Another One Lost
Another One Lost
ASIN: B0000A4G90
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Before recording their third studio album in 2002, Baltimore's Lake Trout was a decent if hardly essential band cast adrift on the jam circuit with songs that mixed together acoustic guitars and hip-hop rhythms. But with Another One Lost, the group finally hits its stride, delivering a record with real emotional punch. It surges with creativity, recalling the work of experimental rock visionaries like Radiohead and Mars Volta, and flaunting a set of gripping songs: "Say Something" soars with fractured drums and a haunting harmonica, the potent "Bliss" crackles with dense, menacing riffs, and the chilling title track is built out of scratchy acoustic tones and frontman Woody Ranere's sky-scraping Jeff Buckley-style falsetto. Another One Lost is quite an achievement. --Aidin Vaziri
Another One Lost,Lake Trout,Palm Pictures (Audio,Jazz,Pop,Rock
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- More important than the bible
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- Superb Overview Of The Girll Group Era
- Outstanding!
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One Kiss Can Lead to Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost and Found
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Release Date: 2005-10-04 |
Tracks:
- Needle in a Haystack
- He's Got the Power
- Nobody Know What's Goin' On (In My Head But Me)
- I'd Much Rather Be with the Girls
- Keep Your Hands Off My Baby
- Nothing But a Heartache
- You Don't Know
- Boys
- Big Bad World
- Out in the Streets
- Is It True
- Please Don't Wake Me
- I'll Keep Holding On
- Oh No Not My Baby
- May My Heart Be Cast into Stone
- Magic Garden
- I Never Dreamed
- He's a Bad Boy
- Happy, That's Me
- Dream Boy
- Try the Worryin' Way
- I Can't Let Go
- Go Now
- You're No Good
- Opportunity
- Life and Soul of the Party
- Break-A-Way
- What Am I Gonna Do with You
- He Did It
- Baby That's Me
Tracks:
- I Adore Him
- Train from Kansas City
- Please Go Away
- Let Me Get Close to You
- I Have a Boyfriend
- I'm into Something Good
- I'll Come Running
- If There's Anything Else You Want (Let Me Know)
- When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes
- It Comes and Goes
- Baby, Baby (I Still Love You)
- Girl Don't Come
- That's When the Tears Start
- What a Lonely Way to Start the Summertime
- Don't Drop Out
- One You Can't Have
- I'm Nobody's Baby Now
- You're So Fine
- When You're Young and in Love
- My One and Only, Jimmy Boy
- Friend of Mine
- Chico's Girl
- Cause I Love Him
- Bye Bye Baby
- First Cut Is the Deepest
- I Won't Tell
- Egyptian Shumba
- I Sold My Heart to the Junkman
- Walking in Different Circles
- Hideaway
Tracks:
- Trouble with Boys
- Lookin' for Boys
- Dream Baby
- Condition Red
- Should I Cry [Alternate Take]
- I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song)
- I've Been Wrong Before
- Love's Gone Bad
- Nightmare
- She Don't Deserve You
- Will You Be My Love
- Take Me for a Little While
- Funnel of Love
- I'm Gonna Destroy That Boy
- Terry
- Untrue Unfaithful (That Was You)
- Sophisticated Boom Boom
- Saturday Night Didn't Happen
- Don't Ever Leave Me
- Don't Forget About Me
- Wanna Make Him Mine
- Only to Other People
- Big-Town Boy
- Daddy You Gotta Let Him In
- After Last Night
- How Can I Tell My Mom & Dad
- Too Hurt to Cry, Too Much in Love to Say Goodbye
- Up Down Sue
- When I Think of You
- Good, Good Lovin'
Tracks:
- When the Boy's Happy (The Girl's Happy Too)
- Don't Drag No More
- I'm Afraid They're All Talking About Me
- That's How It Goes
- Some of Your Lovin'
- Peanut Duck [#]
- Thank Goodness for the Rain
- Steady Boyfriend
- He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'
- I Know You Love Me Not
- Whatever Happened to Our Love
- Heart
- I Can't Give Back the Love I Feel for You
- He Makes Me So Mad
- I Can't Wait Until I See My Baby's Face
- Crying in the Rain
- We Don't Belong
- You Don't Love Me No More
- Hey, Tell Me Boy
- Brink of Disaster
- Who Do You Love
- I'm 28
- They Never Taught That in School
- Dressed in Black
- Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya
- Every Little Bit Hurts [Del-Fi Version][Version]
- Mister Loveman
- Make the Night a Little Longer
- Mixed Up, Shook Up, Girl [Live]
- Good Night Baby
Amazon.com
Girl groups have enchanted humankind since the era of the ancient Greeks, when legend has it the Sirens attempted to lure wayfarers Odysseus and Jason to their fates; Persephone's chanteuses would eventually even lose a battle of the bands to the Muses. A couple millennia later, female singers would become a dominant force in the pop and rock of the `60s, the era anthologized on this four-disc, 120-track collection from Rhino. If the "group" tag is something of a misnomer (many of the acts here are solo artists), the vibrant female pop spirit of the times gets showcased in rare fashion by a collection that eschews the obvious to revel in showcasing rarities and surprises at every turn: the bittersweet, life-is-over-when "I'm 28" musings of a two-decades-pre-"Mickey" Toni Basil; a healthy sampling of gems by the Cookies and their various alter-egos, including the Palisades' fervent ode to uber-necking, "Make the Night Just a Little Bit Longer"; the Shangri-Las' mini-epic, "Out in the Streets"; hit songwriter Ellie Greenwich's solo turn on the haunting "You Don't Know." An impressive collection with an inclusive bent, its tracks range across the classic r&b of the Marvelettes, Chiffons and Irma Thomas, country-crossovers Skeeter Davis and Wanda Jackson, the blue-eyed soul of Jackie DeShannon and Dusty Springfield and wounded white-girl pop of Lesley Gore and Connie Francis. It's all contained in one of Rhino's most elaborately designed packages yet: each disc comes in a mock compact; its extensive liner notes and track info printed as a mini-diary; all housed in a smart replica of a vintage hat box--a treasure-packed delight for lovers of the genre and curious novices alike. -- Jerry McCulley
Album Description
It's the kiss that will be heard 'round the world: Rhino salutes the fabulous girl group genre with what is-amazingly and historically-the first boxed set ever to do so! This supersized collection luxuriates through almost five hours of the plethora of sounds, styles, and subjects that represent the beautiful, vibrant, and influential music women were making in the early to mid-60's. A footnote to the pop and rock of the day no longer, the raw emotion and spirited savvy of girl group greatness finally gets its due. Compilation producer Sheryl Farber notes, "Fans have always known how rich and varied this music is-how the sound encompasses soul, garage, Bacharach-style pop, countrypolitan, the British take on the American girl group sound, and more." Now the world will know and fall in love with girl group music too!
