| 1. Ecstasy |
| 2. You and Me |
| 3. (Not So) Sad and Lonely |
| 4. (I Wanna Know) Do You Feel It |
| 5. Black Cat |
| 6. Food Stamps Y'all |
| 7. Spinning |
| 8. Sleep Talk |
| 9. Silly Billy |
| 10. Short Change |
Editorial Reviews
UK reissue of the controversial funk act's 1973 album for Westbound. Highlights include the sweaty funk items 'Spinning' & 'Black Cat'.
Ecstasy,The Ohio Players,Import [Generic],Funk,Pop,R&B,R&B/Soul,Soul,Soul/R & B,Soul/Reggae/Rhythm & Blues
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Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
Sarah McLachlan Manufacturer: Arista ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000002VN7 Release Date: 1994-02-15 |
Tracks:
- Possession
- Wait
- Plenty
- Good Enough
- Mary
- Elsewhere
- Circle
- Ice
- Hold On
- Ice Cream
- Fear
- Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
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Pre-Lilith Fair, McLachlan had critical acclaim and a cult following but was otherwise just another hard-working female singer/songwriter--one who wasn't blasting down doors with overt sexuality or popping along in front of a male Svengali. Similar in their emotional urgency to her more recent work but delightfully less polished, these folk-rock songs are surprising gems. If not for McLachlan's poignant vocals, lyrics like "Your love is better than ice cream" (on "Ice Cream") would sound childishly absurd (especially alongside deeper material like "Hold On"), but here they're given just as much respect as the weightier issues she explores. A great album to accompany your moments of introspection. --Rebecca WallworkCustomer Reviews:
Must have Sarah McLachlan CD.......2007-07-08
Awesome.......2007-06-16
I'm 21 and I've never been to a Lilith Fair....I really wish Sarah, Alanis, Sheryl, and all the rest would just get together and say "Hey, we're overdue for another Fair!" God knows I'd be the first to buy a front row ticket!
This album is seriously AMAZING and it opened the door to many more amazing albums by McLachlan. At least it did for me. This album gives me the feeling equivalent of that of a kid being showered in the best candy.
Better than Ice Cream, I tell ya!
Good acoustic rock.......2007-04-16
It is a beautiful collection of rock ballads. The lyrics are good, the music is good, Sarah's voice is beautiful, in short it is a very good item to have in a collection. This is mainly material for people that are into rock/soft rock/ folk and enjoy the tunes of Leonard Cohen and/or Sheryl Crowe, although I can't say that any of the two are identical to her.
Next to his CD I would recommend Elisa's "Then Comes the Sun" (which in fact I favour a bit more).
And a small warning: this is exclusively good, relaxing acoustic material. It is not the type of music that will wake you up before storming for an endless night out. It definitely has quality but is not dance material, so don't buy it and then diss it...
An all-time favorite.......2007-02-15
love it love it love it.......2006-12-21
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Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone
Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0002YCVXI Release Date: 2004-09-28 |
Tracks:
- The Mission: Gabriel's Oboe
- The Mission: The Falls
- Giuseppe Tornatore Suite: Playing Love from The Legend of 1900
- Giuseppe Tornatore Suite: Nostalgia from Cinema Paradiso
- Giuseppe Tornatore Suite: Looking for You (Love Theme) from Cinema Paradiso
- Giuseppe Tornatore Suite: Malena (Main theme)
- Giuseppe Tornatore Suite: Remembering (Ricordare)*
- Sergio Leone Suite: Deborah's Theme from Once Upon A Time In America
- Sergio Leone Suite: Cockeye's Song from Once Upon a Time in America
- Sergio Leone Suite: Main Theme from Once Upon a Time in America
- Sergio Leone Suite: Main Theme from Once Upon a Time in the West
- Sergio Leone Suite: Ecstasy of Gold from The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
- Brian DePalma Suite: Main Theme from Casualities of War
- Brian DePalma Suite: Death Theme from The Untouchables
- Moses and Marco Polo Suite: Journey from Moses
- Moses and Marco Polo Suite: Theme from Moses
- Moses and Marco Polo Suite: Main Theme from Marco Polo
- The Lady Caliph: Dinner
- The Lady Caliph: Nocturne
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Ennio Morricone is well-known to moviegoers. His soundtracks for The Mission, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Once Upon a Time in America, Cinema Paradiso, and others are invariably warmly melodic and superbly suited to the films they grace. They not only add atmosphere; they help tell the story. For this CD Morricone has created new orchestrations for many of his scores, adding a solo cello part for the indefatigable Yo-Yo Ma, whose musical curiosity seems to be endless. Outside the films, these pieces tend to be lovely melodies, mostly pretty sentimental stuff, and, in the best way, gorgeous aural wallpaper. The most moving are the two selections from The Mission, but fans of Morricone's music will find plenty to enjoy here. Ma's playing, as always, is exquisite---warm, deeply felt (given the circumstances), and entirely idiomatic within the context. Perhaps not quite for the classical music lover, but an affectionate reworking of music by an important film composer. --Robert LevineCustomer Reviews:
Is it bad to say I like this better than the original soundtrack?.......2007-06-02
My two other recommendations are Main Theme from ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST (Track 11) and Ecstasy of Gold from THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY (Track 12). I suggest playing these consecutively as a single medley. Track 11 *WILL* bring tears to the manliest among us --particularly if you remember in the movie where Sergio Leone pulls the camera up to reveal the town rising.
