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Five mixes of the cut 'Reunited' from their smash 1997 album'Wu-Tang Forever': Hithunter (Radio Edit), Westbam,Zulutronic, Funkstorung and Album Version. Slimlinejewel case. 1998 RCA release.
Fortunately, even an ugly cover will not ruin good music. And the good news is that I'd say about 75 percent of the music is good....and on a 4 cd set, that's a lot. Like other Silva compilations, the strength of this compilation is the variety. There are selections from the big releases (Star Trek, Omen, Rambo), but there is also a healthy dose of tracks from the smaller releases(Under Fire, Lionheart, The Swarm).
Two examples come to mind. Capricorn One and The Great Train Robbery are two movies that are not exactly household names today, but are dominated by two of Goldmith's finest main themes. The City of Prague Philharmonic come through with terrific renditions. And there are plenty of other strong performances...a few being concert versions conducted by Goldsmith himself. Suprisingly, "The Wind and the Lion" works, which is no small accomplishment given the ferentic original performance of "Raisuli Attacks".
It's not a complete success. A few of the performances fall flat, particularly some of the more inventive scores. Total Recall is just bad, mangling the performance with poor percussion and synthesizer choices to boot. Also a letdown is the Klingon Attack from the first Star Trek movie. The Prague Philhamonic attempt doesn't sound bad--it's just that once you've heard the original soundtrack's "blaster beam" with enough bass to rattle your teeth...well let's just say Silva's version is a little tinny in comparison.
But I shouldn't dwell on the negative. Overall, this is a strong sampler of Goldsmith's variety. There are plenty of quality performances here, and despite a few omissions (noticeably Planet of the Apes)this is a very good release from Silva.
However, as sweepig as it is, there are a few holes in the selection. "First Contact", one of the sweetest and richest compositions from the Star Trek is absent. "The Ghost and the Darkness" is missing and the "Medicine Man" music should include the theme song. By dwelling on several selections from the Blue Max, these were squeezed out. Three full and important movie themes got the axe.
However, all but "The Ghost and the Darkness" are readily available and not overly expensive as is the "Ghost" CD. This is a must have for the TV and movie music fan.
Before there was Hans Solo there was Napolean Solo, before ER there was Dr. Kildare. Jerry Goldsmith IS Sci-Fi. "Resistance is futile.. you MUST assimilate this CD collection."
If you enjoyed the movie [and we will assume that you did since you're here] you will love this soundtrack! It's got Everything!
Much of the work is orchestral. Some of it is techno. There are a couple of pop tune, and Perry Como [it works, trust me].
The Opening Theme "So Long and Thanks for All the Fish" is a gloriously funny show tune. It was funny on screen, but here you can pick out the lyrics. It's even more fun when you can sing along.
It's got the theme from the original radio play "Journey of the Sorcerer", banjo and all. [so did the movie].
Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster is mellow enough to blow your mind.
"Huma's Hymn" about the Coming of the Great White Handkerchief is nothing more then Holy.
The "Planet Factory Floor" is ...Well, it's just plain Huge!
And Stephen Fry rapping. Stephen Fry, Man!! Reginald Jeeves of "Jeeves and Wooster" fame! If you are familiar with Stephen Fry, then the absurdity of him rapping makes this even more fun to listen to. He does the last track called "Reasons to Be Miserable (His Name is Marvin)", and he pulls it off so well!
It's enough to make you want this album!
The silly tracks are in there too, and they're just as entertaining as the more traditional stuff. I love the music that is emitted from the Guide; its digital tones sound like a cell phone (except way less annoying and way cooler). Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster is really awesome; it's like chilled Guide techno.
The slower tracks are equally nice. Tea in Space, Love, The Whale, and Space are all so simple and very pretty.
Then there are a few scores that are really big and just plain awesome. So Long and Thanks for All the Fish (and the intro about dophins) is so hysterical...I love how it's all put together. The Journey of the Sorcerer is fantastic. The only thing that's different about this version from the film is the addition of drums, but it's not a bad change at all. Planet Factory Floor is filled with such wonder and hugeness that's perfect for Magrathea. It's followed by the equally awesome Earth Mark II.
The only thing I didn't like about this CD was the addition of
Reasons to Be Miserable (His Name is Marvin). It was just....annoying and incredibly bad. But it's at the end of the CD, so I just don't listen to it. Not a big problem.
If you've seen the movie and enjoyed the music, this CD is definitely worth it. Who knew a comedy could have such epic music in it?