Customer Reviews:
More important than the bible.......2007-03-09
First, the downside: no Phil Spector. But, plenty of Shadow Morton and "wall-of-soundalikes." Decent mix of ballads and uptempo numbers. If you like the Detroit Cobras, come find all the originals here! Oh, and the booklet (hell, more of a book than a "-let") has got info on every song and every artist, plus pictures galore. The folks at Rhino continue to add to their superlative reputation for box sets and reissues. Buy or die!!!
Young, female, and unknown.......2007-02-24
ONE KISS CAN LEAD TO ANOTHER * GIRL GROUP SOUNDS LOST & FOUND is truly one one the most unique box sets ever issued. It's also definitely not for everybody, not even all fans of late '50s - early '60s AM radio stuff.
DESIGN:
Remarkable-- simply outstanding. A miniature heavy board glossy hatbox, complete with a sturdy pull string that holds the box lid in place-- inside are four CDs surrounded by gray foam. They're stored on plastic holders that are covered by hard-paper books. Each of these packages has silver paper inside the front cover, and the overall look is of four differently styled powder compacts. Also included is a luxurious 204-page book that sets the standard for all-time. The jewel case sized book, made from heavy stock semi-gloss paper is replete with studio and other photos, advertisement and 45 label repros, and some of the most detailed text ever.
CONTENT:
This is where not all will be interested in this set. It's ideal for the obscurity collector, but not necessarily the TOP 40 fan-- there's only a sprinkling of commonly known tunes here. A lot of these tracks are unknown for a good reason-- some aren't even 'B' side quality. A good percentage of artists in this collection are as obscure as the songs they perform, and for the familiar groups or vocalists, many of their songs may not ring a bell either. This collection is called "LOST AND FOUND" for a good reason.
TOTAL RUNNING TIMES --
DISC ONE -- 77:34
DISC TWO -- 76:19
DISC THREE -- 75:17
DISC FOUR -- 75:50
Superb Overview Of The Girll Group Era.......2007-02-19
With this superb collection of some hits, and many misses during the 'girl group' era that really stretched between 1960 to 1969. The sound pretty much peaked in 1965 while the British Invasion more or less took over the American Top 40 charts, replacing teen anguish and a woman's point of view of growing up in love to what men really wanted to say. That is actually a flip-flop of what men were saying before the 'girls' had their turn, when Frankie Avalon, Bobby Rydell, Fabian, and other male teen idols dominated the charts. So, in essence, it was the 'girls' turn after male teen idols were growing older, and the girls had to give some answers.
This set, which is highly imaginative in packaging, includes some rather rare tracks that one would at times would need to find the original 45 release to get in order to hear.
I won't dwell on the obvious tracks here, like by the Shangri-Las, Darnells, Chris Clark, etc., but a few are worth the price of the whole.
My favorite is the contribution by Dolly Parton, "Don't Drop Out". Her voice seems so appropriate, but as we know which direction she chose, this track is one of the best unheard of gems, which is sad, as it should have done something.
Another classic is the 'stereo' version of Alder Ray's "Cause I Love Him", which in sound is alot different than the mono 45 version I possess. Crystal clear in sound, it still packs a punch.
One last great track that this package includes is Reparata & The Delron's "I'm Nobody's Baby Now". This track literally jumps out and bites. Not a Phil Spector sound-alike in intention, but does have a Righteous Brothers "Lovin' Feelin'" to it. Again, another clear and clean production.
I will say that with any package, there will be a few tracks that seriously should have been omitted, like "Egyptian Shumba" by The Tammys, which could have been replaced by another rarity that is not included, like Suzy Walli's "Be My Man" a powerful David Gates production from 1965, but everyone has different tastes. I for one admit that despite the few clunkers, this package is an excellent example of a time when girl groups and girl singers were everywhere.
