| 1. Money [Radio Edit] - David Guetta, , Chris Willis |
| 2. Stay - David Guetta, Chris Willis |
| 3. World Is Mine - David Guetta |
| 4. Used to Be the One - David Guetta, Chris Willis |
| 5. Time - David Guetta, Chris Willis |
| 6. Open Your Eyes - David Guetta, Stereo MC's |
| 7. Acdc - David Guetta |
| 8. In Love With Myself - David Guetta |
| 9. Higher - David Guetta, , Chris Willis |
| 10. Movement Girl - David Guetta, James Perry |
| 11. Get Up - David Guetta, Chris Willis |
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Standard edition of the French electronica artist's sophomore album. EMI. 2004.
Third Symphony (with which this CD ends and just the third movement).
I grew up with E. Power Biggs, Virgil Fox, et al. and had never heard of Michael Murray (okay, it's been a while). I bought this delightful CD when it first appeared and before Amazon had been invented.
Upon hearing that most famous work with which Murray begins, I confess I was just this side of hysterical -- I was laughing with pure happiness. Murray's take on is it wonderfully over-the-top in the best possible sense. I have a son-in-law who is a musician and, indeed, does play the organ (i.e., if any of them have had pipes, I don't know, but I'm here to tell you, I don't want to hear ANY but pipe organs -- okay, I'm old).
At any rate, to hear this Toccata and Fugue played with such (carefully studied) abandon so tickled me, I called Brian (the son-in-law) and demanded that he listen while I put it on my stereo.
Now I'm going to send it to my son Bruce upon learning last night that he LOVES organ music. Who knew? He's 54 years old, for goodness' sake and never mentioned that little item before.
If you enjoyed the movie [and we will assume that you did since you're here] you will love this soundtrack! It's got Everything!
Much of the work is orchestral. Some of it is techno. There are a couple of pop tune, and Perry Como [it works, trust me].
The Opening Theme "So Long and Thanks for All the Fish" is a gloriously funny show tune. It was funny on screen, but here you can pick out the lyrics. It's even more fun when you can sing along.
It's got the theme from the original radio play "Journey of the Sorcerer", banjo and all. [so did the movie].
Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster is mellow enough to blow your mind.
"Huma's Hymn" about the Coming of the Great White Handkerchief is nothing more then Holy.
The "Planet Factory Floor" is ...Well, it's just plain Huge!
And Stephen Fry rapping. Stephen Fry, Man!! Reginald Jeeves of "Jeeves and Wooster" fame! If you are familiar with Stephen Fry, then the absurdity of him rapping makes this even more fun to listen to. He does the last track called "Reasons to Be Miserable (His Name is Marvin)", and he pulls it off so well!
It's enough to make you want this album!
The silly tracks are in there too, and they're just as entertaining as the more traditional stuff. I love the music that is emitted from the Guide; its digital tones sound like a cell phone (except way less annoying and way cooler). Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster is really awesome; it's like chilled Guide techno.
The slower tracks are equally nice. Tea in Space, Love, The Whale, and Space are all so simple and very pretty.
Then there are a few scores that are really big and just plain awesome. So Long and Thanks for All the Fish (and the intro about dophins) is so hysterical...I love how it's all put together. The Journey of the Sorcerer is fantastic. The only thing that's different about this version from the film is the addition of drums, but it's not a bad change at all. Planet Factory Floor is filled with such wonder and hugeness that's perfect for Magrathea. It's followed by the equally awesome Earth Mark II.
The only thing I didn't like about this CD was the addition of
Reasons to Be Miserable (His Name is Marvin). It was just....annoying and incredibly bad. But it's at the end of the CD, so I just don't listen to it. Not a big problem.
If you've seen the movie and enjoyed the music, this CD is definitely worth it. Who knew a comedy could have such epic music in it?
The two major standouts of this album in my opinion are "Journey of the Sorcerer" and "Vote Beeblebrox." Anyone who's more than a casual fan of "Hitchhiker's" will immediately recognize "Journey of the Sorcerer" as the classic "Hitchhiker's" theme by the Eagles played on both the radio and television versions and now the movie as well. This version is enhanced and sounds great. It was a treat hearing it at the theater and it's awesome on this CD as well. "Vote Beeblebrox" --- I about died laughing when I heard this one. This is a sort of campaign song for Zaphod Beeblebrox that unfortunately never made it into the movie. "Don't believe the rumors / don't believe the vicious lies" it says, talking about how Zaphod isn't stupid. It continues in this vain with a hilarious spoken part from Zaphod saying that he "y'know, just wants to say all the things that presidents say, y'know." Has to be heard to be believed.