The two major standouts of this album in my opinion are "Journey of the Sorcerer" and "Vote Beeblebrox." Anyone who's more than a casual fan of "Hitchhiker's" will immediately recognize "Journey of the Sorcerer" as the classic "Hitchhiker's" theme by the Eagles played on both the radio and television versions and now the movie as well. This version is enhanced and sounds great. It was a treat hearing it at the theater and it's awesome on this CD as well. "Vote Beeblebrox" --- I about died laughing when I heard this one. This is a sort of campaign song for Zaphod Beeblebrox that unfortunately never made it into the movie. "Don't believe the rumors / don't believe the vicious lies" it says, talking about how Zaphod isn't stupid. It continues in this vain with a hilarious spoken part from Zaphod saying that he "y'know, just wants to say all the things that presidents say, y'know." Has to be heard to be believed.
Following close behind these are definitely both versions of the wondrous "So Long and Thanks for All the Fish." Personally, I prefer the second version, a sort of upbeat lounge number, but both are great. "So long and thanks for all the fish / So sad that it should come to this / We tried to warn you all, but oh dear."
This album also includes a couple of what I guess could called Golden Oldies --- "Shoo-Rah! Shoo-Rah!" and "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)." Of these two, I thought "Shoo-Rah! Shoo-Rah!" was definitely better and more fun.
The bulk of the CD is the instrumental tracks from the film. Composed by Joby Talbot, these tend to suit the scenes they come from well. Enjoy some memories from the movie, or just enjoy listening to the music.
Finally, one last thing to mention --- "Reasons to be Miserable (His Name is Marvin)." Performed by Stephen Fry, this is a redo of a song by "Marvin himself." Wanna know what it's like to be Marvin? "In everything he has to do, he finds the world condemning / If he had his time again, he'd rather be a lemming." Yep, that Marvin's sure depressed (and depressing), but the song is fairly fun to listen to.
Some notable points:
The introduction about Dolphins, read by Stephen Fry, who of course played the voice of the Book in the film. And of course, the brassy, Broadway-style show-stopping musical number "So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish" which serves as a wonderfully ridiculous setpiece for the opening credits. The melody appears several times throughout the score, usually whenever Arthur or Trillian are thinking of Earth. It is also reprised as a slow, jazzy, lounge singery song during the first part of the closing credits.
The cue from when the Vogons destroy the earth, which is appropriately tense and dramatic, and climaxes with a panicked-sounding string section playing imposibly high, abrubt notes, and ends abruptly as the earth is destroyed.
To fans of the original radio and TV series, I say to you Don't Panic, because Bernie Leadon's "Journey of the Sorcerer" (Which, for those of you that don't know, served as the theme to both the TV and radio series) is on the soundtrack with a faithful and reverent arrangement, complete with banjo. It is one of my favorite tracks on the album, and I listen to it along with the following track, which shares its name with the film's title, and the title of one of the most wholly remarkable books in the universe: The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.
Another great track is the music for the whale that is suddenly called into existance over the planet of Magrathea. It is filled with unwarranted optimism, and pathos, and gives the scene the necessary emotional edge, which I think is something Douglas Adams himself would have enjoyed immensely, since he created the whale in response to cop shows where innocent bystanders are meaninglessly killed as a result of conflicts or car chases that they had nothing to do with, and the audience doesn't care about them since they were only on the screen for two seconds. So Douglas wanted to create a character who would only exist as a character for a very short time, but make him extremely sympathetic so the audience would feel actual emotion when he is killed. And it works, and has worked in every version of the Hitchhiker's Guide I've been exposed to.
Another great track is "Huma's Hymn", which sounds so authentically like a church song that you could swear you'd be able to find it in your church's song book. (But you won't, so don't go looking for it.) As I understand it, most of the chorus singing the song consists not of professional singers, but of fans and other random people who happened to be walking by the church where the song was recorded, to give it that extra level of authenticity that other filmmakers probably wouldn't care about.
Overall, this is a very evocative and wonderfully fantastic score. Mr. Talbot displays much originality, but at points seems to channel other great composers of SciFi movie music. I hear traces of John Williams' scores for the Star Wars films and Superman the Movie, Jerry Goldsmith's Star Trek: The Motion Picture, James Horner's Star Treks II and III, and even Nobuo Uematsu's Final Fantasy soundtracks. Just listen to track 8 and you'll see what I mean.