Consider the fact that about 200 singles were released a week, and only a handful were graced on the Pop Charts. There are bound to be many that are excellent songs, but without the proper advertising, radio play, and touring, the obvious would happen. A good single that bombs.
One of my favorite artists is included, April Young. A shame that this package only inlcuded one track, "To Be Loved By You". It is a good song, but her energetic and rather forceful "Gonna Make Him My Baby" still sounds fresh.
Maybe in time Rhino will release a companion to this set. Sure, there are literally thousands of girl group records that were released in the 60's, like Marcia Strassman's "Out Of The Picture". Who's she? She later played the wife of Mr Kotter in 'Welcome Back Kotter", or "He's My Dreamboy" by Maria Antoinette, and other great girls like Beverly Warren, Roberta Day, Candy & The Kisses, The Joys, The Gleams, Carol Connors, etc. Can go on and on, but this package is worth the price, even to the most infrequent listener of the 'girl group' genre.
There are 4 cd's, so my advice is to just take a lazy afternoon, and while listening to the tracks, read the diary that is supplied. It's a good read, and at times rather refreshing, especially the rare pictures and even the pictures of the rare labels that sometimes one has never seen before.
Like i said, this package is worth the price.
Outstanding!.......2007-01-16
I'm a fanatic for the sound of the girl groups of the early 1960s.
Before it goes out of print, you need to pick up this incredible Rhino box
set.
One little problem is that Rhino's definition of "girl group" was too broad; some songs are female solo recordings on which backup singers play little or no role. And in an apparent attempt to appeal to the British market, they put on some British songs by people such as Cilla Black. The English had no handle on the girl-group sound at all; it was strictly an American phenomenon.
But with four CDs and 30 songs on each CD, who can complain? Some songs, such as several Shangri-Las rip-offs, are hilarious. Then
there's one called "He Makes Me So Mad" by the Hollywood Jills on which the lead singer is reciting her complaints about her boyfriend, and after each gripe the rest of the group comes in with a sarcastic reply. Example: "He told the gang that I swim raw." The reply: "Well, don't you?" Classic!
There's a great Wall of Sound-type song called "Bobby's Come a Long Long Way," produced by Al Kooper. I can't make out any of the lyrics, but
supposedly the song is about Bob Dylan!
You won't regret buying this box.
SIMPLY BRILLIANT!.......2007-01-04
Who ever thought of this, is a GENIOUS! There's so much good stuff in here it's like an overdose of REAL GOOD music. So many great female groups in here, like the Supremes (of the 60's), Reparata & the Delrons, the Marvelettes, Goldie and the Gingerbreads, the Lovelites, the Blossoms (I love their harmonies), and on, and on, and on. GREAT stuff! you wont be dissapointed.
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- Great set of wartime rarities
- Cure for the Blues
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(Not) Your Standard Spike Jones Collection
Spike Jones
Manufacturer: Collector's Choice
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Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B00007JR3K
Release Date: 2003-04-08 |
Album Description
Holiday blues comin' on? Well, put a spike in `em! Here's the zaniest, wildest and just plain sickest Collectors' Choice Music exclusive yet79 tracks from Spike Jones and his City Slickers! These represent Spike's complete Standard Transcription sides, but these tunes are anything but standard; Mr. Jones brought his full bag of tricks for these non-commercial recordings (made in Hollywood during the early `40s). Add to that the fact that most of these have never been on CD or even LP, and any lover of Spike's mayhem-filled mixture of laughs and hot licks is going to flip over this set! Notes and great pictures accompany this 3-CD walk on the wacky side from the greatest novelty band of all time.
Customer Reviews:
Great set of wartime rarities.......2003-05-14
Spike Jones was the king of the novelty song performers, with hits like "Der Fuehrer's Face" and the parody version of "Sheik of Araby" becoming huge hits during World War II. This is a swell 3-CD set, gathering a full eighty-one of Jones' best tracks from his 1940s heyday, drawn from an extensive archive of radio broadcasts made for the Standard Transcription service. The tightness of his City Slickers band is amply demonstrated in these manic, kookily orchestrated performances. Toots, squonks, blatts and bleats whiz by at lightning speed, as one daffy song after another will delight devoted fans. Amazingly, Jones had the unusual, almost unique ability to perform a repertoire almost entirely made up of comedic material, and yet still be quite listenable and engaging. His jazz chops were hardly in question, and from time to time Jones would dash off a non-novelty ballad or two, just to give the rubes something to think about. Of course, just as often he would perform a song that *sounded* like a straight ballad, but would turn out to be another goof. (One great example of this is the sultry "Serenade To A Jerk," sung in slinky, burlesque tones by Myrtle Horwin.) This collection may seem a little overwhelming, but like his studio recordings, these radio performances have a certain brilliance and joie de vivre about them that will leave you enchanted. Definitely worth checking out!
Cure for the Blues.......2003-04-25
Here's the zaniest, wildest and just plain sickest Collectors' Choice Music exclusive yet-79 tracks from Spike Jones and his City Slickers! These represent Spike's complete Standard Transcription sides, but these tunes are anything but standard; Mr. Jones brought his full bag of tricks for these non-commercial recordings (made in Hollywood during the early `40s). Add to that the fact that most of these have never been on CD or even LP, and any lover of Spike's mayhem-filled mixture of laughs and hot licks is going to flip over this set! Notes and great pictures accompany this 3-CD walk on the wacky side from the greatest novelty band of all time.