Following close behind these are definitely both versions of the wondrous "So Long and Thanks for All the Fish." Personally, I prefer the second version, a sort of upbeat lounge number, but both are great. "So long and thanks for all the fish / So sad that it should come to this / We tried to warn you all, but oh dear."
This album also includes a couple of what I guess could called Golden Oldies --- "Shoo-Rah! Shoo-Rah!" and "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)." Of these two, I thought "Shoo-Rah! Shoo-Rah!" was definitely better and more fun.
The bulk of the CD is the instrumental tracks from the film. Composed by Joby Talbot, these tend to suit the scenes they come from well. Enjoy some memories from the movie, or just enjoy listening to the music.
Finally, one last thing to mention --- "Reasons to be Miserable (His Name is Marvin)." Performed by Stephen Fry, this is a redo of a song by "Marvin himself." Wanna know what it's like to be Marvin? "In everything he has to do, he finds the world condemning / If he had his time again, he'd rather be a lemming." Yep, that Marvin's sure depressed (and depressing), but the song is fairly fun to listen to.
Some notable points:
The introduction about Dolphins, read by Stephen Fry, who of course played the voice of the Book in the film. And of course, the brassy, Broadway-style show-stopping musical number "So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish" which serves as a wonderfully ridiculous setpiece for the opening credits. The melody appears several times throughout the score, usually whenever Arthur or Trillian are thinking of Earth. It is also reprised as a slow, jazzy, lounge singery song during the first part of the closing credits.
The cue from when the Vogons destroy the earth, which is appropriately tense and dramatic, and climaxes with a panicked-sounding string section playing imposibly high, abrubt notes, and ends abruptly as the earth is destroyed.
To fans of the original radio and TV series, I say to you Don't Panic, because Bernie Leadon's "Journey of the Sorcerer" (Which, for those of you that don't know, served as the theme to both the TV and radio series) is on the soundtrack with a faithful and reverent arrangement, complete with banjo. It is one of my favorite tracks on the album, and I listen to it along with the following track, which shares its name with the film's title, and the title of one of the most wholly remarkable books in the universe: The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.
Another great track is the music for the whale that is suddenly called into existance over the planet of Magrathea. It is filled with unwarranted optimism, and pathos, and gives the scene the necessary emotional edge, which I think is something Douglas Adams himself would have enjoyed immensely, since he created the whale in response to cop shows where innocent bystanders are meaninglessly killed as a result of conflicts or car chases that they had nothing to do with, and the audience doesn't care about them since they were only on the screen for two seconds. So Douglas wanted to create a character who would only exist as a character for a very short time, but make him extremely sympathetic so the audience would feel actual emotion when he is killed. And it works, and has worked in every version of the Hitchhiker's Guide I've been exposed to.
Another great track is "Huma's Hymn", which sounds so authentically like a church song that you could swear you'd be able to find it in your church's song book. (But you won't, so don't go looking for it.) As I understand it, most of the chorus singing the song consists not of professional singers, but of fans and other random people who happened to be walking by the church where the song was recorded, to give it that extra level of authenticity that other filmmakers probably wouldn't care about.
Overall, this is a very evocative and wonderfully fantastic score. Mr. Talbot displays much originality, but at points seems to channel other great composers of SciFi movie music. I hear traces of John Williams' scores for the Star Wars films and Superman the Movie, Jerry Goldsmith's Star Trek: The Motion Picture, James Horner's Star Treks II and III, and even Nobuo Uematsu's Final Fantasy soundtracks. Just listen to track 8 and you'll see what I mean.
Just so you know, there are three tracks that are not part of the score of the film. I suppose you could call them "Pop" tracks, but they're not tracks that have been popular in the past 10 years, at least. Only one of them: Perry Como's "Magic Moments" was in the film, at least that I could tell. It was used as source music twice, once in the pub near the beginning, and once near the end. That's all I can say about that without spoiling the movie for anyone who hasn't seen it. (And if you don't recognise the name of the song, it's been used in several movies, so you've probably heard it before.) The other two songs are Betty Wright's "Shoo-Rah! Shoo-Rah!" and Al Green's "Here I Am (Come And Take Me)". While the inclusion of these songs on an otherwise orchestral soundtrack may seem odd, they definitely fit the film. Even if "Shoo-Rah! Shoo-Rah!" and "Here I Am (Come And Take Me)" don't appear in the film, you can imagine that they'd be the next songs to be cued on the jukebox in the pub near the beginning of the film, and so they help establish the mood for the scene. Some fans may be surprised or disappointed in the non-inclusion of Louis Armstrong's "What A Wonderful World", but if you see the film, you will see that the scene during which that song played in the radio and TV series is not in the film. But no biggie, if they make a sequel (and there's no reason they shouldn't) perhaps that scene will make it in.
