Crescendo

Crescendo

Track Listings

1. Crescendo (Introduction)

2. Drowned

3. Meridian

4. Bridge and the Ashes

5. Thoughtograph

6. Within the Blink of an Eye

7. December

8. Ghosts of Christmas Past

9. Bitter Sweet

10. In Cimmerian Dreams

11. Orion's Fall

12. Requiem

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Sophomore album for new wave/goth inspired dark rock band set apart from the pack by their use of traditional instruments like guitars and acoustic drums instead of the now common electronica approach. Candlelight Records release. Standard jewel case. 2001 release.

Crescendo,Daeonia,Candlelight,Death Metal/Black Metal,Heavy Metal,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop Collections

Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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Sweeping, romantic, bold ... far out (into space)!

Great music, wish they still made it.....

One of the Best Star Trek Scores Ever Composed

"Space The Final Frontier"

Horner's score for second Trek film evokes Hornblower spirit

Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
James Horner
Manufacturer: Gnp Crescendo
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Star Trek: The Motion Picture

ASIN: B000001P0Q
Release Date: 1992-01-21

Tracks:

Main Title
Surprise Attack
Spock
Kirk's Explosive Reply
Khan's Pets
Enterprise Clears Moorings
Battle In The Mutara Nebula
Genesis Countdown
Epilogue/End Title

Customer Reviews:

Sweeping, romantic, bold ... far out (into space)!.......2006-02-08

Actually 5 stars, for this wonderfully operatic movie music that is - in turns - grand, touchingly intimate, eerie and hair-raisingly exciting, but always highly evocative. But 'only' 4 because there simply is a lot missing, which makes one wanting for more, namely: ALL of it! What we need is a fully remastered edition with much more (or even all) of the music, like the wonderful '20th aniversary collector's edition' of Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
Well, anyway, this movie was to be set on a widest possible canvas, accentuating the nautical and adventure-story feel - as you of course know already - and the music was to underline this. The bold trumpet fanfare, the swelling, sweeping violin melody, the snare drum and the soaring flute of the main title immediately set the scene and expectations for a grand adventure that is going to unfold before our eyes (and ears!). The high points of this soundtrack, then - at least for this particular listener - are all of the music cues that accompany the battle and action scenes, with their staccato melodies, aggressive percussion, pizzicato and col legno playing and restless, short, swirling string figures. The music for 'Spock' speaks with restrained nobility and is off-worldly in character with high-pitched electronic effects slowly stating the 'Spock theme', combined with the warm tones of a wooden flute and pluckings on a harp (Spock's own instrument, as you know!). (James Horner would use and expand this nobilic 'Spock theme' to great effect in his later soundtrack for the next Star Trek movie, Star Trek: The Search for Spock ... ) The music for 'Khan's Pets' is an inventive piece of atmospheric and eerie music. I also love the sweetly sentimental romantic-contemplative music of the epilogue, seguing into the sweepingly bold end titles via the original Alexander Courage theme (great that they kept in the voice-over by Leonard Nimoy/Spock!).
This, James Horner's first big success (and his breakthrough) as a movie music composer, is one of the best Star Trek music soundtracks and a wonderful movie music album in its own right. Not to be missed!

Great music, wish they still made it............2005-10-25

Fantastic music!! I have never heard the likes! James Horner is truly among the greats, like Jerry Goldsmith, a legendary artist. This is a fantastic addition to anyone who loved the movie themes of Star Trek: Wrath of Khan... :)

4 stars, because it's out of production :(

I have looked everywhere on the net...

There is no where you can purchase this album for a descent price. Every time a great soundtrack goes out of production, people have the nerve to charge +++!! It's sickening!!

Download it from a file sharing agent, if you can find it, otherwise, don't buy it, less you're rich, and money is no of no thought or value in your mind.

One of the Best Star Trek Scores Ever Composed.......2005-08-26

James Horner really hit the bullseye with this one. It is atmospheric, heroic, horriffic, and fun.

The tracks are all gems and are uniquely different from eachother.

Buy this if you enjoy a good old film score, or love good music.

"Space The Final Frontier".......2005-01-20

I love Star Trek, and I love Star Trek soundtracks, this is on the top of the list as the best ever written. Jerry Goldsmith work on the Motion Picture was amazing in its own right. But James Horner's Wrath Of Khan is something to behold. Enterprise Clears Moornings, Battle in The Mubtra Nebula, Geneis Countdown are amazing. My all time favorite is the final piece with Leonard Nimoy's reciting the famous "Space the Final Frontier" speech always gives me goosebumps. Buy this alubm, and every other Star Trek soundtrack and you will better understand what I am saying.

