Living in America [Clean] [Enhanced]

1. Seven Days a Week

2. Dance With Me

3. Living in America

4. Hit Me!

5. Mine for Life

6. Rock'n Roll

7. Like a Lady

8. Reggie

9. Fire

10. Hope You're Happy Now

11. Riot

Living in America,The Sounds,New Line Records,Indie Rock,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop

Average customer rating: Good, but pick up their sophomore album first One Catchy CD! Great stuff If you listened to Dying to Say This to You - try this one out! But it's nobody's business what I do or please

Living in America The Sounds Manufacturer: New Line Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Garage Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Dying to Say This to You For Never & Ever Show Your Bones We Are Pilots Old World Underground, Where Are You Now? ASIN: B00008XRY3 Release Date: 2003-05-06

Tracks:

1. Seven Days A Week
2. Dance With Me
3. Living In America
4. Mine For Life
5. Reggie
6. Like A Lady
7. Hit Me!
8. Rock'n Roll
9. Fire
10. Hope You're Happy Now
11. Riot

Album Description

In the Blondie tradition, The Sounds are fronted by a standout blonde. They have a penchant for swelling dramatic choruses with dancey 80s drums & candy coated riffs. This is an enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks & multimedia computer files. Enhancements include two previously unreleased tracks, a dance remix of 'Rock 'n Roll,' three European videos, photos, & weblinks. New Line. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

Good, but pick up their sophomore album first.......2007-06-27

I would say this album was fantastic if they hadn't blown it away with their second album. The Sounds are going nowhere but up!

One Catchy CD!.......2007-04-23

You'll be tapping toes or fingers to this. I bought "Dying to Say This To You" and couldn't stop playing it, so decided I wanted more of the Sounds and I picked up "Living in America" a week after. It's got a lighter pop sound and catchier, faster beats to it as opposed to "Dying to Say This To You", hence I absolutely love it.

I agree the Sounds will one way or another (no pun intended) remind you of Blondie. I also agree with most of the other reviewers that Maja's voice is something of an aquired taste. She reminds me of Debbie Harry, but she reminds me of a less melodious Harry-- such as the rougher parts of "One Way or Another" or the rapping part of "Rapture". I can see how not everyone is apt to warm up to her enough to want a whole CD of her singing, but she has a unique sound and I enjoy it. Perhaps it would be best to listen to the samples on the Amazon page or on the Sounds' MySpace page before making any purchasing decisions. Here's a quick breakdown of the songs:

Tracks 1-3, "Seven Days A Week", "Dance With Me", and "Living in America" start the album off just right. "Dance With Me" may make you to actually dance to it.

Track 4, "Hit Me!", is my least favorite track and probably showcases the negatives of Maja's voice more than any other track. I think it could've done with some better lyrics. You'd think a song with an exclaimation point in the title would be a little more powerful, but this is not the case. It builds up nicely though and, like every song on the disc, has a great beat.

Everything from track 5 to 8 ("Mine For Life", "Rock 'N Roll", "Like A Lady", "Reggie") is gold to me.

With track 9, "Fire", I like it a little less than the preceding tracks but it's still a good song. This one and track 10, "Hope You're Happy Now", sort of lose me at the refrains. I think like "Hit Me!" they could have benefited with some lyrical adjustments but they are solid enough that I can't bring myself knock an entire star off of this CD just because these two and "Hit Me!" don't quite make my Favorites list.

Track 11, "Riot" is awesome and the untitled final track, "S.O.U.N.D.S", is a neat way to end the disc off.

Great stuff.......2007-03-25

Simply splendid new-wave influenced pop-rock. Very very derivative of course but really good nonetheless.

If you listened to Dying to Say This to You - try this one out!.......2007-01-19

I love this band and I'm just now getting into their older album. It's great! See this band live - will not dissapoint!

But it's nobody's business what I do or please.......2006-08-12

I just found out about The Sounds a little over a month ago. Ended up buying Dying To Say This To You purely on a hunch, hoping it be worth a quarter of what I paid (a mere 10 dollars I might add). To say I was in dire need of some good music was an understatement. I enjoyed Dying... endlessly and figured "why not get Living In America, it's only 8 bucks". Turns out that, too, was a great choice because I enjoy this CD just as much as I do Dying...

About this whole debate as to whether Maja is a competent vocalist or not. My opinion is that yes, she's got a good voice with some interesting lyrics. Sure there are much more talented singers out there but I couldn't imagine this band being fronted by a more charismatic person. Maja really does beg your attention, good or bad.

So the CD starts off on the highest of notes with Seven Days A Week which really feels like a rock song from years past. This song is where you'll decide very quickly if you like Maja or not. The title track, Living In America, is quite possibly the best song featured. With driving guitars (well, driving in The Sounds' case), a memorable chorus, and some nice electronic sounds, if you're looking to get into The Sounds, just listen to this track. Rock'n Roll is a nice slower track where Maja kind of puts her voice on display, a good song to listen to if you're looking to mellow out. Reggie has that 'familiar' feel to it thanks to the chorus, a great track nonetheless. Riot is another terrific song. It's an in-your-face type track with some pretty good lyrics and a great beat.