Overall, I'd say that this is a soundtrack that no fan of the Hitchhiker's franchise should be without. So buy it now, before the earth is demolished to make a hyperspace bypass!
1. I'm Cryin'- The song starts out singing about a loss, then reveling in it by the end of the song, with very loud guitars, just listen closely to that twin guitar attack. watch out world.
2. Poison Steak-This song has a good melody, 'think I'm gonna kill you 'cause I cant forget you/gonna poison you tonight'
3. The Things You See/The Things You Don't- I once read this is one of 'the most annoying songs ever,' I will beg to differ. What you call annoying, I call one of the catchiest keyboard parts I have ever heard.
4. Midnight in the Jungle-The lyrics are fantastic, one of my favorite R. A songs ever. Very catchy guitar solo, 'I'm waiting on true love.,'
5. Exene-Upon the first listen, obviously inspired by one of my favorite female singers, Exene Cervenka from the all mighty bands X and the short-lived Auntie Christ. Guess you have to hear the vocals to understand what I mean, background ones sound like a ghost howling, fits so perfectly in this song. So Exene-like, vocal wise.
6. Fade In/Fade Out- I love how they give 'shout-outs' in their songs, so rare these days! I love the lines, 'your a pearl inside the sky/the world is your oyster/and I just stood their and cried..alone'
7. Alright!- The end of the song changes direction completely, morphs into what sounds like a completely different song, very freaking cool.
8. Who?- My favorite song musically, okay, well in between this one and M.I.the.J, the lines 'you will rot..', so enjoyable. once again, excellent guitars.
9. Skeleton Hand-No real description here, just cool.
10. Wrecked-One of the 'lovely' songs on here, about love gone wrong and lost, catchy keyboards and lyrics.
11. I'm Bored with You-About sums it up in the title, very short and right to the point =D
12. Cookin', Cleanin', and Cryin'- Mick Collins from the Screws sings backup on this one, EXCELLENT album closer, always blows my mind the way it changes direction so suddenly from slow to fast.
I think I have said it all. If you like ANY of their music, check this one out, and the Screws also. Featuring Terri Wahl and Kerri Davis (except this time around she plays the drums).
When I listen to this, it leaves me longing for more music by them. The only band I will listen to one album after another. My only complaint, along with the other albums, it ends all too soon! Rock out! I love you ladies!
The artist makes a standout, kick-butt single that floods compilations and dance floors. They may do it up to 3 more times, but they'll release an album eventually. And the album...will leave something to be desired. As good as acts like Angel City, Iio, and Deepest Blue are concerning singles and mix additions, their albums are less than stellar. More like...filler.
David Guetta, however, has a stunning little album on his hands here. His lyrics may be repetetive (one verse, sung a bunch of times with a chorus interjected) but the vocalists are great and the music is extremely engaging. And despite the repetition, the lyrics still remain somewhat poignant and relevant.
The music is flooded with 80's influences. The beats aren't overpowering and the little intricacies within the melodies and harmonies and beats are interesting to listen to and increase the overall enjoyability of the album.
You just can't go wrong here. Wonderful stuff.
All in all a great cd and one of Crusaders best.
one classic cut here-the opening "Dead End",a fine funk jazz romp through everything this band does best!And Neon Ndugu Chancler's choice to leave George Duke's band for the
Crusaders added alot of excitment to the mix so how could this
album go wrong?Well maybe by filling it out with material not even half as interesting is a way to start.Good but not classic.
Standard edition of the French electronica artist's sophomore album. EMI. 2004.
Blaster,David Guetta,EMI Int'l,Club/Dance,Dance,Dance Music,House,Pop,Progressive House
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An Organ Blaster Sampler
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ASIN: B000003CXP Release Date: 1991-02-10 |
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- Toccata And Fugue In D Minor
- Toccata
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- The Emperor's Fanfare
- Beaucoup Plus Largement
- Dieu Parmi Nous
- Finale
- Rigaudon
- Fanfare
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Customer Reviews:
"Blasted" away.......2006-09-27
Wow!.......2006-06-07
Third Symphony (with which this CD ends and just the third movement).
