Hours [Clean] [Enhanced]

Hours [Clean] [Enhanced]

Track Listings

1. All the Rage

2. Streetcar

3. Roses for the Dead

4. Hospitality

5. Drive

6. Monsters

7. History

8. Recovery

9. End of Nothing

10. Alvarez

11. Sonny

Tracks:

Welcome To My World (John Hathcock-Ray Winkler)
(Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I (William Trader)
For The Good Times (Kris Kristofferson)
Pocket Of A Clown (Dwight Yoakam)
Crying Time (Buck Owens)
Cold, Cold Heart (Hank Williams)
You Can Depend On Me (Charles Carpenter-Louis Dunlap-Earl Hines)
Husbands And Wives (Roger Miller)
It Only Hurts Me When I Cry (Dwight Yoakam-Roger Miller)
Take These Chains From My Heart (Hy Heath-Fred Rose)

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Raul Malo's second covers album in two years skews slightly closer to the classic country that influenced his early career with the Mavericks. It is also likely to further alienate followers of his rootsy former band as he shifts into crooning, jazzy supper-club mode on these countrypolitan versions of classic and a few more recent C&W tracks. All twang is removed here, replaced with a horn section, a featured clarinet, and slick pop arrangements of standards associated with Elvis ("(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I"), Hank Williams ("Take These Chains from My Heart," "Cold, Cold Heart"), and Ray Price (Kris Kristofferson's often-interpreted "For the Good Times"). Malo sure has the pipes for these reworkings, but the disc is most convincing when the syrupy support takes a back seat to the relatively swinging horns on Dwight Yoakam's "It Only Hurts Me When I Cry" and "Pocket of a Clown." Regardless of your age, this is very definitely your parents' country, as Malo transforms himself into a younger, slightly hipper Dean Martin. You can practically taste the olive in his martini and touch his crisp tuxedo as he eases into this material with satiny-smooth vocals and classy delivery. But the line between seductive and snoozy is a thin one, and established fans might wonder where the old fire has gone as they navigate through this glossy set of easy-listening, after-hours mood music. --Hal Horowitz

Album Description

"There's a sophistication in country music, particularly in the songs that were written in the 1950s and'60s, that sometimes gets overlooked," says Malo. "I wanted to make an album that showed these songs can be treated as pop standards, because that's what they are, really. It's just that the artists who had success with them were country artists, although Tony Bennett had a hit with a Hank Williams song, so it isn't that unusual for the genres to cross each other."

In approaching this material, Malo and his band--Robert Chevrier (piano), Jay Weaver (bass), Tom Lewis (drums) and Jim Hoke (saxophone, clarinet and pedal steel)--drew their inspiration from the classic Nashville productions of the era. "This record definitely pays homage to the kind of country music Owen Bradley created," Malo acknowledges. "But the Ray Charles album Modern Sounds in Country & Western Music was the specific inspiration for this one. Ray proved that country music can be sophisticated and jazzy as well, and we wanted to do our take on it."

Customer Reviews:

After Hours.......2007-08-02

I have been listening to After Hours since it was released on July 17,2007 and I really love it. Raul Malo has the best voice of anyone today. He has such passion for his music and it shows in his cd's and in his concerts. His band is also very talented and were very good on this cd. They have taken these country standards and have made a cd that will be loved for years. I would recommend this cd to my family and friends. I think most people would be glad to have it in their collection of music.

A great jazzy-country CD.......2007-07-31

I listened to Raul Melo's 'After Hours' today in my car after buying it. I give it 4 out of 5 stars. It is a very nice country/jazz CD. To me it is more jazz than anything else and don't know why the album was the Hot Shot Debut on Billboard's Country Album charts at # 43 for weekending 8*4*07, perhaps it has something to do with him being a country artist. Anyway, my favorite track on the CD is #8, "Husband and Wives", it is a GREAT twangy, country/jazz song. His vocals on the CD remind me of Frank Sinatra. So if you like this type of music, I recommend this CD.

Ken
Long Island, NY

Terrific!.......2007-07-31

Oh my gosh I just received this CD and I LOVE it. Raul's voice is so suited to this type of music. His voice is so rich and deep and the selections on this CD are just wonderful. It's very mellow and very easy to listen to. Buy it if you like this type of music. You won't find a better voice to sing it!

Kick back and enjoy!.......2007-07-30

What a voice - smooth as satin and rich as chocolate... Malo takes on some country classics here on an effort that could have been recorded by Patsy Cline not so many years ago. Anyone wanting to kick off your shoes, sip a glass of wine, and cuddle up with the one you love is guaranteed to be more than satisfied with this one! And as I said before, what a voice!

