Lost Weekend

1. Masque

2. Oh Constance

3. Bacchus Is Back

4. Curtain

5. Satellite

6. Execution of Emperor Maximillian

7. Our Man in...

8. Come On

9. Long Drive

10. Summertime

11. Spanish Slalom

12. Bardot

13. Arrial

14. Sugarplums

Tracks:

Laura
Now, Voyager
Modern Times
Lost Weekend
The Quiet Man
The Adventures Of Robin Hood
Casablanca
Henry V
The Uninvited: 'Stella By Starlight'
My, Foolish Heart
Gone With The Wind
Wuthering Heights

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Cinema Serenade 2: The Golden Age is the sequel to Itzhak Perlman's popular album of movie themes performed with soundtrack composer John Williams. Unlike its predecessor, this disc focuses on classic cinema themes and features the Boston Pops Orchestra, not the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. The Laura theme, as well as Max Steiner's Now Voyager and Miklós Rózsa's Lost Weekend themes, sound lush and romantic in Perlman's lyrical hands. The traditional Irish jig "The Quiet Man" is the disc's most upbeat moment, while the unforgettable Gone with the Wind theme is its most memorable. These are timeless, dreamy compositions, though not necessarily the most uplifting. If you're looking for something cinematic to get your heart racing, check out Ricardo Chailly's recording of Shostakovich's film scores or even Leopold Stokowski's classic work on Fantasia. --Jason Verlinde

Customer Reviews:

NEVER RECEIVED THIS ITEM!!.......2007-03-17

I cannot review the product which I know is great , as I was billed for it, but never received it.

Perlman, Williams reunite in wonderful Serenade sequel.......2003-12-04

With the success of Cinema Serenade, conductor John Williams and violinist Itzhak Perlman reunited to record another collection of classic movie themes. Performed this time by the Boston Pops Orchestra, the music of Cinema Serenade 2: The Golden Age harkens back to the days of stars such as Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Errol Flynn, Ray Milland and Clark Gable.

The 12 selections include themes by Hollywood legends Max Steiner, Miklos Rozsa and Erich Wolfgang Korngold (whose son George would later produce several of composer/conductor Williams' scores for Varese Sarabande Records). Cinema Serenade 2 presents beautiful arrangements of Steiner's themes for Now, Voyager and Gone With The Wind, Korngold's love theme from The Adventures of Robin Hood, Charlie Chaplin's lovely Modern Times and "St Patrick's Day," a traditional Irish song from the John Wayne classic The Quiet Man.

Since I consider myself to be a charter member of The Rick Blaine Society of Rank Sentimentalists, I'd have to say my favorite tracks on this album are Herman Hupfeld's timeless "As Time Goes By" from 1942's Casablanca and Victor Young's "My Foolish Heart" (from the 1949 film of the same title). It was while I was listening to the radio (on the late WTMI 93.1 FM classical station) that the DJ played "As Time Goes By" and I discovered this recording of mostly lyrical themes; I listened to Perlman's haunting violin solos and the Boston Pops' bravura performance and nearly wept. I, of course, bought this CD the next day and it's now one of my favorites.

For fans of Itzhak Perlman, John Williams or film music in general, both of the Cinema Serenade CDs are a treasure trove of beautiful and memory-stirring themes.

Some of the most beautiful music you'll ever hear.......2001-06-15

This is one of the most beautiful CDs I've ever heard. The selections are musically much richer than Cinema Serenade I. In particular, Sir William Walton's music from Henry V, Korngold's music from Robin Hood, and Newman's music from Wuthering Heights are standouts. The Korngold is my favorite, with several themes from the picture packed into a short love scene lifted straight from the movie. The arrangements on this album are stunningly lush, especially those by Williams. His opening chords from The Uninvited are terrific harmonically.

Don't compare it to Cinema Serenade 1.......2000-01-24

Itzhak Perlman is still considered by me the best violinist alive today. His techiniques are so impressable and heartouching and nobody can contest that. The idea of this CD was wonderful, although the selections of the musics aren't so good than in Cinema Serenade 1. But anyway, if you want to listen musics that worldwide the people emotioned with, buy this CD, but don't fall in the temptation to compare it to the first one.

I can't stop listening to this CD...........1999-10-03

All of those lush movie themes are greatly compiled on this CD. I especially liked Laura and Stella by Starlight. After listening to this, you will want to go out and buy/rent these great old movies!

Paramount 90th Anniversary Collection: Scores

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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
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ASIN: B000068TN9
Release Date: 2002-07-02

Tracks:

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

Tracks:

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

Lost Weekend
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ASIN: B0000665FC
Release Date: 2002-07-16

Tracks:

North School Drive
Boring Postcard
Emptily Through Holloway
Kelvin Parade
Last Orders

Album Description

2002 EP for the critically acclaimed British indie act compared to Galaxie 500, Felt, & Nick Drake. Five tracks, 'North School Drive', 'Boring Postcard', 'Emptily Through Holloway', 'Kelvin Parade', & 'Lost Orders'. Digipak.