All in all The Sounds have become one of my favorite bands thanks to they're different-ness. Listen to the radio for a day. I am willing to bet that you won't hear anything like them, but of course I haven't listened to the radio in close to a year, so then again, maybe there is. But nevertheless, The Sounds are nothing short of a great band and I hope they'll be around for a long time to come.

My favorite songs are Seven Days A Week, Living In America, Hit Me!, Rock'n Roll, and Riot. If you're skeptical about this CD, or the band, after reading all the reviews, just listen for yourself. I love The Sounds, but that's not to say that you will. Preferences my friend, preferences.

Average customer rating: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra needs a guitar player! Persuaders Theme! A Variety Of Classics! Incredible Barry Collection " one of cinema's greatest composers...John Barry"

John Barry: The Collection Manufacturer: Silva America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Soundtracks | Box Sets | Stores | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Music of John Williams: 40 Years of Film Music Jerry Goldsmith: 40 Years of Film Music Beyondness of Things The Essential Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection Eternal Echoes ASIN: B00005BADD Release Date: 2001-05-22

Tracks:

1. Zulu
2. From Russia With Love
3. From Russia With Love - 007
4. Goldfinger
5. The Ipcress File
6. The Knack
7. Mister Moses
8. Thunderball
9. The Wrong Box
10. Born Free
11. The Quiller Memorandum
12. You Only Live Twice
13. The Girl With The Sun In Her Hair
14. Deadfall

Tracks:

1. The Lion In Winter
2. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
3. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
4. Midnight Cowboy
5. Midnight Cowboy
6. The Appointment
7. The Last Valley
8. Walkabout
9. Monte Walsh
10. Diamonds Are Forever
11. The Persuaders
12. Mary Queen Of Scots
13. The Man With The Golden Gun
14. The Dove

Tracks:

1. The Tamarind Seed
2. King Kong
3. Eleanor And Franklin
4. Robin And Marian
5. The Deep
6. Hanover Street
7. The Black Hole
8. Moonraker
9. Somewhere In Time
10. Raise The Titanic
11. Body Heat
12. Frances
13. Octopussy
14. The Cotton Club

Tracks:

1. High Road To China
2. A View To A Kill
3. Out Of Africa
4. The Living Daylights
5. Dances With Wolves
6. Dances With Wolves
7. Chaplin
8. Moviola
9. Indecent Proposal
10. The Specialist
11. The Scarlet Letter
12. Cry The Beloved Country
13. Mercury Rising
14. The James Bond Theme

Customer Reviews:

The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra needs a guitar player!.......2006-11-09

Granted, they only need it for one composition (the last one, "The James Bond Theme") but still, without the guitar it's just not the same. Barry didn't compose this one so I suppose it was a bonus and I shouldn't complain, really. The rest of the music on all the CDs is fantastic. Some of the stuff I had heard before without realizing who had composed it. Very enjoyable, to say the least.

Persuaders Theme!.......2006-03-02

Buy it for the Persuaders theme, probably the best TV theme song ever written.

A Variety Of Classics!.......2005-12-06

John Barry has been composing film scores for over forty years and this is only scratching the surface of his productions. Never mind that the entire set is recorded by the Prague Philharmonic; it's pure to Barry's themes. While John Williams compositions ("Star Wars", etc.) are wild and flamboyant and Jerry Goldsmith's (Hoosier's, etc.) are mood pieces, John Barry crosses over all barriers and is amazingly diverse. Barry has recorded most of the exciting James Bond themes, melodramatic classics like "The Lion In Winter' and moody theme hits like "Midnight Cowboy". He also tugs at the heartstrings with compositions from, "Somewhere In Time", "Frances" and "Out Of Africa". He varies his themes for all types of films and few composers capture it so well.

There is over four hours of music in this set with a colorful and informative booklet.

Incredible Barry Collection.......2004-03-11

Any fan of movies will absolutley love this collection. Being a movie buff I couldn't wait to get this boxed set. Knowing Barry from all the James Bond movies, I did not realize his involvement with so many others. The orchestra is magnificent in all these themes. I'm listening to "High Road to China" right now and I'm drifting in the clouds in a Tiger Moth with Tom Selleck and Bess Armstrong. If you are familiar with a movie it will definitely have you seeing it again, if not the scores are still beautiful. Any fan of classical music will be pleased as well. Travellers will defintitely enjoy it for a long drive. I know from when I use to travel that music like this made the miles float by faster. I highly recommend these four CDs even if you just know a handful of the songs.

" one of cinema's greatest composers...John Barry".......2001-07-06

This collection of four compact discs...are worth their weight in GOLD! Barry creates visual moods for each film he scores...romantic, sentimental, action, adventure, suspense and mystery...the list could go on. Strings, brass and lush-velvet arrangements overlay each cue in his distinctive style of legendary scoring...we have ~ "John Barry:The Collection", Silva Screen's release traces 40 years of film music, featuring "The City Of Prague Philarmonic Orchestra" ~ conducted by Mr. Nic Raine (outstanding)..."Crouch End Festival Chorus" ~ David Temple, Choir Master...perform 56 selections, over four hours of symphonic suites with a full orchestra sound...all individually wrapped-up into one neat package...just the way "film-score-buffs" like 'em!

