World Voyage

World Voyage

World Voyage

Track Listings
 
1. Song Of The Sea (5:26)
2. Desert Spirit (5:30)
3. Brazilian Lullaby (4:53)
4. The Fisher (Who Died In His Bed) (6:17)
5. Freedom Dance/ El Condor Pasa (4:22)
6. Laguna Pastoria (6:11)
7. Eastern Sunrise (6:54)
8. Di Alte Freylech (The Old Dance) (7:04)
9. Under African Skies (5:48)

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Bask in an Indonesian sunrise, soar across the Andes Mountains or stroll peacefully along the pacific beaches of Mexico, as John Herberman leads you on a magical voyage of musical discovery. Inspired by some of the most engaging musical styles from around the globe, this album offers a diverse and distinctly accessible collage of world music.

World Voyage,John Herberman,Avalon (Rock Bottom),Big Band,Jazz,New Age / Meditation,Pop
Shanti
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • wont buy without listening sample!
  • Very disappointing - Doesn't even rate 1 star
  • wholeness happens
  • Shanti
  • Peace and Tranquility Abound!
 Shanti
Snatam Kaur
Manufacturer: Spirit Voyage Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000DYGAR
Release Date: 2003-06-01

Tracks:

  1. Ek Ong Kaar (Destiny)
  2. Dayndaa Day (Infinity)
  3. Aakhan Jor (Acceptance)
  4. Hariaa (Strength)
  5. Suni-ai (Listening Meditation)
  6. Suni-ai (Listening Celebration)
  7. Guru Ram Das (Healing)
  8. Ong Sohung (I am Thou, I am Peace)

Album Description

Many of the chants and mantras in this album are written by Guru Nanak, the First Guru of the Sikhs who lived from 1469 to 1538. Guru Nanak traveled on foot with his disciple, Mardana, throughout much of India and other countries in Asia. Mardana came from a long lineage of master musicians. Mardana played the rebeck, a simple stringed instrument of Persian origin. Guru Nanak would settle in an area perhaps under a tree, or by a river, and begin to sing with Mardana accompanying him. People would come from miles away attracted by the pure sound current and soon many people would be gathered around them in absolute rapture and love. Guru Nanak's songs have amazing rhythm and poetry, and his message speaks to the Soul.

One of Guru Nanak's most well known gifts to our planet is the sacred composition called Japji. It is recited daily by hundreds of thousands of Sikhs throughout the world today. Japji has forty "pauris" or stanzas. In the words of Yogi Bhajan, " Each pauri addresses different aspects of the relationship between man and God and each has a specific power and gift that comes with it. The particular power of each pauri in Japji lies in the combination of sounds which creates the chemical and magnetic change in and around the being who recites it."

The awareness imparted in these stanzas is simple, practical, and uplifting for anyone on a spiritual path. Japji means meditation of the Soul. It is for all people, as this was Guru Nanak's way.

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars wont buy without listening sample!.......2006-10-12

the description is interesting, but nowhere to find a listening sample. wont buy a cat in a box! more customer service please!

1 out of 5 stars Very disappointing - Doesn't even rate 1 star.......2006-08-17

The thought that came to mind as I listened to this album was that this is music to which one might suicide or have a drug overdose. Ms. Kaur's voice and instrumentation is monotonous and irritating. If you have tin ears, have had a lobotomy, or are seeking to have one, the voice of Ms. Kaur may give it to you for the price of her album. Ms. Kaur's westernized "inventive melodies and instrumentation" are a definite impediment to any value gained from this sacred composition.

5 out of 5 stars wholeness happens.......2006-07-06

Snatam Kaur's music first enchanted me in a recent couples yoga class. Her delicate sense of melody, her seamless blend of western and eastern instrumentation and composition, and the purity of her voice all merge to offer a rich, luxurious aural context for meditative pleasure on many levels.

Shanti, on its own merits, transports, soothes, and inspires; two of her other CD's offer context. The predecessor Prem (2002) brings a more traditional, more conventional eastern sensitivity; Grace, which followed in 2004, still speaks eloquently and exquisitely, with a slightly more western feel and structure. Shanti evokes, for me, the richest balance. Gently powerful repetition and variation facilitate trance-like consciousness; lyrics in Gurumukhi, the sacred language of the Sikhs, often find complements in brief English phrases. By the time you let the repetitions of "I am in peace/Peace is in me" soak through you in Ong Sohung, you'll feel it truly, deeply, exquisitely. You may even begin to see the world differently.

As the CD ended upon my first listening, I felt moved to say to Snatam Kaur what I said to my beloved partner in our yoga class: "Thank you. Sat nam."

5 out of 5 stars Shanti.......2006-04-07

I recently discovered Snatam Kaur by way of her GRACE album and her music transports me to a finer place. I wanted more, but was apprehensive that the albums would be too similar or not have the type of music I hoped for. Not so in this case. Her SHANTI album is lovely and unique from Grace, and NOT a disappointment! Yipppeee! More beautiful music to sing on my way to work and in the pasture. (OK, I don't know the words on ALL the songs, but she does offer the words on the insert.)

5 out of 5 stars Peace and Tranquility Abound!.......2005-06-03

Shanti is an amazing CD! I first heard it in (surprise, surprise) yoga class and have been absolutely hooked. It is a recording that will permeate your life in a profound and healing way. I listen to it in the car, while practicing yoga and when I simply need peace. Snatam Kaur has a beautiful gift in her voice that comes through in a divine way.
Le Voyage de Sahar
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • An hour with Anouar
  • just a remark
  • Beautiful, subtle, well-crafted mystery
  • Stunningly gorgeous
  • A great piece of work and a great award to go along
 Le Voyage de Sahar
Anouar Brahem
Manufacturer: Ecm Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000E0W2AM
Release Date: 2006-04-04

Tracks:

  1. Sur le fleuve
  2. Le Voyage de Sahar
  3. L'Aube
  4. Vague / E la nave va
  5. Les jardins de Ziryab
  6. Nuba
  7. La chambre
  8. Cordoba
  9. Halfaouine
  10. La chambre var.
  11. Zarabanda
  12. Etndalous
  13. Vague var.