Unique Concept Gorgeously Executed.......2007-07-30

This CD continues to impress me, the more I listen to it. It is one thing to produce a concept album, but it is not so easy to have it come out all of a piece. Each song is totally unique but yet, they all seem to flow together. And then you have one of the most beautiful voices ever. You won't be disappointed. My personal favorite right now is "You Can Depend On Me".

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The Range Of Sinatra
My Top Sinatra album, Charlie!
The single finest collection of mood songs ever recorded--BRAVO, FRANK !!!
A timeless masterpiece
Heartache makes for a classic

In the Wee Small Hours
Frank Sinatra
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ASIN: B000006OHD
Release Date: 1998-05-26

Tracks:

In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
Mood Indigo
Glad To Be Unhappy
I Get Along Without You Very Well
Deep In A Dream
I See Your Face Before Me
Can't We Be Friends?
When Your Lover Has Gone
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Last Night When We Were Young
I'll Be Around
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The first of many artistic milestones in the long and illustrious collaboration of Frank Sinatra and arranger Nelson Riddle that began at Capitol Records, In the Wee Small Hours is a first in other notable ways, as well: it was the pair's first 12-inch LP; their first album devoted entirely to ballads; the first "concept album," a program of songs designed to be heard in a particular sequence that sustains a mood and suggests a story; the introduction of Sinatra's definitive "saloon singer" persona; and the first flowering of Sinatra's mature artistic sensibility. Oh, and it's a masterpiece, too. The cover portrait suggests the mood of late-night desolation almost as effectively as the music, with Sinatra in the corner, smoking a solitary cigarette on deserted street illuminated only by the a foggy, blue-green glow of lamplight. Loneliness, thy name is Frank! They say that memories of Ava Gardner caused him to break down after finishing this aching version of "When Your Lover Has Gone." Riddle's clarinet theme for "What Is this Thing Called Love?" is as haunting as Cole Porter's melody itself. And if there's a more devastating evocation of solitude than "It Never Entered My Mind"... well it must be on Only the Lonely. With songs like "I'll Be Around" and "Dancing on the Ceiling" to suggest at least the hope of hope, Wee Small Hours may flirt with despair, but never succumbs to it. It's the kind of comforting company that misery likes best. --Jim Emerson

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The Range Of Sinatra.......2007-07-10

Many may think he had an ordinary voice. This CD shows the emotional range of Sinatras music

My Top Sinatra album, Charlie!.......2007-06-30

I had to choose between this and so many other albums (Only The Lonely, Songs for Swingin' Lovers etc.) It's not like choosing between your children, it's like choosing between your nuts and your arms (to be absolutely male about it.) But Wee Small Hours wins out for this reason...I feel it. I've been there. I know what he is singing about. I hate the fact that I know it, but I know it nonetheless. I've had my own Ava Gardner... haven't we all? And if you put on this album, you hear it. And it really comes down to that. You will love this if you get it, and you won't get it unless you love it. Have you fallen head first? Have you felt like swinging on a star when you see her? Has it ended badly? Then listen to this disc. He says what you feel and think. It sucks, doesn't it? Frank knew all about it, and he put it on vinyl. I don't know of many singers that ever got this personal.... especially when they didn't write any of the songs.

BUY IT. If you don't like it... well, I have no words for you. It's a gamble you will have to make. But think of it this way... why do you know who Frank Sinatra is? There must be a good reason.

The single finest collection of mood songs ever recorded--BRAVO, FRANK !!!.......2007-06-09

Frank Sinatra possessed the great wisdom to see the new LP record album as an opportunity to create a "concept album" of songs all about one topic. In The Wee Small Hours offers us a track set of songs all about love gone wrong and unrequited love. Frank sings with panache and his somewhat deepened voice reflects a vocal maturity that few singers ever attain. This CD proves it all.

The CD begins with the title track, "In The Wee Small Hours." "In The Wee Small Hours" deals with the consequences of a love gone bad--Frank sings of a man who sadly remembers his one true love who left him. The musical arrangement by Nelson Riddle enhances the beauty of this number and Frank delivers this with strength; and the vulnerability in his voice ironically makes his performance much, much stronger and beautiful.

"Mood Indigo" follows; and this song again reflects the usual high level of quality control Sinatra always maintained. He sings "Mood Indigo" passionately and the slow tempo of the arrangement works remarkably well. "I Get Along Without You Very Well" begins with a haunting musical intro and when Frank Sinatra comes in his voice is in excellent form as it is throughout this entire album. Frank delivers this with a degree of sensitivity that I rarely hear from any singer.