Standard Transcription Collection.......2003-04-12
This collection has remastered material from the large stack of Standard Transcription discs from the early 1940's. There are many songs not recorded on RCA, many on the theme of wartime ("48 Reasons Why"), and the quality is excellent. The packaging is threadbare but this is an essential CD package for true music lovers.
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- The penultimate collection ...
- Muisic of the Spheres
- The Ulllllltimate Sci-Fi Music Collection
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The Science Fiction Album
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Manufacturer: Silva America
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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
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The penultimate collection ..........2006-12-07
Generally I agree with Strategos in his ecstatic Spotlight Review above. It is a joy to here some of the most memorable themes and cues from some of the most memorable science fiction and fantasy movies (re)recorded in great sound and in lavish (re)orchestrations, played by renowned classical orchestras, namely the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and the Philharmonia Orchestra, no less.
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
You wonderful four disk collection of SF music. It startsa up the the grand master of SF music, 2001: A space Odyssey all the way to Superman. This is all American SF music and several themes I would have liked to have included are not there. All in all though, a collection you will enjoy.
The Ulllllltimate Sci-Fi Music Collection.......2005-10-23
If one person gives great gifts, it's the illustrious Codemaster Talon. I've received a fair number of gifts in my lifetime, but so far, my older sister's take the cake. Take this one for instance. I'm real big on orchestral music, to the point where I listen to them more than any other kind of music. I've got orchestral versions of video game themes, orchestral soundtracks to truck-loads of anime shows (Big O, Escaflowne, and Giant Robo are incredible), and could probably spend the rest of my life just trying to study the nuances of all the classical music I've got. Being such a huge fan of orchestral music, I also have come to believe that orchestra music produced for movies and television is the new classical music (or as someone once said, Mozart would be making music for movies if he were alive today). Being a huge sci-fi fan, that kind of music has always been particularly near and dear to my heart. But were I to buy each and every soundtrack for every sci-fi I liked it would cost quite a bundle, and would include a lot of sub-par music along with the grandiose and fantastic main and memorable themes. That's where this beauty comes in.
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
I bought the Science Fiction Album as a gift for my son who is twenty-one years old. He is a musician, and also a huge fan of many SciFi shows and movies. I thought this would be the perfect thing for him and I was right. He loves it!
Away From to be a Collectible Peace.......2004-12-16
If you like Sci-Fi movies and want a compilation of their important scores, this is the CD-set to buy. But let me warn you about that very few songs in the cds are from the original soundtracks. Most of them is re-recorded by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. But the sound quality of cds are very good, because they have HDCD and Dolby Surround labels. This set is away from to be a collectible peace, but it is a good general compilation of favorite Sci-Fi movie scores.
Average customer rating:
- one of my favorite albums i own
- Amazing
- Awesome Live Show
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- the underground music scene's best kept secret
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Another One Lost
Lake Trout
Manufacturer: Palm Pictures (Audio
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B0000A4G90
Release Date: 2003-08-05 |
Tracks:
- Stutter
- Say Something
- Her
- Holding
- Mine
- Bliss
- Still
- Another One Lost
- Burr (The Man)
- I Was Wrong
- Last Words
- Look Who It Is
- Iris
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Before recording their third studio album in 2002, Baltimore's Lake Trout was a decent if hardly essential band cast adrift on the jam circuit with songs that mixed together acoustic guitars and hip-hop rhythms. But with Another One Lost, the group finally hits its stride, delivering a record with real emotional punch. It surges with creativity, recalling the work of experimental rock visionaries like Radiohead and Mars Volta, and flaunting a set of gripping songs: "Say Something" soars with fractured drums and a haunting harmonica, the potent "Bliss" crackles with dense, menacing riffs, and the chilling title track is built out of scratchy acoustic tones and frontman Woody Ranere's sky-scraping Jeff Buckley-style falsetto. Another One Lost is quite an achievement. --Aidin Vaziri
Customer Reviews:
one of my favorite albums i own.......2007-04-21
My title says it all. The music is CREATIVE. One thing many bands lack these days. It sounds like 70's rock mixed with newer alternative. If I had to give them a nickname it would be woobie. Because I like my woobie and its cuddly. GET THE ALBUM. GET ALL OF THEIR ALBUMS.
Amazing.......2006-08-27
Like most newly minted Lake Trout fans, my introduction to the band happened a few years ago, when i got to see them by chance at the Knitting Factory in NYC. Back then I was amazed at the fusion of musical styles the band played: standup jazz bass mixed with electronica and rock guitar, including the quasi inhuman "drums n' bass" live drumming, which i've never heard a drummer do. In 2005 i had a chance to see the band play twice live at the Bonnaroo festival. I was floored again with the myriad of styles the band can play: switching from Pink Floydian psychodelia to all out noise within one song. These guys are truly an amazing bunch of musicians. "Another One Lost" is truly a great CD filled with awesome songs that will leave any fan of Sigur Ros, Radiohead, Pink Floyd and Godspeed you Black Emperor wondering how come you've never heard of this amazing band.
Awesome Live Show.......2004-10-29
I hadn't heard of Lake Trout until last night at about 10pm, when they took the stage at The Social here in Orlando. They were the second band to play that night, as openers for Pinback. After the show was over, I had decided I like Lake Trout's performance more than Pinback's, the band I went to see in the first place.