Amazon.com

Recreating the ambience that made his 2002 outing, Pas de Chat Noir, so evanescent yet indelibly memorable, Tunisian oud master Brahem continues his by-now-well-established collaboration with François Couturier (piano) and Jean-Louis Matinier (accordion.) The trio's improvisations are miracles of weightless precision; while sounding like nobody else, they also evoke chanting medieval monks, Keith Jarrett's florid keyboard sagas, Parisian bal musette, the long-vanished Moorish kingdom of Granada via 20th-century Spanish composer Manuel de Falla, languid recollections of French impressionist Eric Satie plus dissonant gleanings from Astor Piazzolla's sardonic Argentinean neo-tangos. Despite this complex array of intellectual influences, which permeate the trio's constructions like smoke rings, their works come across as disarmingly simple and unpretentious, a tidily diffuse combination of Arabic modes, European classical disciplines and jazzy intuition. Liberated by sheer inventiveness, the trio's technical skill is so extreme that it has long since ceased to draw attention to itself. Instrumentalists of this caliber are long past needing to impress anyone but themselves. --Christina Roden

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars An hour with Anouar.......2007-07-28

Here's another hour of near-minimalist relaxation with Anouar Brahem, now one of the great international names in jazz. This latest album is every bit as atmospheric as his last several; the trio format (with Brahem on oud, and the others on piano and accordion) is well suited to the music, though for an appreciable portion of the program there is actually only one (or two) of the instruments playing. The music itself is jazz, but a version of jazz such as Arvo Part might create: sparse and mysterious, with additional hints of French cabaret, North African caravans, and Middle Eastern opium dens. There is actually not much range of mood to Brahem's music, whatever he titles his albums, but this is never an issue, as the man seems unable to create anything incapable of touching the deep interior places.

3 out of 5 stars just a remark.......2007-04-29

Though i find it interesting and nice music it surprises me that the song 'e la nave va' is to my personal opinion simply stolen from philip Glass (Glassworks) a classical 'minimal music' icon from a few decades ago, it is the same rhytmical structure and chord progression, strange people get away with this

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful, subtle, well-crafted mystery.......2007-04-11

This is really an amazing CD. You feel transported, even inspired, even though the music has a deep melanchonic feel, there is a subtle awe that comes from it. I played it at my work, with colleagues who have a wide range of musical taste (all very good tastes, though), and it became an instant unanimous favorite. Highly recommend.

5 out of 5 stars Stunningly gorgeous.......2007-02-17

Tunisian Anouar Brahem's "Le Voyage de Sahar" finds him in the same company- pianist Francis Courturier and accordionist Jean-Louis Martinier- as 2002's highly acclaimed "Le pas du chat noir."
Having toured in support of that CD, the trio developed into a true group, something that Brahem accentuates to great effect on this program of new compositions and three favorites that are recast with the new ensemble.
With "Voyage" Brahem continues a trend of creating music that is not as overtly "jazzy" as some of his earlier outings.
Nonetheless, he remains a master a crafting deliciously vivid, richly evocative compositions that distill Arabic music and European jazz sensibilities with a warm, sonorous chamber music vibe.
Among the ports of call on this "Voyage" are "Zarabanda," whose elegant lope recalls the French Riviera.
Elsewhere the title track exudes mysticism tempered with intrigue, while "Cordoba" and "Ete Andalous" are meditative pieces with a decidedly cinematic scope. The gentle bounce of "Nuba" and introspection of "Les Jardins de Ziryab" both include uncredited but effective passages of voice.
Rarely do you hear music this gorgeous.

5 out of 5 stars A great piece of work and a great award to go along.......2007-01-26

With this album, Anouar Brahem won the 2006 "Edison Award" [...] one of the most prestigious music awards in Europe... The jury had these words when anouncing the winners: "with 'Le Voyage de Sahar', the Tunisian musician Anouar Brahem proposes an exhilarating, beautiful and intense album".
São Vicente
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • exquisite
  • Beautiful
  • Sao Vicente
  • Just Perfect Evora and Crew
  • Off the charts!
 São Vicente
Césaria Évora
Manufacturer: RCA Victor
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005B9U7
Release Date: 2001-06-05

Tracks:

  1. Sao Vicente di Longe
  2. Homem Na Meio Di' Homem
  3. Tiempo Y Silencio
  4. Sabor De Pecado
  5. Dor Di Amor
  6. Nutridinha
  7. Regresso
  8. Esperanca Irisada
  9. Ponta De Fi
  10. Crepuscular Solidao
  11. Linda Mimosa
  12. Negue
  13. Bondade E Maldade
  14. Fada
  15. Pic Nic Salamansa

Amazon.com

With her haunting singing style--a zesty Luso-African mélange of Bessie Smith and Billie Holliday--the Cape Verdean singer Cesaria Evora put the moving and melancholy musical genre called morna on the map with her critically acclaimed recordings Miss Perfumado and Cafe Atlantico. São Vicente is named for Evora's island homeland and is augmented with percussion, rhythm section, strings, and horns. Evora's songs of love and longing range from the classy midtempo strains of "São Vicente Di Longe" and the carnival dances of "Nutridinha" to the beautiful piano/vocal duet "Negue" with Cuban pianist Chucho Valdés. She also swings the Cuban danzon/cha cha cha on "Lindo Mimosa" with the celebrated Cuban group Orquesta Aragon. The singer rocks with R&B handclaps on "Hommen Na Meio Di' Homen" and testifies on the gospel-influenced "Bondade e Maldade." Her duets with Brazilian Caetano Veloso on "Tiempo y Silencio" and "Regresso," and with American legend Bonnie Raitt, add more flavors to this tasty musical dish. --Eugene Holley Jr.