"Can't We be Friends" explores the thorny issue of a woman asking Frank if they could now just be friends instead of the lovers they once were. Frank focuses on the frustration and angst he experiences when their love goes wrong. In addition, many people say that "When Your Lover Has Gone" is both an excellent number and a reference to the pain Frank Sinatra felt after Ava Gardner ended their romance and marriage. Frank sings this with the greatest passion and the unmistakable sadness in his trembling voice convinces you he really IS thinking about Ava as he performs this number. Powerful stuff!

"Last Night When We Were Young" again laments a love gone wrong; Frank delivers this number without a single superfluous note. "I'll Be Around" explores the theme of a man waiting for his woman just in case her latest male lover leaves her. The musical arrangement for "I'll Be Around" is played very softly in the background; and this infuses this number with sublime elegance.

"Ill Wind" has a haunting quality to it with its musical arrangement and the incredible pain in Frank's voice; Frank projects the emotional pain of dealing with a lost romance very well. In addition, "Dancing On The Ceiling" approaches the topic of lost love from a different angle--this time Frank fantasizes about his woman dancing on the ceiling as he gazes up at his ceiling after he is in bed for the night.

The track set ends with "This Love Of Mine;" Frank delivers this flawlessly. Frank Sinatra sings so beautifully of how his heart will always belong to his one true sweetheart. "This Love Of Mine" will touch you with its graceful beauty.

The liner notes contain a great essay by Pete Welding. You also get the song credits and recording dates for each song. Larry Walsh at Capitol Recording Studios did a fantastic job of digitally remastering these singularly exquisite ballads.

Frank Sinatra will always remain a legend in the entertainment industry. When Frank sang, you listened--and you listened closely, too, because few singers could ever merely just begin to approach what Frank could do with seemingly little effort. We are all better off for his sharing his talent with us; and this CD will be an automatic "must-have" for Sinatra fans. People who love classic pop vocals and easy listening vocals will treasure this CD forever.

Bravo, Frank!!!

A timeless masterpiece.......2007-05-20

Sinatra at his sultry best. This is unquestionably the one album to take with you to a desert island (with a beautiful lover). It will always be Frank's world - we just live in it, and listen... .

Heartache makes for a classic.......2007-05-18

Sinatra was not really from my generation but rather I listened and appreciated his voice through my parents; I guess subliminally and through osmosis I learned to like old blue eyes. Fast forwrd many years and I now listen to Sinatra on any given day. Of all his albums that I own , both LP's and CD's this is one of my favorites. It is classic Sinatra. The other reviewers hit on the background of the disc, the music itself, etc. so I'll just add that this disc is in my top ten all time in a collection that is out of hand after some forty years of collecting music. This is music for the those quite sad, lonely moments, where melancholy and despair turns to hope for a new day. It is music that reflects springtime, when life is brand new and the diversity and colors of the world are more vivid than before and the new season brings new life. After the shock and heartbreak of breakup comes the promise of starting over alone or with someone even better, we learn from our mistakes. We have all been there before, the heartbreak is an inevitable part of life and Sinatra conveys his own heartbreak like no other. The voice is still young, in transition from the crooning WWII era matinee idol to establish further his credentials as an American original. His phrasing is impeccable. What he left with this disc is a very personal memoir. This is a landmark disc from one of the great, if not the greatest American singer of the 20th Century. Recommended for lovers of great music.

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Woo Hoo!
Einstein
The baby danced.
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Baby Einstein: Playtime Music Box

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The Playtime Music Box music CD is a 20-track, 31-minute concert featuring a collection of up-beat classical melodies and traditional song favorites to inspire your little one to dance, clap and play! Each delightful piece was specially selected and produced to bring musical fun to any activity - playtime, travel time, tummy time and more. Playtime Music Box includes classical pieces such as Rossini's ?Ç£William Tell Overture?Ç¥ and Schumann's ?Ç£Happy Farmer,?Ç¥ as well as ?Ç£Old MacDonald Had a Farm.?Ç¥Musical Selections:1. Carmen Suite, Medley, G. Bizet2. Snow Maiden, Danse des Oiseaux, N. Rimsky-Korsakov3. William Tell Overture, G. Rossini4. Flight of the Bumblebee, N. Rimsky-Korsakov5. Humpty Dumpty, W. Weisbach (traditional verse)6. The Bartered Bride Suite, Furiant, B. Smetana7. Minute Waltz, F. Chopin8. Gaite Parisienne, Vivo, J. Offenbach9. Hey Diddle Diddle, W. Weisbach (traditional verse)10. Wellington's Victory, Op 91, England, L. Beethoven11. Wellington's Victory, Op 91, Victory Finale, L. Beethoven12. Swan Lake, Waltz, P. Tchaikovsky13. Old MacDonald Had a Farm, traditional14. Happy Farmer, R. Schumann15. Farmer in the Dell, traditional16. Jack & Jill, W. Weisbach (traditional verse)17. Symphony No. 4, Italian, F. Mendelssohn18. Dance of the Hours, A. Ponchielli19. The Bartered Bride Suite, Skocna, B. Smetana20. Voices of Spring, Waltz, J. Strauss IIAge: birth +