Just so you know, there are three tracks that are not part of the score of the film. I suppose you could call them "Pop" tracks, but they're not tracks that have been popular in the past 10 years, at least. Only one of them: Perry Como's "Magic Moments" was in the film, at least that I could tell. It was used as source music twice, once in the pub near the beginning, and once near the end. That's all I can say about that without spoiling the movie for anyone who hasn't seen it. (And if you don't recognise the name of the song, it's been used in several movies, so you've probably heard it before.) The other two songs are Betty Wright's "Shoo-Rah! Shoo-Rah!" and Al Green's "Here I Am (Come And Take Me)". While the inclusion of these songs on an otherwise orchestral soundtrack may seem odd, they definitely fit the film. Even if "Shoo-Rah! Shoo-Rah!" and "Here I Am (Come And Take Me)" don't appear in the film, you can imagine that they'd be the next songs to be cued on the jukebox in the pub near the beginning of the film, and so they help establish the mood for the scene. Some fans may be surprised or disappointed in the non-inclusion of Louis Armstrong's "What A Wonderful World", but if you see the film, you will see that the scene during which that song played in the radio and TV series is not in the film. But no biggie, if they make a sequel (and there's no reason they shouldn't) perhaps that scene will make it in.
Overall, I'd say that this is a soundtrack that no fan of the Hitchhiker's franchise should be without. So buy it now, before the earth is demolished to make a hyperspace bypass!
Eight new songs were recorded for the album. Most of them are originals but there is a great cover of Have you ever really loved a woman, written and originally recorded by Bryan Adams. Whether singing ballads or up-tempo-rockers, Paulette sounds as good as ever on the new recordings. The album opens with Where'd you get your cheating from, in which Paulette describes which characteristics a man got from each of his parents but wonders about his cheating. Among the other new songs, I particularly like Texas girl and the only new song that Paulette wrote for the album, She don't have the heart to love you.
The four re-issued songs (licensed from Warner) are The bed you made for me (their first hit) and three songs that didn't make their Greatest hits compilation (Setting me up, All the reasons why, Walking talking crying barely beating broken heart). All four have since been made on the American compilation Country classics, which includes other Highway 101 hits such as Bing bang boom that also weren't on Greatest hits. So if you want those four tracks, buy Country classics.
This is a great album that was largely ignored except by Highway 101's loyal fans. It deserved to reach a much wider audience.
This album is a veritable treasure trove of some of the most beautiful, yet obscure, Jimmy Webb songs. Webb's lyrics have always astounded me - so much depth for such a young man(barely out of his teens at the time). Jimmy Webb wrote some of the most poignantly mature lyrics(and, to an extent, melodies)to ever be recorded in the 20th Century. There are songs on this album - "The Moon's A Harsh Mistress", "You Might As Well Smile" - which are so sophisticated yet heart rending that you just might find your eyes welling up.
In the late 60's and early 70's, Jimmy Webb had no real competition when it came to writing songs of lost love. And, Glen Campbell's huge vocal range just serves the songwriter's intent like a hand in a glove. It's nothing short of a blessing that these 2 men worked together so well.
If you purchase no other Jimmy Webb and/or Glen Campbell album, you owe it to yourself to savor this musical feast. It's that good! But, don't take my word for it - hearing is believing.
This CD is made up of the 1974 Campbell-Webb "Reunion" album and fourteen "bonus" tracks. (You get a lot for your money.)
On a solid CD full of great music, "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" stands out as the best, as beautiful a song as any that Jimmy Webb has ever written, and Glen Campbell's version sends shivers up the spine. "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" reminds me a lot of Gordon Lightfoot's "The Last Time I Saw Her Face" (which Campbell has covered), and, like the Lightfoot song, the lyrics are stronger than the music.
Another stand out track is "Christiaan No," Webb's ode to his son (Campbell's Godson).
This is one of those CDs that you can listen to from beginning to end without skipping a tune. Sitting back and enjoying music like this is one of life's great pleasures.
Five mixes of the cut 'Reunited' from their smash 1997 album'Wu-Tang Forever': Hithunter (Radio Edit), Westbam,Zulutronic, Funkstorung and Album Version. Slimlinejewel case. 1998 RCA release.
Reunited,Wu Tang Clan,Loud,5"CD Singles,East Coast Rap,Hip-Hop
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Jerry Goldsmith: 40 Years of Film Music
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ASIN: B0009KIYDG Release Date: 2005-08-09 |
Tracks:
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- The Man From U.N.C.L.E.: Doctor Kildare / Room 222 / Waltons, The / Barnaby Jones / Television Themes Medley
- In Harm's Way
- The Sandpebbles: Chinatown / Patch Of Blue, A / Poltergeist / Papillon / Wind And The Lion, The / Motion Pictures Medley
- Generals, The
- Tora! Tora! Tora!
