "labor of love" as the skilled composer/arranger spent considerable time carefully depicting his impressions of one of the greatest natural wonders of the world. Grofe had been a very successful arranger for Paul Whiteman and is still remembered for the very first orchestration of George Gershwin's "An American in Paris," premiered by Gershwin at the piano with Whiteman conducting in New York's Aeolian Hall in February 1924.

Grofe composed a number of original orchestral works in later years and the "Grand Canyon Suite" is probably his best. It contains memorable melodies and is skillfully orchestrated throughout. It so impressed Arturo Toscanini that he recorded it in 1945 for RCA Victor, under the supervision of the composer. Grofe himself conducted a recording of the suite for Everest Records in 1960. Gould's recording is excellent. The final movement, depicting a spectacular thunderstorm, is absolutely awesome. I think this recording may surpass an earlier favorite, also recorded for RCA Victor, by Arthur Fiedler and the Boston "Pops" Orchestra.

This is all very fun and very exciting American music.

Superlative performance of Copeland.......1999-12-26

Billy the Kid & Rodeo were both etched in my soul when as a young boy I listened along with my mother. This performance by Morton Gould remains for me above any other that I have heard and I have heard many given my love for them. This is a re-issue of an original 3 microphone/3 track TRUE stero recording made by RCA in their 'Living Stero' series and originally recorded in 1957. A must have for Copeland listeners. It is a bonus that it also contains 'Grand Canyon Suite.'

Kurupt, Dj Strong, Dj Warrior, Roscoe, Yukmouth, Jayo Felony, Cali Untouchable Djs Present Cali Untouchable Radio 5: Y.a Exclusives, Unreleased & New Jointz [Mixtape] [Limited Edition] [Explicit Lyrics]

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Kurupt, Dj Strong, Dj Warrior, Roscoe, Yukmouth, Jayo Felony, Cali Untouchable Djs Present Cali Untouchable Radio 5: Y.a Exclusives, Unreleased & New Jointz [Mixtape] [Limited Edition] [Explicit Lyrics]

Manufacturer: DJ Strong and DJ Warrior
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Kurupt Young Gotti presents WAR VOL. 1: Exclusives, Unreleased & New Jointz [Mixtape] [Limited Edition]

ASIN: B000AHXQ9A

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DJ WARRIOR -BEST WEST COAST MIXTAPE DJ WINNER 2X & BEST MIXTAPE DJ OF THE YEAR NOMINEE MIXSHOW POWER SUMMIT 2004 1XDJ STRONG -BEST WEST COAST MIXTAPE DJ NOMINEE 1X DJ STRONG. Kurupt and Roscoe present Y.A = Youth Authority! Cali Untouchable Radio Pt. 5: Y.A feat. all new Kurupt and Roscoe with special appearances by Y.A, Tristar, Jayo Felony, Yukmouth, Gail Gotti, and more. 14 tracks featuring Kurupt Young Gotti TRACKLISTING: 1. wwwHipHopWestdotcom Intro 2. Roscoe Escapes Death 3. Kurupt Speaks 4. Roscoe/Y.A - End Of The Road (Y.A Mix) 5. Tri/Y.A - Y Ta The O Ta The U.N.G. 6. Roscoe/Tri/Y.A - Two Up Two Down "Y.A 7. Kurupt on Y.G 8. Kurupt/Roscoe/Tri/Y.A - I Dont Like Nobody 9. Kurupt/Tri/Y.A - GangBang 10. Tri/Y.A - Where Dem Gangstas Bang 11. Roscoe/Tri/Y.A - Anterazh Kustapo 12. Roscoe/Tri/Y.A - Breath 13. Roscoe Speaks On Y.A 14. Kurupt/Tri/Y.G - 10 Years 15. Kurupt/Roscoe/Bullet - Get Used To Me 16. Kurupt/Roscoe - Hood In Yo Life 17. Kurupt Live From Philly 18. Kurupt - I Did't Change 19. Kurupt/Roscoe/Tri/Y.A - Y.A 20. Kurupt/Yukmouth/Jayo Felony - Keep It Gangsta 21. Kurupt/Roscoe/Tri/Y.A - Paragraphs Of Pleasure 22. Kurupt/Roscoe/Gail Gotti - Don't Ask Me For Shit 23. Y.A - Hit'em Till It Hurts (off upcoming Y.A LP!!) 24. Kurupt Outro 25. wwwDJStrongdotcom wwwDJWarriordotbiz Outro 26. Bonus Y.A Track - We Ride Daytons

Customer Reviews:

Kurupt Fan.......2005-07-22

This tape has all his posse, new Kurupt and his brother Roscoe on it! I love it can't wait for against the grain!