I bought their most recent album, Another One Lost, at the show, and though I was kinda dissapointed I didn't hear the rawness and excellence I heard on stage that night, Lake Trout is still an awesome band. I recommend seeing them live any chance you get, you'll be surely entertained.
By the way, their guitarist (Ed Harris if I've deduced the names correctly) is just great...the way he moves is kinda mesmerizing. I have no idea how he keeps the beat moving like a worm like that. But I digress, GO SEE TROUT LAKE LIVE!
long term reader, first time writer..........2004-10-27
when it comes to reviews...i'm more of a voyeur. HOWEVER...after seeing Lake Trout perform at VooDoo Music Festival in New Orleans in Oct 2004...i felt like i had to write a review....1st let me say there were no bands in Baltimore when i attended college there from 88-92....Lake Trout is amazing...and better LIVE....they freakn' rocked New Orleans....as good as the pixies were live....these guys were more impressive....
This album is better than their first...but it kinda depends on what your tastes are....i like pink floyd, radiohead, coldplay, jeff buckley, and genesis when they still had peter gabriel. I think Lake Trout's music is more tangible than Radiohead's (which most feel is a comparable sound). For me, tracks 2 and 6 stand out...
whethe your trying to impress on your young girlfriend what she needs to be listening to instead of that linsey lohan crap...or you're with your older girlfriend and you're sharing some herbal remedies....lake trout is it....and none of that fishy smell left on your fingers..
looking forward to another album....and please play Portland, Maine...sometime....
the underground music scene's best kept secret.......2004-02-16
hands down one of the most mind-altering albums I've ever heard. for those that are intrigued by mesmerizing headtrips that you can temporarily lose yourself in, it's a one-way ticket to otherworldliness, no drugs necessary. I second the opinion that this band, solely for its music, deserves more recognition. These guys need to get a better PR manager. also one of the best live performances i've ever experienced - for people who prefer the red pill.
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- Jonatha Brooke's "I'll Try" is worth the purchase.
- Loved It! Loved It! Loved It!
- "I'll Try"
- Jonatha Brooke
- 10 year old and loving it!!:)
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Return to Never Land (Original Soundtrack)
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Disney
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B00005Y1ZO
Release Date: 2002-02-05 |
Tracks:
- Do You Believe In Magic? - BBMak
- Main Title
- Second Star To The Right - Jonatha Brooke
- The Tale Of Pan
- I'll Try - Jonatha Brooke
- Jane Is Kidnapped
- A Childhood Lost
- Here We Go Another Plan
- Summoning The Octopus/Pan Saves Jane
- Flight Through Never Land
- So To Be One Of Us
- Meet The Lost Boys
- Now That You're One Of Us
- Longing For Home
- Hook And The Lost Boys
- Hook Deceives Jane
- Jane Finds The Treasure
- Pan Is Captured
- I'll Try (Reprsie)
- Jane Saves Tink And Pan
- Jane Can Fly
- Flying Home
- Reunion
Customer Reviews:
Jonatha Brooke's "I'll Try" is worth the purchase........2007-06-23
The soundtrack in total is better than most Disney Films...But the song "I'll Try" is a classic and the CD should be purchased to hear the singing and songwriting of Jonatha Brooke. Why this song did not get an Oscar nod, when songs of less substance do each year is perplexing. If you liked the film or did not even see it...the CD is worth the price. In addition Jonatha Brooke has many more CDs out of her music and one can instantly be hooked (no pun intended) at first listen...
Loved It! Loved It! Loved It!.......2006-02-25
When I saw the movie, I first saw it in the movie theater and then on Disney Channel. I heard the song "I'll Try" and immediatly wanted the soundtrack. I also wanted the movie. Jonatha Brooke's song made me want to fly. :) I personally never want to grow up and this movie and song help you stay childish and care-free longer. It trully is a beautiful song and a beautiful movie.
"I'll Try".......2005-02-17
The movie was okay, but the song "I'll Try" just made me want to see it again and again. It's so great!! I love it!!
Jonatha Brooke.......2003-06-19
Have to say I hated the movie, but when the song 'I'll Try' played, I immediately recognized the amazing talent of Jonatha Brooke. It is a beautiful song and if you enjoy it, I highly recommend you listen to her other stuff. She has several solo albums, all of which are good, but her best work (in my opinion)is the stuff she did as part of a Boston based duo called 'The Story'. Their album 'Grace in Gravity', is one of my all time favorites. The harmonies on the album are astounding and complex. Jonatha has a penchant for minor keys and her phrasing is unmistakeable. Superb stuff for the music enthusiast.
10 year old and loving it!!:).......2002-05-30
Personally I love Peter Pan things and that "I'll Try..."song made me cry when I saw it in the movie theater,And really all these songs are great...They make me feel like I never wanna grow up also...:)Those songs have that way that move you,Like make you sad....And man...I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!:)PETER PAN ALL THE WAY!Wahooo!:)
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Late Night Guitar
Manufacturer: Salvatori Productions
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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- Golden Slumbers: A Father's Lullaby
ASIN: B00006LU6H
Release Date: 2002-11-01 |
Tracks:
- Tucker's Lullaby
- Easy Pieces
- Another Lullaby
- One String Melody
- Soft Landing
- Lost Time in Kauai
- Michelle's Lullaby
- Sun Porch on Sunday
- Second String Melody
- Feather Fall
- Rolling Along
- Further Downhill
- The Sweetest Lullaby/Closing the Door
Album Description
Beautiful, timeless all-original, all-instrumental guitar based lullaby oriented CD featuring flute, oboe, cello and piano accompaniment from prominent arrangers in the mp3.com community, Nashville, and Chicago. Quiet and relaxing. Warm, lush melodies.