Customer Reviews:

Woo Hoo!.......2007-05-07

This is by far the best CD in the Baby Einstein collection--it will put your toddler in hyperactive playful mode and exhaust you as you try to keep up. But for today's overweight, tv- and game- addicted children, this is great!

Einstein.......2007-04-09

Anything that has an Einstein in the title my twins love. I used to play this for them at night while they slept.

The baby danced........2007-03-09

I gave Baby Einstein: Playtime Music Box to a little boy on his first birthday. He loves it and dances and dances to the music.

A Lot of Fun for Playtime.......2006-01-04

This CD is a lot of fun. The music is bubbly and upbeat and makes you want to get up and dance or just jump around. It's a great way to spend some play time with your kids. And the classical music exposure is a bonus.

Synthesized dreck.......2005-08-13

Why did the producers use synthesizers for this music? It's awful. It's possible to hook kids on classical music using the actual instruments written for it - that's how I got hooked. That's what Mel Blanc and Disney did in their cartoons, Bugs Bunny and Fantasia. I do NOT recommend this CD to anyone. It was a shower gift. If you are not familiar with classical music, then I recommend "Baby Needs Beethoven", which is a collection of music using real instruments (albeit shortened - no full length symphonies here).

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Trio jazz as it should be
Great Jazz
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Abduction?
Remarkable combo Here! 5 Stars!

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Trio jazz as it should be.......2007-07-24

Let the professional reviewers analyze the album all they want, but this is trio jazz made up of three outstanding artists who created an album that any of us who like great music will love to listen to.

Great Jazz.......2007-06-27

Andre Previn, Joe Pass, & Ray Brown are jazz icons. In essence, this was a "jam session" with little or no rehearsal. Every track is a gem demonstrating the virtuosity of the trio. A definite keeper!

great jazz.......2006-07-11

"After Hours" with Andre Previn, Ray Brown and Joe Pass is one of the best jazz CD's I have heard in a long time. It is entirely standards and Previn is sensational on piano. It was recorded almost with little rehearsal and thus is very spontaneous. Of course Brown and Pass are equal to Previn.

Because Previn is so versatile he is often overlooked as a great jazz pianist. This CD disproves any questions one may have about his remarkable ability.

Abduction?.......2002-07-30

Imagine to be so unlucky to be abducted by hostile aliens. Well, here's the solution! I promise you can save your life giving them this treasure. They will be completly paralized by the incomparable beauty of this music, and you will surely find your way back home jumping down the starship. Only a question remains.... can you fly down an interstellar mother starship to reach the Earth? Just kidding!!
DO YOURSELF A FAVOUR, BUY THIS WORK OF ART !!
(By the way this cd is recorded with alien technology, the audio quality level will blow you away. Do THEY were present at the session? Maybe the recording studio was in the AREA 51 facility??!! OPS!!)

Remarkable combo Here! 5 Stars!.......2000-09-08

This CD is one of about 5 CDs that I listen to very frequently. Firstly, because I play jazz guitar and I love to her Pass play with absolute purity on each solo. Posthumously, Pass plays superbly and the CD is laid out very well. Starting with "There Will Never Be Another You" sure sets the stage.

The CD captures Previn and Pass [literally] playing off each other's solos and one quickly discerns that there was much fun going on when these three jazz masters recorded it! Per usual, Ray Brown's freshness shined through and his remarkable sense of snagging the beat most creatively, enabled them to play without a drummer.

Previn is known both as a classical player and jazz player. This CD evidences a man with almost surreal skill and aptitude while playing solos and too, playing sweet chordal progessions during Brown and Pass' solos!

Get this CD and listen to it a few times. You will have listened to it 300 times by year's end! Awesmome summarily sums it up! Buy it!