I get the feeling "hardcore" classical fans would dismiss movie scores as commercial work. I truly believe Ennio Morricone transcends that. Even moreso than, say, John Williams, and on a different plane than a Danny Elfman. And I can't say more about the emotion Yo-Yo Ma brings to the table than what's already been discussed.
Absolutely Exquisite.......2007-05-15
Yo Yo Ma and the Maestro Marvelous!!!.......2007-05-13
Better Every Time.......2007-05-09
Fabulous CD.......2007-05-07
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Countdown To Ecstasy
Steely Dan Manufacturer: Mca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000DI0J Release Date: 1998-11-17 |
Tracks:
- Bodhisattva
- Razor Boy
- The Boston Rag
- Your Gold Teeth
- Show Biz Kids
- My Old School
- Pearl Of The Quarter
- King Of The World
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The only element of sophomore slump in Steely Dan's second album was the disappointing sales response upon its initial release in 1974. Musically, Countdown to Ecstasy is even stronger than the Dan's terrific debut, pushing the musical envelope with more complex jazz harmonies and intricate time signatures, and carrying their lyrics into even more shadowy realms peppered with sci-fi imagery and street-level slang. The songs are stunning, from the opening blast of "Boddhisattva," a Zen boogie fueled by Denny Dias's and Jeff Baxter's angular, bopping guitars, to the postnuclear apocalypse of "King of the World." In between, they deliver the one-two punch of "Show Biz Kids," with its perfect snapshot of affluent decadence, and "My Old School," in which college daze is remembered through a collision of staccato guitar and blazing horns. --Sam SutherlandCustomer Reviews:
Your Introduction to Steely Dan..........2007-06-12
my 2nd favorite steely dan album........2007-03-26
Ecstasy!.......2007-03-01
Still the Best!.......2007-02-23
For those with ears, a brilliant album.......2006-09-02
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Hildegard von Bingen: Canticles of Ecstasy
Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000001TYF Release Date: 1994-12-13 |
Tracks:
- O vis aeternitatis - Sequentia
- Nunc aperuit nobis
- Quia ergo femina mortem instruxit
- Cum processit factura digiti Dei
- Alma Redemptoris Mater
- Ave Maria, O auctrix vite
- Spiritus Sanctus vivificans vite
- O ignis spiritus Paracliti
- Caritas habundat in omnia
- O virgia mediatrix
- O virdissima virga, Ave
- Instrumental
- O Pastor Animarum
- O tu suavissima virga
- O choruscans stellarum
- O nobilissima viriditas
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Although Hildegard von Bingen's music has been around for 900 years--and recordings of her music for decades--it seems that only now, as we approach the turn of another millennium, the time is right for the world to pay attention. In this first-rate traversal of her music--the most popular of several volumes released by the early-music ensemble Sequentia--we hear music that resulted from Hildegard's legendary visions, which often included song texts that she subsequently collected and dispensed to her religious community of women. As rendered here by the voices and instruments of Sequentia, her music invokes an unobscured sense of mystery, conforming to Hildegard's belief that music was our bridge to the harmonies of the heavens. Whether or not we're experiencing that "heavenly harmony" here, the simple, direct, beautifully turned melodies, sung by pure, finely tuned, warm-colored women's voices, often eerily accompanied by an instrumental drone, is heavenly enough. --David VernierCustomer Reviews:
Simply awe inspiring and amazing.......2007-05-20
Ecstatic Music, Ecstatically Performed........2007-05-13
The music is sublime. The female voices are heavenly, without a hint of sentimentality.