Must ask the following to take a bow ~ James Fitzpatrick (compilation producer), always in their pitching, Reynold da Silva (executive producer), Nic Raine (conductor, arranger, orchestrator & associate producer), a tremen!dous asset to every project he undertakes...and the man who made it all possible...a legendary icon always leading the way in film scoring ~ JOHN BARRY!

Total Time: 258:76 on 56 Tracks ~ SSD-1128 ~ (2001)

You might try other albums from Silva Screen, all worthy of a good listen ~ "The Essential James Bond" (SSD-1034)..."Bond:Back In Action" (SSD-1100)..."Bond:Back In Action 2" (SSD-1119)..."Zulu" (SSD-1095)..."Raise The Titanic" (SSD-1102)..."Walkabout" (SSD-1120)...check out my reviews on amazon.com/music.

Average customer rating: not to great Not so bad, 100 tunes for 4$ You get what you pay for. Now I know why there were no song samples to listen to ...

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Tracks:

1. America the Beautiful
2. All Quiet on the Potomac Tonight
3. Ballad of the Green Berets
4. On Top of Old Smokey
5. Coyote Warrior
6. Semper Fidelis
7. Breeze from Alabama
8. Onward Christian Soldiers
9. Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming
10. Patriot
11. Sweet Betsy from Pike
12. Marines' Hymn
13. America Is
14. When Johnny Comes Marchin' Home
15. Happy the Soldier
16. American Trilogy
17. Home Sweet Home
18. Washington Post March
19. Enraptured I Gaze
20. Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair
21. Yellow Rose of Texas
22. Over There
23. Simple Gifts
24. Liberty Bell
25. Star Spangled Banner

Tracks:

1. God Bless the USA
2. Yankee Doodle Dandy
3. Katy Cruel
4. I Vow to Thee My Country
5. King Cotton
6. Beautiful Dreamer
7. America
8. American Patrol
9. Mine Eyes Have Seen the Beauty
10. Mohican Dream
11. Red, White and Blue
12. Some Folks
13. Liberty Song
14. Pomp and Circumstance
15. Hail to the Chief
16. Bennington Rifles
17. Peace on the Battlefield
18. I've Been Working on the Railroad
19. Under the Double Eagle
20. Red River Valley
21. My Country 'Tis of Thee
22. Camptown Races
23. Wild Blue Yonder
24. Hands Across the Sea
25. Fanfare for the Common Man

Tracks:

1. Stars and Stripes Forever
2. Living in America
3. Home on the Range
4. Old Colony Times
5. Clementine
6. Invincible Eagle
7. Ring Ring de Banjo
8. Yankee Doodle
9. Largo from "The New World"
10. To a Wild Rose
11. Hail Columbia
12. Alexander's Ragtime Band
13. Gettysburg
14. Carry Me Back to Old Virginny
15. Capitan
16. Prairie Daughter
17. Little Brown Jug
18. Marching Through Georgia
19. Entertainer
20. Steamboat Around the Bend
21. Revolutionary Tea
22. Cassions Keep Rollin' Along
23. Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier
24. Amazing Grace
25. Grand Old Flag

Tracks:

1. God Bless America
2. National Emblem
3. Soldier, Soldier Won't You Marry Me
4. Anchors Away
5. Oh, Susannah
6. Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
7. Toast
8. Dixie
9. St. Louis Blues
10. Appalachian Spring
11. Bonnie Blue Flag
12. Old Hundreth
13. Swanee River
14. Battle Cry of Freedom
15. U. S Field Artillery
16. Sidewalks of New York
17. Chester
18. Auld Lang Syne
19. Kingdom Come
20. My Old Kentucky Home
21. Hail to the Spirit of Liberty
22. Battle Hymn of the Republic
23. Shenandoah
24. Abraham's Daughter
25. This Land Is Your Land

Customer Reviews:

not to great.......2007-04-04

We were disappointed with this CD, but for the price I guess we can't expect much. I didn't care for the new style presentation of the songs. I like a more traditional rendering.

Not so bad, 100 tunes for 4$.......2005-06-22

I red the comments of two other people who have bought this 4 CD BOX SET and it is not really so bad. I will even add that there are some excellent tunes. However, I must agree with the fact that few tunes seem to have been recorded 40 or 50 years ago, mainly when you hear the scratches of an old turntable but it is just 2 or 3 tunes. Furthermore, if you do not know American music, it is a good BOX SET to buy if you consider that you received 4 CD for 4$ including 100 tunes. On these 4 CD, I have heard some orchestration that I have never heard before and I consider that they are different but interesting. Any way, after hearing these 100 tunes, you will say to yourself that you like this tune, this other tune, this other tune and so on and you will be able to buy a more expensive CD with the tunes that you like. However, I have bought many CDs in the last few weeks and as you know, there are always some tunes that you like and some tunes that you do not like on every CD that you will buy. So, don't buy it at 25$ but at 4 or 5$ dollars, it is a very good choice for 100 tunes.

You get what you pay for........2004-07-04

You get what you pay for. The singers put their own spin on the singing of each song. If you didn't hear the words you would not recognize some of them. Even some of the music sounds like a bad recording of music played on a turntable. Definitely not worth the price.

Now I know why there were no song samples to listen to ..........2004-07-04

I wish this review had been here when I was thinking of purchasing it. I guess you get what you pay for. If you are thinking of buying this, you are better off recording your own CDs (or at least buying one that you can listen to a sampling of the songs). This album includes songs that were mere recordings of the songs playing on an old record player. It's almost so unbelievable that it is funny.

