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German trance-techno maven Sven Vath's follow-up to 1998's Fusion continues his abandonment of the impenetrable, quasiclassical themes that have marred other elements of his long career, instead putting to use his diverse talents in the genre. A blend of minimalist, Kraftwerkesque electro-cabaret and more straight-ahead techno, the record makes frequent use of Vath's voice, filtering it through all manner of bizarre effects and electronic manipulations. It can be unintentionally (or perhaps intentionally?) humorous at times, like in "Apricot," which threatens to become a toothless version of a forgotten Einstürzende Neubauten song before flowering into a melodious second half. Other times, like in the spare, "robot-pop" keyboard rhythms of "Pathfinder," it's effective as an eerie counterpoint to the song's sneaky, slowly building momentum. Meanwhile, the driving, seedy disco beats of songs like "Dein Schweiss (Your Sweat)" and "Once More..." would sound at home in the dirtiest of Berlin's underground nightclubs, circa 1978. As long as Vath keeps us off balance, the record displays a unique sense of imagination that more techno artists could stand to have in their arsenal. --Matthew Cooke

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Average customer rating: Relive you movie experiences

The Ultimate Movie Music Collection Erich Kunzel Manufacturer: Telarc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Star Wars | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Incredible Film Music Box Hollywood's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 Paramount 90th Anniversary Collection: Scores Simply the Best Movie Themes Hollywood's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 ASIN: B000BFH26Y Release Date: 2005-10-25

Tracks:

1. The Imperial March: The Empire Strikes Back
2. Main Theme: Jurassic Park
3. Main Title: Shakespeare In Love
4. Themes: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
5. Main Title: The Last Of The Mohicans
6. Theme: The Godfather
7. Unchained Melody: Ghost
8. Theme: Goldfinger
9. We're Losing Him: Somewhere In Time
10. Space Camp
11. Opening And Closing Titles: Henry V
12. Theme: The Thorn Birds
13. Suite: Moonwalker
14. The Time Of Your Life: A Bugs Life

Tracks:

1. Batman Theme: Batman
2. Bicycle Chase: E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
3. Suite: Independance Day
4. Love Theme: Romeo & Juliet
5. Theme: Back To The Future
6. End Credits: Contact
7. Theme: Breakfast At Tiffany's
8. Main Theme: Star Trek
9. May It Be And Themes: Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Ring
10. Love Theme: Cousins
11. Sean's Theme: Minority Report
12. I Will Wait From You: The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg
13. Theme: Rocky
14. The Sand Volcano: The Mummy
15. The Raider's March: Raiders Of The Lost Ark

Tracks:

1. Theme: Mission Impossible
2. Casablanca Suite
3. Book Of Days: Far And Away
4. Love Theme: Superman
5. Tara's Theme: Gone With The Wind
6. Don't Mess With: Z
7. Main Title: The Mask Of Zorro
8. Finale: Victor / Victoria
9. Carol Ann's Theme: Poltergeist
10. Love Theme: Star Wars: Episode ll: Attack Of The Clones
11. Main Theme: Willow
12. Main Title: Star Trek ll: The Wrath Of Kahn
13. MAin Theme: On Golden Pond
14. Theme: A Summer Place
15. Theme: Chariots Of Fire

Tracks:

1. Iceberg!
2. Back To Titanic
3. Main Themes: Hook
4. Theme: Pink Panther
5. Lara's: Doctor Zhivago
6. Theme: Love Story
7. Right Stuff
8. Theme: Jaws
9. When You Believe: The Prince Of Egypt
10. Smile: Modern Times
11. The Apollo 13 Mission
12. Re-Entry And Splashdown: Apollo 13
13. Main Title: Beetlejuice
14. War: Pearl Harbor
15. Cavatina: The Deer Hunter
16. Throne Room And End Title: Star Wars: Episode lV: A New Hope

Customer Reviews:

Relive you movie experiences.......2006-01-24

This collection of movie themes, will allow you to relive the chilling experiences from practically all (4 CDs)of the great movies. Great movies would not be great without great music. The Cincinnati Pop with Eric Kunzel are unbeatable recordings. Every minute is more beautiful and inspiring to the next. If you love Pops music, this is the begin all, end all.

Average customer rating: Most Excellent - Recommended Goldsmith, The King Of Star Trek! Goldsmith's 2nd Greatest Trek Score Top Star Trek score, A Great Goldsmith Score Best Star Trek Score

Star Trek First Contact: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Enhanced CD] Jerry Goldsmith Manufacturer: Gnp Crescendo ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Star Trek | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Star Trek - Nemesis Star Trek Insurrection: Selections From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Star Trek V: The Final Frontier - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Star Trek Generations: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ASIN: B000001P1Y Release Date: 1996-12-17

Tracks:

1. Main Title/Locutus
2. Red Alert
3. Temporal Wake
4. Welcome Aboard
5. Fully Functional
6. Retreat
7. Evacuate
8. 39.1 Degrees Celsius
9. The Dish
10. First Contact
11. End Credits
12. Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf
13. Ooby Dooby - Roy Orbison

Customer Reviews:

Most Excellent - Recommended.......2007-01-04

If you even have an inkling of affinity for Star Trek, I believe you'll like this soundtrack. I especially love the main title; it is very moving and powerful. I like that in movies, composers are able to develop musical themes far better than in a short TV episode. The Borg theme is absolutely perfect. The main title recurrs throughout the film. You notice it most when Picard shows Lily that she is in space, and then also when Cochrane greets the Vulcans. As others have mentioned, the Klingon theme is also brought back during battle, which I think is really great. All in all, I'd say this is a good buy.

Goldsmith, The King Of Star Trek!.......2005-11-18

I have listened to several of the Star Trek Scores. My favorites are "First Contact" and "Insurrection." First Contact blends Insurrection style writing, with a little "Terminator." It is a classical, techno, cinema lovers dream score. The themes for the Vulcan first contact, Picard, and Lily are simply beautiful. While, the themes for the Borg queen and the drones are eerie, clangy, and downright perfect.

A really great CD. Joel did a good job too. Maybe now that Jerry's gone, he'll give us some more?

Goldsmith's 2nd Greatest Trek Score.......2005-09-07

This score is right behind TMP (which wasn't a bad movie, really). One of the pluses is that the famous theme is only used twice on the album. In its place is a more traditional orchestral theme that has an epic quality to it, yet never feels pretentious.

I would have to say my favorite track is the first, Main Title/Locutus, not just because of the First Contact theme, but because we get to hear Joel Goldsmith's Locutus which is perfect for the opening pullback and subsequent handhelds. You can see the pullback in your head (If you've seen it before) when listening to it. (Yes, this may be overhyping.)

And you can't go wrong when Steepenwolf is there!

Overall, Jerry Goldsmith's 2nd best Trek Score (and thanks, in nosmall part to Joel.) Listen to it.