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It's hard to believe now that Walt Disney's bold 1940 impressionistic experiment in wedding then-state-of-the-art animation with classical music was a rather resounding failure upon its release. The cliché proves the rule: Fantasia was decades ahead of its time (Disney even launched a "psychedelic"-themed rerelease campaign in the late '60s). It's even harder to fathom that then-Disney management spent over a million dollars in the early '80s replacing the muscular Leopold Stokowski score with a digitally recorded clone, then another undisclosed fortune to digitize Leo and put him back alongside Mickey at the conductor's podium in the '90s! This much-traveled Stokowski score will gain no points for subtlety (a symphonic Shaq attack is more like it), but it was Walt's first--and only!--choice and has never sounded better. --Jerry McCulley

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Mickey mouse on cover, elevator music for 70 year olds.......2007-06-04

I bought it a couple of years ago looking at the cover but was extremely disappointed when my 18-month old insisted on "Mickey" today and I chucked it into my DVD player. Our baby started crying aloud suggesting "what is this rap?" Disney folks ought to know better not try and market elevator music for 70-year olds to little toddlers regardless of how fantasia the cover looks like!

Optical soundtrack recording limitations.......2007-03-05

The soundtrack recordings for "Fantasia" were provided
to the theaters of 1940 as optical tracks on the side
of the film being shown. Such recordings cannot be
compared to the magnetic tape recordings made after WWII
(using captured or "liberated" German machines at first),
to say nothing of the current digital technology.

An analog optical soundtrack on motion picture film was
bad enough, but the film itself was nitrate, notorious
for disintegrating over a relatively short period of time,
as well as for its flammability. The prints in
circulation wore out until "the sound had gotten so bad,
theaters were refusing to book the film" according to a
Disney spokesman quoted in the New York Times of March
11, 1982.

Stokowski knew what a difference stereo recording made,
compared to mono, because almost a decade earlier, he and
the Philadelphia Orchestra participated (without the
players' knowledge) in a series of experimental high
fidelity and stereo disc recordings made by Bell
Telephone Labs. At the time, Bell Labs and Western
Electric tried to interest several manufacturers of
phonographs in the new technology, but the Great
Depression was underway, and the idea of marketing
phonographs with two stylii and two loudspeakers was
deemed unfeasible. (The Bell system had 33-1/3 rpm
discs with two parallel grooves, requiring two stylii
for playback.)

The Fantasound process, as I understand it, required a
theater to install a single loudspeaker behind the screen
and three loudspeakers along each of the two side walls,
resembling somewhat today's "surround sound." But the
idea was not to produce true stereo sound, but rather
the "ping-pong" stereo concept, with the sounds from the
loudspeakers following the cartoon characters as they
moved back and forth across the screen.

I sometimes wonder if the original recordings were made
with discs, not on soundtrack film -- in which case they
might still exist somewhere in the Disney archives. The
many thousands of original cartoon animation cels used to
create the film images were not treated as archival
material, such as the original Technicolor negatives
of "Gone With The Wind" which were stored in underground
Kansas caves, where the temperature remained steady for
decade after decade. Instead, the cels were either
destroyed or individually distributed to interested
parties. All told, it's remarkable that the film and
soundtrack have survived almost seventy years in the
shape they're in.

Stokowski was not thrilled with the end product
of "Fantasia" because, reportedly, Disney engineers
played with his recording, snipping off beats to match
the animation and enhancing crescendos. Stravinsky --
the only composer represented who was still living at
the time -- also was appalled at Stokowski's rearrangement
of his work (which Stravinsky sold to Disney for $5,000
because he needed the money at the time), to say nothing
of the dinosaurs prancing about to his ballet. The 1940
audiences were either outraged (the purists), puzzled or
bored (the general public), or snickering that Disney
had "lost it" (the film industry). But some of us loved it.

Yet "Fantasia," like "The Rite of Spring," proved far
more durable than its critics could imagine. At the
time, I was familiar with the music of Beethoven's Sixth
Symphony, Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker", Bach's "Ave Maria,"
and even Ponchielli's "Dance of the Hours," but "The Rite
of Spring," and "The Sorceror's Apprentice," and "Night on
Bald Mountain" as well as Bach's "Toccata and Fugue" were
revelations for me. I didn't know then that Stokowski
tinkered with those scores, but now I have a large number
of various performances of all of them in my recording
collection. My "Fantasia" recordings were issued on LPs
in the 1970s and are treasured as historic artifacts.

In effect, that is what this two-CD album is. It's a
mistake to listen to it as performances comparable to
modern digital recordings. Enjoy them for what they are
- historical efforts to popularize classical music.

Richard Q. Hofacker, Jr., Basking Ridge, NJ

Review of soundtrack Fantasia issues.......2007-02-16

Thanks to the other reviewers for honest opinions on sound quality of this product issue. The FANTASIA soundtrack deserved better, and fortunitely, I once bought a 2-volume cassette edition of Fantasia, remastered original soundtrack edition, purchased at Tomorrowland souvenir shop at Disneyland back in 1990. Still have it, in great condition box set, and even the new boom boxes sold in todays market, feature cassette and cd play. Muchos grac!