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Tracks:
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- QB VII
- QB VII
- QB VII
- QB VII
- Waltons, The
- Papillon
- Police Story
- Omen, The
- Capricorn One
- Swarm, The
- Boys From Brazil, The
- , The (First) Great Train Robbery
- Alien
- Star Trek The Motion Picture
Tracks:
- Masada
- Poltergeist
- First Blood - Rambo II
- Twilight Zone: The Movie
- Under Fire
- Under Fire
- Under Fire
- Under Fire
- Gremlins
- Baby - Secret Of The Lost Legend
- Legend
- Lionheart
- Rambo III
- Total Recall
Tracks:
- Star Trek Voyager
- Basic Instinct
- Russia House, The
- Gremlins II
- Medicine Man
- Shadow, The
- Forever Young
- First Knight
- Powder
- Airforce One
- L.A. Confidential
- Mummy, The
- Haunting, The
Album Description
Jerry Goldsmith's death in 2004 marked the end of one of the greatest careers in film composing. This lavish 57 track 4 CD set traces the path of his astonishing achievements and includes recordings conducted by Goldsmith himself. Featuring The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, The Philharmonia Orchestra, The National Philharmonic Orchestra, and The Daniel Caine Orchestra. Includes over 280 minutes of music.Customer Reviews:
Awesome Set!.......2007-07-01
Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection.......2006-11-03
Overall a strong Goldsmith sampler.......2006-04-11
Fortunately, even an ugly cover will not ruin good music. And the good news is that I'd say about 75 percent of the music is good....and on a 4 cd set, that's a lot. Like other Silva compilations, the strength of this compilation is the variety. There are selections from the big releases (Star Trek, Omen, Rambo), but there is also a healthy dose of tracks from the smaller releases(Under Fire, Lionheart, The Swarm).
Two examples come to mind. Capricorn One and The Great Train Robbery are two movies that are not exactly household names today, but are dominated by two of Goldmith's finest main themes. The City of Prague Philharmonic come through with terrific renditions. And there are plenty of other strong performances...a few being concert versions conducted by Goldsmith himself. Suprisingly, "The Wind and the Lion" works, which is no small accomplishment given the ferentic original performance of "Raisuli Attacks".
It's not a complete success. A few of the performances fall flat, particularly some of the more inventive scores. Total Recall is just bad, mangling the performance with poor percussion and synthesizer choices to boot. Also a letdown is the Klingon Attack from the first Star Trek movie. The Prague Philhamonic attempt doesn't sound bad--it's just that once you've heard the original soundtrack's "blaster beam" with enough bass to rattle your teeth...well let's just say Silva's version is a little tinny in comparison.
But I shouldn't dwell on the negative. Overall, this is a strong sampler of Goldsmith's variety. There are plenty of quality performances here, and despite a few omissions (noticeably Planet of the Apes)this is a very good release from Silva.
Jerry Goldsmith - 40 years of pleasure.......2006-02-22
Almost the perfect compilation.......2005-12-31
However, as sweepig as it is, there are a few holes in the selection. "First Contact", one of the sweetest and richest compositions from the Star Trek is absent. "The Ghost and the Darkness" is missing and the "Medicine Man" music should include the theme song. By dwelling on several selections from the Blue Max, these were squeezed out. Three full and important movie themes got the axe.
However, all but "The Ghost and the Darkness" are readily available and not overly expensive as is the "Ghost" CD. This is a must have for the TV and movie music fan.
Before there was Hans Solo there was Napolean Solo, before ER there was Dr. Kildare. Jerry Goldsmith IS Sci-Fi. "Resistance is futile.. you MUST assimilate this CD collection."
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Reunited: Live with Frankie Valli
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ASIN: B000K2V6LK Release Date: 2007-01-09 |
Tracks:
- Who Loves You
- Our Day Will Come
- Medley: Save It for Me/Rag Doll/Dawn/Let's Hang On
- Can't Take My Eyes off You
- Fallen Angel
- Silver Star
- Slip Away
- December 1963 (Oh, What a Night)
- Swearin' to God
- My Eyes Adored You
- Medley: Workin' My Way Back to You/Will You Still Love Me (Tomorrow)/Op
- Spend the Night in Love
- Heaven Must Have Sent You (Here in the Night)
- Grease
- Medley: Sherry/Walk Like a Man/Big Girls Don't Cry/Bye Bye Baby (Baby G
Album Description
Wanna know what the "real" live 4 Seasons sounded like? This double-live album captures their triumphant, 1980 return to their old Jersey stomping grounds (though it almost didn't happen because a storm the week before at a Philly gig injured half the band)! Frankie Valli sings, Bob Gaudio produces, ex-Critter Don Ciccone is on guitar, ex-Sugarloaf-er Jerry Corbetta is on keyboards, and the group is on FIRE as they perform a razor-sharp set of hits and surprises in front of an adoring crowd.