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Kountry Klassic !
i CAN'T BELIEVE I CAN FINALLY NAB THIS GEM
Re-issue of a lost classic...
The best "thinking person's drinking song CD" ever recorded!

Lost Weekend
Danny & Dusty
Manufacturer: Prima
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 1996-04-02

Tracks:

The Word Is Out
Song For The Dreamers
Miracle Mile
Baby, We All Gotta Go Down
The King Of The Losers
Send Me A Postcard
Down To The Bone
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Bend In The Road

Customer Reviews:

Kountry Klassic !.......2005-06-03

It's so true , this record is a damn classic from way back in the day......before alt.country was a twinkle in it's Pappa's eye.I recently bought and loved all over again Green On Red's superb "Here Come The Snakes",(rereleased on CD with a great bonus disc,) and listening to that prompted me to go back and dig out the vinyl version of this gem (and it took a lotta diggin').What a bloody excellent record it is , pure Country gold baby!
I love my old slab a plastic with all the hissing an scratches but i wish it would come out on CD again soon ,can't see me paying 80 bucks,sheet, i'd be cheaper converting the record to disc.....

i CAN'T BELIEVE I CAN FINALLY NAB THIS GEM.......1999-08-14

bEING A DREAM SYNDICATE FAN FROM THE WHEN YOU SMILE E.P.. I AM JUST THRILLED TO FINALLY BE ABLE TO HEAR KNOCKING ON HEAVENS DOOR AGAIN.THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH

Re-issue of a lost classic..........1999-04-19

If this album were to be released today, fans of alt.country/no depression/roots-rock would be falling over themselves hailing "The Lost Weekend" as a classic. Those of us who bought this thing when it came out can only be glad it's finally available on CD, as our records are getting worn out from play. Originally issued in about March of '85, it was taken out of print in about November of '85. Pick it up while you can. Bottle Rockets/Wilco/Uncle Tupelo/Son Volt/Blue Rodeo fans take note. "Baby We All Gotta Go Down" is an instant classic.

The best "thinking person's drinking song CD" ever recorded!.......1998-05-13

Dear Record Company: Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! for releasing this classic 1985 LP on CD! Dan Stuart and Steve Wynn combine to make an incredibly smart AND incredibly listenable CD full of ballads you will sing, hum, and burp all the time. The songs are hard-edged, full of fire and spunk, and sung with the intensity and clarity that is so absent from 90's music "...Momma rent out my room, I won't be coming home!..."

Double Indemnity/The Killers/Lost Weekend

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Three Scores for Films Noirs by Miklos Rozsa

Double Indemnity/The Killers/Lost Weekend

Manufacturer: Koch Int'l Classics
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000001SJL
Release Date: 1997-02-18

Tracks:

The Lost Weekend: The Weekend Begins
The Lost Weekend: The First Meeting/The Walk
The Lost Weekend: Nighmare/Finale
Double Indemnity: Prelude
Double Indemnity: The Conspiracy
Double Indemnity: Finale
The Killers: Main Tittle
The Killers: Prison Stars
The Killers: Exit the Killers

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Three Scores for Films Noirs by Miklos Rozsa.......2001-05-23

Though Koch International's commitment to record the complete concert oeuvre -- and numerous landmark film scores -- of the great 20th Century composer Miklos Rozsa is significant and more than welcome, a number of the recordings have fallen short of perfection, or even adequacy.

"El Cid," surely was one of the disappointments, as it contained far fewer previously released cues than had been hoped for by admirers of what is certainly one of the most glorious film scores ever written. "Double Indeminty"-"The Lost Weekend"-"The Killers" is almost as great a failure on the part of Koch for three reasons. One: while "Double Indemnity" is a sort of "proto-noir", and "The Killers" certainly one, "The Lost Weekend" does not fall into that much-loved category of hard-boiled detectives and/or femmes fatales and the themes of incorruptibility and personal honor in a corrupt, shadowy world. Perhaps this album's theme should've been a celebration of Rozsa's 1940s collaborations with director Billy Wilder (which stretched into the 1970s and '80s with "The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes" and "Fedora"), substituting "Five Graves to Cairo" for "The Killers." Two: Maestro Sedares, like many other conductors recreating classic films scores(the music's composers often included), has conducted lugubriously, trying to wring every last bit of orchestral color from the music at the expense of its original drive and dramatic intention (contrast this with the splendid pacing of Bruce Broughton's conducting in Intrada Records' reconstructed recordings of Rozsa's "Ivanhoe," "Julius Caesar" and Bernard Herrmann's "Jason and the Argonauts," or William T. Stromberg's scrupulous adherence to pacing in his Marco Polo series of classic film scores. Three: Perhaps most egregious is the substandard engineering of this recording -- inexcusable in this 24-bit digital day and age -- with the higher sonic frequencies largely absent from this woolly-sounding CD. Re-equalization is possible with the right equipment, but the engineers at Koch should not have forced that step on the disc's unwitting buyers.