Fantasia.......2007-01-10

I am satisfied that the CD is of the original production of Fantasia, which I feel is superior to the current DVD. I hope that a DVD version of the original version will be made available at some time. The sound quality leaves a little to be desired, however.

low-fi fantasia.......2007-01-10

I was disapointed with the low-fi recording. I realize the soundtrack is from the 1940's, but I assumed it has been re-mastered. Rather muddy sound.

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captivating and haunting
Never ending glory...welcome to the leading role !!
CD phillip Glass
Nice melody
The music is better than the film!

The Hours (Score)
Philip Glass
Manufacturer: Nonesuch
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00007BH3Y
Release Date: 2002-12-10

Tracks:

The Poet Acts
Morning Passages
Something She Has To Do
'For Your Own Benefit'
Vanessa And The Changelings
'I'm Going To Make A Cake'
An Unwelcome Friend
Dead Things
The Kiss
'Why Does Someone Have To Die?'
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Choosing Life
The Hours

Amazon.com

How better to score a movie that takes place in three tangentially related time periods than with music that strives for timelessness? The hallmarks of Philip Glass's minimalism serve The Hours well. The film, based on Michael Cunningham's novel, tells the stories of three women--Virginia Woolf in the early 1920s, a housewife just after World War II, and a book editor in the present--whose days relate in different ways to Woolf's novel Mrs. Dalloway. Yet rather than construct a sonic montage of these three time periods (perhaps some Ravel for Woolf, some Max Steiner for the housewife, some Enya for the editor), Hours producer Scott Rudin turned to Glass, a contemporary-classical composer who has had a substantial side career in film, most notably with Koyaanisqatsi. The familiar Glass sounds--the endlessly layered violins, the static melodies, the glacial rhythms--all lend a consistent aural foundation to a story that moves fluidly back and forth in time. The music is scored for orchestra, string quartet, and piano. Those plentiful strings lend a thick cushion, a triumph of tonal suspension, for the piano part, which Michael Riesman plays coolly, emphasizing what are often single notes separated by thoughtful silences, as well as short sets of scales cascading in slow motion. Not only will these compositional themes be familiar to fans of Glass's work, so too will several of the melodies. Some sections of the score are derived from his albums Glassworks and Solo Piano and from his opera Satyagraha--which, incidentally, involved the stories of three legendary men active in different eras. --Marc Weidenbaum

Album Description

The superb orchestral music for this powerfully affecting film is by Philip Glass, whose spellbinding 1999 score for Martin Scorcese's Kundun (also on Nonesuch) added an aura of portent and sweep that contributed significantly to the film's impact. The film stars Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore, Nicole Kidman & Ed Harris. Slipcase. 2002

Customer Reviews:

captivating and haunting.......2007-07-13

phillip glass is a genius. when i saw the hours i was taken in by the soundtrack along the lives of these women and the music score kept taking me deeper and deeper into the complexities of their lives. it was a journey i felt so captivated by that i just had to get the soundtrack and it's taken me years to find it. phillip glass does haunting like no other

Never ending glory...welcome to the leading role !!.......2007-07-04

I have seen the movie. Certainly liked it. Great leading roles for the three ladies but the star of the movie is the musical score. As one of the reviewers described it: the perfect marriage between a film and its soundtrack.

The music is so transparent and clear. I remember watching the movie and being drawn into it mostly because of the beautifully crafted soundtrack. Philip Glass who I had never heard of before has managed to pull all diverse sides of the movie together. I can remember the scenes while listening to the soundtrack without watching the movie.

Most memorable are the scenes of the three lives of the three women being shown in the begining of the movie married with "morning passages" and the scene between Niicole Kidman and the little girl with the dead bird married with "dead things".

Such a glorious work of art composed with great insight ans honesty. I still play the CD when I need to relax and mostly when I need to be transfered and transformed from this world and its harsh reality into the magic of Philip Glass.
A word of thanx has to be said to the director of the movie for chosing Philip and magically marrying his music to the beatiful scenes in the movie.

You must get this but do not indulge too much into the meanings of the movie or its messages but rather medidate in the skies of this very talented artist.

CD phillip Glass.......2007-05-14

It is a wonderfull music by this genial author. However, as a different and special music you must be used to it to appreciatte this kind of sound

Nice melody.......2007-02-21

I had heard one song from this movie on the radio and really liked it. It seems this cd is that one song played different ways and so its like you are listening to 45 minutes of pretty much the same song. Its nice, but not what I was expecting.