Appalachian Spring (Multichannel/Stereo)

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Bernstein, Four Copland Ballets: SACD multichannel / stereo

Appalachian Spring (Multichannel/Stereo)

Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00009KU75
Release Date: 2003-05-27

Customer Reviews:

Bernstein, Four Copland Ballets: SACD multichannel / stereo.......2003-09-06

Here we have the reissued classic Bernstein/New York Philharmonic recordings of four primary Copland ballets: Appalachian Spring, El Salon Mexico, Rodeo (dances sequence), and Billy the Kid. Even in comparison with the composer's own recorded performances, these readings stand out, a bit above. The sheer wide-open-prairie sound that SACD multichannel now allows ... now how did those old CBS stereo master tapes become multi? who knows?... in any case the surround sound now achieves new vividness, and a kind of "you are there" accuracy of tonal presence, whether the orchestra is temporarily engaging in play among one or more reduced, chamber-sized groups, or gathered up in typical Copland massed effects. All of these ballets are given completely superlative readings by Bernstein and company, here. But this new SACD mastering/pressing allows the greatness to come through more completely than ever before. As if Appalachian Spring, El Salon Mexico, and Rodeo were not enough: the recording of Billy the Kid tops it all. Even though this is the earliest recording, made in 1959, it was done in Boston's Symphony Hall. Although the differences in acoustic are subtle, if you listen closely among the changing tracks, you will hear the extra clarity and musical power of the Boston hall, long and deservedly renowned for its own special greatness of sound. In sum, you can buy this SACD for the sheer authenticity of the performances; or you can use it to test drive your multichannel system. In the latter case, you will be evaluating more than glitzy or floor-shaking sound effects, in favor of hearing just how much sheer music your rig can produce. The best of both worlds ... I am listening on five full-range speakers ... leaves a listener breathless with amazement. Billy the Kid is almost fifty years old, and sounds the best of the lot! Who can bear the agony of waiting to hear what contemporary BMG might be able to do with those equally famous Reiner/Chicago Symphony master tapes, also recorded in the pace-setting days of early stereo recording? Get this SACD disc, now. Forget movies for a while. Use your ears for fun, while you still have them. Highly recommended, for performance. Highly recommended for sound, especially in multichannel playback.

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Bruce and the ring.
Game of Death:5, Night Games:0
"film music genius and composer extraordinare ~ John Barry"

Game of Death/Night Games

Manufacturer: Silva America
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000CD5HC
Release Date: 2003-10-07

Tracks:

Game Of Death: Main Title/Set Fight With Chuck Norris
Game Of Death: Will This Be The Song I'll be Will Singing Tomorrow
Game Of Death:Three Motorcycles/Stick Fight With Santo
Game Of Death:Billy's Funeral Dirge
Game Of Death: Garden Fight
Game Of Death: Billy And Ann's Love Theme
Game Of Death: The Big Motorcycle Fight
Game Of Death: Goodbye Dr. Land
Game Of Death: Will This Be The Song I'll Be Singing Tomorrow
Game Of Death: Game Of Death-End Title
Game Of Death: Stick Fight/Main Title(Reprise)
Night Games: Descent Into Decadence
Night Games: The Lesbian Tango
Night Games: The Wet Spot
Night Games: Water Sports/The Dominatrix's Waltz
Night Games: Phantom Of The Orgasm
Night Games: AfterPlay

Customer Reviews:

Bruce and the ring........2006-11-06

The basic track sound is great (I'm referring to game of death) but, differently from the orignal version you can listen in the Bruce Lee's movie, they added the sound of a bell (it souds like a triangle) which rings along all the traks and impede you to really enjoy them!