Top Star Trek score, A Great Goldsmith Score.......2005-03-11

Of Jerry Goldsmith's 5 Star Trek scores, First Contact is perhaps my favorite. Despite the fact that it is not very long, Goldsmith manages to convey the danger, heroism and wonder of space travel. The old Klingon theme is resurrected as a fanfare for Warf, the theme for the Borg is scary and genuinly frightening. Yet, it's Goldsmith's theme that is used for the First Contact that is the best. It is soft theme, with a quiet majesty. The score portion of the album is culminated by great rendition of Goldsmith's classic Star Trek theme.

Best Star Trek Score.......2004-03-27

It's no secret that Jerry Goldsmith was the best at scoring Star Trek. His opening music for Star Trek: The Motion Picture was so good Gene Roddenberry demanded it be used for the Next Generation title sequence. But what the Trek movies really lacked was a definitive theme outside of the famous bookending cue. Every entry seemed to come up with new music to fit new stories (and, most of the time, new composers to do it). First Contact has the best music of all. The opening music is so good you'll be getting goosebumps. Not only is it the best Trek score it's also one of Jerry Goldsmith's best.

Some of the tracks sound a bit too similar to Goldsmith's score for Executive Decision (which he also did that year) but when that wonderful First Contact theme kicks in, man does this CD soar!

This edition of the score is one of those enhanced CD thingys. On it you'll find interviews with Goldsmith, Jonathan Frakes and Rick Berman. You have to point and click around the Enterprise to find them. The software's a bit dated and I couldn't get the clips to work. But I probably wasn't working it right. Nonetheless, this is great CD to get.

Average customer rating: Great Movies have Great Soundtracks! Only Disc 1 Is Worth Anything More of a propaganda CD Great selection of Film Hits! Older recordings, main themes only

Paramount 90th Anniversary Collection: Scores Various Artists Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Television Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Star Trek | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Soundtracks | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Varese Sarabande 25th Anniversary Celebration Simply the Best Movie Themes Hollywood's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 The Essential Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection The Incredible Film Music Box ASIN: B000068TN9 Release Date: 2002-07-02

Tracks:

1. Saving Private Ryan 'Hymn To The Fallen' - John Williams
2. Double Indemnity 'Prelude' - Miklos Rozsa
3. The Lost Weekend 'Finale' - Miklos Rozsa
4. The Heiress 'Departure/Morris Suggests Love/The Proposal/Finale' - Aaron Copland
5. Sunset Boulevard 'Prelude' - Franz Waxman
6. The Ten Commandments 'Prelude' - Elmer Bernstein
7. Breakfast At Tiffany's 'Moon River' - Henry Mancini
8. Hatari! 'Baby Elephant Walk' - Henry Mancini
9. Rosemary's Baby 'Main Title (Vocal)' - Christopher Komeda
10. Romeo & Juliet 'Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet' - Nino Rota
11. Once Upon A Time In The West 'Once Upon A Time In The West' - Ennio Morricone
12. Love Story 'Theme From Love Story' - Francis Lai
13. The Godfather 'Main Title (The Godfather Waltz)' - Nino Rota
14. The Godfather 'Love Theme From The Godfather' - Nino Rota
15. Chinatown 'Love Theme From Chinatown (Main Title) - Jerry Goldsmith
16. The Godfather - Part II 'End Title' - Nino Rota
17. Star Trek: The Motion Picture 'End Title' - Jerry Goldsmith
18. Raiders Of The Lost Ark 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark' - John Williams
19. Terms Of Endearment 'Theme From Terms Of Endearment' - Michael Gore
20. Flashdance 'Love Theme From Flashdance' - Giorgio Moroder
21. Beverly Hills Cop 'Axel F' - Harold Faltermeyer

Tracks:

1. Witness 'Building The Barn' - Maurice Jarre
2. Children Of A Lesser God 'Main Title' - Michael Convertino
3. The Untouchables 'The Strength Of The Righteous (Main Title)' - Ennio Morricone
4. Fatal Attraction 'Fatal Attraction' - Maurice Jarre
5. The Addams Family 'Main Title' - Marc Shaiman
6. Dead Again 'Winter 1948' - Patrick Doyle
7. Indecent Proposal 'Flashback & Photos' - John Barry
8. The Firm 'How Could You Lose Me?-End Title' - Dave Grusin
9. Clear And Present Danger 'Main Title/A Clear And Present Danger' - James Horner
10. Braveheart 'For The Love Of A Princess' - James Horner
11. Primal Fear 'Courtroom Montage' - James Newton Howard
12. Mission: Impossible 'Zoom B' - Danny Elfman
13. Star Trek: First Contact 'End Credits' - Jerry Goldsmith
14. Titanic 'Hard To Starboard' - James Horner
15. The Rugrats Movie 'Baby Shower Happenings' - Mark Mothersbaugh
16. The Talented Mr. Ripley 'Italia' - Gabriel Yared
17. Rules Of Engagement 'Semper Fidelis (Always Faithful)' - Mark Isham
18. Mission: Impossible 2 'The Bait' - Hans Zimmer
19. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider 'Main Titles' - Graeme Revell
20. Vanilla Sky 'To The Roof' - Nancy Wilson
21. The Sum Of All Fears 'The Mission' - Jerry Goldsmith
22. Forest Gump 'I'm Forrest...Forrest Gump' - Alan Silvestri

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Granddaddy of the Hollywood studios, Paramount Pictures is rightfully proud of its century of contributions to both American cinema and the art of film scoring. But the first disc of this 43-track double-CD anthology merely hints at the studio's musical peaks, blithely skipping through its first seven decades in just 17 tracks. Indeed, the package as a whole seems more interested in marketing its post-'70s catalog of hits and blockbusters than it does in paying real homage to history and roots. Even rarities like Double Indemnity and The Lost Weekend are served up via modern budget-line rerecordings, as is Ennio Morricone's epochal Once upon a Time in the West). Contemporary recordings of Aaron Copland's rare score to The Heiress and Franz Waxman's great Sunset Blvd. fare better, but soundtrack fans may miss the originals. The studio's rich pop-crossover successes in the '60s are documented via Breakfast at Tiffany's "Moon River" and excerpts from Romeo and Juliet and Love Story, while successful franchises like Star Trek and Raiders also get their due. Too often the '90s-focused second disc only underscores some uncomfortable trends in contemporary scoring--orchestral nervous tics punctuated by booming crescendos, treacly piano Muzak--and makes one wonder if the music of The Rugrats Movie and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider are really film music milestones. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Great Movies have Great Soundtracks!.......2007-05-10

If you love movies and movie music, you can't go wrong with this two cd Paramount Anniversary set.

Only Disc 1 Is Worth Anything.......2006-07-19

Normally I have a lot to say in my reviews, but not this time. The main problem with this collection is that all the most memorable film scores are just on one disc, with the second used mostly to play out stuff from the last ten years that, really, musically isn't very memorable and only includes three pieces anyone will recognize just because, like the movies they come from, they're based on old TV shows - The Addams Family, Star Trek, and Mission: Impossible.

And that brings up another problem. With all due respect to the late Jerry Goldsmith, who has provided some truly great classic movie scores, was it REALLY necessary to include TWO versions of the SAME Star Trek march in this collection? This seems evocative of the milk-it-for-all-its-worth attitude Paramount has had lately toward its now-tarnished crown-jewel franchise. Where's James Horner's theme music from Star Trek II and III? If they're gonna put Star Trek on here twice, they should have provided a little diversity. It wouldn't have taken much, I'm sure.