Horner's score for second Trek film evokes Hornblower spirit.......2004-08-29

When director Nicholas Meyer took on the daunting task of directing Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, he essentially discarded much of the first film's trappings, including the pajama-like Starfleet uniforms (known colloquially as "penguin grays") and it's oh-so-serious approach to storytelling, 23rd Century style. What the acclaimed writer and fledgling director wanted for his modestly-budgeted movie was a more "seagoing" adventure tale -- with literary references to works by Dickens, Milton, and Melville -- within the context of the Star Trek universe. In order to accomplish this, Meyer called for new costumes, new and fresh takes on the characters and situations, and a new score that would not use any of Jerry Goldsmith's score for Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

To compose the music for Star Trek II Meyer commissioned a young composer named James Horner, who had already scored a moderately successful film called Battle Beyond the Stars and would later win an Academy Award for the music of James Cameron's Titanic. Meyer and executive producer Harve Bennett stipulated that although Goldsmith's themes from ST:TMP were off-limits, Horner could use Alexander Courage's theme for Star Trek: The Original Series. Goldsmith had interpolated material from the TV show's main theme into his lush and grand score for the first feature film, but very subtly...certainly not in the way most fans expected.

The only other directive Horner received was to create naval-sounding themes reminiscent of Horatio Hornblower, reinforcing Meyer's more militaristic Starfleet uniforms and traditions. The result: a score that evokes both Star Trek's roots as an intelligently written action adventure episodic series and the spirit of C.S. Forester's books about fighting tall ships in the Napoleonic era.

This interesting marriage of musical ideas can be heard on GNP Crescendo's 1990 CD reissue of 1982's Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. Starting with the Main Title (Track 1) and its triumphant introduction of the "Where No Man Has Gone Before" fanfare, this short (its running time is one second shy of the 45-minute mark) album shows that Horner indeed does use very nautical-sounding motifs to underscore the space duels between Admiral James T. Kirk (William Shatner) and his nemesis Khan Noonien Singh (Ricardo Montalban). Listen, for instance, to Surprise Attack (Track 2) and your mind's eye will conjure images of the hijacked Starship Reliant ambushing the unsuspecting Enterprise, coming close alongside and, like a sailing frigate of old, unleashing a phaser broadside that carves a trail of death and destruction along the famed starship's once-pristine hull. Horner uses a combination of brassy martial fanfares and nervous phrasings by the strings section to convey the drama of Khan's first attack.

In Spock (Track 3), a short cue that underscores the scene when Spock (Leonard Nimoy) tells Kirk that command of a starship is the admiral's "first, best destiny," Horner uses muted woodwinds and a harp to create an other worldly mood for the half-Vulcan Starfleet officer. In a similar vein, he uses spooky Psycho-like orchestrations with tense strings and dark passages to describe the Ceti eels in the cue titled Khan's Pets (Track 5).

However, it's the sea-going spirit of the Horatio Hornblower influence that dominates the score for Star Trek II, as Track 6, Enterprise Clears Moorings clearly illustrates in the music heard as the USS Enterprise leaves Spacedock on what is supposed to be a "little training cruise." The sailing ship thematic material is reprised in Battle in the Mutara Nebula(Track 7) and the race-against-the-clock cue Genesis Countdown (Track 8), heard as Enterprise, her warp drive offline and heavily damaged in battle, limps away from the doomed Reliant and the deadly Genesis device, which has been set to go off by the revenge-obsessed Khan.

Epilogue/End Title (Track 9) brings the album to a close with reflective music that underscores the last scenes with Admiral Kirk on the bridge of the Enterprise. We cut away to the famous "Space: the final frontier..." voiceover by Leonard Nimoy (the first time the famous Enterprise mission statement was not spoken by series lead Shatner) and the TV show fanfare by Alexander Courage, which segues one more time to the Navy march-like themes of Horner's score for The Wrath of Khan.

Although this 1990 GNP Crescendo reissue of the Atlantic Records 1982 soundtrack comes with a summary of the film's plot, there are no liner notes dealing with Horner's music, and no unreleased tracks were added; it would have been nice to hear the "Amazing Grace" bagpipe solo segue into the beautiful cue heard as Spock's photon torpedo casket is shot into space, but it wasn't restored for the CD edition.

Nevertheless, Star Trek II is still an enjoyable album that not only captures the spirit of one of the best films of the franchise, but also foreshadowed James Horner's future success as the composer of the best selling soundtrack album, 1997's Titanic.

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Interstellar travel in your headphones.
Stargate Music Album
Not as good as the 1st Music release
one for the fans
Sweet

Best of Stargate SG.1

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Stargate SG-1 - Season 10
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ASIN: B00005N8TS
Release Date: 2001-10-02

Tracks:

Stargate SG-1: Main Title
Suite From The Enemy Within
Suite From Cold Lazarus
Suite From Emancipation
Suite From Torment Of Tantalus
Suite From Thor's Hammer
Suite From The Nox
Suite From Hathor
Suite From Tin Man
Suite From Within The Serpent's Grasp
Stargate SG-1: End Credits

Customer Reviews:

Interstellar travel in your headphones........2007-05-31

Well, Stargate SG.1 has finally ended after 10 seasons, and this soundtrack CD covers only the first two. I think there's room for a new CD or two, and hopefully the Stargate SG.1 people will get around to creating one.

Anyway, I've listened to this CD once so far and I was very impressed. The music really is enjoyable on its own, and I found myself listening to the Cold Lazerus music twice before I continued throught the rest of the CD.

Finally, don't think there isn't much music on this CD because of the small nunber of tracks. Many of these tracks are six to ten minutes long.