Product Description

Thunderstorm. Experience the rapture of nature's own symphony, the celestial sounds of the thunderstorm. The night sky lights up, the rain begins to fall, and you slowly drift into a sense of peace, sell-bing and total relaxation.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars exquisite.......2006-03-08

Cesaria Evora has a voice like plush velvet.The songs are a totally unique mixture of Latin/African tempo and subject matter.

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful.......2006-02-28

I saw Cesaria at the concert last year and I am also going to see her live this year. It was a really wonderful experience to hear her live. Such a unique and lovely voice.
"Sao Vicente" (or "Sao Vicente Di Longe" is called European version)is my favorite Cesaria album. Beautiful melodies which reminds of tropical islands in the summer... an album for relaxation. A masterpiece! Favorite songs on the album:
1. Sao Vicente Di Longe - my favorite song on the album. Amazing melody!! This really is a song which will take you to another place... sunny place near the ocean...
2. Dor Di Amor - Wow! I really like this song. What a rythm... All kinds of instruments are represented here. Very very good song.
3. Nutridinha - This one was a single... Very catchy and very tropical song... Great rythm.
4. Tiempo Y Silencio - Very nice ballad. Duet with Pedro Guerra. Really nice melody.
5. Bondade E Maldade - Great and very catchy.
Esperancia Irisada, Sabor De Pecado, Ponta De Fi, Pic Nic Na Salamansa, Regresso - these are also great song on the album. Really beautiful.
Great voice and great songs which can really take you to another place... somewhere far far away where sun is shining all the time...

5 out of 5 stars Sao Vicente.......2005-11-11

Yes. Yes! There is an amazing effortlessness in the music, that transports you to some tranquil sad, happy, carefree state. The Cape Verdean Cesaria Evora once again delivers a rich blend of nostalgic African rhythms. These songs evoke a longing, a longing for a love, a longing for home, a longing for an unknown feeling.

5 out of 5 stars Just Perfect Evora and Crew .......2005-01-13

This is an exceptional CD. It's rare that I listen to an entire CD and feel delight at every track. I don't much like Bonnie Raitt, and I like even her duet with Evora on this CD.

The feeling is of warmth, of the tropics; the rhythms are those typical of the trans-Atlantic Portugese musical world, from Portugal, to Cape Verde, to Brazil.

The music is unfailingly sweet and soothing; it caresses you. It is likable music. I think I'd feel comfortable giving this CD as a gift to a friend whose tastes I'm not quite sure of. But "Sao Vicente" is never shallow or cloying; this deceptively quiet music is passionate, intense, and true.

The virtuosity of every aspect of the CD is satisfying. Cesaria Evora is, of course, every bit the powerful pro, and every other performer on the CD is in her class.

There's only one thing I don't like about this CD ... it eventually ends. I could listen to its music for many hours more.

5 out of 5 stars Off the charts!.......2004-08-08

Oh how I love Cesaria! As always when I visit Barnes & Nobles I go to the International music section. As my eyes scanned the wide selection of world music, Cesaria's face stood out. This woman reminds of Celia Cruz -love her too, may her soul rest in peace -I said to myself and I bet she's a wonderful singer. All I needed to hear was the song "Sodade" and that was it. I fell in love with Cesaria's music. Like Celia Cruz she has the voice that captures your attention and sends chills down your spine - so electrifying it's beautiful! I currently one three of Cesaria's albums - THe Very Best of, Cabo Verde, and Voz D'Amor! THe next albums I want to get are Sao Vincente di Longe and Cesaria!
For the past few months I've been listening to Cesaria's music more than anyone elses! I can relate so much to the lyrics of her music and the style being that I'm from the Caribbean. I feel as if I've also lived the Capeverdian experience! I would like to visit someday! Viva Cesaria a reina da morna!
The Science Fiction Album
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • The penultimate collection ...
  • Muisic of the Spheres
  • The Ulllllltimate Sci-Fi Music Collection
  • SciFi Album gift
  • Away From to be a Collectible Peace
 The Science Fiction Album
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Silva America
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ASIN: B000066HE5
Release Date: 2005-02-08

Tracks:

  1. 2001: A Space Odyssey
  2. Aliens
  3. Sound Effect - The Nostromo
  4. Alien
  5. A.I.
  6. Armageddon
  7. Sound Effect - Apollo 13 Lift-off
  8. Apollo 13
  9. Back To The Future
  10. Battle Beyond The Stars
  11. Battlestar Galactica
  12. The Black Hole
  13. Contact
  14. Capricorn One
  15. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
  16. The Day The Earth Stood Still
  17. Dune

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  1. Galaxy Quest
  2. Sound Effect - Dogfight in Space
  3. Enemy Mine
  4. Ghostbusters
  5. Gremlins
  6. Heavy Metal
  7. Independence Day
  8. E.T.
  9. Judge Dredd
  10. The Last Starfighter
  11. Lifeforce
  12. Sound Effect - Crash Landing
  13. Lost In Space
  14. Mars Attacks
  15. The Matrix
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  17. The Right Stuff

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  1. Moonraker
  2. Robocop
  3. Silent Running
  4. Sound Effect - Alien Organism
  5. Species
  6. Stargate
  7. Starship Troopers
  8. Starman
  9. Star Trek - TV Theme
  10. Star Trek: The Motion Picture End Title
  11. Klingon Attack
  12. Sound Effect - Warp Drive
  13. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
  14. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
  15. Star Trek: Generations
  16. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Tracks:

