| 1. Titles |
| 2. Five Circles |
| 3. Abraham's Theme |
| 4. Eric's Theme |
| 5. 100 Metres |
| 6. Jerusalem - The Ambrosian Singers |
| 7. Chariots of Fire, Film Score |
Chariots of Fire,Vangelis,Polygram Records,Neo-Classical,New Age,Progressive Electronic,Soundtracks & Film Scores
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Chariots Of Fire
Vangelis Manufacturer: Polydor / Umgd ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000001F28 Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- Titles
- Five Circles
- Abraham's Theme
- Eric's Theme
- 100 Metres
- Jerusalem
- Chariots Of Fire
Amazon.com essential recording
Most everyone is familiar with the romantic piano-and-synthesizer washes of the surprise instrumental hit "Titles (Main Theme)" from this 1981 film soundtrack. What is surprising is there's a lot more going on with this score. Greek keyboardist/composer had been recording albums for years before this soundtrack catapulted him into fame. He'd even been asked to join the prog rock band Yes at one point. He was wise to pass on the offer. Here you can hear the breadth of his talent at creating dreamy moods with synthesizers and classically inspired backdrops. Some of this music, however, doesn't quite hold its own without the visuals. Anyone looking for a stronger, more rock-like record by Vangelis should pick up Albedo 0.39. --Larry CraneAmazon.com
One of the most memorable soundtracks of all time, Vangelis's Academy Award-winning Chariots of Fire is such a landmark, it's become the stuff of parody whenever someone wants to punch a hole through sloppy sentimentality. But just go back to this 1981 film to relive a perfect marriage of image and music. Vangelis captures the heroism, grandeur, and pain of this racing drama, from the opulent main "Titles" theme with its echoing snare drum and piano cadences to the electronically abstract setting of Sir Charles H.H. Parry's choral work, "Jerusalem." Vangelis's score hangs suspended between orchestral lushness and electronic mood, sweetness tempered by the underlying psychological themes of the film. Often forgotten on this album is the extemporaneous title suite that, in the days of LPs, took up the second side of the album. Here, Vangelis explores some of the film's music cues at length, weaving them into a minor keyboard symphony. --John DilibertoCustomer Reviews:
Richly deserving of the Academy Award it won in 1981.......2007-05-22
What I find most impressive about this album is the care with which Vangelis composed each piece - the arrangements are excellent, with skillfully crafted melodies and harmonies plastered throughout. The different voices of the analog synthesizers used on this album, e.g. ARP 2600 modular; Korg PSS3300; Moog Minimoog; Oberheim 4-Voice; Roland Jupiter 4; Sequential Circuits Prophet 5; Yamaha CP80 electric grand; Yamaha CS80 etc, are used very well, lending each piece a very symphonic feel. For those of you that are curious, the synthesizer tone colors are very warm and analog sounding - as an analog synthesizer fan, I enjoyed this album a great deal.
The seven tracks on the album range in length from 2'04" to the epic 20'41" Chariots of Fire suite and are very contemplative and at times quite gloomy. In the midst of this grey mist, there is a rousing and uplifting version of Jerusalem (an English hymn written by Blake and set to music by Parry) complete with the grandeur of a pipe organ and a choir. The theme on the opening track Titles, is restated in the closing piece Chariots of Fire, thus bringing all of the pieces together.
Well there you have it. This is an excellent album by Vangelis that stands as the first synthesizer score to receive recognition at such a high level. Very highly recommended along with Opera Sauvage (1979).
great theme--TERRIBLE score.......2006-09-26
Vangelis Puts Wings On Your Heels.......2006-01-21
In 'Chariots of Fire' Vangelis has perfectly captured in these seven compositions the hopes and dreams of a generation that few of us are old enough to remember. His music exudes humanity and all the noble traits that are so lacking today; courage, commitment, determination and faith. Vangelis' soundtrack graces the listener with an interior vision of a simpler, nostalgic time and place where a few young men "seized the day" and ran their way to glory.