Stargate Music Album.......2007-05-12

Great CD throughout. It's a shame the show is being cancelled after 10 years but this music helps to keep the memory on.

Not as good as the 1st Music release.......2004-10-24

The best of Stargate SG-1 is infact a 9 track compilation of the 1st 2 seasons of the TV show. It's really not the best of Stargate. I rather enjoyed the 1st release namely called Music of Stargate SG-1 and the actual movie music-score. However I still enjoyed the music from several episodes of the 2nd season, most notable being the music suite of Hathor.

A fan of the TV show should be pleasantly surprised by the suites in this CD. It won't disapoint.

one for the fans.......2004-05-07

This CD is really one for the fans. If you've not watched Stargate SG-1 before, then it will be very limited in its' appeal.
I personally enjoyed the CD, as I could relate the music back to the particular episodes in which they appeared. Some of the tracks are sweet and melodic, others are more ominious, so it doesn't come up short on variety.
The music sounds, for the most part, rather sythesised (which is why, if you are used to sprawling epic soundtracks from mainstram movies, I generally don't recommend this if you have never watched the show). Tracks are usually a mixture of synthesised sounds combined with more organic notes from traditional instruments, creating a very "sci fi" sound.
This is a great CD to work and study to as it provides great background music without being too intrusive.

Sweet.......2004-02-23

This is a great CD. Just listing to it makes me feel like I'm watching the show.

Dick Dale & His Deltones - Greatest Hits 1961-1976

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GETTING OLD
Dick Dale is Dynamite!
All Hail The King of Stomp!
All Hail The King of Stomp!
Watch out for the re-recordings

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ASIN: B000001OV4
Release Date: 1992-02-11

Tracks:

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Hot Rod Racer
Misirlou
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Grudge Run
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Peppermint Man
Mr. Eliminator
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Death Of A Gremmie
Get Back The Feelin'
Peter Gunn

Customer Reviews:

GETTING OLD.......2007-04-20

The CD was great but as old as I am I would like to have recieved it in less then three weeks.

Dick Dale is Dynamite!.......2006-10-27

this CD features early Dick Dale recordings, and some that were re-recorded later on (in the 70's). While some of the songs featuring Dick singing may be a bit weak, the guitar playing is truly amazing, especially considering when they were recorded. If you like surf music, then you have to get this CD. BTW, the later albums Dick recorded are even BETTER! I had the privelege of seeing him perform a few times and he is at his best in a live venue. See him if you can.

All Hail The King of Stomp!.......2001-11-08

When I purchased this as my first Dick Dale Album, I was unaware that a third of it had vocals, since my only exposure had been his instrumentals. Most of the vocal tracks did not thrill me, but I did find that his cover of "Sloop John B" and "Those Memories of You" grew on me after a couple listens. After hearing "Get Back the Feeling," I had to wonder if Meat Loaf grew up listening to Dick Dale, since the style sounded very familiar. The showcase "King of the Surf Guitar" is an aptly-named tribute to the only monarch crowned by the popular vote of his following. If you're a racing fan, the other vocal tracks may appeal to you.
The majority of the album is the instrumentals for which he's best known: mostly smokin' double-picked guitar tracks as I expected.....that made up for my initial disappointment. "Surf Buggy," "Surf Beat," "Del-Tone Rock" and particularly "Peter Gunn" are stand-outs that I enjoyed. On "Surfing Drums," I discovered that Dick is multifaceted, proving his percussive talent in an extended drum solo. "The Victor" is a really catchy tune that really shows heavy Middle Eastern influence like "Misirlou." (Seems like it would have been a perfect fit in the soundtrack to the movie "The Three Kings.") His classic, "The Wedge," has a much more subtle Mid-Eastern feel, and like usual, the original played by the Master blows away the covers I've heard done by most others. Since I already had his famous "Miserlou" and "Let's Go Trippin'" on the Rhino Records Rock Instrumental Classics Vol.5 SURF compilation (a must-have! wink-wink,nudge-nudge-) I was happy that the versions recorded here are different.
Hearing this almost made me wish I'd grown up in LA and was 15 years older....almost. :-)

All Hail The King of Stomp!.......2001-11-08

Watch out for the re-recordings.......2000-01-06

I bought this CD for the songs from Dick's "Checkered flag" album, his 1964 Capitol recording, that are not on some of the other Dick Dale compilations. There are a lot of great songs on this album, but I want to warn people that some of the songs on this CD are not the originals (Misirlou, The Victor, Surf Beat, Mr. Peppermint Man, The Wedge, Let's Go Trippin', King Of The Surf Guitar), but are re-recordings from the GNP Crescendo sessions produced by Jim Pewter in 1975. These re-recordings are OK, but they do not have the energy that the originals found on other compilations have. Jim Pewter himself wrote "Those Memories Of You" and this is probably the worst song on the CD. There are also some songs with vocals, mostly from the "Checkered flag" album. One of the songs recorded at the GNP Crescendo sessions, "Peter Gunn," is really good.

The Best Of Godzilla 1954-1975: Original Film Soundtracks

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Very Happy I Got This CD
A Must Own For Every Atomic Monster Nuts!
A must buy for anyone who has gone insane or is on drugs:
Not Exactly the Best, but a Fine Collection
Great cd for Home Movies!