  1. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
  2. Sound Effect - Transporter Crew
  3. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Main Theme
  4. Star Trek First Contact
  5. Star Wars
  6. The Empire Strikes Back
  7. The Empire Strikes Back
  8. Return of the Jedi
  9. Sound Effect - Battle Stations
  10. Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace - The Flag Parade
  11. Anakin's Theme
  12. The Adventures of Jar Jar
  13. Duel of the Fates
  14. The Time Machine
  15. Things to Come
  16. The Thing From Another World
  17. War of the Worlds
  18. When Worlds Collide
  19. Total Recall
  20. You Only Live Twice
  21. Superman

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The penultimate collection ..........2006-12-07

Generally I agree with Strategos in his ecstatic Spotlight Review above. It is a joy to here some of the most memorable themes and cues from some of the most memorable science fiction and fantasy movies (re)recorded in great sound and in lavish (re)orchestrations, played by renowned classical orchestras, namely the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and the Philharmonia Orchestra, no less.

I have always had a weak spot for (good, or maybe even intelligent) science fiction/fantasy and film music, especially its way of evoking mystery, grandure and wide open spaces. Call it a weakness if you want. But it was maybe really kick started off, for as far as I can remember, with Star Trek. But especially Star Trek II, III and IV - essentially a trilogy - because of their very romantic but very warm, human core, set on the broadest canvasses of unlimited and mysterious outer space. But then there was the music for adding that essential extra dimension of emotion and atmosphere. I am happy that much of the music on this album is from the Star Trek series and films, often equaling or sometimes even outclassing the original recordings.

This kind of music (for the movies) should be seen as an art on its own rights with its own merits and qualities. As such, the musical sequences on these CD's are a beautifully played cross section of some of the most evoking orchestral music for science fiction/fantasy film ever created. And I very much like the nicely blended, wide and deep orchestral soundpicture with enough reverberation to evoke a sense of wide open spaces.
I am quite thrilled by tracks like the evocative music from Dune, truly transporting one to the vastly sands of Arrakis (the music is wonderful, but to my great regret I think the movie itself is a flawed masterpiece at best, alas.). And then there is the very different, goofy music for Ghostbusters (memories of childhood), the spoofy but electrifying music from Mars Attacks (lovingly parodist music, this, with not a little touch of irony) and the happily adventurous, forward driving Theme from Galaxy Quest ('Never give up, never surrender!'), now also used for the internet-based fan-series Star Trek: The Hidden Frontier. On the other side of the spectrum we have the atmospheric music for Enemy Mine (an underestimated 'little' movie), the Theme from The Right Stuff (actually science FACT, not fiction, this film, just like Apollo 13, of course), the eerily attractive music for Species, the original End Title for Alien (not used in the theatrical version of the movie, where it was replaced by music from howard Hanson's Second Symphony), the exquisitely exotic music for Stargate, the sweet and warmly sympathetic, beautifully re-orchestrated, theme for Starman, the title cue for Star Trek: TOS (much more melodiously played than the original! If only a series nowadays could continue to be as thought provoking and as original as Star Trek was during its launch, fourty years ago ...) and a truly overpowering End Titles Suite from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. I especially like the thrillingly grandiloquent rendition here of the music for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. And how nice it is to hear the (thematic) similarities between James Horner's music for The Wrath of Khan, his great break-through as a film music composer, and his (two years) earlier music for Battle Beyond the Stars (which did indeed help him earn the job for writing the music for Star Trek II) ...

But on the 'down side', if one is looking for - for example - the gorgeously expansively played End Titles from Cocoon, it is not included here: one has to acquire the album that 'kicked it all off', so to say, namely 'Space and Beyond', also on Silva Screen. I was very pleased also with the inclusion on that album of some of the music from the series Star Trek: The Next Generation, namely where one of the characters, Tasha Yar, in one of the episodes (Skin of Evil) is saying goodbye to her crewmmates: sweetly sentimental and simple music which I have always wanted to own on CD. I guess that a few cues from the other two sequals ('Alien Invasion: Space and Beyond II' and 'Space3: Beyond the Final Frontier') didn't make it onto this 4 CD collection-album as well, but I guess that it would be the 'better part of the bargain' to opt to buy this 'The Science Fiction Album' instead of buying all three albums separately. Well, of course it is for yourself to ultimately decide what you really want ;-)

If I were to nitpick (which is not easy with such a marvellous project as this one), then I would say that while all music is performed with magnificent grandure and with style, some of it is not performed as crisply and as technically 'on the spot' as some of the original recordings: ensemble is a little slack and the playing somewhat stilted sometimes, losing some of the edge and the originality of the writing. ET and Star Wars spring to mind, but then the soundtracks for Star Wars are traditionally recorded with the magnificent London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by maestro John Williams himself, and these superior recordings (especially the ones for Episode I, II and III) can't really be bettered, IMHO. Likewise for the music from Star Trek: The Motion Picture, I believe that in the end one really has to resort to the ultimate reference, namely the original recording (which is true in many other instances of 'original recordings'), and then the 20th anniversay colector's edition of this soundtrack on Columbia/Legacy (truly unmissable, this veritable classic of sci-fi/film music soundtracks!).

But all in all this 4CD-collection amounts to probably being the penultimate high quality sci-fi music album collection (I certainly know of no other project that comes as close quality as well as quantity wise), with some of the most memorable musical moments from classic to modern sci-fi/fantasy film captured in lavish orchestrations.
Collection-wise: five *stars*. Playing: generally four *stars*, sometimes more. The recording quality: five *stars*. The music (qualified on its own merits as film music) and its (re)orchestrations: generally five *stars*. In the end this is all highly recommended, and certainly not to be missed by science fiction and fantasy film music fans. Klaatu barada nikto.