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Manufacturer: Hollywood Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores
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ASIN: B0007Z9RDY Release Date: 2005-04-26 |
Tracks:
- The Dolphins
- So Long & Thanks For All The Fish
- Arthur Wakes Up
- Shoo-Rah! Shoo-Rah! - Betty Wright
- Here I Am (Come And Take Me) - Al Green
- Destruction Of Earth
- Journey Of The Sorcerer
- The Hitchhikers's Guide To The Galaxy: Original Soundtrack
- Inside The Vogon Ship
- Vogon Poetry
- Space
- Vogon Command Centre
- Trillian & Arthur Reunited
- Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster
- Ten In Space
- Deep Thought
- Infinite Improbability Drive
- Viltvodle Street Music
- Huma's Hymn
- Capture Of Trillian
- Vogcity
- Love
- The Whale
- Planet Factory Floor
- Earth Mark II
- Magic Moments - Perry Como
- Shootout
- Finale
- Blast Off
- So Long & Thanks For All The Fish (Reprise)
- Careless Talk
- Vote Beeblebrox
- Reasons To Be Miserable (His Name Is Marvin)
Album Description
The popular "Hitchhiker" books by the late Douglas Adams inspired the engagingly quirky score by Joby Talbot. In addition to the score, the CD features: "Shoo-Rah Shoo-Rah" by Betty Wright; "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" by Al Green; "Magic Moments " from Perry Como; "So Long and Thanks for All the Fish" by Neil Hannon; "Careless Talk" and "Vote Beeblebrox" by Neil Hannon, Douglas Payne and Andy Dunlop; and "Reasons to be Miserable (His Name is Marvin)" by Stephen Fry.Joby Talbot began writing and performing in the early '90s, working with artists such as Tom Jones, Paul McCartney, and producer Nigel Godrich. In 2000, his score to the primetime British comedy "The League of Gentlemen" won the Royal Television Society Award for Best Title Music. The British Film Institute commissioned Talbot to compose a new score for Alfred Hitchcock's silent classic "The Lodger." As a classical composer, he has worked with all the major U.K. orchestras and has been commissioned by the prestigious BBC Proms Festival.
Customer Reviews:
ah-HA ... Quite a pleasure, really. .......2006-03-05
If you enjoyed the movie [and we will assume that you did since you're here] you will love this soundtrack! It's got Everything!
Much of the work is orchestral. Some of it is techno. There are a couple of pop tune, and Perry Como [it works, trust me].
The Opening Theme "So Long and Thanks for All the Fish" is a gloriously funny show tune. It was funny on screen, but here you can pick out the lyrics. It's even more fun when you can sing along.
It's got the theme from the original radio play "Journey of the Sorcerer", banjo and all. [so did the movie].
Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster is mellow enough to blow your mind.
"Huma's Hymn" about the Coming of the Great White Handkerchief is nothing more then Holy.
The "Planet Factory Floor" is ...Well, it's just plain Huge!
And Stephen Fry rapping. Stephen Fry, Man!! Reginald Jeeves of "Jeeves and Wooster" fame! If you are familiar with Stephen Fry, then the absurdity of him rapping makes this even more fun to listen to. He does the last track called "Reasons to Be Miserable (His Name is Marvin)", and he pulls it off so well!
It's enough to make you want this album!
A Pleasant Surprise.......2005-11-12
The silly tracks are in there too, and they're just as entertaining as the more traditional stuff. I love the music that is emitted from the Guide; its digital tones sound like a cell phone (except way less annoying and way cooler). Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster is really awesome; it's like chilled Guide techno.
The slower tracks are equally nice. Tea in Space, Love, The Whale, and Space are all so simple and very pretty.
Then there are a few scores that are really big and just plain awesome. So Long and Thanks for All the Fish (and the intro about dophins) is so hysterical...I love how it's all put together. The Journey of the Sorcerer is fantastic. The only thing that's different about this version from the film is the addition of drums, but it's not a bad change at all. Planet Factory Floor is filled with such wonder and hugeness that's perfect for Magrathea. It's followed by the equally awesome Earth Mark II.
The only thing I didn't like about this CD was the addition of
Reasons to Be Miserable (His Name is Marvin). It was just....annoying and incredibly bad. But it's at the end of the CD, so I just don't listen to it. Not a big problem.
If you've seen the movie and enjoyed the music, this CD is definitely worth it. Who knew a comedy could have such epic music in it?