I'm sure that Paramount's had other films with far more memorable music (even Harold Faltermeyer's Top Gun Anthem could have helped on Disc 2). This just seems like a lazy attempt at something that really could have been great.

More of a propaganda CD.......2002-10-30

There are some really great songs on this 2 CD set. However, those really great songs seem to be lightly interspersed amongst a large number of forgettable songs whose main purpose seems to be to remind you of those movies you enjoy(ed) so much.

It seems a little odd to me that out of 90 years of film making the most memorable scores have been largely released within the last few years. I was pleased to find themes from the Godfather, Indiana Jones and Witness. I was perplexed with the inclusion of songs from Rugrats, both Mission Impossible movies (one would have been more than enough) and Tomb Raider (memorable???).

This is my own personal bias, but I do prefer movie soundtracks that evoke a feeling of excitement. With this collection I just couldn't get excited. I kept finding myself being let down by songs that didn't in some way complement the preceeding song.

There are certainly some great tracks here, but overall I was disappointed. My advise would be to look elsewhere.

Great selection of Film Hits!.......2002-09-25

This one was a pleasant surprise! I thought- how could any CD that had "Baby Elephant Walk" be all that good? This one is. Lots of great scores- classics and a few hidden treasures. After hearing the beautiful title score for "Children of a Lesser God", I had to buy the entire soundtrack - very soothing. There are a few that may seem too overplayed ("Love Story", "Raiders of the Lost Ark",), but most are a welcome addition to any compilation. Try NOT loving "Building the Barn" from "Witness" or the "Hymn to the Fallen" from "Saving Private Ryan". Hours of great listening.

Older recordings, main themes only.......2002-08-27

This is a great album concept, but I really wish Paramount had re-recorded these scores as they deserve to be heard. The tracks range from 1944 to the present, and the older recordings sound just like the cleaned-up older recordings that they are.

I would also personally have enjoyed more "secondary" music themes (otherwise it becomes like reading book summaries that always only quote the opening paragraph), and I could easily have done without the "pop" tunes (like Baby Elephant Walk and the Rugrats theme). In fact, it would have been very nice to listen to an album comprised of tracks chosen for their strong musical value rather than apparently for their box office and/or hit song popularity. But, to be fair, that may be precisely what draws some people to this CD set.

Film score music constitutes the single most significant body of classical music of our time. I hope some of these tracks will entice listeners to buy entire soundtracks and listen to some of these works as a whole.

Average customer rating: music i hear with my body Beyond Belief You don't listen to it, you experience it Something a little different A near-perfect album

Shadow Behind the Iron Sun Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Glennie, Evelyn | ( G ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Her Greatest Hits Touch the Sound - A Sound Journey With Evelyn Glennie Evelyn Glennie a Luxembourg Clearing Evelyn Glennie: Drumming ASIN: B000031W9F Release Date: 2000-03-07

Tracks:

1. First Contract
2. Shadow Behind The Iron Sun
3. Attack Of The Glow Worm
4. Land Of Vendon
5. Icefall
6. Thunder Caves
7. The Council
8. Warrior's Chant
9. Battle Cry
10. Wind Horse
11. Crossing The Bridge
12. Last Contract
13. Battle Cry - (Bonus Mix)

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If you think the percussionist's role is merely to supply rhythmic backbone, you haven't encountered the phenomenon named Evelyn Glennie. The category-defying Scottish musician has spent her career pursuing the unique route of percussion virtuoso, turning music into an intensely hyperactive verb. Glennie's sound world encompasses a global, pan-cultural panoply of music makers in addition to the standard drum kit: watergongs, bamboo sticks, ceramic bells, car exhaust pipes, finger cymbals, thundersheet--to name a few from the arsenal she uses here (Glennie reportedly owns over 1,000 percussive instruments). Even in her interpretations of works by other composers--such as James MacMillan's Veni, Veni, Emmanuel or the Grammy-nominated Concerto for Percussion by Joseph Schwantner--Glennie scoops out plentiful opportunities for improvisation; but the concept of Shadow Behind the Iron Sun was to allow Glennie to lock herself up in her studio and improvise the entire album. With the help of her collaborator, pop mixmaster Michael Brauer, the result is a fantastically textured, mesmerizing adventure for the ears and the imagination. Despite a vague ambition to explore "as many moods as possible" (Michael Crichton's Eaters of the Dead was apparently the source for some of the picturesque titles here, such as "Attack of the Glow Worm" and "Wind Horse"), the variety and juxtaposition of colors evoke a cinematically gripping, almost synesthetic sense of atmosphere--yet another evolution of "program music" into the 21st century? Much of the fun is in experiencing sounds whose origin remains mysterious, as Glennie performs her one-woman-as-orchestra wonders. --Thomas May

Customer Reviews:

music i hear with my body .......2005-03-09

I love this album!!! Evelyn Glennie is the most profound percussionist I have ever heard. Her music penetrates my body: sometimes I feel it in my heart, sometimes in my solar plexis. I feel it in my soul. This album can be enjoyed over and over and over. Thank You Evelyn Glennie! Big Gratitude!

Beyond Belief.......2004-06-16

I went to a solo concert of hers because I had heard what I thought must be hype of her wonder. I was totally and utterly destroyed by her performance. She has complete technical perfection, tremendous athletic ability (yes percussion demands of the body), personal charm, and dramatic zest. Many of the albums I listened to after disappointed me because she clearly held herself within the strict measure of the others she performed with. I suspect her deafness makes her fearful of any rubatto in an orchestral setting. This album is the only one that begins to give a sense of her god-like gifts.

You don't listen to it, you experience it.......2001-03-01

This CD is a true experience, similar to Charles Ives' "New England Holidays". The range of instruments Glennie uses and creates brings to mind Mickey Hart's statement about drummers being desperate and doing anything to produce sounds. Her music gets into your mind and body. It's appealing enough that my son, a rap fan, sat fascinated while "Land of Venden" was playing. His comment, "This is almost scary!", leads to my opinion that her talent is almost scary. Do yourself a favor and buy this one, it provides great mental and emotional rejuvenation.

Something a little different.......2000-09-23

Even if percussion sans so-called melodic instruments isn't what you think of when selecting a cd you've got to listen to this. Ms Glennie creates quite a melodic and dramatic tapestry and draws the listener right into the middle of it. Yes, it does take a few listenings to penetrate to the gist of it but that only enhances the genuine beauty contained here. Perhaps that is a given in any deeply creative work.

A near-perfect album.......2000-04-08

Even my dog liked it -- mesmerized by the music, staring at the stereo like the mutt in the RCA logo.

Solo percussion is, admittedly, an acquired taste. The song samples here give you a reasonable flavor of the album. If you don't like them, don't buy it.

At the same time, Glennie has done more than anybody to advance the art, the possibilities, and the popularity of percussion. (I saw her perform a snare solo encore last year that brought the audience to its feet.) In this album, she operates with more freedom and pushes more boundaries than in anything she's done to date. Yet it's still an approachable and genuinely exciting collection of music.