When you listen to "Canticles of Ecstasy" you will know how this medieval nun and composer felt about things.
Caution. They could make a believer of you.
canticles of Ecstay.......2007-03-23
Hildegard von Bingen: Canticles of Ecstacy.......2006-07-25
Devine Music For Tranquil Hearts.......2006-02-23
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Way Out West: The Essential Western Film Music Collection, Vol. 2
Manufacturer: Silva America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000060PBU Release Date: 2002-03-26 |
Tracks:
- The Hallejuah Trail-Overture
- The Alamo-The Green Leaves Of Summer
- The Alamo-Davy Crocket
- The Big Country-The Welcoming/Finale
- The Big Valley-Main Theme
- Blazing Saddles-Blazing Saddles
- Bonaza-Main Theme
- Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid-raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
- The Comancheros-McBain/Main Title
- Duel In The Sun-Main Title/The Legend/Orizaba
- A Fistfull Of Dynamite-Duck You Sucker
- For A Few Dollars More-Main Theme
- Friendly Persuasion-Thee I Love
- Giant-Main Theme
- The Good, The Bad And The Ugly-Main Theme
- The Good, The Bad And The Ugly-The Ecstasy Of Gold
- Gunfight At The O.K. Corral-Suite
- Hang 'Em High-Main Theme
- The Hanging Tree-Main Title
Tracks:
- High Caparral-Main Theme
- How The West Was Won-Prelude/The Land
- High Noon-Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darlin'
- The Jayhawkers-The Lynching/Two Brothers/The Hayhawkers
- The Lone Ranger-William Tell Overture: Finale
- Nevada Smith-Main Title
- Old Gringo-Main Themes
- Once Upon A Time In The West-Man With The Harmonica
- One Eyed Jacks-Main Title
- The Proud Rebel-Main Titles
- The Quick And The Dead-End Titles
- Quigley Down Under-End Titles
- Rio Bravo-Rio Bravo/De Guella
- The Scalphunters-Main Title
- Shane-Main Theme: The Call Of The Farwaway Hills
- The Shootist-Main Title
- The Unforgiven-The Need For Love
- Viva Zapata-Gathering Forces
- The Virginian-Main Theme
Customer Reviews:
Not My Style.......2007-05-11
Rockin' Western Collection.......2006-08-28
Hard to Find Great Western Themes .......2006-03-16
Western Music.......2005-07-29
A great follow-up.......2003-08-29
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A Gift of Love II: Oceans of Ecstasy
Deepak Chopra M.D. Manufacturer: Rasa Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00006IZPE Release Date: 2002-10-08 |
Tracks:
- Oceans of Ecstasy: Deepak Chopra
- The Storm - Gotham Chopra
- Nothing Lasts Forever: Lisa Bonet
- Former Lover: Milla Jovovich
- My Gift to You: Deepak Chopra
- Flight to Freedom: Gina Gershon
- Time is Short: Liev Schreiber
- This is True: Marisa Tomei
- When I Kiss: Jared Harris
- Essence of Love: Sinead O'Connor
- Lady of Silence: Shekar Kapur
- In Love With You: Adriana Castelazo
- Sea of Love: Antonio Banderas
- My Song: Sonja Sohn
- Soul Mate: Melanie Griffith
- I Will Come to You: Angelica Houston
- Be: Christy Turlington
- Oceans of Ecstasy: Deepak Chopra
- I Am Your Poem: Kei Arita
- Transendance: Claude Challe
- Free Me: Deepak Chopra
- Woman of Sorrow: Deepak Chopra
- Nothing Lasts Forever Instrumental: Adam Plack
Customer Reviews:
Not a patch on its predecessor.......2007-02-19
This second album is almost devoid of this depth and sadly, creates no connection. It seems like Deepak Chopra doesn't get that. There are a couple of very nice pieces but the album is mainly formulaic rather than insightful and I am dismayed to say leaves me feeling like I just listened to some music and nothing else.