The Best Of Godzilla 1954-1975: Original Film Soundtracks
Various Artists
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ASIN: B0000061GJ
Release Date: 1998-02-17

Tracks:

Godzilla 1954: Footsteps FX
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Godzilla 1954: Ootojima Temple Festival
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Godzilla 1954: Godzilla Comes Ashore
Godzilla 1954: Godzilla's Rampage
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Mothra Vs. Godzilla: Mothra FX
Mothra Vs. Godzilla: Main Title
Mothra Vs. Godzilla: Sacred Springs
Ghidorah The Three Headed Monster: Main Title/Monsters Appear In Yokohama
Invasion Of The Astro-Monster: UFO Approaches/Mosters Fight FX/Monster Battle March (Main Title)
Son Of Godzilla: Main Title - Masaru Satoh
Son Of Godzilla: Godzilla Vs. Kumonga - Masaru Satoh
Son Of Godzilla: Ending - Masaru Satoh
Destroy All Monsters: Godzilla FX/Toho Mark/Main Title
Destroy All Monsters: Title Credits
Destroy All Monsters: Four Monsters Attack Tokyo
Destroy All Monsters: Destroying The Remote Control
Destroy All Monsters: Showdown On Mt. Fuji
Destroy All Monsters: Ending
All Monsters Attack: Cute Kid Theme/Monster Fight - Kunio Miyauchi
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Godzilla Vs. Gigan: Main Title
Godzilla Vs. Gigan: Main Title Repeat
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Godzilla Vs. Megalon: Main Title - Riichiroh Manabe
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Godzilla Vs. MechaGodzilla: MechaGodzilla FX - Masaru Satoh
Godzilla Vs. MechaGodzilla: Godzilla Vs. Anguiras - Masaru Satoh
Godzilla Vs. MechaGodzilla: Miyarabi's Prayer - Masaru Satoh
Terror Of MechaGodzilla: Main Title
Terror Of MechaGodzilla: MechaGodzilla II
Terror Of MechaGodzilla: Godzilla's Entrance
Terror Of MechaGodzilla: Ending
Theme From Godzilla

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Despite the best--no, make that worst--efforts of a Hollywood studio to destroy his legacy in the '90s, Godzilla lives! Okay, we know, the original Gojira is still just an underpaid and overworked stuntman in a clumsy rubber suit, but that just makes the Big Guy's half-century legacy all the more remarkable. Perhaps the most underrated element of Kaiju Eiga (the Japanese term for the prolific, internationally successful monster genre spawned by the World's Biggest Radioactively Mutated Reptile with an Attitude) is its earnest, nightmarish music. The Toho Studios series' cheese-factor may have waxed and waned (mostly the former) in ensuing years, but its music maintained a remarkably even keel. The dark, often minimalist efforts of original composer Akira Ifukube set the tone, coloring much of the toy-city stomping with ominous, nerve-wracking cues. But as the genre entered the swinging '60s, a deliciously skewed pop sensibility began to take hold, as Tokyo now saw its property insurance rates skyrocket to a soundtrack increasingly informed by warbling chanteuses and twangy guitars. GNP-Crescendo offers up a generous and sampling of the first 20 years of Kaiju Eiga music here, complete with annotation and lavish color artwork that would put many major-label anthologies to shame. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Very Happy I Got This CD.......2007-04-18

There is no question about it, this is the best collection you can buy of music from the Godzilla films. I am completely blown away by this album, many times I hear a certain song and instantly remember which movie it is from. This is a great thing to have, the music is beautiful and it is every Godzilla song from the Showa series that you would ever want.

A Must Own For Every Atomic Monster Nuts!.......2007-02-13

This soundtrack is outstanding. It had significantly more cuts on it than I realized when I purchased it, and I actually have had it in my car for months.

Anyone who has a soft spot for atomic mutations and prehistoric terrors in rubber costumes will enjoy this soundtrack. I love to put it on when I'm on long drives, and even play it in the background when I'm socializing or gaming with my friends. Many people recall the music but have no idea where they heard it before. When they learn it is from all the Godzilla films from '54 to '75, they always have the same reaction: They tell me about the first time they saw a Godzilla movie, how they would watch them on late nights or Saturday afternoons on the local UHF channel, and how they often pretented to be the monster while wrestling with their friends.

1000% Nastalgia, and worth every penny.

A must buy for anyone who has gone insane or is on drugs:.......2005-12-21

Yeah you heard me, I think crap like this sould be reserved for prisoners so they could suffer with bleeding ears and bloody noses. anyways you must buy this if your mind is well not working at full compacity. Please buy this if you have had too much soda and are up at 2:55 in the moring thank you and good morning.

Not Exactly the Best, but a Fine Collection.......2005-11-07

I actually got this soundtrack as a used CD, but I still find some of the music to be pretty enjoyable. Here's what I think about it.

Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1-7): A great score by Akira Ifukube. I love the gloomy music for the destruction scenes and track seven, which is pretty emotional.