Average customer rating: Outstanding CD Rounding out my James Brown

Living in America James Brown Manufacturer: Volcano ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Classic R&B | R&B | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: James Brown - 20 All-Time Greatest Hits! Gravity 50th Anniversary Collection Them Changes Foundations Of Funk: A Brand New Bag: 1964-1969 ASIN: B00000I9O3 Release Date: 1995-01-10

Tracks:

1. Living In America
2. Can't Get Any Harder
3. Just Do It
4. Show Me
5. How Do You Stop
6. I'm Real
7. Gravity
8. (So Tired Of Standing Still We Got To) Move On
9. Georgia-Lina
10. Cold Sweat

Customer Reviews:

Outstanding CD.......2007-05-16

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this CD. There were so many songs on it that I have not heard before. I loved them all!

Rounding out my James Brown.......2006-06-26

Well, "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" and it's great to have this CD to ensure that the latest James Brown is a part of my music collection.

Average customer rating:

Songbird of the South Kate Smith Manufacturer: Asv Living Era ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Traditional & Vocal Pop | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Best of Kate Smith The Columbia Years 1940-1946 The Encore Collection Two Dozen Roses The Voice of America ASIN: B00006RSMJ Release Date: 2003-01-21

Average customer rating:

Living in America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music 4-for-3 R&B | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: James Brown - 20 All-Time Greatest Hits! ASIN: B000H8RWD8 Release Date: 2006-10-24

Album Description

2006 compilation featuring the best of James Brown's recordings for Sony in the '80s and '90s. Features 13 tracks including 'Living In America', 'Let's Get Personal', 'Return To Me' and 'Static Pts. 1 & 2' alongside storming live versions of classics like 'Please Please Please' and 'Papa's Got A Brand New Bag'. Sony/BMG.

Average customer rating: Beautiful music. 5 stars for performance, 4 stars due to omissions "Hammer & Silva...raises the hair on the back of your neck"

Hammer the Studio That Dripped Blood Various Artists Manufacturer: Silva America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Legendary Horror Films Universal's Classic Scores of Mystery & Horror Monster Music: Film Music Classics House of Frankenstein The Hammer Studio Frankenstein Film Music Collection ASIN: B000063IUP Release Date: 2002-04-09

Tracks:

1. Main Theme/Inside Castle Darcula/Lure Of The Vampire Women/Dracula's Rage/The Kiss Of The Living Dead (Dracula)
2. Funeral In Carpethia/Finale: Confrontation & Climax/The Fall Of Dracula (Dracula Prince Of Darkness)
3. Love Theme (The Scars Of Dracula)
4. Finale/Dracula And The Crucifix (Dracula Has Risen From The Grave)
5. The Blood Of Dracula (Taste The Blood Of Dracula)
6. Romance: The Young Lovers/Shadow Of The Tomb (Taste The Blood Of Dracula)
7. Ride To The Ruined Church/Romance At Dusk (Taste The Blood Of Dracula)
8. Dracula Triumphant/Pursuit/Death Of Lucy (Taste The Blood Of Dracula)
9. The Victory Of Love (Taste The Blood Of Dracula)
10. Christina (Frankenstein Created Woman)
11. The Power Of Evil (The Devil Rides Out)
12. Invocation To The Devil/Dance Frenzy (The Devil Rides Out)
13. Awakening And Absolution (The Devil Rides Out)
14. Vampire Rhapsody (Kiss Of The Vampire)

Tracks:

1. Cosmic Sequence/Tumak Meets Luana/In The Domain Of The Shell People/Eruption Of The Volcano (One Million Years B.C.) - Mario Nascimbene
2. Main Theme/Storm Over The Sea (When Dinasours Ruled The Earth) - Mario Nascimbene
3. Life Of The Tribe/Finale (Creatures The World Forgot) - Mario Nascimbene
4. The Tomb/The Desert (The Curse Of The Mummy's Tomb) - Carlo Martelli
5. Ayesha - She Who Must Be Obeyed (She)
6. Bedouin Attack & Desert Quest (She)
7. In The Kingdom Of She - Processional/The Cruelty Of She (She)
8. The Eternal Flame And The Destruction Of She (She)
9. Main Title (The Abominable Snowman) - Humphrey Searle
10. Defeat Of The Aliens/Finale (Quatermass II)
11. Main Titles/Anna's Theme - Christopher Gunning
12. Prologue (Vampire Circus) - David Whitaker
13. Main Themes (The Vampire Hunter) - Jamed Bernard
14. Pastorale/The Werewolf At Bay/Aptheosis (Curse Of The Werewolf) - Benjamin Frankel

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful music........2007-01-10

I sat back with the lights dimmed and a cup of hot coffee and enjoyed the beautiful haunting music of years gone by. Memories abound.

5 stars for performance, 4 stars due to omissions.......2006-08-29

Why doesn't this get a perfect five stars?

Simple reason.

The producers at Silva, for wahtever reason, decided to cut down their SHE suites and Hands of the Ripper suites.

On the previous Hammer releases, "Draculas - Classic Horror Films", released in 1993, recorded in 1989, they had seven additional minutes of "Hands of the Ripper" that could have been included on this set.