Average customer rating: The penultimate collection ... Muisic of the Spheres The Ulllllltimate Sci-Fi Music Collection SciFi Album gift Away From to be a Collectible Peace

The Science Fiction Album Various Artists Manufacturer: Silva America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Star Wars | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Star Trek | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Sci-Fi Channel - Sci-Fi's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: Final Frontiers Fantastic Journey Sci-Fi Channel - Sci-Fi's Greatest Hits, Vol. 4: Defenders Of Justice Sci-Fi Channel - Sci-Fi's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2: The Dark Side The Science Fiction Album, Vol. 1 ASIN: B000066HE5 Release Date: 2005-02-08

Tracks:

1. 2001: A Space Odyssey
2. Aliens
3. Sound Effect - The Nostromo
4. Alien
5. A.I.
6. Armageddon
7. Sound Effect - Apollo 13 Lift-off
8. Apollo 13
9. Back To The Future
10. Battle Beyond The Stars
11. Battlestar Galactica
12. The Black Hole
13. Contact
14. Capricorn One
15. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
16. The Day The Earth Stood Still
17. Dune

Tracks:

1. Galaxy Quest
2. Sound Effect - Dogfight in Space
3. Enemy Mine
4. Ghostbusters
5. Gremlins
6. Heavy Metal
7. Independence Day
8. E.T.
9. Judge Dredd
10. The Last Starfighter
11. Lifeforce
12. Sound Effect - Crash Landing
13. Lost In Space
14. Mars Attacks
15. The Matrix
16. Predator
17. The Right Stuff

Tracks:

1. Moonraker
2. Robocop
3. Silent Running
4. Sound Effect - Alien Organism
5. Species
6. Stargate
7. Starship Troopers
8. Starman
9. Star Trek - TV Theme
10. Star Trek: The Motion Picture End Title
11. Klingon Attack
12. Sound Effect - Warp Drive
13. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
14. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
15. Star Trek: Generations
16. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Tracks:

1. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
2. Sound Effect - Transporter Crew
3. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Main Theme
4. Star Trek First Contact
5. Star Wars
6. The Empire Strikes Back
7. The Empire Strikes Back
8. Return of the Jedi
9. Sound Effect - Battle Stations
10. Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace - The Flag Parade
11. Anakin's Theme
12. The Adventures of Jar Jar
13. Duel of the Fates
14. The Time Machine
15. Things to Come
16. The Thing From Another World
17. War of the Worlds
18. When Worlds Collide
19. Total Recall
20. You Only Live Twice
21. Superman

Customer Reviews:

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: Peyote+Huge Ego=Contact from the Underworld of Redboy Lakol wicohan kin ahokipapi kte! Overprocessed sweetgrass Solid. Emotional Absinthe

Contact from the Underworld of Redboy Robbie Robertson Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Music for the Native Americans Storyville Robbie Robertson 500 Nations: A Musical Journey (1996 Television Documentary) Sacred Spirit: Chants and Dances of the Native Americans ASIN: B00000634T Release Date: 1998-03-10

Tracks:

1. The Sound Is Fading
2. The Code Of Handsome Lake
3. Making A Noise
4. Unbound
5. Sacrifice
6. Rattlebone
7. Peyote Healing
8. In The Blood
9. Stomp Dance (Unity)
10. The Lights
11. Take Your Partner By The Hand (Red Alert Mix)

Amazon.com

As on 1994's Music for the Native Americans, Contact from the Underworld of Redboy finds former Band leader Robbie Robertson incorporating Native American musical textures into ultramodern soundscapes. Once again, Robertson fares best when he turns the microphone over to his guests. Verdell Primeaux and Johnny Mike's "Peyote Healing" is almost otherworldly in its beauty, and political prisoner Leonard Peltier's guest rap on "Sacrifice" lends the record some legitimate political weight. In comparison, Robertson's mannered, overly processed vocals make songs like "In the Blood" sound like Don Henley attempting a Native American version of Paul Simon's album Graceland; one hopes that this wasn't exactly what he was trying for. --Dan Epstein

Customer Reviews:

Peyote+Huge Ego=Contact from the Underworld of Redboy.......2007-02-19

I finally realized what's been missing in Robbie Robertson's solo work. Soul. Soul in the music and especially in the vocals. Robbie, you should run to Levon Helm and beg his forgiveness. Reunite what's left of the Band and erase the memories of the audio nightmare that has been your solo work!

Lakol wicohan kin ahokipapi kte!.......2007-02-14

This is purely an emotional response, but given the fact that Indian people are relegated to stereotypic and one-dimensional presentations, it's almost cathartic to hear new, fully fleshed art. We are a living, breathing, enduring and -- believe it or not, we don't all live in tipis -- modern culture, it is validating to see it reflected back to us not only in the faces and sounds of our ancestors but also in the faces and sounds of ourselves as we are now.

Overprocessed sweetgrass.......2005-12-03

I can't see how you can go from the Band to Robbie's solo stuff without a number of reservations. I'm sure Levon's face would be screwed up at the awful use of programmed drum beats. Yeah, very indian, Robbie. Whenever he sings I can understand why his mike was off for The Last Waltz. It sets a tone for the music which is absolutely lacking in bite. So very removed from the rich interplay of the Band. When other vocals are weaved in for ethnic effect it sounded banal to me. His 'indian' concept albums suffer from a badly warmed-up feel. If you take the guitar break in Rattlebone it dies on its feet when the beat comes in. And then when the chorus comes, I guess, the intensity is meant to increase. I found it an embarrasment. This could have a warning to listeners on the perils of mixing indigenous sounds into a "relevant sounding production'. This is very controlled music. At times, not much more than the distasteful 'new age' prettification of Sacred Spirit. Where is the fun, Robbie?! This is so guilty of taking itself too seriously. And what happened to his skill with lyrics. "Wait a minute, where am I? On this elevator to nowhere. Going up. Going down." Writing lyrics for Richard Manuel, for Rick Danko, and Levon Helm is like writing for great actors. Robbie has a limited ability to convey drama and he has given himself lyrics to which he is well suited.

Robbie has a mean knack for working a progression in his song-writing and you can still hear that. But closing the earlier chapter of his musical life will always haunt him. The irony of setting out to move with the times is he has condemened his sound to a particular pocket of over-production. There is nothing on this or Music for Native American Indians which comes faintly close to the pleasure, the sadness, the intensity of Don't Do It on The Last Waltz. Well, any track from that concert.

Solid........2004-12-23

With some native american heritage myself, I've sampled a few artists (Nakai, etc). But I put this album and Robertson's "Music for Native Americans" together at the top of my "native american" list. It's traditionally influenced without being trite, modern without being too edgy. Thumbs up.

Emotional Absinthe.......2004-06-15

Better than therapy, lovelier than a summer rain, smoother than smoke, heart pounding like Bison, sentimental like a first kiss, tougher than leather, rapturous like love. Robbie Robertson delivers once again. This album does the very difficult: it communicates an authentic sense of culture and history without beating you upside the head, while also being totally OPEN and embracing to outside influence. This music communicates its history to you in simultaneously subtle and overt ways (just like most Indigenous people do in person), and speaks to your head and heart at the same time.