One of my favorite CDs.......2005-08-31
It was also one of the first CDs that I have ever listened to. Earlier, there were no CDs, only vinyl records and audiotape.
Vangelis's music sounds really magical and dreamy.
If I'm irritated, it soothes my nerves and calms me down.
Highly recommended to all dreamers.
Blast from the Past.......2005-08-09
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The Natural (1984 Film)
Randy Newman Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000002L6A Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- Prologue 1915-1923
- The Whammer Strikes Out
- The Old Farm 1939
- The Majors: The Mind Is A Strange Thing
- Knock The Cover Off The Ball
- Memo
- The Natural
- Wrigley Field
- Iris And Roy
- Winning
- A Father Makes A Difference
- Penthouse Party
- The Final Game
- The End Title
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Randy Newman's score for director Barry Levinson's 1984 adaptation of writer Bernard Malamud's baseball fable remains, like star Robert Redford's turn as the film's Roy Hobbs, somewhat mystic and decidedly larger than life. Newman's music flawlessly fuses overwrought Wagnerian grandeur with the more plaintive strains of Aaron Copland, arguably forming one of the film's most crucial narrative elements in the bargain. Perhaps because it's a score with a scale so broad and bold--the antithesis of Newman-the-songwriter's often terse, internalized musical monologues--the composer himself has since expressed reservations about the potent cues he's since dubbed "heromusik." Nonetheless, The Natural remains an impressive tribute to Newman's musical professionalism, even if his masterful craftsmanship produced something he's always seemed a bit wary of: a bona fide crowd pleaser. --Jerry McCulleyCustomer Reviews:
Moving, Spectacular - a true orchestral classic!!.......2005-08-10
However when put to the task of a soundtrack for a movie about a baseball "Natural" Mr. Newman pulled out all the stops. You'll hear the famous clips from this CD during a "best of" sports feature or maybe a biography of a great hero. It's a must have for a cinematic classical collector. The composition includes soft and pleasant textures like walking in a magnificient wheat field on a sunny day - some rinky dink 20's style jazz...a caliope rendition of "Take me out to the Ballgame".
Grab your favorite beverage or herbal remedy, get in your favorite easy chair, load the CD and crank it up.
You'll love it.
By far one of the best movie soundtracks ever composed.......2002-05-22
With "The Natural," which he not only composed but conducted, Newman manages the pretty neat trick of stepping into the enormous shoes left by Aaron Copland. Newman takes the perfectly American pasttime of baseball and melds it perfectly with the American penchant for youth, sunshine, nostalgia, and happy endings--all without a single instance of treacle or falsity. He sounds Coplandian here without sounding slavish. He soars on wings of his own making and utterly enriches the film "The Natural" with his music.
"Prologue 1915 - 1923" opens the soundtrack and deftly sketches the career Robert Redford's Roy Hobbs character had in the minors and then briefly in the majors, limning the energetic youth of the new baseball player followed by the slower, more minor-key weariness Hobbs experiences as he seems to lose his touch. With "Knock the Cover Off the Ball," Newman somehow captures a sparkly, sunstruck afternoon out in the middle of a baseball field, the fierce concentration needed to do the deed demanded in the title, and the gathering speed of the ball itself. In "Winning," the big band, swinging tune says it all. You need brass balls to survive this ball game, son, and the music handily underscores that rule without the aid of a single lyric.
Had Randy Newman never written another film score beyond 1984's "The Natural," he could easily and justly have rested on these fine laurels. We are lucky that he didn't.