Customer Reviews:
Beautiful music!.......2007-02-18
I bought this for my baby to go to sleep to and he loves it. It's very peaceful and relaxing!
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- Wild and Crazy!
- A Spike Jones chronology of his earliest records
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Musical Depreciation
Spike Jones
Manufacturer: Asv Living Era
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ASIN: B000001HJB
Release Date: 1996-03-19 |
Tracks:
- Cocktails For Two
- Chole (Song Of Swamp)
- Behind Those Swingin' Doors
- Red Wing
- The Covered Wagon Rolled Right Along
- Clink, Clink, Another Drink!
- Little Bo Peep Has Lost Her Jeep
- Pass The Biscuits, Mirandy
- Der Fuhrer's Face
- I Wanna Go Back To West Virginia
- Hotcha Cornia (Black Eyes)
- Leave The Dishes In The Sink, Ma
- Serenade To A Jerk
- Holiday For Strings
- The Blue Danube
- You Always Hurt The One You Love
- Hawaiian War Chant
- Libestraum
- That Old Black Magic
- The Nutcracker Suite: Part 1: 'The Little Girl's Dream' - Miniature Overture; March
- The Nutcracker Suite: Part 2: 'Land Of The Sugar-Plum Fairy' - Lemon Frop Waltz; Dance Of The...
- The Nutcracker Suite: Part 3: 'The Fairy Ball' - The Chinese Dolls; Chinese Dance; Dance Of The...
- The Nutcracker Suite: Part 4: 'The Mysterious Room' - The Forbidden Room; Arab Dance
- The Nutcracker Suite: Part 5: 'Back To The Fairy Ball' - The Dance On The Seat Of Their Pants...
- The Nutcracker Suite: Part 6: 'End Of The Little Girl's Dream' - Waltz Of The Flowers (Part 2)...
Customer Reviews:
Wild and Crazy!.......2001-07-04
These guys are Wild, we need more of good times like this in todays music! Good old fashion fun and nobody gets hurt, well, maybe Hitler. Just a good time CD, enjoyed it a lot!
A Spike Jones chronology of his earliest records.......1999-01-19
This British import is actually a chronology of Spike's earliest 78s for Bluebird / RCA, from his first recording session in 1941 ("Red Wing") through 1945. Included are his hits ("Cocktails for Two," "Der Fuehrer's Face") and obscure B-sides ("The Covered Wagon Rolled Right Along," "Leave the Dishes In the Sink"). Spike's band was in its prime during this time, making for a good collection. Editing is good, especially joining the six parts of "The Nutcracker Suite." But note that the source material is scratchy 78s!
Average customer rating:
- its not that the material is bad, it is simply repeated
- "Silva takes film-score-buffs to the far reaches of space"
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The Science Fiction Album, Vol. 1
Manufacturer: Silva America
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
Elfman, Danny
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ASIN: B0000658GL
Release Date: 2002-05-07 |
Tracks:
- 2001: A Space Odyssey: Also Spach Zarathustra
- Star Wars: Main Title
- The Empire Strikes Back: Han Solo And The Princess
- The Empire Strikes Back: The Imperial March
- Return Of The Jedi: Forest Battle
- The Phantom Menace: The Flag Parade
- The Phantom Menace: Anakin's Theme
- The Phantom Menace: The Adventures Of Jar Jar
- The Phantom Menace: Duel Of The Fates
- Apollo 13 Lift Off
- Apollo 13: Main Title
- Capricorn One: Overture
- The Right Stuff: Main Themes
- Battlestar Galactica: Main Themes
- The Nostromo
- Alien: End Title
- Independence Day: End Title Suite
Tracks:
- Aliens: Prelude/Ripley's Rescue
- Mars Attacks: Introduction & Main Title
- The Thing From Another World: Main Theme
- War Of The Worlds: Main Title/Martian Man Dies
- When Worlds Collide: Main Title/The New World
- Armageddon: Suite
- Crash Landing
- Lost In Space: End Title
- Back To The Future: Main Title
- The Black Hole: Overture
- A.I.: Where Dreams Are Born
- Lifeforce: Main Theme
- Predator: Main Titles
- Dogfight
- Starship Troopers: Klendathu Drop
- E.T.: The Flying Theme
- Close Encounters Of The Third Kind: Suite
Customer Reviews:
its not that the material is bad, it is simply repeated.......2005-05-17
The entire first disc is available on other Silva America CDs, (at the time the star wars songs were the first release, but now they are on Music from the Star Wars saga), the rest on "Space and Beyond" "Space and Beyond 2: Alien Invasion", "The Cult Files" and "Battlestar Galactica A-Z of SciFi/Fantasy TV Themes". The re-recordings are cool but this is mainly a rehash of other cd's, as I said, the entire first cd is available on other Silva collections, and only 9 of the 15 tracks on cd 2 are not available on any other cd i own from Silva. (I don't have Cult Files re-opened or Space and beyond 3, who knows they might be on there)
Obviously, when this album was originally released, the main appeal was the newly recorded star wars tracks, this cd has become more or less obsolete, its still a nice collection, but if you own the other Silva cd's. you don't really need this.