Godzilla Raids Again (8): Only one track, which is fairly good, but not the type of music I would want to listen to over and over again. This music is by Masaro Satoh, who I believe didn't get really good until later.

King Kong vs. Godzilla (9-12): I think more Ifukube music from this film could have been better than the FX sounds (althoguh King Kong's roaring is pretty cool). The main title music is my favorite.

Mothra (13): An annoying track. The fairies are among my least favorite characters fromt he Godzilla series. THe song does have a nice tune, but the singing is not worth lsitening to again and again.

Godzilla vs. Mothra (14-15): Another good Akira Ifukube score.

Ghidrah, the Three-Headed Monster (17): Here it is, A track containing Ifukube's Showa Godzilla theme!

Invasion of the Astro-Monster (18): Interesting FX sounds followed by a cool military march.

Son of Godzilla (19-21): Excellent! Masaru Satoh's Minya's theme, the battle music, and the ending theme are awesome! Too bad no music from Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster was included.

Destroy All Monsters (22-27): Fairly good music from Akira Ifukube, but it gets way too repetitious!

Godzilla's Revenge (28): The Cute Kid Theme is awfully hilarious! A so-so track from Kunio Miyauchi.

Godzilla vs. Hedorah (29): Only one track given and it's this?! We have Richiro Manabe's horific Godzilla thme, with its blaring horns. They should have put in Hedorah's theme.

Godzilla vs. Gigan (30-32): Akira Ifukube's music from previous movies were used, so the music was orignally compoesed for other films. Okay msuic, and the song is fairly good.

Godzilla vs. Megalon (33-35): Blaring music by Richiro Manabe. His work on Godzilla vs. Hedorah was far better than this.

Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla (36-38): The best music on the CD! MechaGodzilla's theme is so jazzy and sinister! Thanks, Masaru Satoh!

Terrror of MechaGodzilla (39-42): Akira Ifukube produces some amazing music, but once again it gets a little too repetitious.

Theme from Godzilla (43): A band led by some guy named Neil norman produces a fine tribute to Godzilla, endinghte soudntrack.

Music that should have been included:
1. At least one selection from Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster
2. Some Ifukube music that is played during the Godzilla vs. Gigan scene in which Angurius is driven away by the military.
3. Heodrah's Theme
4. The opening music from Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla

All in all, this soundtrack is a must for Godzilla fans!

Great cd for Home Movies!.......2005-08-22

I was needing some background music for my home videos and this cd didn't disappoint. It was perfect!

Star Trek First Contact: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Enhanced CD]

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

Star Trek First Contact: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Enhanced CD]
Jerry Goldsmith
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ASIN: B000001P1Y
Release Date: 1996-12-17

Tracks:

Main Title/Locutus
Red Alert
Temporal Wake
Welcome Aboard
Fully Functional
Retreat
Evacuate
39.1 Degrees Celsius
The Dish
First Contact
End Credits
Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf
Ooby Dooby - Roy Orbison

Customer Reviews:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Original Soundtrack From Five Summer Stories
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Honk - After all these years it still ranks among the best

great cd

Sweet...

Good but you'll love this one

HONK ON CD!!!!!!!!

The Original Soundtrack From Five Summer Stories
Honk
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001P10
Release Date: 1992-01-21

Tracks:

Creation
Blue Of Your Backdrop
Brad And David's Theme
High In The Middle
Hum Drums
Bear's Country
Made My Statement (Love You Baby)
Don't Let Your Goodbye Stand
Lopez
Blue Of Your Backdrop (Instrumental)
Tunnel Of Love
Pipeline Sequence

Customer Reviews:

Honk - After all these years it still ranks among the best.......2007-03-10

I can't remember who turned me on to Honk. I'm sure it was at High School in Carpinteria, down by Rincon where many of my buddies would go surfing whenever escaping was possible.

Five Summer Stories remains great enjoyable mostly instrumental with a good beat and enjoyable melodies. "Bear Country" is one of my favorites. For great GS turns on the snow, on my horse in the country, or just cruisin down the road. But in reality, hard to pick one out of a bunch.

I was glad to find the CD after years of thinking about the album, not knowing where my old record has gone.

Check it out!

great cd.......2006-11-20

i love honk. they are my favorite band ever. and my favorite movie is five summer stories.

Sweet..........2006-03-25

I remember when Honk used to play the Golden Bear in Huntington Beach back in the good old days. And they were good days, dude. We used to surf the south side of the pier all night, life was laid back and sweet, SoCal (Orange County in particular) wasn't yet a swarming freakshow, and there really were surf bands -- and surf movies. "Endless Summer" is considered by many to be the granddaddy of them all -- and that may be true -- but for me, "Five Summer Stories" captures that wonderful, beautiful shimmering moment in Southern California history that has sadly been lost forever. Lost? Make that paved, choked, and crowded out. The best we can do now is let the music take us back, and Honk does this. Get this CD and feel young again -- if you were there the first time. You gremmies have no choice but to just listen and dream of what you missed by being born too late.