A home run soundtrack! And I don't even like baseball........2000-01-28
Sweetly nostalgic, yet swingy and jazzy........1998-12-30
I love the music/inspirational and moving!.......1998-06-12
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Summon the Heroes
Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00004WK4E Release Date: 2000-08-29 |
Tracks:
- Summon The Heroes - John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra
- Carmina Burana: O Fortuna - Tanglewood Festival Chorus/John Oliver
- Bugler's Dream/Olympic Fanfare And Theme - John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra
- Canto Olympico: Ode To Zeus - Tanglewood Festival Chorus/John Oliver
- Javelin - John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra
- Olympic Hymn - Tanglewood Festival Chorus/John Oliver
- Festive Overture, Op.96 - John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra
- Conquest Of Paradise (Theme) - Tanglewood Festival Chorus/John Oliver
- Ben Hur: Parade Of Charioteers - John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra
- Toward A New Life - John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra
- Chariots of Fire (Theme) - John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra
- The Olympic Spirit - John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra
Customer Reviews:
Loved "Summon the Heroes".......2007-03-17
Inspirational music during awards.......2007-01-22
Rousing but...........2006-02-24
In an amazing oversight, however, this CD does not include the Olympic Theme.
Enjoyable romp through Olympic Themes.......2005-09-01
On the whole, the music is well done, but I'm more used to the faster pace of the Parade of the Charioteers found on Eric Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops' Hollywood's Greatest Hits Vol. 1.
One other quibble (minor, really) is that people tend to think of the 1984 Olympic Fanfare as being always merged with the traditional Olympic Fanfare, but you can find it separately on By Request by John Williams and the Boston Pops. You'll also have to hunt around for the full composition of what people consider the traditional Olympic Fanfare on another disc, but that's a minor issue.
One nice item on the disc is The Olympic Spirit, which was composed for the NBC Broadcast of the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, but never used. My children really like that piece a lot, and usually request it to be replayed when it finishes.
One of the most uplifting and motivating albums!!!.......2005-07-19
Track One-Summon the Heroes
Track Three-Bugler's Dream/Olympic Fanfare and Theme
Track Twelve-The Olympic Spirit
Bottom Line: BUY THIS ALBUM!!!!!!!! A TREASURE!!!!!
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Hollywood's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
Manufacturer: Telarc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000003CUW Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- 20th Century Fox Fanfare
- Overture From Captain Blood
- Tara's Theme From Gone With the Wind
- Parade Of The Charioteers From Ben Hur
- Theme From Exodus
- Lara's Theme From Doctor Zhivago
- Theme From Lawrence Of Arabia
- Love Theme From Romeo And Juliet
- Theme From Goldfinger
- Theme From Love Story
- Theme From A Summer Place
- Theme From Jaws
- Theme From The Summer Of '42
- Theme From Rocky
- Theme From Terms Of Endearment
- Main Theme From Out Of Africa
- Theme From Chariots Of Fire
Customer Reviews:
Hooray for Hollywood!.......2007-07-22
Please also see my review for the CD Beautiful Hollywood.
Eh, It's Okay.......2007-04-24
We really enjoyed hearing all of the old movie themes.......2005-09-30
Outstanding Film Music.......2005-09-10
An Interesting and Gratifying Volume 1.......2005-08-22
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The Ultimate Movie Music Collection
Erich Kunzel Manufacturer: Telarc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000BFH26Y Release Date: 2005-10-25 |
Tracks:
- The Imperial March: The Empire Strikes Back
- Main Theme: Jurassic Park
- Main Title: Shakespeare In Love
- Themes: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
- Main Title: The Last Of The Mohicans
- Theme: The Godfather
- Unchained Melody: Ghost
- Theme: Goldfinger
- We're Losing Him: Somewhere In Time
- Space Camp
- Opening And Closing Titles: Henry V
- Theme: The Thorn Birds
- Suite: Moonwalker
- The Time Of Your Life: A Bugs Life
Tracks:
- Batman Theme: Batman
- Bicycle Chase: E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
- Suite: Independance Day
- Love Theme: Romeo & Juliet
- Theme: Back To The Future
- End Credits: Contact
- Theme: Breakfast At Tiffany's
- Main Theme: Star Trek
- May It Be And Themes: Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Ring
- Love Theme: Cousins
- Sean's Theme: Minority Report
- I Will Wait From You: The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg
- Theme: Rocky
- The Sand Volcano: The Mummy
- The Raider's March: Raiders Of The Lost Ark
Tracks:
- Theme: Mission Impossible
- Casablanca Suite
- Book Of Days: Far And Away
- Love Theme: Superman
- Tara's Theme: Gone With The Wind
- Don't Mess With: Z
- Main Title: The Mask Of Zorro
- Finale: Victor / Victoria
- Carol Ann's Theme: Poltergeist
- Love Theme: Star Wars: Episode ll: Attack Of The Clones
- Main Theme: Willow
- Main Title: Star Trek ll: The Wrath Of Kahn
- MAin Theme: On Golden Pond
- Theme: A Summer Place
- Theme: Chariots Of Fire
Tracks:
- Iceberg!