That's It --- I'm Voting for Beeblebrox!.......2005-11-03
The two major standouts of this album in my opinion are "Journey of the Sorcerer" and "Vote Beeblebrox." Anyone who's more than a casual fan of "Hitchhiker's" will immediately recognize "Journey of the Sorcerer" as the classic "Hitchhiker's" theme by the Eagles played on both the radio and television versions and now the movie as well. This version is enhanced and sounds great. It was a treat hearing it at the theater and it's awesome on this CD as well. "Vote Beeblebrox" --- I about died laughing when I heard this one. This is a sort of campaign song for Zaphod Beeblebrox that unfortunately never made it into the movie. "Don't believe the rumors / don't believe the vicious lies" it says, talking about how Zaphod isn't stupid. It continues in this vain with a hilarious spoken part from Zaphod saying that he "y'know, just wants to say all the things that presidents say, y'know." Has to be heard to be believed.
Following close behind these are definitely both versions of the wondrous "So Long and Thanks for All the Fish." Personally, I prefer the second version, a sort of upbeat lounge number, but both are great. "So long and thanks for all the fish / So sad that it should come to this / We tried to warn you all, but oh dear."
This album also includes a couple of what I guess could called Golden Oldies --- "Shoo-Rah! Shoo-Rah!" and "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)." Of these two, I thought "Shoo-Rah! Shoo-Rah!" was definitely better and more fun.
The bulk of the CD is the instrumental tracks from the film. Composed by Joby Talbot, these tend to suit the scenes they come from well. Enjoy some memories from the movie, or just enjoy listening to the music.
Finally, one last thing to mention --- "Reasons to be Miserable (His Name is Marvin)." Performed by Stephen Fry, this is a redo of a song by "Marvin himself." Wanna know what it's like to be Marvin? "In everything he has to do, he finds the world condemning / If he had his time again, he'd rather be a lemming." Yep, that Marvin's sure depressed (and depressing), but the song is fairly fun to listen to.
So long, that's all.......2005-10-01
Zarquad! What A Hoopy Soundtrack!.......2005-06-02
Some notable points:
The introduction about Dolphins, read by Stephen Fry, who of course played the voice of the Book in the film. And of course, the brassy, Broadway-style show-stopping musical number "So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish" which serves as a wonderfully ridiculous setpiece for the opening credits. The melody appears several times throughout the score, usually whenever Arthur or Trillian are thinking of Earth. It is also reprised as a slow, jazzy, lounge singery song during the first part of the closing credits.
The cue from when the Vogons destroy the earth, which is appropriately tense and dramatic, and climaxes with a panicked-sounding string section playing imposibly high, abrubt notes, and ends abruptly as the earth is destroyed.
To fans of the original radio and TV series, I say to you Don't Panic, because Bernie Leadon's "Journey of the Sorcerer" (Which, for those of you that don't know, served as the theme to both the TV and radio series) is on the soundtrack with a faithful and reverent arrangement, complete with banjo. It is one of my favorite tracks on the album, and I listen to it along with the following track, which shares its name with the film's title, and the title of one of the most wholly remarkable books in the universe: The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.
Another great track is the music for the whale that is suddenly called into existance over the planet of Magrathea. It is filled with unwarranted optimism, and pathos, and gives the scene the necessary emotional edge, which I think is something Douglas Adams himself would have enjoyed immensely, since he created the whale in response to cop shows where innocent bystanders are meaninglessly killed as a result of conflicts or car chases that they had nothing to do with, and the audience doesn't care about them since they were only on the screen for two seconds. So Douglas wanted to create a character who would only exist as a character for a very short time, but make him extremely sympathetic so the audience would feel actual emotion when he is killed. And it works, and has worked in every version of the Hitchhiker's Guide I've been exposed to.
Another great track is "Huma's Hymn", which sounds so authentically like a church song that you could swear you'd be able to find it in your church's song book. (But you won't, so don't go looking for it.) As I understand it, most of the chorus singing the song consists not of professional singers, but of fans and other random people who happened to be walking by the church where the song was recorded, to give it that extra level of authenticity that other filmmakers probably wouldn't care about.
Overall, this is a very evocative and wonderfully fantastic score. Mr. Talbot displays much originality, but at points seems to channel other great composers of SciFi movie music. I hear traces of John Williams' scores for the Star Wars films and Superman the Movie, Jerry Goldsmith's Star Trek: The Motion Picture, James Horner's Star Treks II and III, and even Nobuo Uematsu's Final Fantasy soundtracks. Just listen to track 8 and you'll see what I mean.