"Silva takes film-score-buffs to the far reaches of space".......2002-05-17
Just in time for the latest George Lucas "Star Wars-Episode II:Attack Of The Clones"(5/16)(John Williams) ~ Silva America and James Fitzpatrick have gathered eight cues from previous Star Wars films to thrill us again. Get ready for another chapter in the ongoing saga of inner planetary tales, all collected for your listening pleasure in Silva's latest release ~ "The Science Fiction Album Volume 1" with 34 tracks on a futuristic 2-CD-Set(with a 3-D cover insert), much like the science fiction pulp covers from the '40s, inticing the reader to purchase, read and dive into another world of aliens and creatures from far reaches of space and planets.
This collection features the best of the best composers and film scores ~ David Arnold(INDEPENDENCE DAY)~ John Barry(THE BLACK HOLE)~ Bruce Broughton(LOST IN SPACE)~ Bill Conti(THE RIGHT STUFF MAIN THEMES)~ Danny Elfman(MARS ATTACKS)~ Jerry Goldsmith(CAPRICORN ONE/ALIEN)~ James Horner(APOLLO 13 MAIN TITLE)~ Glen Larson & Stu Phillips(BATTLESTAR GALACTICA MAIN THEMES)~ Henry Mancini(LIFEFORCE)~ Basil Poledouris(STARSHIP TROOPERS)~ Trevor Rabin(ARMAGEDDON)~ Alan Silvestri(BACK TO THE FUTURE/PEDATOR)~ Leith Stevens(WAR OF THE WORLDS/WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE)~ Dimitri Tiomkin(THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD)~ John Williams(STAR WARS MAIN TITLE/HAN SOLO AND THE PRINCESS/THE IMPERIAL MARCH/FOREST BATTLE/THE FLAG PARADE/ANAKIN'S THEME/ADVENTURES OF JAR JAR/DUEL OF THE FATES/ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE/E.T.-THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL/CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND).
No doubt the above composers excel in the world of film music, notice how many John Williams scores appear in this collection. Williams is without a doubt one of the major players in this genre, but there are many other composers who can stand up to his high marks when it comes to bringing the full force of a story through music. One such composer is Henry Mancini, if you ever had any doubts about this mans ability to score any film, whether it be drama, comedy, action or sci-fi...this question is answered here with "LIFEFORCE", gives the audience a cinematic education tightly coiled around directors Tobe Hooper's story of outer space vampires. Within each cue of the film, Mancini's score takes over and we are pleasantly surprised with the results.
If you're a "film-score-buff", like I am...then this collection from the '50s', '60s, '70s, '80s and '90s is an absolute must. As an added bonus we feature the world renowned ~ The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra with conductors Paul Bateman, Nicholas Dodd and Nic Raine, plus, yes plus the Crouch End Festival Chorus and one of my favorite sopranos Charlotte Kinder. When it comes to releasing compilations of this magnitude, most labels tend to become much safer in their choices, afraid to make a mistake. Silva America takes the risk and it always pays off, this is one of those times ~ looking forward to "The Science Fiction Album Volume 2", gotta love it!
Total: Disc One 62:45 on 17 Tracks & Disc Two 66:10 on 17 Tracks ~ Silva America
SSD-1139 ~ (2002)
Average customer rating:
- GREAT COLLECTION
- If you want a good price for good CDs, buy this....
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Star Trek - The Next Generation: Music From The Original Television Soundtrack, Volumes One, Two And Three
Manufacturer: Gnp Crescendo
ProductGroup: Music
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- Star Trek First Contact: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Enhanced CD]
ASIN: B000001OZT
Release Date: 1993-04-19 |
Tracks:
- Star Trek: The Next Generation-Main Title - Dennis McCarthy
- Stardate - Dennis McCarthy
- Troi Senses - Dennis McCarthy
- Picard's Plan/First Chase - Dennis McCarthy
- Detaching/Separation - Dennis McCarthy
- Shaken/Court Time/There Goes Da Judge - Dennis McCarthy
- USS Hood/On Manual - Dennis McCarthy
- End Credit - Dennis McCarthy
- Personal Log/Admiral/Old Lovers - Dennis McCarthy
- Caverns - Dennis McCarthy
- Splashing/The Woods/Memories - Dennis McCarthy
- Scanned/Big Guns/Unknown - Dennis McCarthy
- Revealed/Reaching Out - Dennis McCarthy
- Departure - Dennis McCarthy
- Main Title-Version #2 (Alternate M.T.) - Dennis McCarthy
Tracks:
- Star Trek: The Next Generation Main Title - Ron Jones
- New Providence - Ron Jones
- Hansen's Message - Ron Jones
- Borg Engaged - Ron Jones
- First Attack - Ron Jones
- Borg Take Picard - Ron Jones
- Death Is Irrevelant - Ron Jones
- Away Team Ready - Ron Jones
- On The Borg Ship - Ron Jones
- Nodes - Ron Jones
- Captain Borg - Ron Jones
- Energy Weapon Fails - Ron Jones
- Humanity Taken - Ron Jones
- Contact Lost - Ron Jones
- Cemetery Of Dead Ships - Ron Jones
- Intervention - Ron Jones
- The Link - Ron Jones