- Back To Titanic
- Main Themes: Hook
- Theme: Pink Panther
- Lara's: Doctor Zhivago
- Theme: Love Story
- Right Stuff
- Theme: Jaws
- When You Believe: The Prince Of Egypt
- Smile: Modern Times
- The Apollo 13 Mission
- Re-Entry And Splashdown: Apollo 13
- Main Title: Beetlejuice
- War: Pearl Harbor
- Cavatina: The Deer Hunter
- Throne Room And End Title: Star Wars: Episode lV: A New Hope
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Relive you movie experiences.......2006-01-24
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Odyssey: The Definitive Collection
Manufacturer: Hip-O Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000DHK5T Release Date: 2003-11-04 |
Tracks:
- Pulstar
- Hymne
- Main Theme From The 'Chariots Of Fire'
- Main Theme From The 'Missing'
- Love Theme From 'Blade Runner'
- End Titles From 'Blade Runner'
- The Tao Of Love
- Theme From 'Antartica'
- Theme From 'Cavafy'
- Opening Titles From 'Mutiny On The Bounty'
- Conquest Of Paradise
- La Petite Fille De La Mer
- L'Enfant
- Alpha
- Celtic Dawn
- Movement 1 From 'Mythodea'
- I'll Find My Way Home
- State Of Independence
Album Description
18 remastered tracks including titles from 'Missing', 'Blade Runner', '1492 Conquest Of Paradise' & the Oscar-winning 'Chariots Of Fire', as well as 2 bonus tracks, 'I'll Find My Way Home' & 'State Of Independence'. Digipak. Universal. 2003.Customer Reviews:
Disappointing.......2006-08-19
Enough with the damn compilations!.......2005-06-11
All the more frustrating is that Vangelis has a ton of unreleased music that many fans like myself have been after for years. Sorry the bootlegs on Ebay just don't cut it.
Where's an official release of "Cavafy", "The Bounty", "Francesco", and "Bitter Moon". Where is all the still unreleased music from "1492", "Blade Runner", "Antarctica" and "Chariots of fire", yes he released soundtracks for these films but they were sadly lacking.
Unfortunately we will probably have to wait for Vangelis to demise before we ever get these tracks, if even then.
worth buying, has seven good Vangelis songs.......2005-05-25
Excellent Overview of Vangelis' Best Known Songs.......2004-06-10
"Oddisey: The Definitive Collection" (18 tracks, 78 min.) in my opinion truly does compile all of Vangelis' best know tracks and greatest hits. Most of the tracks on here will sound immediately familiar, many because they are movie themes (Chariots of Fire being the most famous of course, but also The Missing, Blade Runner, thankfully containing both the beginning and end titles, Mutiny on the Bounty, and others), and other that became well known in commercials (Hymne, L'Enfant, among others). There can be no denying the creativity and talents of Vangelis. There are 2 bonus tracks, "I'll Find My Way Home" and "State of Independence", the 2 best known tracks of Jon & Vangelis, a nice touch to the album.
I share my frustration with other reviewers here that there is tons of great Vangelis music out there that remains unreleased. To be sure, Vangelis deserves a box-treatment of rare and unreleased tracks. But if you are looking for a single-disk overview of his best known songs, look no further: "Oddisey" is it. Released in Fall, 2003, it is a nice way to commemorate Vangelis turning 60 (say it ain't so!).
Hip-O Records trying to make money from us.......2004-04-20
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Encore!