And for good measure, it also gets you off your ass and gets you dancing. Now what could be better than that?

For God's sake Robbie, you've made us wait long enough! Give us another album already!

Average customer rating: you need to hear this if you like today's electronica Ye gads! my mind is melting...... Took a few listens Way up on my list of favorite albums. Got unwanted guests, put this CD on.

Silver Apples/Contact Silver Apples Manufacturer: Mca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Proto Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The United States of America An Electric Storm Neu! 75 Faust IV Faust/Faust So Far ASIN: B000002P7M Release Date: 1997-10-21

Tracks:

1. Oscillations
2. Seagreen Serenades
3. Loverfingers
4. Program
5. Velvet Cave
6. Whirly-Bird
7. Dust
8. Dancing Gods
9. Misty Mountiam
10. You And I
11. Water
12. Ruby
13. Gypsy Love
14. You're Not Foolin' Me
15. I Have Known Love
16. A Pox On You
17. Confusion
18. Fantasies

Amazon.com

Oft-sampled electronic pop pioneers the Silver Apples released two exceptionally influential, off-kilter records in 1968 and '69, then apparently vanished. The group was formed in New York City in the psychedelic heyday of 1967 by drummer Danny Taylor and protosynth player Simeon, who quaintly named his hand-built instrument the Simeon. Taylor was a powerhouse of polyphony and his looping, loping playing is the engine that drives the Apples' experimental music, characterized by snippets of found sound, weird and warbly high-pitched singing, stray banjos, and--most importantly--the battering, buzzing, bleeping beauty of the Simeon synth. The two albums are a bizarre, sincere mixture of avant-garde sensibilities, pop melodies, folk-psyche song structures, overwrought poetry, and hefty percussion. It is difficult-to-describe, signature music that ranks high alongside the most forward-thinking avant-prog. The group got back together in the mid-'90s, spurred on by the enthusiasm that many acts showed for their music (the group has been name-checked and more by Spacemen 3, Low, and Stereolab). But as is often the case, the reunion records just don't quite cut it--this one CD has everything you need. Lazy electronic musicians are encouraged to sample the heck out of this band; you won't be the first. --Mike McGonigal

Customer Reviews:

you need to hear this if you like today's electronica.......2007-05-15

People complain about the lyrics-It's poetry! This music is BENT. Only listen to it if you are avant garde and there won't be any problems. This is more pure than "The Garden" because it was all recorded at one time. "The Garden" was reworked in the 90's on every other track. Not that I don't like "Garden". I'm listening to this album right now and all I can say is that they are contenders for the elusive trophy of art rock champions. Look deeper into this band and you will see how amazing they were for a brief, bright flash in time.

Ye gads! my mind is melting.............2007-04-13

How fun is this...
I was 14 in '69 when I bought That Shiny "Silver Apples" L.P. in a cut-out bin at Federal's Dept. Store.
Along with:
Calliope "Steamed",
Ultimate Spinache "Behold & See" and
Linn County "Proud Flesh Soothseer"
I don't think my musical tastes ever recovered from the impact.
This was, and still is, an excursion into bold and imaginative relms of musical possibilities, that unfortunately dried up on a commercial level with few exceptions for decades. AOR musical directors dictated by corporate bottom line and not "Art" quashed the avant gard and sent it underground .
Where this marvelous CD remains available only as an import, European tastes and demand,dictate this.
Thankfully someone (MCA Universal) had the forsight to combine these two L.P.s into a single release.
Electronic sound, as yet unheard of, combined with creative pecussions and unique vocal stylization ( can anyone say Syd Barrett, Marc Bolin?).
Then by Their 2nd release "Contact" adding Banjos to the mix!?!?
And the amazing thing is...it works!!! Brilliant!
Granted not top 40 material or something you'd put on at a party,
but nontheless, an Important intregal step in musical evolution, that ushered in accessable electronica.
Treat yourself to some of the oddest and most intriguing music of the late 60's with this package.
Oh, and here's a tip:
Don't just spin it once and judge, as with most ecclectic tastes, a cursery skim will not do.
It's an acquired taste, that has sat maturing for nearly 40 years.
Enjoy the trip.....

Took a few listens .......2006-11-16

i didn't like this the first time I heard it. After a few listens It began to grow on me. This was a revolutinary band.
I also strongly recomend that you check out the album that Simeon did with the band, The Alchemist, entitled "Simeon and the Alchemist".

Way up on my list of favorite albums........2006-11-04

It's easy to miss the unique, and intellegent nature behind this music the first couple times you listen to these albums. As soon as you listen to it several times, and become more attentive to all the noises, improvisation, and beats you begin to really appreciate what these guys created.

Contact is by far my favorite album by Silver Apples, it's also the cd that has an edgier sound to it.
With songs like the beautiful "I Have Known Love", the tastefully different "Confusion", and "Ruby" which both have a Banjo part that is light and complimentary to their signature sound. Then there's my favorite song "Fantasies". I am a complete sucker for great drumming, which is one of the reasons I love this entire cd so much, but the drumming in the song "Fantasies" makes for a very powerful, intense, and infectious song. Plus with Simeon guiding Danny, and the random lyrics it somehow tops everything off and makes this song pop out to me the most.

The Self titled part of this album is also so wonderful. Still holds great drumming, but the songs have a lighter vibe to them. Both cds in this album balance each other out very nicely, without one having more of a "Silver Apples" sound than the other.
"Dancing Gods" is another song that has that intense drumming. Although the drumming has a more tribal style to it, which sounds amazing, Cause Danny is great at pulling off so many different drumming styles.
The ocsillation part in "Lovefingers" are very fun, with great drumming styles lightly playing in the background with the bass ocsillators.


Overall I would recommend this album to any open minded music fan/musician/ect. Any creative drummers need to own this album. Silver Apples has such an amazing sound and style that, today, sounds ahead of time.

Got unwanted guests, put this CD on........2006-08-30

If you're throwing a party and you have alot of people at your house & want to dispose of them by the end of the night or if you have unwanted guests at your house that you want to get rid of, do yourself a favor & buy this disc. Lou Reed's 1973 album "Berlin" may clear out 60% of the people, but Silver Apples/Contact will clear out the entire house, even your dorkiest friends will be hitting the exits! Trust me! It works. No joke! I don't listen to this CD for pleasure (well, sometimes I do), I play this when I have to get rid of people or to get people out of an establishment (especially a watering hole by the time 'last call' rolls around).