Tracks:

I. Adagio Sostenuto
II. Allegretto
III. Presto Agitato
I. Allegro Assai
II. Andante Con Moto
III. Allegro Ma Non Troppo/Presto
Ecossaise In E Flat Major Wo83 No.1
Rondo A Capriccioo 'The Rage Over The Lost Penny'
Rondo In C Major
Rondo In G Major
Fur Elise
Andante Favori In F Major

Lost Weekend / Night of the Hunter (OST)

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Lost Weekend / Night of the Hunter (OST)
Miklos Rozsa , and Walter Schumann
Manufacturer: El Records
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ASIN: B000GJ289Q
Release Date: 2006-08-28

Tracks:

Lost Weekend, Symphonic Suite from the Film Score
Night of the Hunter, Pt. 1
Night of the Hunter, Pt. 2

Album Description

The Lost Weekend and The Night of The Hunter are important milestones in the history of American Cinema. Two powerful and disturbing films brilliantly acted and directed with great intensity and style. The Lost Weekend was the first motion picture to portray the devastating effects of alcoholism. The soundtrack (the first to deploy the use of the theramin) was composed by the great Hungarian Miklos Rozsa. Throughout, Rozsa's music is punctuated by the use of the theremin which adds to the disturbed, hallucinogenic mood of the film and gets across Milland¹s endless yearning for a drink. The Night of the Hunter, an outstandingly original fairytale nightmare features a memorable, chilling performance from Robert Mitchum. The soundtrack of The Night of the Hunter integrates the film's music with a reading by Charles Laughton of the story, beautifully written for the recording itself. The result is magical and not a little unsettling. El. 2006.

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Solid Debut

Lost Weekend
Lost Weekend
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ASIN: B00005650B

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Solid Debut.......2006-05-18

It took me a while to really get into Lost Weekend's music. I wasn't impressed at first, but after a few listens, something clicked for me. Lost Weekend is obviously influenced by old school bands like Journey, Boston, and Foreigner, but doesn't try to imitate them or recreate that 80's sound.

Lost Weekend's self-titled debut is a pretty straightforward AOR/melodic rock album. The band was obviously still developing their sound, as the album is a bit uneven. Still, the elements of their particular style are all there, including Paul Uttley's distinct vocals. The vocals may seem unremarkable at first, as they stay pretty much midrange throughout the album. After a couple of listens though, you realize they're quite solid and really carry the album.

They may not be as catchy or as instantly memorable as bands like Fair Warning or Bonfire, but Lost Weekend should appeal to most AOR/melodic rock fans, though it may take a few listens to really catch hold. If you're new to the band, I'd recommend picking up one of their later releases (try New Religion) before their self-titled debut album.

The track listing is as follows:

1. Don't Walk Away From Love
2. Baby Don't Leave Me This Way
3. One Step Closer
4. Is It Love
5. Find My Way Back to You
6. Desperate Love
7. Hopeless Romance
8. Don't Want to Be Lonely
9. Cry Through the Rain
10. I'm Gonna Make Her Mine

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Really Grows on You

New Religion
Lost Weekend
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ASIN: B00006B1LO
Release Date: 2003-06-20

Tracks:

Who's the One to Blame
Feed on Emotion
Can't Get You Out of My Mind
By Now
Sophia's Song (My Shining Star)
New Religion
All Alone
Dead in the Water
Faith
Once in a Moment
Whose Heart
I'm Not the One

Album Description

Third album for UK melodic rock band formed from the ashes of Voyager UK. 12 tracks. Frontiers Records. 2002.

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Really Grows on You.......2006-04-17

This is another one of those albums I picked up based entirely on the fact that it is a Frontiers release. Frontiers has such a stellar track record with AOR/melodic rock albums that just seeing their logo on an album is a good indicator that I'm going to like it.
That being said, it took me a while to really get into this album. I wasn't blown away when I first listened to it, but it really grew on me after a few spins.

New Religion is a pretty straightforward AOR/melodic rock album. Lost Weekend is obviously influenced by old school bands like Journey, Boston, and Foreigner, but doesn't try to imitate them or recreate that 80's sound. The vocals seem unremarkable at first, as they stay pretty much midrange throughout the album. After a couple of listens though, you realize they're quite solid and really carry the album. More than anything else, singer Paul Uttley's voice is what sticks in your head and has you singing along in the car.

They may not be as catchy or as instantly memorable as bands like Fair Warning or Bonfire, but Lost Weekend should appeal to most AOR/melodic rock fans, though it may take a few listens to really catch hold.