Game of Death:5, Night Games:0.......2005-03-21

Well...to keep it short & sweet, I've been a Bruce Lee addict since the 2nd-3rd grade, and while Game of Death wasn't a REAL Bruce Lee flick, the motion picture score really made up for the absence of Lee in 20th Century Fox's version of Game of Death, keeping the focus on the action as opposed to the obvious snippets from past Bruce Lee flicks and the UNCONVINCING double.LOL! But as it relates to the 2003 soundtrack reissue, it's all about tracks 1-11, I love the Game of Death theme, the fight themes(particularly the stick fight with Dan Inosanto), and WILL THIS BE THE SONG I'LL BE SINGING TOMORROW is addictive for life. Beyond the 1st 11 tracks are tunes from Night Games, a movie I've never seen or heard of...so I seldom listen through all of those. However, the ONE reason I didn't give the album a 5 is because they left out the Bruce Lee yell that was supposed to start the opening track. But overall, the GODeath sdtk is a classic.

"film music genius and composer extraordinare ~ John Barry".......2003-10-11

There is no disappointment in this latest performance from John Barry ~ "Game of Death" and "Night Games", both on Silva America label with brilliant remastering by Rick Clark. The composer John Barry arranged and conducted this masterful score from not to be forgotten Bruce Lee film. Both films can be relived from a passionate and compelling soundtrack that reaches down into the pit of your very soul, as only Barry can do!

Entire album has all the ingredients within every cue to recapture the moments from the screen to the listener at hand ~ found this score to be haunting and deeply suspenseful. Barry's score will transport you into significant areas of your mind which transcend into loving and exciting feelings through his signature style. Sonic quality is outstanding ~ just take a listen and be enticed with "WILL THIS BE THE SONG I'LL BE SINGING TOMORROW", both instrumental and vocal tracks are worth a "film-score-buffs" attention and then some.

Opening track is a delicious composition "THE LESBIAN TANGO", from "Night Games", great solo violinist takes you into a latin ballroom filled with beautiful ladies that will make your heart flutter ~ followed by "WATER SPORTS/THE DOMINATRIX'S WALTZ", typical Barry counterpoints give you a sensation of drifting into the stratosphere ~ let the waltz begin as main theme counter melodies bring harmonious orchestra sections into full swing...gotta love it!

Hats off to Silva America, James Fitzpatrick and David Stoner (album release supervisors), Reynold da Silva (executive producer) and of course the legendary composer, conductor and producer ~ John Barry.

Tracks:

221B Baker Street - Patrick Gowers
The Seven Percent Solution Suite - John Addison
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Main Title - Cyril Mockridge
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Moriarty - Cyril Mockridge
A Study In Terror - John Scott
The Universal Holmes - Frank Skinner
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - The Game Is Afoot - Cyril Mockridge
Young Sherlock Homes - The Riddle Solved - Bruce Broughton
The Red Circle - Patrick Gowers
The Seven Percent Solution - I Never Do Anything Twice - Stephen Sondheim
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Elementary - Cyril Mockridge
The Masks of Death - Malcolm Williamson
The Hound Of The Baskervilles - Main Title - James Bernard
Dressed to Kill - The Music Box - Frank Skinner
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes Suite - Miklos Rozsa
Without A Clue - End Title - Henry Mancini

Customer Reviews:

A good collection.......2002-03-27

I have always been a fan of the Sherlock Holmes books, but the films and TV shows have never impressed me. (Except for the originals starring Nigel Bruce and Basil Rathborne.) However, I loved most of the music on this CD, especially the Victorian sounding piece from "A Study in Terror". I also enjoyed the song "I Never Do Anything Twice". (OK, its very blunt, but the tune is original, and I was humming the song for days after I first heard it!) I recommed this album to any Holmes fans, or anyone who likes unusual soundtracks.

Great music to accompany your favorite detective stories!.......2001-09-13

I'm going to say this upfront because I wish I had known it before purchasing this cd. The music on this cd is not original. In other words, a single orchestra has redone the selected pieces. For the most part, they are loyal to the originals - however, there is a difference between what you've heard in these programs or films and what is on this cd. The Granada piece, which I was most excited about, did use an annoying bass drum which, in my opinion, was a bit over the line (a bit too much of a "rock" feel, if you will), but it is very brief and used in a musical bridge. The violin part is intact and impressive.