The music is better than the film!.......2006-08-03

The Hours is a very good film, but the music is so good that it makes the film seem more extraordinary than it actually is. I saw it at a theatre and, as is usually the case, it was much more impressive than when seen at home. Those who have the soundtrack will notice that the music in the film is significantly different in some places; the songs are the same, but they have different effects, like glockenspeil.

The only thing that would make this music better is if some of it would have a slower progression of ideas in the tracks. This issue is particularly apparent in the Solaris soundtrack (by Cliff Martinez), and less of a problem with this one. I've heard some Glass that I absolutely detest (Music in Twelve Parts) because it's so repetative and tacky. The music here is nothing like that. As another reviewer said, it's warm and the tempos are smooth, not forced.

Passion - Most Famous Orchestral Spectaculars [20 CD Set]

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A good gift for novice

Passion - Most Famous Orchestral Spectaculars [20 CD Set]

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ASIN: B00012QLTQ
Release Date: 2003-12-09

Album Description

Music can be both calming and relaxing, or invigorating and passionate...this phenomenal 20-CD set is definitely the latter. This amazing collection brings together for the first time the most passionate music of all time, from Ravel's Bolero, Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, Wagner's Magic Fire Music to Ravel's La Valse, Orff 's Carmina Burana and Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. This is a must have collection for every passionate music lover.

Customer Reviews:

A good gift for novice.......2007-05-12

This was a good gift for somebody learning about Classical music in Japan.

Average customer rating:

so so, the music is tiresome after listening to it for the
Awesome, seductive and relaxing
Amazing! Ottmar's greatest triumph!
Warm and engaging
Well worth it.....

The Hours Between Night & Day
Ottmar Liebert , and Luna Negra
Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B00000294W
Release Date: 1993-08-17

Tracks:

Bombay - Night Of Dreams
Snakecharmer
Ten Piedad De Mi - Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
Havana Club
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Customer Reviews:

so so, the music is tiresome after listening to it for the .......2005-09-03

2nd time.

Awesome, seductive and relaxing.......2004-02-09

OMG it couldn't be better. The music is relaxing and seductive at the same time. It is the type of music you can play during a perfect romantic dinner, or the one that you can play while you are working and not get distracted. The guitars are just awesome.

Amazing! Ottmar's greatest triumph!.......2002-06-07

I happen to be quite a Liebert aficianado and I think that this album represents the hands-down best work he has ever done in his career. The haunting beauty of his Spanish guitar is here tempered with a charming lightheartedness that was no doubt inspired by the East-Indian locale. Works such as Neon-Ghost Sensei provide just the right touch of the experimental Ottmar that we experience in Opium. Alternately fiery and mellow, but always beautiful, Ottmar's composition and playing here display their strongest synergy. I HIGHLY recommend it, if you buy just one instrumental album in your life, you're reading its review.

Warm and engaging.......2000-12-08

I am a devoted Ottmar Liebert fan, and have purchased all of his disks. While I savor most,this (I believe his first) remains my favorite.

It is elegant,and rivetting: Soft, sensual, Latin American inspired acoustical guitar. While it might seem the perfect background music for relaxing with a book and a glass of wine, you will find yourself putting down the book and closing your eyes in order to devote your full concentration to appreciating this work.

Well worth it............2000-10-02

I bought this CD based on the strength of the reviews written here, not fully knowing what to expect. Despite the fact that I am a fan and own a copy of Borrasca, a wonderful CD in its own right, I wasn't sure how I would feel about this particular collection. After listening to it only once, I was completely swept away. Unlike the more vibrant and catchy tunes of Borrasca, The Hours Between Day + Night is more mellow, smooth and laced with a very lovely jazz feel that blends seamlessly into a unique sound. With 19 songs, one of which is a Spanish language remake of Marvin Gaye's Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology), it is not only one of the longest CDs this listener has come across, but it's well worth the price. Do yourself a favor and add this to your collection. It's well worth it.

Pure New Age Moods: A 5 Disc CD/DVD Box Set with 37 Audio Tracks and over 4 Hours of Soothing New Age Music from all Four Corners of the Globe!

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Nice Listening Music if the CD's play properly
New Age Pure Moods
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Pure New Age Moods: A 5 Disc CD/DVD Box Set with 37 Audio Tracks and over 4 Hours of Soothing New Age Music from all Four Corners of the Globe!
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The Rain Forest
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Earth's Last Frontier
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Customer Reviews:

Nice Listening Music if the CD's play properly.......2007-03-18

I was disappointed in the CD's because the 5th CD in the grouping of 5 CD's doesn't play on my Bose CD player. I even tried to play it on another CD player without any luck. The first 4 CD's are quite nice to listen to.