Additionally, The Devil Rides Out: Film Music of James Bernard, released in 1997, recorded in 1995 and 1996 had about a minute more of additional music from SHE, PLUS about seven minutes worth of suites from Quatermass and X: The Unknown.

Both discs in this new re-issue round out at around 68 minutes, so there was room for some of these omissions.

Silva Screen gets big kudos for a reissuing these recordeings in the remastered HDCD format, but I don't understand these omissions. In fact, one of the tracks included, "Vampire Hunter" isn't even from a Hammer film, and its the only recording on this collection not on previous Silva CD's.

Again, 5 stars for the performances, the 1989 performances with Neil Richardson and the Philharmonia are fantastic. (Dracula, Dracula: Prince of Darkness, Dracula Has Risen From The Grave, Taste the Blood of Dracula, Hands of the Ripper, Vampire Circus.)

Additionally, The Westminster Philharmonic under the baton of Kenneth Alwyn do an excellent job as usual (Kiss of the Vampire, Curse of the Mummy's Tomb, She, THe Abominable Snowman, Quatermass II and Curse of the Werewolf.) Finally, the City of Prague Philharmonic, who get a bad rap more often than they deserve round out hte album and IMHO, deliver the goods, under the trusty batons of Paul Bateman (Scars of Dracula, Frankenstein Created Woman, additionally, Bateman also plays the piano solo on Kiss of the Vampire.) and Nic Raine (The Devil Rides Out, One Million Years BC, When Dinosuars Ruled the Earth, Creatures The World Forgot, The Vampire Hunter)

I'd give it 4.5 stars if I could.

Much thanks to producers David Wishart, Eric Tomlinson and James Fitzpatrick and recording engineers Mike Ross-Trevor, John Luard Timperley and Jan Holzner for contributing to these fine historical film music recordings.

"Hammer & Silva...raises the hair on the back of your neck".......2002-04-09

Silva Screen takes us on tour through the castles of Transylvania with a collection of
outstanding scores from James Bernard on Disc One ~ "DRACULA" (1958)..."KISS OF
THE VAMPIRE" (1964)..."DRACULA PRINCE OF DARKNESS"
(1966)..."FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN" (1967)..."THE DEVIL RIDES OUT"
(1968)..."DRACULA HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE" (1968)..."THE SCARS OF
DRACULA" (1970)..."TASTE THE BLOOD OF DRACULA" (1970)...even though the
blood doesn't flow as easily in "KISS OF THE VAMPIRE", the score from Bernard is
seductive, sensual to say the least for "creatures of the night", masked ball scene blends
atmospheric trance-masquerade themes, intoxicating main title is hauntingly mesmerizing with
"VAMPIRE RHAPSODY", just listen to the piano solo from our character in the film Carl
Ravna (Barry Warren), son of Dr. Ravna (Noel Willman) along with daughter Sabena Ravna
(Jacqueline Wallis), a cult of vampires in early 20th century Bavarian, praying on a young
honeymoon couple...Bernard's rhapsody captures the listeners heart and BLOOD!

Let's look at Disc Two with the other Hammer themes and their composers ~ "THE
ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN" (1957-Humphrey Searle)..."QUATERMASS II"
(1957-James Bernard)..."CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF" (1960-Benjamin
Frankel)..."CURSE OF THE MUMMY'S TOMB" (1964-Carlo Martelli)..."SHE"
(1965-James Bernard)..."ONE MILLION YEARS B.C." (1966-Mario
Nascimbene)..."WHEN DINOSAURS RULED THE EARTH" (1969-Mario
Nascimbene)..."HANDS OF THE RIPPER" (1971-Christopher Gunning)..."VAMPIRE
CIRCUS" (1971-David Whitaker)..."VAMPIRE HUNTER" (2000-James
Bernard)...difficult as it may be, there is a stand out ~ "THE CURSE OF THE
WEREWOLF", fine direction from Terence Fisher (director) with an outstanding cast Oliver
Reed (Leon-the Werewolf), Clifford Evans (Alfredo), Yvonne Romain (Servant Girl) and
Catherine Feller (Christina), Hammer's departure from the old stereotype of the beast is
refreshing, Reed's performance as the tormented sole, from man to wolf is touching, the score
by Ben Frankel is tense building at it's best, to say the least, setting the tone and mood for the
transformation with counterpoints is stimulating, inclusive orchestration development for what
lies ahead during a full moon.

Without a doubt the highlight pick hands down is "SHE", composer James Bernard gives of
himself without question, the SUITE takes the orchestra into lilting melodic exercises with
percussion chiming in, the harmonies are hypnotic blends of textured fabric, listen as The
Westminster Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Kenneth Alwyn display stirring strings and
a solo harp run the scales in "THE ETERNAL FLAME AND THE DESTRUCTION OF
SHE", hold-fast arrangement has haunting echoes of Bernard's constant theme, with a final
beat from a drum in the percussion section.

Must make mention the cast of players that made this possible ~ The Philharmonia Orchestra,
The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, The Westminster Philharmonic Orchestra ~ and
their various conductors Kenneth Alwyn, Paul Bateman, Nic Raine and Neil
Richardson...supported by the illustrious staff from Silva Screen Records LTD ~ Reynold da
Silva (executive producer), David Stoner (associate producer), Gareth Williams (Dolby
Surround/HDCD Mastering) and of course James Fitzpatrick (compilation producer), who
has the knack of developing quality in every Silva Screen release...similar to "A History Of
Horror:From Nosferatu To The Sixth Sense" (SSD-1111/2CD Set), guaranteed to raise the
hair on the back of your neck!