If you like nice unhurried music that creates a relaxed atmosphere, you can't go past Cafe Del Mar. If you're looking to experience a sense of something spiritual, stick to the first Gift of Love album.
Sensuous Celebration of Rabindranath Tagore's Poetry.......2007-02-07
Poetry weaves itself through Adam Plack's sensual music in passionate whispers and fantasy worlds of past lives and future invitations. Unrequited love becomes rain with pattering feet and smiles of autumn. The lover, while mortal, becomes the world in her absence.
Visions of beauty, romance and passion create an world of mystery and exotic moods. Poetry escapes from pages and breathes through sweet vocal interpretations. Ancient echoes, jazzy escapes and electronic tribal fusion awakens a soul intoxication in "When I Kiss."
Deepak read many translations of Rabindranath Tagore's poems and then translated the poetry for our generation. The results are stunning in beauty. Deepak Chopra, Sinead O'Connor, Angelica Houston, Antonio Banderas, Marisa Tomei, Lisa Bonet, Milla Jovovich, Shekhar Kapur, Gina Gershon, Melanie Griffith, Jared Harris and Claued Challe mingle their voices with music.
If you have read Rabindranath Tagore's poems I think you will be impressed with these new translations. I remember the first time I read one of his poems and the experience was an awakening to poetic wonder.
Within these poems, you may find yourself wandering in India, Africa or Spain. You may become lost walking across clouds or seduced into the pleasures of the invisible.
"...we are drifting in different streams of the world
our lives would be carried apart
and our love forgotten
but I'm not so foolish that I would hope
to buy your heart with gifts"
~My Gift to You
If you are a hopeless romantic, this musical journey with poetry will make you heady. If you love creating moods, this is perfect while taking a bath by candlelight. I'd highly recommend something like "Dream On" from Lush and perhaps the Flying Fox shower gel and an application of Flying Fox Jasmine temple balm. This CD whispers: "Play me in the dark with the flicker of at least 4 beautifully scented champaca candles." I can recommend the Ergo Champa candle or the Ergo Passion Rose de Mai.
The poems presented here seduce with soul longings and entangle you in magical stories of love. The entire CD is breathlessly beautiful and a true gift of love to anyone willing to spend the time diving deep into this mystery. I can also highly recommend Deepak's book: "The Soul In Love."
"Say your last words in silence..."
~Flight to Freedom
~The Rebecca Review
Exotic, sensual, fabulous poetry, even better than No. 1.......2006-12-14
Consistently good throughout, even better than " A Gift of Love 1 " in that respect ( No offense to Rumi, whose poetry I adore also.)
All in all a masterpiece!
What a wonderful time we live in when precious ancient mystical poetry like this reaches out to so many fresh minds in such entrancing and enticing ways.
Wonderful and soothing.......2004-02-01
Absolute Sensuality.......2003-11-19
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Ecstasy
Avant Manufacturer: Mca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000639BC Release Date: 2002-03-26 |
Tracks:
- Call On Me
- What Do You Want
- Don't Say No, Just Say Yes
- Makin' Good Love
- Sorry
- No Limit
- Thinkin' About You
- Six in Da Morning
- You Ain't Right
- One Way Street
- Love School
- Jack & Jill
- Suicide
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Avant, who hails from Cleveland, has something in common with Midwestern new jack R&B artists such as Dave Hollister and Donell Jones; he seems stuck in an upbeat and bouncy yet self-consciously thuggish and undistinguished groove. He and Chicago-based producer Steve Huff have put together a collection of middle-of-the-road songs touching upon all the traditional concerns of a would-be urban superstar. The singer/songwriter's light alto floats pleasantly over Huff's dance-oriented numbers and midtempo grooves, but the overall package lacks substance. A few slow jams, notably "Sorry" and "One Way Street" (a duet with the Gap Band's Charlie Wilson) stand out from the rest of his tracks, but Avant will have to dig deeper to avoid blending in with the crowd. --Rebecca LevineCustomer Reviews:
Avant Album.......2007-03-12
Medicore Sophmore Slump.......2006-02-23
love jones.......2004-03-26
good cd.......2004-03-08
Amazing.......2003-12-06
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Technical Ecstasy
Black Sabbath Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000002KGG Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- Back Street Kids
- You Won't Change Me
- It's Allright
- Gypsy
- All Moving Parts (Stand Still)
- Rock'n'Roll Doctor
- She's Gone
- Dirty Women
Customer Reviews:
Sabbath's "Presence" Album . . ........2007-04-22
Getting Technical!.......2007-04-15
Back Street Kids - Nobody I know will ever take my rock'n'roll away from me. The chorus to this song speaks for itself. Ozzy's vocals are strained and muddled on this outing and the lyrics take step back from the grand-scale that was Sabotage. Cool Iommi riffs still abound, but these songs feel like all the parts were written seperately then fused together for good or bad. We know that the Sabs by his point were not getting along with each other very well and it shows. Not very memorable.