I grew up with E. Power Biggs, Virgil Fox, et al. and had never heard of Michael Murray (okay, it's been a while). I bought this delightful CD when it first appeared and before Amazon had been invented.
Upon hearing that most famous work with which Murray begins, I confess I was just this side of hysterical -- I was laughing with pure happiness. Murray's take on is it wonderfully over-the-top in the best possible sense. I have a son-in-law who is a musician and, indeed, does play the organ (i.e., if any of them have had pipes, I don't know, but I'm here to tell you, I don't want to hear ANY but pipe organs -- okay, I'm old).
At any rate, to hear this Toccata and Fugue played with such (carefully studied) abandon so tickled me, I called Brian (the son-in-law) and demanded that he listen while I put it on my stereo.
Now I'm going to send it to my son Bruce upon learning last night that he LOVES organ music. Who knew? He's 54 years old, for goodness' sake and never mentioned that little item before.
For those who like BIG organ works.......2005-09-04
Pure Majestic Power!.......2003-07-20
A word of caution - this CD requires a capable stereo (think subwoofer) to sound its best. Trust me - if you listen to this CD on a good stereo and if you like organ music, you'll sit there with a big grin on your face and tears in your eyes as you listen to this CD.
Excellent Performance by Murray.......2001-11-09
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Guetta Blaster
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ASIN: B000MV8CQ6 Release Date: 2007-03-20 |
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Album Description
French dj/producer extraordinaire, DAVID GUETTA, is no stranger to success or creating hits with two gold albums in Europe under his belt. In 2005 David won DJ of The Year at the House Music awards in London, `Live Set Of The Year' at WMC and also took home `Event of WMC' for his infamous `F*** Me I'm Famous' events. He was the highest New Entry in the DJ Mag Top 100 Poll - and nominated for a prestigious Grammy for his Flashdanceremix. Guetta has swept the US with the smashes `Just a Little More Love' and his current charttopper `Love Don't Let Me Go' featuring The Egg. David teamed up with renown producer JoachimGarraud in bringing GUETTA BLASTER to life. The album is a creation of songs modeled on electro-pop classics of the 80's by such masters as Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Dead Or Alive and New Order, but all original compositions. This album is sure to reiterate why David Guetta is such a prominent figure in electronic music!Customer Reviews:
Guetta Blaster A++++++++++++.......2007-07-25
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HOODS are one of the most well-established hardcore bands in existence today. They have garnered immeasurable amounts of hype and respect in a scene that lives and dies by perception. Ghetto Blaster has tremendous range from punk rock sing-a-long anthems to devastating hardcore masterpieces. With artwork by Sean Taggart (AGNOSTIC FRONT, THE JERKY BOYS, MENTAL) Ghetto Blaster is the total hardcore package.
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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ASIN: B0007Z9RDY Release Date: 2005-04-26 |
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- Shoo-Rah! Shoo-Rah! - Betty Wright
- Here I Am (Come And Take Me) - Al Green
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The popular "Hitchhiker" books by the late Douglas Adams inspired the engagingly quirky score by Joby Talbot. In addition to the score, the CD features: "Shoo-Rah Shoo-Rah" by Betty Wright; "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" by Al Green; "Magic Moments " from Perry Como; "So Long and Thanks for All the Fish" by Neil Hannon; "Careless Talk" and "Vote Beeblebrox" by Neil Hannon, Douglas Payne and Andy Dunlop; and "Reasons to be Miserable (His Name is Marvin)" by Stephen Fry.Joby Talbot began writing and performing in the early '90s, working with artists such as Tom Jones, Paul McCartney, and producer Nigel Godrich. In 2000, his score to the primetime British comedy "The League of Gentlemen" won the Royal Television Society Award for Best Title Music. The British Film Institute commissioned Talbot to compose a new score for Alfred Hitchcock's silent classic "The Lodger." As a classical composer, he has worked with all the major U.K. orchestras and has been commissioned by the prestigious BBC Proms Festival.
Customer Reviews:
ah-HA ... Quite a pleasure, really. .......2006-03-05
If you enjoyed the movie [and we will assume that you did since you're here] you will love this soundtrack! It's got Everything!
Much of the work is orchestral. Some of it is techno. There are a couple of pop tune, and Perry Como [it works, trust me].