My personal top 5 albums to put on to get rid of 'unwanted guest' or to clear out the house of unwanted party idiots:

1. "Berlin" (1973) by Lou Reed
2. "Silver Apples/Contact" (1968, 1969)
3. "Unfinished Music #2: Life With The Lions" (1969) by John Lennon & Yoko Ono
4. "Electronic Sound" (1968) by George Harrison
5. "The First Annual Report Of Throbbing Gristle" (1975)

Average customer rating: Journey With A Beautiful and Unbelievable Feels into the Deep Space Sounded better in the movie `Revision..Not Concision'..Too Busy Planning the Y2K/9-11 Demolitions Part. II from DVD continues...) Humanity redeemed through Ellie? Subtle, moving score

Contact: Music From The Motion Picture Alan Silvestri Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music 1990s | By Decade | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Abyss: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Cast Away: The Films of Robert Zemekis & The Music of Alan Silvestri Deep Impact (1998 Film) Children of Dune Field Of Dreams: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ASIN: B000002NIY Release Date: 1997-08-19

Tracks:

1. Awful Waste Of Space
2. Ellie's Bogey
3. The Primer
4. Really Confused
5. Test Run Bomber
6. Heart Attack
7. Media Event
8. Button Me Up
9. Good To Go
10. No Words
11. Small Moves
12. I Believer Her
13. Contact-End Credits

Amazon.com

Jonathan Darby's 1992 adaptation of famed astronomer Carl Sagan's sometimes muddled novel about human interface with extraterrestrials was admirable for its deft, artistic handling of the story's elusive spirituality and metaphysical vagaries. While composer Alan Silvestri doesn't quite reach the heights of John Williams's Close Encounters of the Third Kind here, he does provide a fine emotional underpinning for often intangible intellectual elements. The composer also provides a memorable main theme that bolsters audience empathy for Jodie Foster's often conflicted lead character; the best yet from Silvestri, clearly a talent to reckon with. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Journey With A Beautiful and Unbelievable Feels into the Deep Space.......2007-03-11

the music makes you feel that as if a sence brings you to the deep space, so don't surprise if you're lost in the space. Thank you Amazon.com, I also rated you 5 stars!

Sounded better in the movie.......2007-02-01

First off, Contact is one of my favorite movies of all time. I remember while watching it that the soundtrack was amazing as well. But after actually buying the soundtrack CD I realized that without the movie, its basically an ok soundtrack. The first track and the end credits are suitably haunting but the rest of it sounds rather average. The best I can say about it is that certain tracks bring back scenes of the movie to mind and it might be worth buying for that reason.

`Revision..Not Concision'..Too Busy Planning the Y2K/9-11 Demolitions Part. II from DVD continues...).......2006-07-22

Well anyway...maybe crop circles are a new form of implied signal sending of the same `ultimate weapon' nature...it could happen, and it bears all the signs of a Quantum Information involving momentum transport to the plant's DNA molecules, because not only are the basal cells of the grass stems softened (like they were put in a microwave), but the copies of those cell's DNA in the seed heads produces singeing there as well--otherwise, the whole plant would be non-rigidly bent.

The weirder part may be that what for all the exotic weapons they may have, world governments still can't claim responsibility, though they might like to. Then is some future or part of the universe directly communicating something to us, and avoiding the automatic obstructions of secrecy that any radio signal from the stars would have clamped down? What about contemporary neighbors in space who grow some of the same species of crops?

Anyway, the last chapter of the novel is skipped and maybe the reason is due to jealously, adversely possessed information pertaining to the implicate quantum information in all of nature, take the fundamental constants like pi that was central to this movie. Any experiment creating a record through an apparatus that senses something, like the pull of gravity, or the spin properties of the electron, records a value that can't escape the wave-picture template of quantum physics. So, like in the novel, we may indeed find circular function sampling information in the very digits of pi. For example, take the number 10.12227768 and raise it to itself by exponentiation and invert: The Gravitational Constant in SI units. Take the number 3.734333589 and raise it to itself exponentially and invert: The fine structure constant, and a dimensionless number. One more: 1.544495133, the mass of the electron in million electron volts per the speed of light squared, a physics unit. What we can see is a repetition in the pattern of decimal expansion common to all three examples, and there are many others. Why a repeated triple of the same digit? This puzzle is probably an inevitable restatement of very elementary Fourier Analysis that does indeed concern the circular functions. However, the mathematical road to demonstrating it covers much territory of analysis and even formal language theory that is not directly obvious--could invariantly translate experimental measurement, as a test parameter in computer models, very important before spending billions on tokomaks. Nature wiggles, get over it--in other words: solve for constants, not coordinates, by some mesh and massively parallel method, use a virtual Lagrangian frame then tune to the model's attractor, i.e. 5D. Why be robbed for a tank of gas by Crumbs R Us?

What does not fail to pass a certain degree of mention in all this, is the question related to the nature of human consciousness, awareness, self identity and being, or not being. Where is the metaphysical layer, in the movie it's very similar to the idea of a ghost returning to visit the astronomer. Why would alien technology choose to imitate a memory scan? I think they would represent themselves as whom and what they in fact are. It would be important maturation for humanity and the only way to build trust.

Going back to this technology idea however, applied deception as a warfare implement could be used for its psychological torture value, in dreams perhaps, or even in the mass media's projection of some very begrudging and infantile attitudes about facts and reality of recent and even historic events. Dare we consider the apparent pyrotechnics demolitions of the Twin Towers and WTC 7 ? Is it permissible, yet? Who or what is so uncomfortable about the exposure of all that? Or the US Autism Epidemic, cleared of any vaccine injury claim of causation. Or this rash of very makeshift and "mysterious" streptococcus-meningitis death diagnosis, in the wake of phony fluoridation elections and its implementations consecutively? We supposed to keep quiet about that and its inconsistencies too? Or how about our own childhood repeat nightmare struggles with autonomic paralysis and inability to breath through proper brain stem function? We're just going to let everybody drink that and be at risk while certain impostors float around on the tv or the movie screens with a smile on their faces? I don't think so.

The public, through its reviews, has to censure where necessary, because they are the victims of heinous misrepresentation that has and can kill or injure permanently to pandemic levels of incalculable human destruction; one of those misrepresentations being the joke that this ever had anything to do with religion or rural unsophisticated fundamentalism. That's just the same con artist calling the public stupid. What we instead find in reality is a complete domination of the news media by factional religious extremism of a different stripe. Even RAND's policy is to denounce people as suspect jihaddi supporters and recruiters if they say things on the web that indicate the clear and abundantly obvious circus of mass demolition obfuscation. I had to tell them that their endearing rival and favorite activity was their hobby, not mine. Quite an unexpected insult I'm sure. Too bad, they suck.

`Cause I'll tell you what, it's the same scum of the earth. And there actually was something else of a disappointment about this movie, I forget what it was.

For astronomers: the solar neutrino problem is aperture optics and the basic reality of re-budgeting solar output with accurate concentrated core fissile abundance. Science can go astray, and the same mismanagement is going to keep the public ignorant for the sake of scoffing at them. That is why CONACT is an unfinished motion picture--too many people to cheat and not enough time to cheat them, and nothing of an inclusion of other nationalities (the book's hallmark multiculturalism) is permitted on any par with the self centered, so called `American' perspective...one astronaut...one romantic fantasy...one religion.