Manufacturer: Philips ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000294RO4 Release Date: 2004-06-15 |
Tracks:
- Star Wars - Main Theme
- Star Wars - Princess Leia's Theme
- E.T. - Flying Theme
- Superman - March
- Superman - Love Theme
- Raiders Of The Lost Ark - March
- Chariots Of Fire - Main Theme
- Gone With The Wind - Tara's Theme
- A Summer Place - Love Theme
- The Pink Panther - Main Theme
- Never On Sunday
- The Trolley Song
- Singin' In The Rain
- Pops Salutes The Oscars
- Close Encounters Of The Third Kind - Suite
Tracks:
- Candide - Overture
- New York, New York - Main Theme
- Night Waltz/Send In The Clowns
- Memory
- There's No Business Like Show Business
- Gigi - Selection
- By The Sleepy Lagoon
- Moonlight Serenade
- Satin Doll
- In The Mood
- Sing, Sing, Sing
- A Chorus Line - Overture
- 76 Trombones
- Unchained Melody
- America Medley
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Chariots of Fire
Vangelis Manufacturer: Universal ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000JJ5G24 Release Date: 2006-11-13 |
Tracks:
- Titles
- Five Circles
- Abraham's Theme
- Eric's Theme
- 100 Metres
- Jerusalem - The Ambrosian Singers
- Chariots of Fire, Film Score
Album Description
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of one of the most successful British films of all time, Polydor and Universal Music Catalogue are proud to announce the release of a newly remastered edition of the classic Original Soundtrack by Vangelis. The album has been personally re-mastered by the maestro Vangelis at his home studio in his native Greece and really shines. The Chariots of Fire theme is surely one of the best-known film themes of all time. The soundtrack won its composer - the great Vangelis - an Oscar in 1981 and now, 25 years on, the music has been remastered and reissued on Universal Music to mark this important anniversary. 2006.Album Details
2006 Issued 25th Anniversary of One of the Most Successful British Films of all Time. The Album Has Been Personally Remastered by the Maestro Vangelis at his Home Studio in his Native Greece and Really Shines. The Chariots of Fire Theme is One of the Best-known Film Themes of all Time and Former Aphrodite's Child Keyboardist Received an Oscar in 1981 for his Effort.Customer Reviews:
Great remaster of an old classic........2007-05-07
"Chariots Of Fire" Sounds Better Than Ever!!!.......2007-04-18
The beauty and vibrancy comes through in every track and especially sounds great on a large sound system.
Composition-wise, Vangelis was definitely at a creative peak churning out melody after memorable melody not just with the well-known "Titles" theme but throughout the entire album. The biggest evidence of this can be heard in the dynamic "Eric's Theme" as well as the epic 20 minute title track which plays almost like a Tchaikovksy or Rachmaninoff piano concerto.
In addition to the solid remastered CD, the packaging of the anniversary edition is also stellar with stills from the film as well as a recent photo of Vangelis himself. The only minor drawback with this edition is that there are no bonus tracks or outtakes. The powerful sound of the original music no doubt makes up for this though.
With this said, this latest reissue of "Chariots of Fire" definitely eclipses every other edition of this album. This is one of Vangelis's finest efforts presented in its finest form yet.
Indespensible in every way possible!!!
Any remastered Vangelis welcomed!.......2007-03-25
A pinnacle for Vangelis.......2007-02-09
During the late 1970's, Vangelis rose to prominence in Europe with his unique efforts to fuse "classical" styles---in particular the sweeping melodies characteristic of the Romantic period---with a minimalist style that was typified by repeating "ostinato" patterns played on electronic instruments. This approach reached a pinnacle, at least for its time, with the music for Chariots of Fire. The short but effective, and now world-famous, "Titles" track crystalizes this fabulous and absolutely unique fusion of styles, as if Vangelis had channeled Wagner (the original "movie music" composer) over an electronic minimalist continuo. Still one of the most remarkable examples of innovative musical style in the 20th century, and also commendable for its early effort to create much of the the sound of an orchestra using the rudimentary synthesizers of the period. Carrying the lead using an acoustic piano was perhaps the wisest choice of all for this piece.