5 out of 5 stars Muisic of the Spheres.......2006-11-06

You wonderful four disk collection of SF music. It startsa up the the grand master of SF music, 2001: A space Odyssey all the way to Superman. This is all American SF music and several themes I would have liked to have included are not there. All in all though, a collection you will enjoy.

5 out of 5 stars The Ulllllltimate Sci-Fi Music Collection.......2005-10-23

If one person gives great gifts, it's the illustrious Codemaster Talon. I've received a fair number of gifts in my lifetime, but so far, my older sister's take the cake. Take this one for instance. I'm real big on orchestral music, to the point where I listen to them more than any other kind of music. I've got orchestral versions of video game themes, orchestral soundtracks to truck-loads of anime shows (Big O, Escaflowne, and Giant Robo are incredible), and could probably spend the rest of my life just trying to study the nuances of all the classical music I've got. Being such a huge fan of orchestral music, I also have come to believe that orchestra music produced for movies and television is the new classical music (or as someone once said, Mozart would be making music for movies if he were alive today). Being a huge sci-fi fan, that kind of music has always been particularly near and dear to my heart. But were I to buy each and every soundtrack for every sci-fi I liked it would cost quite a bundle, and would include a lot of sub-par music along with the grandiose and fantastic main and memorable themes. That's where this beauty comes in.

The moment I ripped off the shrink-wrap and popped it into my cd player was a moment of great trepidation. Believe me when I tell that I've seen my fair share of sub-par orchestral recording in my lifetime. Very often they are in those big super-packs of music, and suffer from poor direction, improper mastering, and sometime even pathetic orchestration (or worse yet have something sounding like a cheap synthesizer and a kazoo in place of a full orchestra). I needn't have worried though. This sucker is fantastic.

Many people who are not audiophiles will probably miss the point of this cd collection. It is not the original versions of the pieces. It is re-orchestrations, mostly by the phenomenal Prague Symphony Orchestra. Many of these themes didn't sound all that hot in there original versions because they were low budget films or were not recorded in high-fidelity. Here they are given the full treatment, mastered with the most loving care imaginable. Often the version found in these cds is SUPERIOR to the original.

Remember the theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey? Of course you do. But how many times have you heard a cheap imitation of the original version from the movie, starting too low in volume and ending too high (and missing the essential pipe-organ that gives it that extra oomph)? Well, this first track in the entire collection is not only everything it should be instrumental and timing-wise, but it also has been oh-so-carefully adjusted during the mastering process so that at no time is the music either too low or too high in volume (surely a benchmark for every other recording ever to be made of the piece).

Or what about the theme from the (at-the-time) uber-creepy The Black Hole? The orchestration of this piece of music goes from tiumphant to terrifying and back again, with a splendor and cleanness that I CERTAINLY don't remember being in the original recording.

Then there's the new version of the theme from Independence Day, complete with a violin solo, a far more electrifying ending climax, and a chorus so thunderous that you feel like applauding at the end. Simply indescribable. Kind of like the MIND-BLOWING rendition of the theme from The Last Star Fighter. This has been one of my favorite themes for a long time now, but I've never heard it played like this. I think the original version of the theme is something like 1 minute long, but this new version doesn't just fade out (HAHAHAHA!!!!) THIS version is THREE minutes long, goes through the main theme THREE times, with the final strains being so triumphant and joyous I could not help but feel an electrifying charge the first dozen or so times (come to think of it, I still feel that way). This is superior to the original in EVERY way. AWESOME.

And let's not forget the incredible new rendition of Stargate with it's heavy use of clarinets (for Egyptian effect!) and a triumphant new ending (completely lacking the chanting from the original version. This version is so different that for the first minute it is very hard to tell that it is in fact Stargate. But then the main theme kicks in, and then you get this incredible flute solo for my favorite part of theme (the whole thing is played slower, but arguably more powerfully than the original). My goodness. At first I found the thing so different I didn't like it. But then I listened to it again. And again. And again.

I could go on and on, talking about the fantastic new rendition of Moon Raker, the ear-popping Battlestar Galactica, the classic Star Trek (First Contact has a minute or two of the theme from Star Trek:The Motion Picture before going into the main theme), or the sweet renditions of music from the Star Wars movies (or the music from E.T.).

I have to mention though that this collection was not picked based merely on what people want, or on what is popular. No, the people who made it obviously thought a GOOD music collection was better than a popular one. That's why you get a heartbreakingly beautiful theme from A.I. instead of the main theme. It's why you get music from movies that you probably never gave a second thought to the music (because the movie was lousy). It's why you get Armageddon, Judge Dredd, and Robocop (who would have guessed their music was so COOL when there was all that crazy action and bad-acting going on on-screen).

I said it before and I'll say it again. This cd-set was mastered with tender-loving-care, and it shows BIG-TIME. High-fidelity the likes of which I have not seen since the days when cds were brand-new in the world. Dolby Surround. Perfectly balanced. BEAUTIUFL orchestrations. About the only thing that makes me scratch my head is the weird sound-effect tracks (Oooookay.....). Other than that, it's PERFECT. Obviously they could not include every sci-fi theme ever (no one can), but this collection is REALLY GOOD. A lot of great themes that got away (forgotten gems :), new versions of old favorites, and under-appreciated classics aplenty, but ALWAYS the full and complete versions with nothing cut-out (the theme from Dune is quite extended).

If you love movie music (and sci-fi movie music in particular) you MUST buy this awesome collection). It is not the original recordings. Almost always the new ones are better (if they aren't better they're just equal). This is what you have been waiting for. I for one am going to be buying quite a few cds from this company in the future. Give your ears the treat they deserve. Buy it NOW.