Total Time: Disc One 68:01 on 14 Tracks & Disc Two 68:46 on 14 Tracks ~ Silva Screen
Records SSD-357 ~ (2002)

Average customer rating:

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Tracks:

1. When I Fall in Love
2. Imagination
3. Could 'Ja?
4. I'm in Love Again
5. You're the Cause of It All
6. You Better Go Now
7. Baby, Did You Hear?
8. I Thought of You Last Night
9. What Good Am I Without You?
10. Something I Dreamed Last Night
11. Call Me Tonight
12. Ruby and the Pearl
13. Dancing on the Ceiling
14. Querida
15. You Said
16. Autumn in My Heart
17. Speak Softly to Me
18. Very Thought of You
19. Cabin
20. Who Can I Turn To?
21. All in Fun
22. Mad About the Boy
23. Man That Got Away
24. Remind Me
25. Ev'rytime We Say Goodbye

Average customer rating: almost the perfect James Bond collection Good Collection Not excatly what I expected The James Bond CD for the John Barry purist? Very enjoyable with most of the BOND music you'd want.

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Tracks:

1. Dr. No: The James Bond Theme (Original Version)
2. Dr. No: Suite
3. From Russia With Love: From Russia With Love (Film Version)
4. From Russia With Love: The Zagreb Express
5. From Russia With Love: The Golden Horn
6. From Russia With Love: Girl Trouble
7. From Russia With Love: 007 Takes The Lektor
8. From Russia With Love: From Russia With Love (Symphonic Version)
9. Goldfinger: Into Miami/Alpine Drive
10. Goldfinger: Dawn Raid At Fort Knox
11. Goldfinger: Goldfinger
12. Thunderball: Thunderball
13. Thunderball: The Bomb/Cafe Martinique
14. Thunderball: Fight On The Disco Volante/Death Of Largo

Tracks:

1. You Only Live Twice: Bond's Funeral/Mountains And Sunsets
2. You Only Live Twice: The Wedding/Capsule In Space
3. You Only Live Twice: You Only Live Twice
4. On Her Majesty's Secret Service: This Never Happened To The Other Fella'
5. On Her Majesty's Secret Service: We Have All The Time In The World
6. On Her Majesty's Secret Service: Bond Meets The Girls
7. On Her Majesty's Secret Service: The Ski Chase
8. Diamonds Are Forever: Mr. Wint And Mr. Kidd
9. Diamonds Are Forever: Circus, Circus
10. Diamonds Are Forever: Blofeld's Laser
11. Diamonds Are Forever: Diamonds Are Forever
12. Live And Let Die: Live And Let Die

Tracks:

1. The Man With The Golden Gun: The Man With The Golden Gun
2. The Man With The Golden Gun: Kung Fu Fight/Let's Go Get 'Em
3. The Man With The Golden Gun: Chew Me In Grisly Land/Return To Scaramanga's Fun House
4. The Man With The Golden Gun: Slow Boat From China/Nick Nack
5. The Spy Who Loved Me: Nobody Does It Better
6. The Spy Who Loved Me: The Tanker
7. The Spy Who Loved Me: Ride To Atlantis
8. Moonraker: Arrival At Chateau Drax/Freefall
9. Moonraker: Miss Goodhead Meets Bond
10. Moonraker: Flight Into Space
11. Moonraker: Moonraker
12. For Your Eyes Only: For Your Eyes Only
13. Octopussy: Suite: Bond Meets Octopussy/The Palace Fight
14. Octopussy: All Time High

Tracks:

1. A View To A Kill: Wine With Stacy/Fanfare/Snow Job
2. The Living Daylights: Koskov Escapes/Hercules Take Off
3. The Living Daylights: Mujahadin/Afghanistan Plan
4. The Living Daylights: Air Bond/Necros Attack
5. The Living Daylights: End Title
6. Licence To Kill: Suite
7. Goldeneye: Goldeneye
8. Goldeneye: Tank Drive Around St. Petersburg
9. Tomorrow Never Dies: Tomorrow Never Dies
10. Tomorrow Never Dies: Surrender
11. The World Is Not Enough: Ice Bandits
12. The World Is Not Enough: Access Denied
13. The World Is Not Enough: The World Is Not Enough
14. The James Bond Theme (Symphonic Version)

Amazon.com

The exploits of Ian Fleming's British super-agent James Bond have long since become the longest running film series in history, spanning 40 years and counting. Not the least of the cycle's charm has been its music, a body of work that encompasses pop clichés (the twangy guitar of Monty Norman's original "James Bond Theme") and elegant underscores alike. While this collection spans music from Dr. No to The World Is Not Enough, decades of various legal entanglements prevented it from becoming the ultimate Bond music anthology. This is more a credible simulation, a newly recorded collection of cues and suites (including music previously unreleased on the original soundtracks) performed by Nic Raine and the City of Prague Symphony Orchestra. With John Barry's lush, ever-evocative scores both forming the core and setting the tone (but also featuring the work of George Martin, David Arnold, Michael Kamen, Bill Conti, and Eric Serra), it's the most comprehensive--if not exactly authentic--collection of Bond music yet attempted. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

almost the perfect James Bond collection.......2005-07-20

this 4 CD box has most of the familiar James Bond compositions.