The Opening Theme "So Long and Thanks for All the Fish" is a gloriously funny show tune. It was funny on screen, but here you can pick out the lyrics. It's even more fun when you can sing along.
It's got the theme from the original radio play "Journey of the Sorcerer", banjo and all. [so did the movie].
Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster is mellow enough to blow your mind.
"Huma's Hymn" about the Coming of the Great White Handkerchief is nothing more then Holy.
The "Planet Factory Floor" is ...Well, it's just plain Huge!
And Stephen Fry rapping. Stephen Fry, Man!! Reginald Jeeves of "Jeeves and Wooster" fame! If you are familiar with Stephen Fry, then the absurdity of him rapping makes this even more fun to listen to. He does the last track called "Reasons to Be Miserable (His Name is Marvin)", and he pulls it off so well!
It's enough to make you want this album!
A Pleasant Surprise.......2005-11-12
The silly tracks are in there too, and they're just as entertaining as the more traditional stuff. I love the music that is emitted from the Guide; its digital tones sound like a cell phone (except way less annoying and way cooler). Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster is really awesome; it's like chilled Guide techno.
The slower tracks are equally nice. Tea in Space, Love, The Whale, and Space are all so simple and very pretty.
Then there are a few scores that are really big and just plain awesome. So Long and Thanks for All the Fish (and the intro about dophins) is so hysterical...I love how it's all put together. The Journey of the Sorcerer is fantastic. The only thing that's different about this version from the film is the addition of drums, but it's not a bad change at all. Planet Factory Floor is filled with such wonder and hugeness that's perfect for Magrathea. It's followed by the equally awesome Earth Mark II.
The only thing I didn't like about this CD was the addition of
Reasons to Be Miserable (His Name is Marvin). It was just....annoying and incredibly bad. But it's at the end of the CD, so I just don't listen to it. Not a big problem.
If you've seen the movie and enjoyed the music, this CD is definitely worth it. Who knew a comedy could have such epic music in it?
That's It --- I'm Voting for Beeblebrox!.......2005-11-03
The two major standouts of this album in my opinion are "Journey of the Sorcerer" and "Vote Beeblebrox." Anyone who's more than a casual fan of "Hitchhiker's" will immediately recognize "Journey of the Sorcerer" as the classic "Hitchhiker's" theme by the Eagles played on both the radio and television versions and now the movie as well. This version is enhanced and sounds great. It was a treat hearing it at the theater and it's awesome on this CD as well. "Vote Beeblebrox" --- I about died laughing when I heard this one. This is a sort of campaign song for Zaphod Beeblebrox that unfortunately never made it into the movie. "Don't believe the rumors / don't believe the vicious lies" it says, talking about how Zaphod isn't stupid. It continues in this vain with a hilarious spoken part from Zaphod saying that he "y'know, just wants to say all the things that presidents say, y'know." Has to be heard to be believed.
Following close behind these are definitely both versions of the wondrous "So Long and Thanks for All the Fish." Personally, I prefer the second version, a sort of upbeat lounge number, but both are great. "So long and thanks for all the fish / So sad that it should come to this / We tried to warn you all, but oh dear."
This album also includes a couple of what I guess could called Golden Oldies --- "Shoo-Rah! Shoo-Rah!" and "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)." Of these two, I thought "Shoo-Rah! Shoo-Rah!" was definitely better and more fun.
The bulk of the CD is the instrumental tracks from the film. Composed by Joby Talbot, these tend to suit the scenes they come from well. Enjoy some memories from the movie, or just enjoy listening to the music.
Finally, one last thing to mention --- "Reasons to be Miserable (His Name is Marvin)." Performed by Stephen Fry, this is a redo of a song by "Marvin himself." Wanna know what it's like to be Marvin? "In everything he has to do, he finds the world condemning / If he had his time again, he'd rather be a lemming." Yep, that Marvin's sure depressed (and depressing), but the song is fairly fun to listen to.
So long, that's all.......2005-10-01
Zarquad! What A Hoopy Soundtrack!.......2005-06-02
Some notable points:
The introduction about Dolphins, read by Stephen Fry, who of course played the voice of the Book in the film. And of course, the brassy, Broadway-style show-stopping musical number "So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish" which serves as a wonderfully ridiculous setpiece for the opening credits. The melody appears several times throughout the score, usually whenever Arthur or Trillian are thinking of Earth. It is also reprised as a slow, jazzy, lounge singery song during the first part of the closing credits.