5 out of 5 stars SciFi Album gift.......2005-07-20

I bought the Science Fiction Album as a gift for my son who is twenty-one years old. He is a musician, and also a huge fan of many SciFi shows and movies. I thought this would be the perfect thing for him and I was right. He loves it!

3 out of 5 stars Away From to be a Collectible Peace.......2004-12-16

If you like Sci-Fi movies and want a compilation of their important scores, this is the CD-set to buy. But let me warn you about that very few songs in the cds are from the original soundtracks. Most of them is re-recorded by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. But the sound quality of cds are very good, because they have HDCD and Dolby Surround labels. This set is away from to be a collectible peace, but it is a good general compilation of favorite Sci-Fi movie scores.
Love Is a Voyage
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Dance with me daughter of mine
  • A Voyage with John McDermott
  • Just OK
  • Love is a Voyage
  • Daughter of Mine
 Love Is a Voyage
John McDermott
Manufacturer: EMI Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000K27P
Release Date: 1999-08-02

Tracks:

  1. Daughter of Mine
  2. Sonny's Dream
  3. Hello In There
  4. Natives
  5. Guardian Angel
  6. Friend Like You
  7. Never Be the Sun
  8. Voyage
  9. Here There & Everywhere
  10. When You & I Were Young
  11. Mary of Argyle
  12. Winter Clothes
  13. Steal Away
  14. Postcard from Paris
  15. Sweet Sister Mary
  16. One Small Star

Album Description

1999 release for the Celtic balladeer. 16 tracks including 'Hello In There' (John Prine) and 'Here, There And Everywhere' (Lennon/McCartney). Standard jewel case.

Album Details

Rerelease Includes: Daughter of Mine, Sweet Sister Mary, Postcards from Paris, Winter Clothes and One Small Star.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Dance with me daughter of mine.......2007-06-27

We have been looking for this particular song for our daughter's upcoming wedding. It is perfect. We also really like the other songs on the CD. John McDermott has a wonderful smooth voice.

5 out of 5 stars A Voyage with John McDermott.......2006-08-23

My husband and I are huge John McDemott fans and this is our favorite CD of all those we own. I purchased it for myself and my husband liked it so much he took my CD to play in his car so I had to buy myself another as I got tired of asking him for it back! Each song is unique and some like One Small Star are like poetry set to music. Of particular note is the beautifully done song Natives which has a haunting duet in French that is a favorite and sounds new and fresh each time we listen to it. The background music on this is fabulous and the musicians are all wonderful,as they are with each song on this CD as well. It's a delightful CD and one that we have not only listened to countless times but also given as gifts to friends and family.

2 out of 5 stars Just OK.......2002-10-11

After reading the reviews for this CD I thought I would try a copy to get the song "Daughter of Mine"
It was an OK song but I found another song on (Amazon.com) that I liked much more for my father bride dance.
Its called "A Song For My Daughter"
The words to this song are much better and it was nice to get both a male and female version of "A Song For My Daughter" so it could be from my dad or mom. We used the male vocal and when dad and I danced everyone had tears in their eyes.
Joyce Russo

5 out of 5 stars Love is a Voyage.......2002-10-05

My husband fell in love with the song, "Love is a Voyage".After much looking I found it at Amazon.ca. We love the song, and have recommended this CD to friends. Love is a voyage and finally we found our true shipmates.

5 out of 5 stars Daughter of Mine.......2002-04-20

A must for any father who is about to see his daughter marry. "Daddy's Little Girl" is a song of the past.
Voyage
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • "Voyage" a great love song
  • This CD Grows on You
  • Not your usual Christy, but Great nonetheless.
  • Not one of Christy's best
 Voyage
Christy Moore
Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002IOS
Release Date: 1989-10-03

Tracks:

  1. Mystic Lipstick
  2. The Voyage
  3. The Mad Lady & Me
  4. The Deportees Club
  5. The Night Visit
  6. All For The Roses
  7. Missing You
  8. Bright Blue Rose
  9. Farewell to Pripchat (near Chernobyl)
  10. Musha, God Help Her
  11. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
  12. Middle of the Island

Album Details

Christy Moore is One of Contemporary Irish Music's Best Singer-songwriters. The Former Lead Vocalist and Chief Songwriter of Planxty and Moving Hearts, Moore Helped to Bring the Musical Traditions of Ireland Up to Modern Standards. As a Solo Singer-songwriter, Moore Has Continued to Add Elements of Rock and Popular Music to his Well-crafted, Tradition-based Tunes and Has Been a Major Inspiration to Such Modern Irish Artists as U2, Sinead O'connor and the Pogues.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars "Voyage" a great love song.......2004-03-18

"Voyage" is song to build a life on; I'm going to be singing this one at my brother's wedding this fall. The words are touching and describe the type of steafast determination that any relationship "journey" requires: "Life is an ocean/love is a boat/in troubled waters/it keeps us afloat/when we started the voyage/it was just me and you/now, gathered round us, we have our own crew." Yes!

5 out of 5 stars This CD Grows on You.......2000-01-22

I've listened to this CD dozens of times and it keeps calling me back to listen to it more. This is a working man expressing the feelings of the working man.

5 out of 5 stars Not your usual Christy, but Great nonetheless........1999-12-23

This CD may not pack the punch of Christy's traditional Irish CD's but for one who loves the ballads and the songs with a message, this one is good. I loved it!