Modern electronic composers can have little understanding of what efforts went into these multilayered tracks, when many synthesizers were still analog, and the ubiquitous Musical Instrument Digital Interface had yet to be developed. Tracks 2, 3, 4, and 5 show many interesting constructive features musically, which would have been very difficult to achieve at that time with the layering of synthesizers using analog multitrack tapes. The sixth track is not a Vangelis performance, but was included originally because it was indeed played in the film, and is rather nice to listen to anyway.
The piece de resistance of the whole affair is, ironically, a piece that does not appear in the film at all, so far as I know. The final track, exceeding 21 minutes in length, actually bears the title "Chariots of Fire," and should be regarded as Vangelis's effort to impart something of the flavor of the entire film through an extended orchestral suite with a piano lead and, naturally, an electronic minimalist backdrop framing the whole piece like bookends. Where "Titles" crystallizes the fusion of Romance and minimalism that became a Vangelis trademark, "Chariots of Fire" stretches out and explores the fusion in an extended format, with breathtaking results. While largely unsung in popular music writing about Vangelis, it is really this final track that makes the album one of the greatest in the Vangelis catalogue, and "Chariots of Fire" will one day deservedly take its place alongside the greatest music of the 20th century, even if today it is given short shrift.
VANGELIs. On This Album He Realy Show What He Can Do. Just Listen To It, . .......2007-02-08
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Reel Chill: The Cinematic Chillout Album
Manufacturer: Silva America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0002IQGT4 Release Date: 2004-08-10 |
Tracks:
- Sarabande [From Barry Lyndon]
- Main Theme [From Midnight Cowboy]
- Promenade Sentimentale [From Dive] - Mark Ayres
- May It Be [From the Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the]
- Women of Ireland [From Barry Lyndon]
- Adagio for Strings & Organ [From Gallipoli [
- Romeo/Love Theme [From Romeo & Juliet)
- Balcony Scene [From Romeo + Juliet]
- Main Theme [From Chariots of Fire] - Mark Ayres
- Main Theme [From Bilitis] - Mark Ayres
- Main Theme [From Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence] - Mark Ayres
- Main Theme [From Cinema Paradiso]
- Main Theme [From Once Upon A Time in the West]
- Deborah's Theme [From Once Upon A Time in America]
- Suite: The Mission/Gabriel's Oboe/On Earth as It Is in Heaven ... - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Crouch End Festival Chorus
Tracks:
- Suite: Mountains and Sunsets/The Wedding/You Only Live Twice [From You
- Heart Asks Pleasure First [From The Piano]
- Agnus Dei [From Platoon] - Crouch End Festival Chorus
- Vide Cor Meum [From Hannibal]
- Adagietto from Symphony No. 5 [From DeAth in Venice]
- Any Other Name/Dead Already [from American Beauty] - Rick Clark,
- Into the West [From the Lord of the Rings: Return of the King]
- Where Dreams Are Made [From Artificial Intelligence]
- Main Theme [From Somewhere in Time]
- We Have All the Time in the World [From on Her Majesty's Secret ...]
- Electronic Battlefield [From Patriot Games]
- Now We Are Free [From Gladiator]
- Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana [From Raging Bull]
- Cavatina [From the DeErhunter]
- Main Theme [From Out of Africa]
Customer Reviews:
"cinema's main stay themes prevail ~ City of Prague".......2004-08-15
Sit back and unleash the first disc with composers ~ Albinoni, Craig Armstrong, John Barry, Vladimir Cosma, Enya & Nicky Ryan, Handel, Francis Lai, Ennio Morricone, Sean O'Riorda, Nino Rota, Ryvichi Sakamoto and Vangelis ~ taking each film score cue "BILITIS", "CHARIOTS OF FIRE", "CINEMA PARADISO", "DIVA", "GALLIPOLI", "THE LORD OF THE RINGS:THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING", "BARRY LYNDON", "MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE", "MIDNIGHT COWBOY", "THE MISSION", "ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA", "ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST", "ROMEO & JULIET" and "ROMEO + JULIET", with arrangements that soar and then simmer into pure meditation of grandeur ~ classic film music prevails, as orchestration comes to the surface with pure originality ~ one masterpiece after another is long last presented as it should have been, is cause for celebration ~ each cue is a distinctive gift for striking modernism, touching on the transition of the period in this planets history.