Humanity redeemed through Ellie?.......2005-10-08

Here we have a score that is sweet and warmly affecting without being cloying and which is also adventurous and grandiloquent, but on an individual human scale - this is mainly Ellie's personal adventure - which also leaves enough space (pun not intended) for mystery. Thank the gods for a director like Zemeckis and a composer like Silvestri, who both like to keep things on a human dramatic scale, not giving in to spectacle for its own sake like many other directors and music-composers might do. There is enough suspense and adrenaline here, when needed, with some pounding percussion (like a nervous, apprehensive heartbeat) and soaring and quivering violin melodies, mainly in the scene when Ellie is receiving her long-awaited Message ('Ellie's Bogey' - a marvelous scene in the movie) and scenes about the Machine and its workings ('Test Run Bomber' and 'Good To Go'). But in moments of greatest human drama and mystery, Silvestri holds back with some of the most touchingly beautiful music one could imagine (essentially mirroring Ellie's state of mind, with all of her nobility, deep love, hope, anticipation ...), finding its pinnacle in, for example, 'No Words' (when Ellie beholds a celestial event), 'Small Moves' (when she comes into direct contact with the benevolent alien), and 'I Believe Her' (when Ellie and father Josh come to find out that actually, as human souls, they are set out on the same quest - the quest for ultimate truth).
I love the motion picture, because in my view it perfecly conveys Carl Sagan's own love for humanity and its destiny on earth as well as in space and the universe at large. This has often been wrongly understood as vague New Age mysticism, which Carl Sagan hated more than anything! No, if there are mysticism and fantasy in this film, then they originate from a genuine awe and wonder for the infinite beauties of the universe and of the humans in it. Carl Sagan's universe is the opposite of Arthur C. Clarke's bleak vision in that it is filled first and foremost with corageous and noble but at the same time humble human spirit. Humans (especially in the disconnected Modern world) start out on discovery first and foremost to find mirrors for themselves (who am I? Who are we? Why are we here?), but this voyage of discovery is taking place on more than one level of course, which Zemeckis and Silvestri have understood brilliantly.
Carl Sagan's hope and belief in a good future for all humans - albeit a maybe somewhat one-sided view (there always are other possibilities) based on the firm belief of the ultimate enlightening and redeeming quality of science (not technology perse!) for all mankind - is given a very convincing argument in this film, and the music completely fits this humanistic view of mankind. As such, this film and its fantastically fitting music-soundtrack must IMHO be seen as a complete success. This is all deeply moving stuff, voicing some of the deepest thoughts about the destiny of humanity - but ultimately about how we humans should make the world a better place for everyone to live in here and now - like Ellie saying, with a combination of disappointment, conviction and sincere hope, to David Drumlin: "Funny, I've always believed that the world is what we make of it."

Subtle, moving score.......2005-09-24

Silvestri's score for Contact is an understated, introspective meditation on the primary themes of the eponymous film. Silvestri's music lacks the grand aural declamations of a John Williams' soundtrack, but his approach is in this case equally effective and entirely appropriate. The brief but poignant statement of the main theme in track one sets the tone for the succeeding movements. Track 2 is frenetic and thrilling, while track 3 conveys a sense of mystery and suspense. Tracks 9-13 should really be listened to in one setting in order to experience the full emotional impact. Overall, the lush strings and the evocative musical themes fully won over this reviewer! The last scene of the movie alludes to William Blake's immortal words, which I think best sum up both the film and the sountrack: "To see a world in a grain of sand // and a heaven in a wildflower, // hold infinity in the palm of your hand, // and eternity in an hour..."

Average customer rating: Flawed Track Inclusion Quite good, but not a stellar "Trek" Love The Soundtrack Best ST recording in the Alpha Quadrant I must disagree

The Star Trek Album Various Artists Manufacturer: Silva America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Star Trek | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Ultimate Star Trek Best of Star Trek: Original Film Scores Symphonic Star Trek Star Trek V: The Final Frontier - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack The Best Of Star Trek: 30th Anniversary Special! Original TV Soundtrack [Enhanced CD] ASIN: B0000DJYNZ Release Date: 2003-11-11

Tracks:

1. Theme (TV Series)
2. End Titles (The Motion Picture)
3. Klingon Attack (The Motion Picture)
4. Warp Drive (Sound Effect)
5. Overture (The Wrath Of Khan)
6. Bird Of Prey Decloaks (The Search For Spock)
7. End Titles (The Voyage Home)
8. Away Team (Sound Effect)
9. End Titles (First Contact)
10. Tasha's Farewell (The Next Generation)
11. Theme (Deep Space Nine)
12. He's Toast (Deep Space Nine)
13. End Titles (The Final Frontier)

Tracks:

1. End Titles (The Undiscovered Country)
2. Theme (Voyager)
3. Battle Stations (Sound Effect)
4. Overture (Generations)
5. One Last Visit (Deep Space Nine)
6. End Titles (Insurrection)
7. Dogfight In Space (Sound Effect)
8. The Menagerie (The TV Series)
9. Opening (Star Fleet Academy)
10. Crash Landing (Sound Effect)
11. Suite (Nemesis)

Customer Reviews:

Flawed Track Inclusion.......2007-07-29

I have to admit right off the bat that I don't own this album, although I've been trying to scrape up all the original soundtracks for the movies and some of the TV series. But looking through the track listing, it seems muddled with too many sound effects and tracks that could've been replaced with better ones. I wish Paramount and the recording industries would release a 2-CD set of tracks that includes only the main title sequences of each Star Trek TV series and standout tracks from the 10 feature films, since most of these soundtracks have gone out of print and are hard to find. Most of these compilations of different film tracks never include the main title sequences of the films, which are often the standout orchestral tracks of each movie. I hope they release an album like this, filled with only the best Trek music that is hard to find.

Quite good, but not a stellar "Trek".......2007-05-18

Silva Screen Records has made a name for itself releasing reproductions of modern orchestral soundtracks, with most of its products centering around a particular genre or composer. Star Trek has a history of quality music, so its no suprise Silva has taken a crack at music in the final frontier. This is a fine release, with some strong points and some weak ones as well.

IN GENERAL: For the purist looking for a "best of" compilation taken from the original soundtracks take note: this isn't that product. Rather, these are reproductions by Nic Raine conducting the City of Prague Philharmonic. That said, this is a quality group, and the general sound is professional and comes off quite well (for the most part..I'll mention a few exceptions). It is superior to the other releases I have heard from the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra.

SELECTION: The biggest advantage here is variety of sources. The Trek feature films are all represented here, as well as the various series (except for the last one, "Enterprise"). The thouroughness seems to match or excel the oher Star Trek Compilation CDs that have been released. There are a few other offbeat additions..notably a four minute suite from the videogame Star Fleet Academy. Personally, I found this bland track to be four minutes of wasted disk space. The original series has many memorable moments (listen to the Amok Time/The Doomsday Machine soundtrack) which would be be more exciting and also a better fit on this album.

Jerry Goldsmith's standard Star Trek March is heard far too often on these 2 CDs. The march itself is terrific, but it has been used so much it has become the franchise's major theme and the album's producers rely on it by representing many movies by their "End Titles". Unfortunately, Goldsmith's end titles consistently use a three-section approach: two sections of the "standard" Star Trek March sandwich a middle section of music that is unique for that particular film. This is OK if you are listening to a single movie's soundtrack, but for a compilation album, the fourth or fifth time you hear the march, it is too much. It would have been a better idea to cut a few "End Title" performances in favor of other selections from the films' soundtracks.