3 out of 5 stars Not one of Christy's best.......1999-08-07

This album suffers from weak songs and a weak production; songs like "missing you" and "musha god help her" pack none of the punch of the live Christy, and are reduced to sounding like wallpaper music. Standout tracks are "All for the Roses", a great cover of Ewan MacColl's "First time ever I saw your face", and "Middle of the Island", a haunting duet with Sinead O'Conner. These are great, the rest is a bit bland.
Voyage Voyage
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • The Best Pop-Alternative Franch Band
 Voyage Voyage
Desireless
Manufacturer: Delta Blue
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000A0I6Z
Release Date: 2003-07-14

Tracks:

  1. Amour, l'Amour
  2. Bossa Fragile
  3. Retour
  4. Voyage, Voyage
  5. I Love You
  6. Je Crois en Toi
  7. Dort
  8. Oiseaux Arrivent
  9. Ou Aller
  10. John
  11. Ouf
  12. Vous
  13. Escaliers du Bal
  14. Presque Sensuelle
  15. S'il Pleut
  16. J'Ai Froid

Album Details

Selection of the Greatest Hits from French Pop Star, Very Popular in the 80's. 16 Tracks featuring her Biggest Song "Voyage, Voyage".

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Best Pop-Alternative Franch Band.......2004-08-14

If you want quality international music you should buy this album, Voyage Voyage is one of the best songs in a different language (not english) you can listen.
Five stars to the whole album.
The Brendan Voyage
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Still sounds good after all these years...
  • NO PLUMBERS FOR THIS PIPER.
 The Brendan Voyage
Shaun Davey
Manufacturer: Tara Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001JAP
Release Date: 1995-04-07

Tracks:

  1. Introduction
  2. The Brendan Theme
  3. Jig: Water Under the Keel
  4. Journey to the Faroes
  5. The Cliffs of Mykines
  6. Mykines Sound
  7. Journey to Iceland
  8. The Gale
  9. Labrador
  10. Newfoundland

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Still sounds good after all these years..........2005-07-08

I first heard this album about 1983 and loved it the first time I heard it. The music is about the Tim Severin voyage from Southwestern Ireland to Newfoundland in a leather boat called a curragh via the Faeroes and Iceland to demonstrate that St Brendan could have done it 1300 years ago. The music is very emotive and original and matches the wild scenery of the voyage. It's a brilliant album and Liam O Flynn's uillean (elbow) pipe playing is an expert performance, although many other instruments also feature - it's a bit like classical music mixed with folk. Well worth a listen.

5 out of 5 stars NO PLUMBERS FOR THIS PIPER........2001-03-20

THE BRENDAN VOYAGE TELLS THE STORY OF HOW ST BRENDAN DISCOVERED AMERICA,SAILING FROM IRELAND ACROSS THE ROUGH SEAS.LIAM O FLYNN PLAYS THIS SCORE OF SHAUN DAVEYS, AND WHILE LISTENING ITS AS IF YOU WERE IN THE BOAT,EXPERIENCE THE STORMS,EXPERIENCE THE QUIETNESS, EXPERIENCE THE THRILL OF DISCOVERY,DISCOVER THE GENTLEMAN OF IRISH PIPING,HOLD ON TIGHT FOR A JOURNEY FROM THE MASTER OF UILLEANN PIPES.IF YOU ENJOYED LAMENT FROM RIVERDANCE PLAYED BY DAVY SPILLANE,THEN GET YOUR MONEY DOWN ON THIS CD IT WILL MAKE THE HAIR STAND ON YOUR NECK,YOUR HEAD AND FOR THOSE WHO GET EMOTIONAL,IT WILL BRING A TEAR TO A GLASS EYE,SO DO YOURSELF A FAVOUR BUY THIS YOU'LL NEVER LOOK BACK.
Caribbean Dream
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Escape to the Caribbean without ever leaving home!
  • Refreshing and imaginative, this CD is a winner!
  • Fun in the Sun !
  • WOW! What a CD!
 Caribbean Dream
Brannan Lane
Manufacturer: World Circle
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000I8GI
Release Date: 2000-01-24

Tracks:

  1. Welcome
  2. Rain Forest
  3. Rainbow Sky
  4. Caribbean Sea
  5. Distant Past
  6. Rasta Pasta
  7. St. Tom Tom
  8. Safarirama
  9. Stars To Sea
  10. No Hurry, No Problem
  11. Volcano
  12. Fire Dance
  13. Market Sq.
  14. Rainbow Sky (reprise)
  15. Bananas
  16. Until Then

Album Description

A sonic voyage to a tropical island, complete with steel drums and pan pipes. New Age and World Music come together on a Caribbean theme. Laid back and beautiful with an occasional spicy samba or some smooth reggae just to keep you breathing . Some songs may cause uncontrollable foot movement, while others will make you drift-off into a dream, a Caribbean Dream!

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Escape to the Caribbean without ever leaving home!.......2002-07-21

Brannan Lane has packed the entire Caribbean onto one small disc. From the bright,
bouncy opening track, "Welcome," to the sign off "Until Then," this CD will transport you
to an island getaway. What stands out about this project is the multitude of unique sounds
and instruments, from steel drums and pan flute to tropical birds, rain,
and waterfalls. Brannan creatively combines these sounds and instruments, enhancing a
varied selection of simple, pleasing melodies. Are you stressed out? Let the lilting rhythm
of the "Caribbean Sea" wash away those tension lines. Do you need a pick-me-up? The
percussive bonanza featured in "Fire Dance" will get you going on a positive note! Do you
need music to dream by? "Stars to the Sea" will take you to the ocean at night, as the
constellations pour themselves into the horizon. Have you visited the Caribbean before?
"Market Sq" will let you return, right back to the middle of a busy intersection with an
open market! I recommend putting this CD on "repeat play." Then try to avoid calling
your travel agent! --Jeff Bjorck

5 out of 5 stars Refreshing and imaginative, this CD is a winner!.......1999-07-11

Brannan Lane's debut, CARIBBEAN DREAM, is a refreshing dose of fun and good cheer in a usually somber and dour musical genre. Using a vast array of electronic keyboards, Brannan has fashioned a sonic voyage to a tropical island, complete with steel drums and pan pipes. The music is relaxing even while it makes you want to get up and dance (which it does on some songs). The mood is bright, sunny, and full of life. In addition, the recording is very well-produced and performed. CARIBBEAN DREAM can stand toe-to-toe with many releases from major labels, and usually come out ahead. For sheer musical bravado and creativity, Brannan Lane has few equals this year. If you are looking for a good time, grab your checkbook or credit card and order this CD. You won't be disappointed!