New Age Pure Moods.......2006-08-28

This is not one of the Pure Moods selections but still it does have some good music on the discs. The music is pretty well done and it is great to just sit back and relax to. I don't think it is cheaply made and the sound is very good and clean. I recommend it if you like this New Age type of music. Well worth the price as far as I am concerned. Four discs of music (37 pieces) and a DVD with 55 minutes of music with a slide show on top of it. Enjoy yourself.

Gerald Baes

Not Pure Moods.......2006-01-09

This album is NOT part of the Pure Moods series. Most of the songs are cheaply done or imitations.

Do NOT buy.

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My First Nina Simone Experience
It's 3 AM and Nina calls to the lonely or love-lorn.
Nina the Torch Chanteuse--Highly Recommended
The Tender Heartache
Excellent & Wrenching

After Hours
Nina Simone
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Tracks:

Night Song
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The Other Woman
Wild Is The Wind
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Customer Reviews:

My First Nina Simone Experience.......2005-11-07

This was the first CD of Nina Simone's that I ever owned. Although I wouldn't exactly recommend it as a newcomer's first taste of Nina's work due to the lack of variety (all of the songs on this collection maintain that sultry ballad factor), this is my favorite of her records. There's no denying that Nina had it. She didn't garner the title of "High-Priestess of Soul" for nothing. In every single one of these songs, you can feel that Nina's unleashing every inch of her soul to get the job done. Highlights for me are "Wild is the Wind," "Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair," "Little Girl Blue," and "End of the Line." Take this beautiful line from "Wild is the Wind":

"You touch me
I hear the sound of mandolins
You kiss me
With your kiss my life begins
You're spring to me
All things to me..."

I remember the first time I heard that, being speechless. Who would have thought that something so simple could mean so much? But of course, anytime Nina's behind the microphone, it's easy to be overwhelmed.
Buy this record. Whenever you've had a long day and maybe just want to sit back and enjoy what's left of the night, toss this CD in your player and let Nina melt your troubles away. Only a beautiful woman could have created such beautiful art.

It's 3 AM and Nina calls to the lonely or love-lorn. .......2004-07-26

This CD displays Nina Simone in an intentionally un-eclectic light, showcasing her ballad work. While I would recommend the PolyGram Very best of to the uninitiated, I actually prefer this album because it only includes one or two of her most popular tracks. Naturally, anyone holding a PhD in voice is going to be incredible, but this is Nina Simone. There is a tenderness on this disc that I have only fleetingly encountered elsewhere. Nina's strengths are myriad, but her balladry cuts to the quick, and this collection remains unparalelled. She has been many things, from a political activist to a showtune diva, but it's in her quieter moments that you really feel the texture and implications of the voice that has never been equaled or surpassed. It's too bad taht her best-of collections are so uniform. Not to say that I don't like her when she's rolling, but it's this CD's gentle rock that will entrance. Needless to say, I could not recommend this disc more, especially for the already established fanbase.

Nina the Torch Chanteuse--Highly Recommended.......2000-03-10

Nina's voice is like no other vocalist--the emotional intensity she brings to her covers and originals are non-pareleil. This "After Hours" CD (formerly on Philips, now Verve) is probably the best one that shows Nina in a "torch-chanteuse" mode. It is my co-favorite alongside the Jazz Masters on Verve. Nina's voice was at a creative peak. Each song stands out from the next. One could play this CD 1,000 times and never get tired. Each time the listener discovers new depth and meaning in Nina's singing. I prefer Nina during this mid-60's period to her later stint at RCA when she became too blues-oriented and political.

The Tender Heartache.......2000-02-27

Dim the lights and feel the music wash over you - that voice, so rich and soulful. Feel your soul spill out into the song's embrace.

From "Nobody" to "Little Girl Blue", Nina Simone is one of those rare singers who can take a song and BECOME it. Her version of "Porgy" is, by far, the best I've heard (and I'm a HUGE Billie Holiday fan).

So.. As the rain falls outside and the longing in your heart begins to swell, play this CD and let this amazing voice keep you company.

Excellent & Wrenching.......1999-11-25

I have many Nina Simone records, but I always come back to her ballads on rainy days. This record, in particular, is a crusher. Good for anyone unfamiliar, but curious, about Nina as well as any loyal fan. Her rendition of Billie Holiday's "Don't Explain" will slay all who here it with its pure, pure sadness. "The Other Woman" and "Lilac Wine" are also solid and lovely.

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