Just so you know, there are three tracks that are not part of the score of the film. I suppose you could call them "Pop" tracks, but they're not tracks that have been popular in the past 10 years, at least. Only one of them: Perry Como's "Magic Moments" was in the film, at least that I could tell. It was used as source music twice, once in the pub near the beginning, and once near the end. That's all I can say about that without spoiling the movie for anyone who hasn't seen it. (And if you don't recognise the name of the song, it's been used in several movies, so you've probably heard it before.) The other two songs are Betty Wright's "Shoo-Rah! Shoo-Rah!" and Al Green's "Here I Am (Come And Take Me)". While the inclusion of these songs on an otherwise orchestral soundtrack may seem odd, they definitely fit the film. Even if "Shoo-Rah! Shoo-Rah!" and "Here I Am (Come And Take Me)" don't appear in the film, you can imagine that they'd be the next songs to be cued on the jukebox in the pub near the beginning of the film, and so they help establish the mood for the scene. Some fans may be surprised or disappointed in the non-inclusion of Louis Armstrong's "What A Wonderful World", but if you see the film, you will see that the scene during which that song played in the radio and TV series is not in the film. But no biggie, if they make a sequel (and there's no reason they shouldn't) perhaps that scene will make it in.
Overall, I'd say that this is a soundtrack that no fan of the Hitchhiker's franchise should be without. So buy it now, before the earth is demolished to make a hyperspace bypass!
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Reunited
Highway 101 , and Paulette Carlson Manufacturer: Intersound Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B000000BTB Release Date: 1996-03-05 |
Tracks:
- Where'd You Get Your Cheatin' From
- The Bed You Made For Me
- Holdin' On
- Hearts On The Run
- Setting Me Up
- She Don't Have The Heart To Love You
- Texas Girl
- All The Reasons Why
- Walikn', Talkin', Cryin', Barley Beatin' Broken Heart
- I've Got Your Number
- It Must Be Love
- Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman
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Eight new songs plus four hits.......2005-01-24
Eight new songs were recorded for the album. Most of them are originals but there is a great cover of Have you ever really loved a woman, written and originally recorded by Bryan Adams. Whether singing ballads or up-tempo-rockers, Paulette sounds as good as ever on the new recordings. The album opens with Where'd you get your cheating from, in which Paulette describes which characteristics a man got from each of his parents but wonders about his cheating. Among the other new songs, I particularly like Texas girl and the only new song that Paulette wrote for the album, She don't have the heart to love you.
The four re-issued songs (licensed from Warner) are The bed you made for me (their first hit) and three songs that didn't make their Greatest hits compilation (Setting me up, All the reasons why, Walking talking crying barely beating broken heart). All four have since been made on the American compilation Country classics, which includes other Highway 101 hits such as Bing bang boom that also weren't on Greatest hits. So if you want those four tracks, buy Country classics.
This is a great album that was largely ignored except by Highway 101's loyal fans. It deserved to reach a much wider audience.
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Reunited With Jimmy Webb
Glen Campbell Manufacturer: Raven [Australia] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B00002067F Release Date: 2001-11-30 |
Tracks:
- Roll Me Easy
- Just This One Time
- You Might As Well Smile
- Wishing Now
- About The Ocean
- Ocean In His Eyes
- The Moon's A Harsh Mistress
- I Keep It Hid
- Adoration
- It's A Sin (When You Love Somebody)
- Christiaan No
- Early Morning Song
- Highwayman
- Love Song
- In Cars
- Still Within The Sound Of My Voice
- For Sure, For Certain, Forever, For Always
- Lightning In A Bottle
- If These Walls Could Speak
- More Than Enough
- Brand New Eyes
- Light Years
- Almost Alright Again
- Our Movie
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Country-pop singer Glen Campbell dominated the country and Top 40 charts in the late '60s and early '70s thanks to plaintive Jimmy Webb-penned classics like "Galveston," "Wichita Lineman," and "By the Time I Get to Phoenix." Though none of these early Campbell chart-toppers are included in this 24-song collection of Campbell's covers of Webb compositions, Reunited is an obscure minor masterpiece all the same. Campbell's soulful renditions of fine songs like "The Moon's a Harsh Mistress," "Highwayman," and "Lightning in a Bottle" not only remind us of Webb's timelessness as a songwriter, but also of Campbell's oft-overlooked gifts as a subtle song interpreter. --Bob AllenAlbum Description
Reissue of the country/ pop singer's 1974 collaboration album 'Reunion' with singer/ songwriter great Jimmy Webb between 1974 & 1988. Over 78 minutes long, this edition contains all 10 of the cuts that first appeared on the record, plus 14 rare bonus tracks from later sessions, 'Christiaan No', 'Early Morning Song', 'Highwayman', 'Love Song', 'In Cars', 'Still Within The Sound O f My Voice', 'For Sure, For Certain, Forever, For Always', ' Lightning In A Bottle', 'If These Walls Could Speak', 'More Than Enough', 'Brand New Eyes', 'Light Years', 'Almost Alright Again' and 'Our Movie'. 24 tracks total. 1999 release.Customer Reviews:
A Perfect Match.......2005-10-28
This album is a veritable treasure trove of some of the most beautiful, yet obscure, Jimmy Webb songs. Webb's lyrics have always astounded me - so much depth for such a young man(barely out of his teens at the time). Jimmy Webb wrote some of the most poignantly mature lyrics(and, to an extent, melodies)to ever be recorded in the 20th Century. There are songs on this album - "The Moon's A Harsh Mistress", "You Might As Well Smile" - which are so sophisticated yet heart rending that you just might find your eyes welling up.