You Won't Change Me - The intro sonds like the soundtrack to a John Carpenter flick. Then we get the ultra-heavy riff followed by the fluffy synth montage. Ozzy's vocals are almost drowned out. Garbled. If you can't hear the lyics very well, how is a fan supposed to remember the song? That was Technical's biggest flaw.
It's Alright - Bill Ward's vocal debut. This sonds like latter Beatles or early Wings. What is this doing on a Black Sabbath album? Exactly. When the drummer starts to sing, there's a problem. Bottom line. Not a bad song, just not very Black Sabbath. Reminiscent of Peter Criss' solo album. Smooth. Cheerful. Very un-Sabbath.
Gypsy - One of the better tunes on Ecstasy. Still, the production value took such a dive from Sabotage. Ozzy has been put in the background for Iommi to take center stage, much like their live show. The lyrics sound forced and cheesy. Still a rocker.
All Moving Parts (Stand Still) - Probably the best songs on the album, this is simple and rocking. The lyrics are memorable for a change and so the song remains in your head. Got the signature Ozzy yeaaaah! going on. A personal favorite. The only one on this album.
Rock'N'Roll Doctor - Some people actually quote this as a Sabbath classic but it ain't. The production is horrible. Keyboards aplenty. Ozzy's vocals sound like they're coming from another planet. Is this Sabbath or The Who? I can't tell. Juvenile and bland.
She's Gone - The over-use of keboards on Technical Ecstasy does nothing to ensure it's success, in fact it does the opposite. You wanna hear Geezer and Tony ripping, not Gerald Woodruffe playing keyboards. This song is a dreary, dragging bummer. Oh, my baby!
Dirty Women - A good, rocking tune. Long. Could have been great, but the production kills it.
All in all, Technical Ecstasy finds Black Sabbath trying to reinvent themselves without the full co-operation of the band as a single entity. You can feel the tension. You can feel coke-head Tony Iommi in the driver's seat, cracking the whip and burying Ozzy's vocals. A very mixed, overblown album with horrible production.
Deal with it!
you won't change me or my opinion.......2007-04-15
Just kidding. Even though "Sabbath went soft" is the majority opinion of Technical Ecstasy, I can't agree entirely with it. It's true that the music here is a bit weaker overall compared to the other Sabbath albums, but what they lack in major guitar riffs, they make up for in really good guitar soloing.
I once read that the entire band really enjoyed themselves while making this album. I believe that to be true. How can you not enjoy yourself while playing "rock and roll doctor"? Even though it's a lot like a Kiss song, you can tell the band liked this creation, and though a weakpoint, not the worst thing Sabbath could have done. It's catchy, and the intro is wonderful.
"back street kids" has a fuzzy fast-paced guitar riff that makes me shiver it's so good! The chorus is good, too. The entire album has a robotic futuristic feel to it, just like the album cover indicates. "you won't change me" is a great example why we should love Ozzy's lyrics. Okay, that's not true, but we should respect Ozzy for not being afraid to speak his mind. Just listen to the line "still I wonder what it's liked to be loved, instead of hiding in myself". How many grown men would be able to just blurt out such a personal feeling? Not many. Ozzy shares his emotions because he wants you to be able to relate to him.