Good but you'll love this one.......2001-08-21

Honk is a fairly good album and would certainly appeal to those with inclinations towards the surf sounds/vibes from the early 70s. I won't add anymore to what has been said already but I will say if you like this sort of stuff, genre, vibe etc you MUST check out the Morning Of The Earth soundtrack - an Australian surf movie from the early 70s. It is the essential album (and if you can get the video even better - a FANTASTIC movie with incredible tubular footage and psychedelic camera work) combining a love of surfing, hippy sentiments, mind expansion and feelings of freedom. It literally chnaged my life causing me to hit the road up the east Australian coast. Enough said - Honk is good but nice and tame, this is beautiful...

HONK ON CD!!!!!!!!.......2000-08-12

For those of you who haven't had the privelage of toting around this Honk record album (you know, vinyl?) for the past 25 years, you are very lucky to have the opportunity to purchase it in CD. I grew up on Maui and was a "surfer gal", playing my Honk album after long days at the beach, re-visualizing the beauty of the waves, sun and sand while listening to the articulate instrumentals and vocals on this album. In this day of the regeneration of historical american folk tunes, I truly believe Honk-Five Summer Stories deserves a place in our musical history for the melodic songs, and calming instumentals which represent a brief, yet heartfelt era. Anyone who enjoys music as a "getaway", this one will take you where you want to go....

The Best Of Star Trek: 30th Anniversary Special! Original TV Soundtrack [Enhanced CD]

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Beautiful and Clear Music That Trek Fans Must Have
Beautiful selections from most of the series!
A Nice Compilation Of Fine "Star Trek" Music
Walked down the isle to "Orchestral Suite from the Inner Light"
Full of Surprisingly Beautiful Music

The Best Of Star Trek: 30th Anniversary Special! Original TV Soundtrack [Enhanced CD]
Various Artists
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001P20
Release Date: 1996-12-17

Tracks:

STAR TREK/Original Series Main Title - Alexander Courage
Suite From THE TROUBLE WITH TRIBBLES:Bartender Bit/They Quibble Over Quibble/Kirk Out... - Jerry Fielding
Suite From THE TROUBLE WITH TRIBBLES:The Muzak Maker/The Scherzo Maker - Jerry Fielding
Suite From THE TROUBLE WITH TRIBBLES:A Matter of Pride/No Tribble At All/Big Fite - Jerry Fielding
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION Main Title - Courage/Goldsmith
Suite From HEART OF GLORY:Moment of Decision/Battle Signs/Geordi Vision/Looking For Life Signs... - Ron Jones
Suite From HEART OF GLORY:A Klingon's Feelings/Let's Make A Phaser/Heart Of Glory - Ron Jones
Orchestral Suite from THE INNER LIGHT - Jay Chattaway
STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE Main Title-Season IV
Suite From THE VISITOR: Rainy Night
Suite From THE VISITOR: Steve O's 'Cue/Freaked Out
Suite From THE VISITOR: Dad Admonishes
Suite From THE VISITOR: One Last Visit
Suite From THE VISITOR: Second Chance
STAR TREK: VOYAGER Main Title-Extended Version - Jerry Goldsmith
Suite From HEROES AND DEMONS: Last Hope
Suite From HEROES AND DEMONS: Dr. Schweitzer
Suite From HEROES AND DEMONS: Armagonnen
Suite From HEROES AND DEMONS: Where's Freya/To The Rescue

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful and Clear Music That Trek Fans Must Have.......2007-03-27

The Best of Star Trek is a collection of some of the best songs from the first thirty years and it is a highly recommended buy. The music is very clear and crisp, and you can hear every instrument that is being played. The reason I bought the album, among other things, is for the Inner Light suite and I wasn't disappointed. The song is very beautiful and it's sounds great on this album. I also really enjoyed the Season four Deep Space Nine theme, which had instruments I never heard while watching it on TV and it sounded great as well. I also ordered volume two, and after hearing this, I'm glad I did.

Beautiful selections from most of the series!.......2007-02-17

If you're looking for one CD with samples from all the series (except Enterprise), that is what you're getting from this CD. Often, I don't notice the music in the TV series and it has been wonderful discovering some wonderful selections that I missed on this CD. My favorite track is definitely from the ST:TNG episode, 'The Inner Light'. I have had family and friends walk in while listening to that specific track wondering what the CD was and being amazed that it was Star Trek! This CD continues to prove that Star Trek continues to attract not only quality actors, directors and writers, but excellent musicians as well. A must have CD for all ST fans!

A Nice Compilation Of Fine "Star Trek" Music.......2006-12-13

I have to admit that apart from being a Trekker, another reason that compelled me to buy this album was to hear the original recordings of Jerry Fielding's "The Trouble With Tribbles", one of the best episodes of the original "Star Trek" show. The remastering is virtually clean, and it's one of the most enjoyable in this CD.
Another great plus is the orchestral suite from Jay Chattaway's "The Inner Light" from "Star Trek: The Next Generation", a concert piece showcasing a beautiful theme played mostly on piano, with the orchestra making good support. It's so touching that you can't help but weep. Also from "The Next Generation" is one of the few musical moments that best represent Klingons, and Ron Jones virtually pays homage to Jerry Goldsmith's Klingon theme on "Heart Of Glory"; there are certain notes that you start thinking "Hey, this is music for Klingons, so why complain?"; another great suite.
On the minus side, Dennis McCarthy's music for "The Visitor" is kind of annoying because it is such a dramatic episode, with little action, that you crave so much for some of McCarthy's action writing. Unlike "The Inner Light", this "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" episode lacks of a unifying musical theme that you feel like wanting more.
Also, the multimedia portion of this expanded CD doesn't sport much either: only a teaser for "Star Trek: First Contact", and some previews for Trek video games. So I've got to tell you, own this CD only because of what I say on the first half and you won't feel sorry.