PERFORMANCE QUALITY: For the most part it is very good and captures the spirit of the original soundtracks. Selections from Horner's scores for the second and third films stand out as particularly well done. The last movie, "Nemesis" also has a terrifically arranged suite, and most of the movie soundtrack reproductions are very good quality. The only exception is from "Klingon Attack" in which the awesome bass of the "blaster-beam" from the original cannot be matched by the comparatively hollow synthesized atempt here.

PERSONAL GRIPE: the inclusion of sound effects. Every so often a special effect like "Warp Drive" or "Dogfight in Space" pops up between tracks. This by itself would be extremely cheesy. Add to this that these are not the actual sound effects from the TV shows or movies and the cheesiness levels reach a level I think only a Wisconsin resident could appreciate. Sci Fi music (and Star Trek in particular) seems to inspire some labels to add special effects inclusions like this. Who knows why.

Love The Soundtrack.......2007-04-03

I bought this soundtrack and I love it.A great edition to the star trek fans.

Best ST recording in the Alpha Quadrant.......2007-01-10

Great collection of Star Trek series and Movie themes; only a Klingon
Opera is missing.

I must disagree.......2005-07-17

I own all the original recordings, and I still enjoy this re-recording. It is good. It is better than the Cincinatti Pops "Symphonic Star Trek", it is better than the Richard Hayman "Star Trek" compilation from 89, its better than the Sci Fi compilation on the Edel label from 93 and for the most part is better than Varese's Ultimate Star Trek from 1998.

This collection has music you will not find anywhere else. The Tasha's Farewell track is beautiful and the only other place its avialable is the Edel "Best of Science Fiction" compilation from 1993, and while that was recorded by the same orchestra, it was with a different conductor, and comparing the two, you can tell that Nic Raine was more successful with Prague than William Motzing was. That said Edel release is also more than $30 here on amazon. Also this release is in HDCD Dolby which is a plus. There's also two cues from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine; one of them is on The Best of Star Trek: 30th Anniversary Special, the other is not on any other album. In addition, there is music from Ron Jones "Starfleet Academy" video game which is pretty cool to listen to, and not availble anywhere else that I know of. Finally, Jerry Goldsmith's main theme can get boring after a while, I mean, its repetitive that it is in all the end credit suites, it would have been nice for Insurrection to have maybe an action cue instead of the end credits suite...And Nic Raine, did just that, only for Star Trek: Nemesis. Instead of the tradition end credit suite, Mr. Raine arranged a professional suite with the main Nemesis theme, some action cues, as well as the Goldsmith Star Trek march, and it is a wonderful 8 minutes. If you already have the 3 space and beyond albums, the Star Trek Nemesis track as well as Birds of Prey Decloaking from Star Trek III are the only new tracks on this CD.

This is a must-buy for fans of star trek in general, and hardcore star trek fans should buy this album for the aforementioned cues that aren't available anywhere else.

Average customer rating: My Favorite Acoustic Alchemy CD Mediocre My first AA purchase Lovin' it Radio Contact is AAmazing!

Radio Contact Acoustic Alchemy Manufacturer: Higher Octave ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Similar Items: American / English The Beautiful Game AArt Positive Thinking Against the Grain ASIN: B00009PY4B Release Date: 2003-06-24

Tracks:

1. No Messin'
2. Milo
3. Shelter Island Drive
4. Urban Cowboy
5. El Camino Del Corazon
6. Little Laughter
7. Tinderbox
8. What Comes Around
9. Coffee With Manni
10. Shoestring
11. Turn The Stars On
12. Ya Tebya Lubliu
13. Venus Morena

Customer Reviews:

My Favorite Acoustic Alchemy CD.......2006-03-15

I like Acoustic Alchemy because their mix of jazz is comprehensive. They have some flamenco, some fusion, some pop, etc. But this album tops them all because of the number of ballad like songs, in addition to the snazzy up-beat mixes.

A must have for any jazz-guitar afficionado

Mediocre.......2005-12-29

This album well demonstrates where Acoustic Alchemy has been going since the death of co-leader Nick Webb. Whereas the albums featuring Webb show a wide variety of influences, especially flamenco and American country music, Radio Contact is 100% smooth jazz. If you liked the older Acoustic Alchemy, you will be very disappointed. About the specific tracks, there's nothing terrible, but only "Milo" is very memorable.

My first AA purchase.......2005-03-16

The other day I heard "No Messin'" blasting from a system at Circuit City. I dug the groove, so much so that I went out and bought the CD (my first AA purchase). I have to admit that as a player I really love the tune and I admire the musicianship and tightness of the band; however, I find some of the other Radio Contact tunes to be less than inspiring. Of course, I can't speak for their other stuff, but if it's anything like the Radio Contact tunes other than "No Messin', I might not be all that inspired to do much further listening.

Lovin' it.......2004-11-25

This was my first AA CD and I'll have to say that I like every track on the album. Usually I find that most CD's have a few garbage tracks thrown in as fillers. Not this one. Some are great, but all are good.

Radio Contact is AAmazing!.......2004-07-27

I have been a fan since Reference Point and continue to be amazed at how their sound evolves with every new release. Radio Contact is no exception. They have found beautiful ways to intertwine their signature acoutic guitars in various musical styles from jazz, country, latin rhythms and new age/adult contempory. They have even added sensuous vocals as heard in the track 'Little Laughter', taking the listener on an intimate musical journey. Beautifully juxtapositioned after 'Little Laughter' is 'Tinder Box', a completely intoxicating tune that just envelopes the listener in heart felt passion. The sounds of steel guitars add an haunting quality to it that brings one comfortably into the warmth of the chorus of the track. Truly an incredible piece of music that shows the depth and breadth of AA's talented composers and musicians. Other highlights include: 'No Messin' with its semi-bossa nova sound to begin the CD on a most pleasent note. 'Milo' is reminiscent of Joe Sample with the strong underlying piano line to the track and brings with it a bit of funk that still rings true of AA's style we have come to know and love as fans. 'Shelter Island Drve' and 'Urban Cowbowy' provide some very catchy piano rifts that make you want to drive along the coast line with the top down on a warm summer's day... such a comforting feeling. 'El Camino del Corazon's guitar licks bring that Latin feel to the forefront, especially heard in the bridge of the song. It will make you want to get up and dance! 'Shoestring' has a strong A/C sound that is warmly enhanced by Greg and Miles' playing. 'Turn the Stars On' is one of those songs to play after a hard days work with a nice glass of wine in hand. It bring a gentleness and calm to the listener with its flowing melody. 'Ya Tebya Lubliu' evokes that sense of love lost. Although it brings along feelings of sadness, you feel compelled to keep listening to it. 'Venus Morena' wraps of the CD with a strong latin rhythm and ends the CD on a high note. This is truly a remarkable piece of work that stands solid on its own merits, but it should also be seen as an integral part of Acoustic Alchemy's musical evolution.

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