"it's alright" doesn't sound like the Beatles to me (I don't know HOW that comparison came up) but it does sound like a perfectly harmless acoustic ballad, that's really pretty with Bill Ward on vocals. If you've never heard Bill Ward's voice before, trust me when I say it's pretty good. Some people might even wish HE was the lead singer for the band instead of Ozzy. The only problem there is that there's only one Ozzy, and no one else has that kind of voice. No one.
"gypsy" is an interesting piece with tempo changes and musical directions dominating the thing. I love all the parts. Another example of Sabbath telling a story with their musical ideas, and having it work just fine.
"all moving parts (stand still)" is a nice groove-type rocker. The lyrics are a mystery to me because I have NO idea what they're about. "she's gone" is the worst on the album, and reminds me of Paul McCartney's "carrying". Listen to the two songs. Do they sound the same to you? Say yes! Same tempo anyway.
"dirty women" is the brightest spot on the entire album. It's main vocal melody is kind of stolen from "a national acrobat", and the soloing at the end was supposedly ripped from Chicago's "25 or 6 to 4" but, come on, do you really think Black Sabbath was listening to Chicago at the time? Both bands were WAY too busy being famous back in the 70's to ever consider steeling musical ideas from each other.
Anyway, Technical Ecstasy is a pretty good album with commercial production and a much lighter sound, but if you like Sabbath because of their songwriting, or the guitar soloing, I have a feeling this is the album for you.
Only my opinion; put it in the pot and stir it around..........2007-02-03
I dont know why,but.....................................2007-01-23
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Once Upon a Time: The Essential Ennio Morricone
Manufacturer: Silva America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0002V4YTU Release Date: 2004-10-05 |
Tracks:
- Once Upon A Time In The West: Man With The Harmonica
- A Fistful Of Dollars
- For A Few Dollars More
- Days Of Heaven: The Harvest
- The Five Man Army
- Once Upon A Time In The West: Jill's Theme
- The Men From Shiloh
- Guns For San Sebastian: Overture
- Two Mules For Sister Sara
- A Fistful Of Dynamite: Duck, You Sucker
- My Name Is Nobody
- The Good, The Bad And The Ugly: Main Theme
- The Good, The Bad And The Ugly: The Ecstasy Of Gold
- Cinema Paradiso
- Once Upon A Time In America: Deborah's Theme
Tracks:
- The Untouchables: Main Theme
- The Red Tent
- The Sicilian Clan
- Exorcist & The Heretic: Regan's Theme
- Moses The Lawgiver
- In The Line Of Fire
- The Thing
- Le Professionnel: Chi Mai
- Hamlet
- 1900: Romanza
- Casualties Of War: Elegy For Brown
- Marco Polo
- The Mission
- Gabriel's Oboe
- Ave Maria (Guarini)
- On Earth As It Is In Heaven
- Epilogue: The Falls
Customer Reviews:
Excellence!.......2007-04-22
Those tracks are: "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly", "A Fistful of DOllars", "For a Few Dollars More", and "Two Mules for Sister Sara". "In The Line Of Fire' also appeared on that CD, performed electronically by Mark Ayres.
The next bunch of tracks is from Silva Screen's 1996 compilation, "Cinema Paradise: The Classic Film Music of Ennio Morricone", which included the majority of tracks here such as the extensive The Mission Suite, The Untouchables, Casulaties of War, Once Upon a Time In America, 1900, Chi Mai, Marco Polo, Once Upon a Time In The West (two tracks), Cinema Paradise, and The Good the Bad and the Ugly - Ecstacy of Gold, mostly being conducted by Paul Bateman, with Nic Raine doing some of the conducting duties as well.
Hamlet is from Silva's 1997 "Cinema's Classic Romances" compilation, while "The Thing" is from Silva's 2001 "Essential John Carpenter".
A Fistful of Dynamite - Duck You Sucker is from 2002's Way Out West: Essential Western Film Music Collection Volume Two.
The remaing tracks were newly recorded in 2004 for this release:
Days of Heaven, Exorcist II, Guns for San Sebastian, Moses the Lawgiver, My Name is Nobody, The Five Man Army, The Red Tent, The Men From Shiloh and The Sicilian Clan.
Highly recommended.