Still,some tunes are missing(from for instance Thunderball and For Your Eyes Only)and most of the time the attention is on the instrumental version of the title track which is a bit of a shame.And yet,there are too many great pieces on this collection to make it a failure.Alpine Drive,Dawn Raid at Fort Knox,On Her Majesty's Secret Service(every track),Miss Goodhead and so on.All great pieces that not only show the great talent of John Barry but also the great power of James Bond films.Cause when you hear the music,you see the scenes in front of you.

Very much a recommendation to all Bond and Barry fans although sometimes it focusses too much on title songs.The only solution is to buy all separate soundtracks.

Good Collection.......2005-02-24

Very nice packaging and good tracks from the Bond music library make this an anoutstanding item. "From Russia With Love" and "Diamonds Are Forever" contain beautiful and energetic renditions. The John Barry music is handled quite well. I didn't real care for the David Arnold selections. "The World Is Not Enough" was weak. Overall it is a good collection just the same.

Not excatly what I expected.......2003-04-10

I when I read some of the reviews of this I thought that this was a complete collection of all the originals of the Theme songs of every James Bond movie and remakes done by the Prague Philharmonic of some of the other songs in the various movies. After recieveing this ... I started to listen to it and found out that it was all done by the orchestra. The are very good, but to a point it is not the same thing as owning a disc will all the orignal songs on it. Overall, this good if all the you want is the orchestral versions of most of the songs in the movies or the suites out of some of the movies. To a point these don't compare to the orignals. Keep looking if you want a set with all the orignals songs in it.

The James Bond CD for the John Barry purist?.......2003-01-28

Let's cut to the chase. Nic Raine and the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra do John Barry's work justice. 90% of this collection is as close as you can get to the original James Bond soundtracks. The other 10% lends itself to some artistic license with respect to the arrangements. Most notable is the main theme to Goldfinger. Also Nic slips in a few previously unreleased tracks. You will find these on the On Her Majesty's Secret Service and Golden Eye tracks. This CD boxed set is definitely made for the Bond soundtrack fan. The die hard John Barry "purist"/ traditionalist may find some of these tracks questionable at first, but after a few times Nic Raine's artistic license gives a fresh perspective to the familiar Bond/ Barry themes. The only reservation I have with this CD set is with some of selections that are performed. For instance, from Goldfinger, "Dawn Raid At Fort Knox" was a poor selection considering the selection available on that particular soundtrack. The most famous 007 soundtrack of all I dare say. Overall Nic hits the mark, and this CD set is a tribute to Barry's (as well as, George Martin's, Marvin Hamlish's, and Bill Conti's and David Arnold's) work. It's all here in one collection. I am a die-hard Bond soundtrack fan, and to the casual soundtrack fan I say this CD is set all you need to experience the Bond music legacy. To those who are hard core 007 soundtrack fans ...this is a FANTASTIC "addition" to your collection. This has to be the BEST (and probably the only) 007 "soundtrack" compilation. Whereas all the others feature the "main themes" from the Bond films as originally recorded, this one truly gives you the Bond experience.

Very enjoyable with most of the BOND music you'd want........2002-12-08

This is similar but more comprehensive than another BOND collection on one CD by the City of Prague Philharmonic. These are good renditions but clearly not the orginals. I must ask if the Prague Philharmonic does not own a harp? It is glaringly missing in the Goldfinger themes and i am sure on others. That harp is an exciting and beautiful touch to the wonderful GOLDFINGER theme and its absents is unfortuneatly very noticeable. Also some of the other themes can even sound muzaky if thats a word(elevator music)
It gets 3 solid stars good collection yet defineatly something is lacking.

Average customer rating: Pretty good within the span of time allotted How shall I try to put this.... Decent, not outstanding... Perhaps Not a "Must" But Still Good "007 Films Scores by Nic Raine & City of Prague Gang"

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Tracks:

1. The Man With The Golden Gun - Suite: Kung Fu Fight/Lets Go Get 'Em/In Search Of Scaramanga's Island
2. The Man With The Golden Gun - Suite: Chew Me In Grisly Land/Hip's Trip/Return To Scaramanga's...
3. The Man With The Golden Gun - Suite: Slow Boat From China/Nick Nack/The Man With The Golden Gun
4. The Spy Who Loved Me: Ride To Atlantis
5. The Spy Who Loved Me: The Tanker
6. Moonraker - Suite: Arrival At Chateau Drax/Freefall
7. Moonraker - Suite: Miss Goodhead Meets Bond/Bond Lured To The Pyramids
8. Moonraker - Suite: Flight Into Space
9. For Your Eyes Only: Main Theme
10. Octopussy - Suite: Bond Meets Octopussy/Bond Look Alike/The Place Fight
11. A View To A Kill - Suite: Wine With Stacey/Fanfare/Snow Job
12. The Living Daylights - Suite: Koskov Escapes/Hercules Take Off
13. The Living Daylights - Suite: Mujjahadin/Afghanistan Plan
14. The Living Daylights - Suite: Air Bond/Necros Attacks
15. The Living Daylights - Suite: End Title (Alternative Version)
16. Golden Eye: Tank Drive Around St. Petersburg (Film Version)

Customer Reviews:

Pretty good within the span of time allotted.......2001-11-08

It is disappointing that there are no "License to Kill" or "Live and Let Die" cues in this CD. Some of the remaining cues, such as from "For Your Eyes Only" and "A View to a Kill" are unfortunately brief.