The cue from when the Vogons destroy the earth, which is appropriately tense and dramatic, and climaxes with a panicked-sounding string section playing imposibly high, abrubt notes, and ends abruptly as the earth is destroyed.
To fans of the original radio and TV series, I say to you Don't Panic, because Bernie Leadon's "Journey of the Sorcerer" (Which, for those of you that don't know, served as the theme to both the TV and radio series) is on the soundtrack with a faithful and reverent arrangement, complete with banjo. It is one of my favorite tracks on the album, and I listen to it along with the following track, which shares its name with the film's title, and the title of one of the most wholly remarkable books in the universe: The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.
Another great track is the music for the whale that is suddenly called into existance over the planet of Magrathea. It is filled with unwarranted optimism, and pathos, and gives the scene the necessary emotional edge, which I think is something Douglas Adams himself would have enjoyed immensely, since he created the whale in response to cop shows where innocent bystanders are meaninglessly killed as a result of conflicts or car chases that they had nothing to do with, and the audience doesn't care about them since they were only on the screen for two seconds. So Douglas wanted to create a character who would only exist as a character for a very short time, but make him extremely sympathetic so the audience would feel actual emotion when he is killed. And it works, and has worked in every version of the Hitchhiker's Guide I've been exposed to.
Another great track is "Huma's Hymn", which sounds so authentically like a church song that you could swear you'd be able to find it in your church's song book. (But you won't, so don't go looking for it.) As I understand it, most of the chorus singing the song consists not of professional singers, but of fans and other random people who happened to be walking by the church where the song was recorded, to give it that extra level of authenticity that other filmmakers probably wouldn't care about.
Overall, this is a very evocative and wonderfully fantastic score. Mr. Talbot displays much originality, but at points seems to channel other great composers of SciFi movie music. I hear traces of John Williams' scores for the Star Wars films and Superman the Movie, Jerry Goldsmith's Star Trek: The Motion Picture, James Horner's Star Treks II and III, and even Nobuo Uematsu's Final Fantasy soundtracks. Just listen to track 8 and you'll see what I mean.
Just so you know, there are three tracks that are not part of the score of the film. I suppose you could call them "Pop" tracks, but they're not tracks that have been popular in the past 10 years, at least. Only one of them: Perry Como's "Magic Moments" was in the film, at least that I could tell. It was used as source music twice, once in the pub near the beginning, and once near the end. That's all I can say about that without spoiling the movie for anyone who hasn't seen it. (And if you don't recognise the name of the song, it's been used in several movies, so you've probably heard it before.) The other two songs are Betty Wright's "Shoo-Rah! Shoo-Rah!" and Al Green's "Here I Am (Come And Take Me)". While the inclusion of these songs on an otherwise orchestral soundtrack may seem odd, they definitely fit the film. Even if "Shoo-Rah! Shoo-Rah!" and "Here I Am (Come And Take Me)" don't appear in the film, you can imagine that they'd be the next songs to be cued on the jukebox in the pub near the beginning of the film, and so they help establish the mood for the scene. Some fans may be surprised or disappointed in the non-inclusion of Louis Armstrong's "What A Wonderful World", but if you see the film, you will see that the scene during which that song played in the radio and TV series is not in the film. But no biggie, if they make a sequel (and there's no reason they shouldn't) perhaps that scene will make it in.
Overall, I'd say that this is a soundtrack that no fan of the Hitchhiker's franchise should be without. So buy it now, before the earth is demolished to make a hyperspace bypass!
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Ghetto Blaster
Red Aunts Manufacturer: Epitaph / Ada ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
| Alternative Rock
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Hardcore
| Hardcore & Punk
| Alternative Rock
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Punk
| Hardcore & Punk
| Alternative Rock
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Punk Revival
| Hardcore & Punk
| Alternative Rock
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Indie Rock
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ASIN: B00000618R Release Date: 1998-04-21 |
Tracks:
- I'm Crying
- Poison Steak
- The Things You See, The Things You Don't
- Midnight In The Jungle
- Exene
- Fade In/Fade Out
- Alright!
- Who?
- Skeleton Hand
- Wrecked
- I'm Bored With You
- Cookin', Cleanin' and Cryin'
Customer Reviews:
Deserves well over 5 stars.........2003-07-27
1. I'm Cryin'- The song starts out singing about a loss, then reveling in it by the end of the song, with very loud guitars, just listen closely to that twin guitar attack. watch out world.