4 out of 5 stars Fun in the Sun !.......1999-06-22

Brannan Lane has created a wonderful, relaxing, CD. Amazing memories of the Barbados flood my mind whenever this CD is spinning. Sitting back, closing my eyes - I can picture the white sandy beach with the swaying palm trees - remembering all the "fun in the sun".

This CD is professionally done and captures your imagination of the Islands. It will bring back Caribbean memories and touch your soul if you have been to the islands - or it will create visions for you, if you haven't. But all in all - this CD gives you the Island feeling all around - and watch your feet - you will feel it tapping :)

Heather Baskey, Mississauga, Ontario - Canada

5 out of 5 stars WOW! What a CD!.......1999-06-08

Brannan has become one of my favorite artists. Caribbean Dream is such an uplifting experience, and makes me smile. I love all the detailed and intricate sounds, and am amazed how it all comes together into a wonderful compilation. It is hard to pick a favorite track, but here are some of my favorites: Market Sq., St. Tom Tom, Caribbean Sea, Rasta Pasta, Rain Forest, Distant Past, okay.....all of them! As you can tell I really like this CD! I think this is Brannan's only one, and I am anxious for another one to be released. Brad Chambers
Reveal
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Transcending!
  • WOW!!!
  • EXTRA-ORDINARY!
  • A Wonderful CD
  • Gorgeous!
 Reveal
Girish
Manufacturer: Spirit Voyage
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000279174
Release Date: 2004-05-01

Tracks:

  1. Ma
  2. Hk Ambient
  3. Hanuman
  4. Sharade
  5. Gopala
  6. Shri Ram

Album Description

Popular percussionist Girish is blasting through the defining boundaries of the chant music genre, bringing a fresh, exciting, and yet deeply spiritual interpretation that is sure to change the way that audiences and performers think of chant music. You may readily recognize the familiar sound of Girish's tabla playing, which has consistently graced popular chant recordings for the last decade. Now Girish is revolutionizing the world of chants with his funky, stirring style. On his new CD, Reveal, he intelligently incorporates pop, jazz, and folk nuances into ancient Sanskrit mantras. His voice is well trained through years of studying Sanskrit and chanting for hours a day, year after year. "I took mantras that are ten thousand years old and combined them with a musical style that makes the benefit of the mantras accessible and appealing to modern listeners," says Girish. But rather than translating the mantras, he kept the integrity of the Sanskrit sounds intact for a reason. "When you chant, the mantra acts as a portal to the presence of the deity whose name you're chanting. There's this whole energy field built up around a mantra that has been used for thousands of years and has this vortex of spiritual power built around it," he explains. A remarkable cast of performers participated in and supported the making of Reveal. These include top female vocalists Donna De Lory, Wah!, CC White and Snatam Kaur. Saxophone, keyboards, electric sitar and cello add tremendous texture and flavor. But most impressive is Girish's effort in conceptualizing, writing for, singing on, and performing multiple instruments throughout the recording. Though it is deeply rooted in the wisdom and spiritual knowledge of the Vedas, listening to Reveal is fun and light-hearted

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Transcending!.......2007-03-16

Open your heart and sink inside....Pure Bliss!
Girish redefines mantra. Donna De Lory's backing vocals are just stunning!

5 out of 5 stars WOW!!!.......2005-04-15

I'm new to some of eastern influenced music. I've worked in the music business for many years with rock and pop artists, but I wanted to expand my horizons. Until I came across this Girish CD, my favorites have been Dave Stringer, Krishna Das, and David Parson. My new favorite of the genre is Reveal. The entire album is amazing. I especially can't stop listening to Hanuman.

I highly recommend this CD. I'm looking forward to seeing what Girish does in the future too!!!

5 out of 5 stars EXTRA-ORDINARY!.......2005-01-19

Upon first listening to REVEAL, I found myself intoxicated by ancient sounds woven together by the modern hands of an artist who truly understands the soul's desire to experience something deeply transcendent. Strong, earthy tones permeate mantras often thought inaccessible are now open to many in this cross-culturally infused album. Girish's languid voice takes us on a journey where inspiring, heart-felt expression is mixed with a groove all its own. These subtle, jazz-like compositions set REVEAL apart from other chant albums, allowing those who may not usually swim in these waters a chance to dive in and feel immediately at home.

To create an album with a unique sound, both vocally and instrumentally, is rare. To uplift and heal the spirit as well is...extraordinary!

5 out of 5 stars A Wonderful CD.......2004-11-09

"Reveal" by Girish is a CD of articulate beauty, accessible devotion and amazing musicianship. Girish weaves ancient Sanskrit mantras with contemporary and inventive melodies to bring chant out of the ashram and into the living room.

I love this CD. I'm instantly enveloped by Girish's hypnotic vocals and lush arrangements every time I listen to it. His voice is deep and fluid, expressing the emotional calling of Kirtan through melodies that you come away singing. Yes, I find myself singing in Sanskrit, understanding the meaning even if I don't know what the words themselves mean, being connected to an ancient intelligence on a visceral level.

5 out of 5 stars Gorgeous!.......2004-10-17

Girish's beautiful sound is overlain with a palpable sense of devotion that speaks to a place deep inside. When friends are over and I play it, it never goes unremarked, and this is true whether or not they are from a Hindu tradition. It's one of my absolute favorite cds.

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