The Young Sherlock Holmes suite is nearer the original film score than anything on the cd and is very enjoyable. I could have done without the Sondheim vocal piece all together as it breaks the instrumental flow and feeling. The "aztec flute" piece (from the Woman in Green I believe) that is visted three times is slightly annoying - particularly since it is very short in a couple of places and again, interrupts the flow of the album.

Surprisingly, I will say that overall, I'm pleased as a Sherlock Holmes fan and happy to add the album to my Holmes collection. It will make superb reading music when I pull out my Holmes books again this fall - granted, I may put the vocal piece on skip. However, I'm am more anxious to own the TV soundtrack to the Granada/Jeremy Brett show - as, I suspect, it is probably the superior album.

Excellent Collection of Pieces from Many Sources.......2001-06-01

This is an excellent compilation of music from various Sherlock Holmes movies, with the addition of music from the Granada TV series that starred the late Jeremy Brett. The excerpts are really very enjoyable,and cover films from the 1930s onward, so represent a mix of film music styles. Particular favorites of mine are the music from "Young Sherlock Holmes" (when is this going to be on DVD??) and a suite from the underrated Billy Wilder film "The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes." The latter derives from a gorgeous violin concerto by Milos Rozsa, which seems to be appropriate for our violin playing detective. An item some people may like is the Stephen Sondheim song "I Never Do Anything Twice," heard here with its full set of lyrics.

All of the music is very well played (and the one sung well sung) in this well-filled CD. It is definitely a treat if like Sherlock Holmes and have seen any of the movies for which the music was written or the Granada TV series.

Superb, otherwise unavailable music.......2000-01-17

This is a soundtrack that no lover of good film scores should be without. Virtually none of the music is otherwise available. Thanks to Sherlock Holmes' affinity for the violin, much of the music here features that instrument prominently. None of the cues disappoint.

There are two cues from the Granada TV series (which ran on PBS from the mid-80s to mid-90s, starring Jeremy Brett). Patrick Gowers' music is available on a CD collection, but this is out of print and becoming increasingly difficult to find.

Similarly, the score excerpts from The Seven Percent Solution (Addison) and A Study in Terror (Scott) are lovely, lyrical, and melancholy. Ditto for Young Sherlock Holmes (Broughton) -- it is a crying shame that this wonderful score is not available on CD, but this cue is an excellent gloss on the best themes of the score.

I am also fond of the suite from The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (Rozsa); though the score is derived from Rozsa's violin concerto (which exists on a very fine coupling featuring Jascha Heifetz, with the Korngold violin concerto, and Waxman's Carmen Fantasie), it is different enough to be worth hearing on its own.

The other cues are also worthwhile listening. The interruption of the Sondheim song midway through the tracks is something of an annoyance (even though I like the song itself); given that it was available elsewhere it seemed sort of pointless to include it in this collection, which is otherwise all-orchestral.

Highly recommended.

Superb, otherwise unavailable music.......2000-01-17

Tracks:

Burning Bush
Werewolves In Our Youth
KFK Theme
Wasting Time
I Turned Into A Martian
Room 13

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On TKO records this is the debut release featuring street smart, old-school hardcore punk. For fans of the early stuff like Black Flag, Circle Jerks, Bad Brains or the Misfits. Includes 3 originals and 3 covers.

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Near Death Experience Shadow
Original Game Soundtrack
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000A3H69K
Release Date: 2005-09-05

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Japanese pressing. Details TBA. King. 2005.

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Death Taxes & Prozack

Manufacturer: Orchard
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000APKEJC
Release Date: 2004-07-27

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Prozack Turner, Track Listing: That's my Favorite Song, Wonderful Life, What is an MC, Straight Outta Campbell, Baby You Got Soul, Leisure Rules, El Chepa, Dear Old Dad, Bang it (Madlib remix), Just Doin My Job, Forgetting is Long, My People Folks, American Gigolo, Tommy's Freestyle, Feelin My Steelo, That's My Favorite Song (Jake One Club Remix)

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Symphonic: 50 Classical Performances

Manufacturer: Bci / Eclipse Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2002-04-23

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Game of Death
Kung Fu Killers
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000A28ETC
Release Date: 2006-04-04

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Burning Bush
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