On the other hand, the producers _did_ try to condense almost 20 years of music onto a single CD. Compare this to the first collection, which encapsulated about 10 years of music - obviously much more time to devote to each individual film. Ah, if only they could've done, say, a Roger Moore CD and then a Dalton/Brosnan CD. In any case, I didn't really miss "License to Kill" all that much - while it works great on film, Kamen's score here seems a bit too sparse and incidental (bordering on meandering) to really produce enjoyable standalone pieces. ("Brazil" or "Die Hard", on the other hand...)

That said, this is a rather fine collection. What's particularly interesting are the breaks from Barry's scores - the lavish string arrangements for Conti's "For Your Eyes Only" (if only they added the disco cues, but again see above comments) and Hamlisch's jet-setty "Ride to Atlantis" provide an interesting contrast from the string pads and brass fanfare that dominate the remainder of the CD. John Altman's "GoldenEye" contribution is a refreshing interpretation of the original Bond theme.

I happen to have the Rykodisc version of "The Living Daylights", so there's nothing new here for my favorite score of the Bond films. Seems also like they set the drum machine a little too fast for "Hercules Take Off"....

How shall I try to put this...........2001-07-13

I thoroughly enjoyed the first 'Bond Back In Action', and I really tried to like this. While it has it's high's (like the 'TLD' and 'GE' parts, as well as 'TSWLM' and 'FYEO'), it had it's terrible, crash and burn, lows, such as: what ever happened to 'LALD'?? What, did it suddenly get lost? And doing music from 'TMWTGG'? That was some of the corniest music (Chinese overtones? I know we're supposed to be in the Far East and all, but please spare me).

One of the very first things I noticed when I got the CD: the packaging was very poor and just done very badly (like a trained monkey had put the thing together), and, in addition, the front cover of the case had a big 2-inch crack in it.

Sadly put: this CD could've been better. Lots better.

Decent, not outstanding..........2001-02-11

I wish I could say I love this album, but it doesn't compare to Bond Back in Action 1. It seems like a lot of stuff was left out and some songs don't sound like the originals. Not that this album is bad, its just not impressive. After the first one, I was expecting more. But for Bond fans, what's included is good and is worth listening to.

Perhaps Not a "Must" But Still Good.......2001-01-12

This the third anthology of James Bond film music done by Nic Raine and The City of Prague Philharmonic. The interpretations and performances for this recording are perhaps the best of the three. But as with any review of earlier film scores, there are ups and downs here. The good news is that there are several positives with this recording, including the performances and interpretations. Several of the sutites are quite enjoyable, especially "The Man with the Golden Gun," "Moonraker," and "A View to a Kill." Bravo, as well, to the "new music" from "Golden Gun," "Moonraker," and "Living Daylights." The best cut is "Fanfare" from "The Living Daylights," and this is no surprise, since Raine worked with John Barry on the original soundtrack. The down side includes music still missing: a full pre-credit suite from "Moonraker" and "Octopussy," and the "Welcome to India" flourish or fanfare from "Octopussy." Oddly, the best pieces are all by Barry, and the least impressive are the non-Barry inclusions which still fail to excite despite a noble effort by Raine. The music from "Goldeneye" remains a problem, there is no way around this reality. The packaging is disappointing, but adequate. Overall, however, this is still a very worthy effort and worth the price.

"007 Films Scores by Nic Raine & City of Prague Gang".......2000-12-14

Silva Screen presents a follow-up to their previous releases of the most famous "Secret Agent" ever to grace the big screen - "The names Bond, James Bond!". Our bigger than life hero has appeared in many forms - Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan - all capable actors with an aire of complete confidence in saving the world.

To assist our hero are various film score composers - John Barry, Bill Conti, Marvin Hamilsch, Eric Serra and Monty Norman, all have attained immortality and classic status in film scoring. Monty Norman had done the famous James Bond Theme of sorts, but John Barry gave it the polish with a new arrangement, a guitar, different accompaniments and so forth...now recognized world wide as the most popular theme ever.

Nic Raine who was fortunate to work with composers - Elmer Bernstein, Maurice Jarre, George Fenton, Gerald Gouriet and Stanley Myers...but was passionate when he orchestrated two James Bond scores for John Barry - "A View To A Kill" and "The Living Daylights" and conducted both Silva Screen's release "THE CLASSIC JOHN BARRY" and "THE ESSENTIAL JAMES BOND" with The City of Prague Philharmonic.

This latest album "BOND BACK IN ACTION 2", with a faithful and outstanding interpretation in the form of suites which incorporate some of the best "action" cues - some material that hadn't been available before. Nic Raine adapted and changed the material where necessary for the demands of a 75-piece orchestra. This is a "must have" for "film-score-buffs" and "movie-music" collectors!

Total Time: 65:38 on 16 Tracks...Silva Screen 1119...(2000)

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