2. Poison Steak-This song has a good melody, 'think I'm gonna kill you 'cause I cant forget you/gonna poison you tonight'
3. The Things You See/The Things You Don't- I once read this is one of 'the most annoying songs ever,' I will beg to differ. What you call annoying, I call one of the catchiest keyboard parts I have ever heard.
4. Midnight in the Jungle-The lyrics are fantastic, one of my favorite R. A songs ever. Very catchy guitar solo, 'I'm waiting on true love.,'
5. Exene-Upon the first listen, obviously inspired by one of my favorite female singers, Exene Cervenka from the all mighty bands X and the short-lived Auntie Christ. Guess you have to hear the vocals to understand what I mean, background ones sound like a ghost howling, fits so perfectly in this song. So Exene-like, vocal wise.
6. Fade In/Fade Out- I love how they give 'shout-outs' in their songs, so rare these days! I love the lines, 'your a pearl inside the sky/the world is your oyster/and I just stood their and cried..alone'
7. Alright!- The end of the song changes direction completely, morphs into what sounds like a completely different song, very freaking cool.
8. Who?- My favorite song musically, okay, well in between this one and M.I.the.J, the lines 'you will rot..', so enjoyable. once again, excellent guitars.
9. Skeleton Hand-No real description here, just cool.
10. Wrecked-One of the 'lovely' songs on here, about love gone wrong and lost, catchy keyboards and lyrics.
11. I'm Bored with You-About sums it up in the title, very short and right to the point =D
12. Cookin', Cleanin', and Cryin'- Mick Collins from the Screws sings backup on this one, EXCELLENT album closer, always blows my mind the way it changes direction so suddenly from slow to fast.
I think I have said it all. If you like ANY of their music, check this one out, and the Screws also. Featuring Terri Wahl and Kerri Davis (except this time around she plays the drums).
When I listen to this, it leaves me longing for more music by them. The only band I will listen to one album after another. My only complaint, along with the other albums, it ends all too soon! Rock out! I love you ladies!
Damn that's good sshtuff........2000-01-06
Once Again, the Red Aunts Show You How to Rawk!.......1999-11-24
I Would Give This Zero Stars If I Could.......1999-05-28
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Guetta Blaster
David Guetta Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
| Dance & DJ
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House
| Dance & DJ
| Styles
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General
| Dance Pop
| Dance & DJ
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Dance & DJ
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Rock
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ASIN: B000266XIU Release Date: 2004-12-14 |
Tracks:
- Money [Radio Edit] - David Guetta, , Chris Willis
- Stay - David Guetta, Chris Willis
- World Is Mine - David Guetta
- Used to Be the One - David Guetta, Chris Willis
- Time - David Guetta, Chris Willis
- Open Your Eyes - David Guetta, Stereo MC's
- ACDC - David Guetta
- In Love with Myself - David Guetta
- Higher - Sidney Caron, David Guetta, Wadey Nara, Chris Willis
- Movement Girl - David Guetta, James Perry
- Get Up - David Guetta, Chris Willis
- Last Train - David Guetta,
- CD-ROM track - David Guetta
Album Description
Standard edition of the French electronica artist's sophomore album. EMI. 2004.Album Details
2004 Release from Top French DJ that Applies his Massive Wall of Sound to More Recordings Specially Engineered for the Dancefloor.Customer Reviews:
David Guetta will be #1 in House/Dance very soon!!!!!.......2007-05-10
Great!, Just Like His Debut.......2006-09-06
Love 80s dance and modern dance? You'll LOVE this CD...........2006-06-08
Excellent.......2005-08-07
A Pleasant Surprise.......2005-05-17
The artist makes a standout, kick-butt single that floods compilations and dance floors. They may do it up to 3 more times, but they'll release an album eventually. And the album...will leave something to be desired. As good as acts like Angel City, Iio, and Deepest Blue are concerning singles and mix additions, their albums are less than stellar. More like...filler.
David Guetta, however, has a stunning little album on his hands here. His lyrics may be repetetive (one verse, sung a bunch of times with a chorus interjected) but the vocalists are great and the music is extremely engaging. And despite the repetition, the lyrics still remain somewhat poignant and relevant.
The music is flooded with 80's influences. The beats aren't overpowering and the little intricacies within the melodies and harmonies and beats are interesting to listen to and increase the overall enjoyability of the album.
You just can't go wrong here. Wonderful stuff.