Second disc is waiting in the wings are composers ~ Samuel Barber, John Barry, Patrick Cassidy, James Horner, Mahler, Mascagni, Stanley Myers, Thomas Newman, Michael Nyman, Howard Shore, John Williams and Hans Zimmer/Lisa Gerrard ~ take a musical ride with "AMERICAN BEAUTY", "A.I. ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE", "DEATH IN VENICE", "DEER HUNTER", "GLADIATOR", "HANNIBAL", "THE LORD OF THE RINGS:RETURN OF THE KING", "ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE", "OUT OF AFRICA", "PATRIOT GAMES", "THE PIANO", "PLATOON", "RAGING BULL", "SOMEWHERE IN TIME" and "YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE" ~ our composers with passion and skill for exploring human emotions, coupled with a unique gift for striking exotic orchestral colors, make this with all it's splendor unforgettable ~ themes that ring with familiarity as each film comes to mind through music.
Silva America gives the collector a treasure of thirty film cues that any "film-score-buff" would die for ~ in the past James Fitzpatrick (producer), Reynold da Silva (executive producer), mastered by Rick Clark and David Stoner (release co-ordinator) have given us compilation with such expertise and this one is no exception ~ keep up the outstanding limited editions and deluxe package releases, with your signature tidbits for all film music fans that's in all of us...gotta love it!
Total Time: 2-CD-Set ~ Silva America 1161 ~ (8/10/2004)
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Canadian Bagpipes American Brass
Various Artists Manufacturer: Altissimo Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00006RY82 Release Date: 2002-10-29 |
Tracks:
- Olympic Fanfare
- All The Blue Bonnets Are Over The Border
- The Marines' Hymn
- Pipe Major Sam Scott and Donald Maclean Of Lewis
- Chariots of Fire
- William's Lullaby
- Glengarry Pipe Band, Lass O' Fyvie
- The Gairloch And Loch Duich
- Galician Jig
- Killiecrankie And Battle of Waterloo
- Amazing Grace
- Battle Of The Somme And Vimy
- Dead March From "Saul"
- Flowers Of The Forest And Mingulay Boat Song
- Green Hills of Tyrol
- Going Home For the "New World Symphony"
- Bugle Calls To The Colors and Retreat
- Bugle Calls To The Colors and Retreat
- Highland Cradle Song
- The Star Spangled Banner
Album Description
Together on the same CD! The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) Pipes & Drums and The Third Marine Aircraft Wing Band of The United States Marine Corps.Customer Reviews:
Canadian Bagpipes American Brass.......2003-11-11
THANK YOU........
I ordered it just to have a copy of "Amazing Grace" on bagpipes, but after listening to the album, I am completely blown away. It is perhaps the greatest piece of music I now own. Depending on the song, I can get lifted up, mellowed out, or layed back, again THANK YOU, for having this album. I'm a very satisfied customer.
Not a Great CD.......2003-11-07
Meditation Music:
- Chrysis
- Creativity: Open the Wellspring
- Dance of the Unicorn
- Desert Vision
- Dream Drift
- Dream Generator
- Duck Rock
- Echoes
- Ecstatic Zen
- Eternal Egypt
Meditation Music
Gossip [Original recording remastered] [Import]
Debussy: Fantaisie; Rapsodies; Danses
Bach: Variations canoniques; Les Chorales de Leipzig
Music: Just Between You and Me [CD-single]
Allusions in the Moonlight: a japanese lieder recital
Learn To Play Blues Guitar: 10 Easy Lessons (Book, CD & Poster)