Walked down the isle to "Orchestral Suite from the Inner Light".......2006-05-05

I bought this CD when I was engaged and in the process of planning the wedding. My wife and I were looking for a "walk down the isle" song that would be beutiful but not typical.

I was playing the CD in my Jeep when Orchestral Suite from THE INNER LIGHT came on and I just went slack-jawed at how beautiful and appropriate that would be. My wife agreed and we walked down the isle at our wedding to that particular selections. It's just long enough for that purpose, too.

Later in the ceremony my wife's sister read a story that she chose for a reading, and she knew nothing about the music my wife and I chose for the wedding. My wife's sister read a story called something like "The Inner Light" about a man searching for valuable rubies and being told by a jewler to look for the "inner light" in the stone that shows that it's genuine.

How's that for spooky-cool?

Anyway, this is a great CD full of a lot of music that stands on its own apart from the Star Trek context. Buy it and be surprised.

Full of Surprisingly Beautiful Music.......2004-02-03

I've only recently started watching the "Star Trek" shows again. When I was growing up I only knew of a few of the movies with the original cast until TNG came out. I enjoyed the series a lot, and was hooked on the theme song from the word "go." "Deep Space Nine" was also enjoyable, but I never was very interested in "Voyager." To my surprise, the music featured here from "DSN" and "Voyager" is the best of this album. Don't get me wrong, I love cranking up the "TNG" theme song every now and then, but the rest of the songs that follow are so beautiful and fun to listen to that I almost wish I would have watched the later shows more often.
Right now I only get to watch "TSN" on Spike TV and "Star Trek" on SciFi. Hopefully I can find the other series and watch them as well. If the music is any indication of the quality of the shows, I'll be in for quite a ride.
Even if you don't like "Star Trek," get this disc for the beautiful music. I'm not a big fan of orchestral songs, but these contained herein are something special.

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helpful for my project
Cannot
Some native, some bar music
I'm a Haole (caucasian) gal from Mainland USA
TAHITI RULEZ!

Drums of Bora Bora
Various Artists
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Release Date: 1993-06-30

Tracks:

PATE MATAI...The Swirling Winds
TA UE...Conquest of the Shark
UE UE...Enticement
TE UI API...Youth
VE...Glamor of the Victor
PAHAE...Desire
OTUU...Flight of the Heron
TOREA...Bird of the Sea
MATI...Flame of Love
TAPU...The Forbidden Spring
REVA FANUI...The Spirit of Fanui (A Village of Bora Bora)
TAMURE PAUMOTU (Fun in Paumotu)
MATAI AROFA (Sad Wind)
TE PO HAUMARU (In The Cool of the Evening)
E HINA (Dear Hina)
VAIHO MAI (Forget Me)
OTAHA (Frigate Bird)
Introduction (Vaiete-Fare Arii Tapa)
MAMA TU
EIMEO
HAKA
VIVO E ARATAI
RARO I TE MOANA
FETIA AVE.
OFE E PAHU
FINAL (FATAU AROHA)
I TE HORA PITI
TAMURE ARAVE
TE RA
PAKAKINA
UTERE UTERE
NOA'TU ATEATEA

Customer Reviews:

helpful for my project.......2006-07-06

Drums of Bora Bora cd was very helpful for a little project that I was doing. It was exactly the kind of music I had been looking for, especially with the drums

Cannot.......2002-03-10

The problem with your record or recordings is that they can not be brought up on Media play and I have the latest installed.
No listen no buy.

Some native, some bar music.......2000-08-26

Been to Tahiti & listened to dozens of Tahitian CDs. The drumming is great. Some of the recording seems to have all but lost the left channel. Tracks 16-17 are a jazz band, I guess one would call them? -- reminds me of 1950's Hawaiian jug band music. There's also some flute. A nice variety, but not universally the very best performances nor recording.

I'm a Haole (caucasian) gal from Mainland USA.......2000-06-21

From the moment I wrestled this CD from its plastic wrapper, it became one of my favorites. I pop it in whenever I need instant energy. You absolutely cannot sit still when this is playing. It is fabulous. I originally purchased it to use as background music for a backyard luau, but now I exercise to it, do housework to it, etc. There are some songs on the CD (singers accompanied by guitars and other musical instruments), but it is mainly comprised of drumming. Very Polynesia! Very provocative! If you've ever been to a luau and been captivated by its live entertainment, this CD is for you! Bring those tribal beats into your home today!

TAHITI RULEZ!.......2000-06-15

THIS CD IS GREAT! ITS VERY EFFICENT BECAUSE I AM A TAHITIAN DANCER AND I FIND IT VERY HARD TO FIND DRUM BEATS TO DANCE WITH...