In the late 60's and early 70's, Jimmy Webb had no real competition when it came to writing songs of lost love. And, Glen Campbell's huge vocal range just serves the songwriter's intent like a hand in a glove. It's nothing short of a blessing that these 2 men worked together so well.
If you purchase no other Jimmy Webb and/or Glen Campbell album, you owe it to yourself to savor this musical feast. It's that good! But, don't take my word for it - hearing is believing.
Dylan has the Byrds & Jimmy Webb has Glen Campbell.......2005-10-11
This CD is made up of the 1974 Campbell-Webb "Reunion" album and fourteen "bonus" tracks. (You get a lot for your money.)
On a solid CD full of great music, "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" stands out as the best, as beautiful a song as any that Jimmy Webb has ever written, and Glen Campbell's version sends shivers up the spine. "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" reminds me a lot of Gordon Lightfoot's "The Last Time I Saw Her Face" (which Campbell has covered), and, like the Lightfoot song, the lyrics are stronger than the music.
Another stand out track is "Christiaan No," Webb's ode to his son (Campbell's Godson).
This is one of those CDs that you can listen to from beginning to end without skipping a tune. Sitting back and enjoying music like this is one of life's great pleasures.
Pop at it's best..........2005-09-05
The Reborn Glen.......2005-08-23
70's memories.......2005-04-02
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Sharpen Your Sticks
Manufacturer: Oaf ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock
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ASIN: B000CAFCDI Release Date: 2005-02-22 |
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An Introduction to Schubert's Piano Quintet "Trout"
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ASIN: B000076FX6 Release Date: 2003-01-21 |
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Friends Reunited: Music of the Year 1970
Various Artists Manufacturer: Universal/Spectrum ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B0001WAHEQ Release Date: 2004-04-26 |
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- Tears Of A Clown
- Get Up I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine
- It's A Shame
- House Of The Rising Sun
- Farewell Os A Lonely Sound
- Wild World
- Ain't No Mountain High Enough
- All Kinds Of Everything
- Montego Bay
- Groovin' With Mr Bloe
- Still Water (Live)
- Neantherdal Man
- Love You Save
- Julie Do You Love Me
- Up The Ladder To The Roof
- Abraham Martin & John
- Witch
- Question
- Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye
- All Right Now
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Released in Conjunction with the Friends Reunited Website, this Excellent Collection of Hits from the Turn of the Decade Will Take You Back to Younger Days Or Educate You to What was Popular at the Time.
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Friends Reunited: Music of the Year 1981
Various Artists Manufacturer: Universal/Spectrum ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B0001WAHHI Release Date: 2004-04-26 |
Tracks:
- Reward
- Tainted Love
- Tears Are Not Enough
- Show Me
- Absolute Beginners
- Mind Of A Toy
- Weedding Bells
- (Do) The Hucklebuck
- Get Down On It
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- One Day In Your Life
- I'm In Love With A German Film Star
- I Surrender
- Labelled With Love
- The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum
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Friends Reunited: Music of the Year 1985
Various Artists Manufacturer: Universal/Spectrum ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B0001WAHIM Release Date: 2004-04-26 |
Tracks:
- Everybody Wants To Rule The World
- Trapped
- Axel F
- Miami Vice Theme
- I Can Dream About You
- Rhythm Of The Night
- Excitable (Soca Mix)
- Love Is Just The Great Pretender
- Be Near Me
- Cry
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- Walls Come Tumbling Down !
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- Change Your Mind
- Obsession
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King of the Rodeo [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]
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Open Arms [CD-single] [Import]
Parade (1998 Original Broadway Cast) [Cast Recording]
Masters of the Opera, Vol. 6: 1843-1850
Moiseiwitsch: The Complete Acoustic Recordings
Live for Schlitz, Vol. 2 [Live]