- Sleep Command - Ron Jones
- Destruct Mode/Picard Is Back - Ron Jones
- Picard's Nightmare - Ron Jones
- Star Trek: The Next Generation-End Credit - Ron Jones
Tracks:
- Star Trek: The Next Generation-Main Title - Dennis McCarthy
- Yesterday's Enterprise: Duality/Enterprise C - Dennis McCarthy
- Yesterday's Enterprise: Averted/Richard/Gulnan/Back To Battle/Cmdr. Garrett - Dennis McCarthy
- Yesterday's Enterprise: First Kiss/Not To Be/Empty Death/Reporting For Duty - Dennis McCarthy
- Yesterday's Enterprise: Klingons/Skin Of Teeth - Dennis McCarthy
- Unification I & II: In Case You Forgot - Dennis McCarthy
- Unification I & II: Sarek - Dennis McCarthy
- Unification I & II: Sarek Drifts Away - Dennis McCarthy
- Unification I & II: Another Captain/Food Fight - Dennis McCarthy
- Unification I & II: Victims Of Holography - Dennis McCarthy
- Unification I & II: Sacrificed/Mind Meld - Dennis McCarthy
- Hollow Pursuits: Barclay Mitty - Dennis McCarthy
- Hollow Pursuits: Tissue Samples/Sad Sack/Staff Confab/Hololust - Dennis McCarthy
- Hollow Pursuits: Lady Gates/Swordplay - Dennis McCarthy
- Hollow Pursuits: Madame Trol/Blissful/Out Of Control/Warp Nine - Dennis McCarthy
- Hollow Pursuits: Warposity - Dennis McCarthy
- Hollow Pursuits: Plan 9 - Dennis McCarthy
- Star Trek: The Next Generation-End Credit - Dennis McCarthy
Customer Reviews:
GREAT COLLECTION.......2004-03-29
You want great Star Trek music look no further! This CD has the best music from TNG
If you want a good price for good CDs, buy this...........2000-06-18
If you love TNG and want all of the best of the soundtracks, then buy this! It'll save you money, and the TNG soundtracks are some of the best. The magic of this series can come alive, and it has a ton of music from all episodes, including mixed in versions that are really "cool".
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- Jonatha Brooke's "I'll Try" is worth the purchase.
- Loved It! Loved It! Loved It!
- "I'll Try"
- Jonatha Brooke
- 10 year old and loving it!!:)
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ASIN: B00005YD4H
Release Date: 2002-02-05 |
Tracks:
- Do You Believe in Magic? - BBMak
- Main Title
- Second Star to the Right
- Tale of Pan
- I'll Try
- Jane Is Kidnapped
- Childhood Lost
- Here We Go Another Plan
- Summoning the Octopus/Pan Saves Jane
- Flight Through Never Land
- So to Be One of Us
- Meet the Lost Boys
- Now That You're One of Us - Jonatha Brooke
- Longing for Home
- Hook and the Lost Boys - Jonatha Brooke
- Hook Deceives Jane
- Jane Finds the Treasure - Jonatha Brooke
- Pan Is Captured
- I'll Try (Reprise) - Jeff Bennett
- Jane Saves Tink and Pan
- Jane Can Fly
- Flying Home
- Reunion
Customer Reviews:
Jonatha Brooke's "I'll Try" is worth the purchase........2007-06-23
The soundtrack in total is better than most Disney Films...But the song "I'll Try" is a classic and the CD should be purchased to hear the singing and songwriting of Jonatha Brooke. Why this song did not get an Oscar nod, when songs of less substance do each year is perplexing. If you liked the film or did not even see it...the CD is worth the price. In addition Jonatha Brooke has many more CDs out of her music and one can instantly be hooked (no pun intended) at first listen...
Loved It! Loved It! Loved It!.......2006-02-25
When I saw the movie, I first saw it in the movie theater and then on Disney Channel. I heard the song "I'll Try" and immediatly wanted the soundtrack. I also wanted the movie. Jonatha Brooke's song made me want to fly. :) I personally never want to grow up and this movie and song help you stay childish and care-free longer. It trully is a beautiful song and a beautiful movie.
"I'll Try".......2005-02-17
The movie was okay, but the song "I'll Try" just made me want to see it again and again. It's so great!! I love it!!
Jonatha Brooke.......2003-06-19
Have to say I hated the movie, but when the song 'I'll Try' played, I immediately recognized the amazing talent of Jonatha Brooke. It is a beautiful song and if you enjoy it, I highly recommend you listen to her other stuff. She has several solo albums, all of which are good, but her best work (in my opinion)is the stuff she did as part of a Boston based duo called 'The Story'. Their album 'Grace in Gravity', is one of my all time favorites. The harmonies on the album are astounding and complex. Jonatha has a penchant for minor keys and her phrasing is unmistakeable. Superb stuff for the music enthusiast.
10 year old and loving it!!:).......2002-05-30
Personally I love Peter Pan things and that "I'll Try..."song made me cry when I saw it in the movie theater,And really all these songs are great...They make me feel like I never wanna grow up also...:)Those songs have that way that move you,Like make you sad....And man...I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!:)PETER PAN ALL THE WAY!Wahooo!:)
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