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Bach Organ Blaster/Michael Murray
Manufacturer: Telarc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach
| Bach, Johann Sebastian
| ( B )
| Featured Composers, A-Z
| Classical
| Styles
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Fugues
| Forms & Genres
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
Preludes
| Forms & Genres
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Baroque (c.1600-1750)
| Historical Periods
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
Organ
| Keyboard
| Instruments
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Sacred & Religious
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Classical
| Styles
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Cantatas
| Classical (c.1770-1830)
| Historical Periods
| Opera & Vocal
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General
| Opera & Vocal
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Cantatas
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ASIN: B000003CYS Release Date: 1995-07-25 |
Tracks:
- Toccata And Fugue In D Minor, BWV 565
- Fantasia And Fugue In G Minor, BWV 542
- Prelude In C Minor ('Great'), BWV 546
- Sinfonia
- Prelude In C Major ('Fanfare'), BWV 531
- Prelude And Fugue In G Major ('Great'), BWV 541
- Fugue In G Minor ('Little'), BWV 578
- Concerto No.2 In A Minor, BWV 593
- Prelude In C Major ('9-8'), BWV 547
- Prelude And Fugue In E Minor ('Cathedral'), BWV 533
- Fugue In D Minor ('Giant'), BWV 680
Customer Reviews:
Well- Do you have a stereo that can reproduce a pipe organ?.......2003-01-30
Like Bach at 100 dB, at 6 am while you r getting ready for work?
Have 25 hz low -end reproduction capability? Dream on...
Also has quality of subtleness...
Well- Do you have a stereo that can reproduce a pipe organ?.......2003-01-30
Like Bach at 100 dB, at 6 am while you r getting ready for work?
Have 25 hz low -end reproduction capability? Dream on...
Also has quality of subtleness...
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Master Blaster Greatest Hits!
ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
| Dance & DJ
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Compilations
| Dance & DJ
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| Ambient
| Dance Pop
| Disco
| Drum & Bass
| Electronica
| Freestyle
| Techno-House
| Trance
| Trip Hop
ASIN: B000RPHCYU Release Date: 2007-06-26 |
Album Description
Two CD set from the German Dance act featuring a bonus CD of remixes! Master Blaster is one of Germany's best selling music exports specializing in catchy Italo-style dance singles like ''Hypnotic Tango'', ''How Old R U'', and ''Hands Up''. Now as a double whammy they release a debut album that's also their Greatest Hits collection! It combines their biggest classics and latest tracks! Check out the new single "Ballet Dancer" featuring Turbo B (Snap!) on rap vocals. The bonus disc includes extended remixes from Special D, Klubbingman and more! EA. 2007.|
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Ghetto Blaster
The Crusaders Manufacturer: Mca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
| Jazz
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Jazz Fusion
| Jazz
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Smooth Jazz
| Jazz
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ASIN: B000008AOC Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- Dead End
- Gotta Lotta Shakalada
- New Moves
- Zalal'e Mini (Take It Easy)
- Night Ladies
- Mr. Cool
- Dream Street
Customer Reviews:
Excellent album - Ghetto Blaster.......2006-10-09
All in all a great cd and one of Crusaders best.
Good Album.......2004-07-25
one classic cut here-the opening "Dead End",a fine funk jazz romp through everything this band does best!And Neon Ndugu Chancler's choice to leave George Duke's band for the
Crusaders added alot of excitment to the mix so how could this
album go wrong?Well maybe by filling it out with material not even half as interesting is a way to start.Good but not classic.
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Year of the Blaster
Asphalt Blaster Manufacturer: Crown ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
| Rock
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Pop Rock
| Pop
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Rock
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ASIN: B0002YD5FQ Release Date: 2004-11-16 |
Album Description
Japanese pressing of the metal act's 2004 album includes five bonus tracks, 'Have Love Will Travel', 'Ballroom Blitz', 'New Rose', 'Telegram Sam', & 'Stranger Blues'. Crown.Album Review:
- Born to Be Alive [CD-single] [Import]
- Can't Take My Eyes Off of You [Import]
- Carte Blanche, Vol. 3
- Clan of Xymox
- Cotton Eye Joe
- Cynthia's Greatest Hits
- Dance Mix NYC, Vol. 5
- Dark Days Exit
- Dear John Coltrane
- Desenchantee/U R My Love [CD-single]
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Very Best of Classical: Composers
The Very Best Of Golden Moments In Opera
The IRS Tapes: Who'll Buy My Memories?
The Holy Bible [Explicit Lyrics] [Limited Edition] [Original recording remastered]
Traditional Music in the Faroe Islands 1950-99