"his domain of film scoring is legendary ~ Ennio Morricone".......2004-10-07
Ennio Morricone was born in Rome on October 11, 1928...attended the Santa Cecilia Conservatory...worked in various jazz bands, later a staff arranger and composer...an orchestrator in the '50s...scored films in the early '60s, then the WESTERNS and his name became a household word in the film industry ~ a new kind of western was on the horizon and Morricone was commissioned to score "A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS" [1964] for Sergio Leone featuring Clint Eastwood, spaghetti westerns were born ~ next "FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE" [1965] ~ and a bigger budget film "THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY" [1966], again featuring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef and a third Eli Wallach whose performance was magical to watch on the big screen ~ violence and revenge gives Morricone an opportunity to feature electric guitars, flutes and jew's harp blending with a non lyrical chorus mixed with brass, strings, percussion with full orchestration that simply took your breath away...example is "ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST" [1968], featuring Henry Fonda, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards and our hero Charles Bronson the mysterious harmonica player, director Sergio Leone's tribute to the American Western, pulled out all the stops ~ the Western was just a small part of Maestro Morricone's career, in the next paragraph take a gander of just what our icon of film music accomplished.
Our composer didn't stop there as "ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA" [1984], featuring Robert De Niro, James Woods and Elizabeth McGovern, another Sergio Leone film..."THE MISSION" [1986], featuring Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons and Aldan Quinn, is probably one of Morricone's crowning scores receiving an Academy Award nomination, very haunting and classical genre in substance..."THE UNTOUCHABLES" [1987], featuring Kevin Costner, Sean Connery and Robert De Niro during the Al Capone '30s crime organization, Morricone conjures a powerful and dynamic arrangement of his unmistakable theme..."CINEMA PARADISO" [1988], featuring Phillippe Noiret, Antonella Attili and Pupella Maggio from director Giuseppe Tomatore as he recalls his early childhood, the score immediately captures your heart, so tender and compelling as Morricone can only deliver.
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra featuring conductors Kenneth Alwyn, Paul Bateman, James Fitzpatrick, Nic Raine, Derek Wadsworth ~ Crouch End Festival Chorus featuring Choir Master David Temple ~ vocals performed by Charlotte Kinder, Marie Kopecka and Jill Washington ~ guitar, percussion and keyboards performed by Gareth Williams ~ all in all did a magnicent job in bringing the music of a composer who wrote for over 250 films, receiving recognition from the industry and fans which was long over-due ~ his work is in constant demand, scoring as many as over a half dozen films as year.
This collection contains an overlay of each cue in Morricone's distinctive style of legendary scoring ~ the man who made this possible, a tremendous asset to every project he undertakes is James Fitzpatrick [producer of the album] ~ symphonic suites with full orchestra fullfilling the "film-score-buffs" cravings for more of the same, just the way we like 'em!
Total Time: 2-CD-Set ~ Silva America 1165 ~ (10/05/2004)
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See the Sun
Black Lab Manufacturer: blacklabworld.com ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000BQPY04 Release Date: 2005-10-04 |
Tracks:
- see the sun
- remember
- lonely boy
- perfect girl
- ecstasy
- tell me why
- without you
- dream in color
- learn to crawl
- wide open
- lifelike
- circus lights
Product Description
The follow-up to Black Labs critically acclaimed Geffen debut Your Body Above Me (feat. "Wash it Away," Time Ago), See the Sun is a lush, epic union of heartbreak and rock & roll, diamond-cut lyrics set to hard candy melodies, raging guitars and gin-soaked stories of love, loss and redemption. Like U2 and Live and the Goo's getting drunk together. Like a five star hotel, you check in and youre sorry to check out. Their new album has a depth and emotional range that broadens with each listen. Grammy award-winning engineer Tom Lord-Alge (Live, Blink 182) mixed most of the album. What shines brightest is the band's pop sensibility the liquid swirl of "Remember," the epic sweep of "See the Sun," the raging loss of "Without You," and the open-armed surrender of "Lonely Boy." Black Lab has contributed to the soundtracks of Spider Man, Can't Hardly Wait, Varsity Blues, Permanent Midnight, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Party of Five, What I Like About You, MTV's The Real World, and most recently, Blade: Trinity.Customer Reviews:
Another good addition to collection.......2007-02-11
Amazing CD.......2007-01-05
Perfect!.......2006-12-26
great from start to finish.......2006-10-30
Don't buy this here.......2006-03-13
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