Star Trek Generations: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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Star Trek Generations
Star Trek Generations
Wonderful Soundtrack
Dennis McCarthy did it again!:)
A bigger budget does not equate better quality

Star Trek Generations: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Dennis McCarthy
Manufacturer: Gnp Crescendo
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ASIN: B000001P1K
Release Date: 1994-12-16

Tracks:

Star Trek Generations Overture
Main Title
The Enterprise B / Kirk Saves The Day
Deck 15
Time Is Running Out
Prisoner Exchange
Outgunned
Out Of Control / The Crash
Coming To Rest
The Nexus/ A Christmas Hug
Jumping The Ravine
Two Captains
The Final Fight
Kirk's Death
To Live Forever
Star Trek Generations Sound Effects

Customer Reviews:

Star Trek Generations.......2007-03-30

I never think about movie sound tracks but the music in this film is just full of emotion.

Star Trek Generations.......2004-01-27

I Like it, The Overture Is Good. But, When You Watch The Movie
The Overture Is The End Titles. Why Is That? In The Middle Of
The Overture They Used Vocals Instead Of Insturments. I Call The
Song With Vocals "The Nexus". The Main Title Has Vocals Too. I
Call It "The Bottle's Journey". "Kirk Saves The Day/Enterprise B
Was Kind Of Like The Overture. "Deck 15 Was Kind Of Sad, Because
Of Kirk's Death. But He Really Didn't Die. He Was swept into The
Nexus [Energy Ribbon]. "Outgunned" Sounded Like A TV Song, So Did "Out Of Control/The Crash". "The Nexus/A Christmas Hug" Was
Wishy-Washy. I Liked The Sound Effects To.

Wonderful Soundtrack.......2003-12-19

Dennis McCarthy composed some great music for this great movie. It can't be compared to the earlier Star Trek movie soundtracks, because this movie is much different than the earlier ones. The music does indeed have a lot in common with the music of the series, which is exactly what makes this score so great, because you realize that this is still Star Trek. This score has everything you want, action, excitement(Kirk saves the Day, Outgunned, The Crash), also very touching, calm suites like "Nexus/Christmas Hug". Dennis McCarthy's music is maybe a bit harder to "understand" than that of Goldsmith and co. but the more you listen to it, the more you love it, and it is too bad that he didn't compose music for the later movies, he would have done at least as well as Goldsmith, especially on "Insurrection". All in all, this CD is simply great, not only if you are a star trek fan, I can recommend it to anyone. You really don't want to miss it!!!

Dennis McCarthy did it again!:).......2003-11-16

This is the very best damn Star Trek CD. The Star Trek: Generations Overature is whit I think is the best. *****

A bigger budget does not equate better quality.......2003-05-31

Like Mark Snow of "X-Files" fame, Dennis McCarthy was given a bigger orchestra and more composition time to prepare for the big screen adaptation of the television series. One would think that this would yield a memorable score in the tradition of the film series. Goldsmith, Horner, Rosenman, and Eidelman had contribution greatly to the Star Trek musical saga with their respective scores. The pressure must have been great for McCarthy to top, or at least, equal their efforts.

Unfortunately, "Generations" is a score in search of a voice. It lacks the dynamic melodies characterized by each of the preceding and subsequent soundtracks. There are no thrilling tonal structures, no fascinating rhythms.

It just lies there, going nowhere.

With the limitations of episodic television, McCarthy worked miracles for both ST: TNG and its sister show "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine".

It's a shame that McCarthy's "creative juices" didn't flow as well in his composition for the movie.

The CD is also saddled with a "sound effects library" that can only be appreciated by obsessive Trekkers.

Tracks:

Old Man River
R 26
Swing Guitars
I Love You
Tiger Rag
Tears
Dinah
Then There Eyes
Daphne
How High The Moon
Manoir De Mes Reves
Danse Nuptiale
Improvisation No. 5
Nuages
Black Night
Norweigan Dance No. 2
Micro
Dream Of You
Place De Broukere
Manoir De Mes Reves
C Jam Blues

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Initially inspired by the guitar-violin duets of Eddie Lang and Joe Venuti, Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli developed a distinctive group sound for the Quintet of the Hot Club of France, with lead and two rhythm guitars, violin, and bass. These recordings come from near the end of their musical relationship, broadcasts from late in 1947. It's remarkably loose playing, with Django's virtuosity exploding on versions of some of his most notable compositions, like "Nuages" and "Manoir de Mes Reves," as well as jazz tunes reaching all the way back to "Dinah" and "Tiger Rag." Reinhardt was increasingly incorporating bop elements into his playing, and they're manifest on "How High the Moon." There's also later material here from the recast version of the Hot Club with altoist-clarinetist Andre Ekyun and a conventional rhythm section of piano, bass, and drums. While the group doesn't have the distinct personality of the earlier group with Grappelli, it's more amenable to the guitarist's modernist impulses. --Stuart Broomer

Customer Reviews:

Unique.......2007-04-22

Just listen, the timeless music of Reinhardt and Grappelli dances like a gypsie in your heart.

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