Thief [Soundtrack]

Track Listings

1. Beach Theme

2. Dr. Destructo

3. Diamond Diary

4. Burning Bar

5. Scrap Yard

6. Trap Feeling

7. Igneous

8. Confrontation

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Thief [Soundtrack]

Tracks:

2 + 2 = 5
Sit down. Stand up.
Sail to the Moon.
Backdrifts.
Go to Sleep.
Where I End and You Begin.
We suck Young Blood.
The Gloaming.
There there.
I will.
A Punchup at a Wedding.
Myxomatosis.
Scatterbrain.
A Wolf at the Door.

Amazon.com

Filling the gulf between OK Computer's epic progressive rock and Kid A's skittering electronic theatrics, Hail to the Thief borrows equally from each. Its title implies that this will be a collection filled with songs of anger and dissent, but Radiohead no longer howl at the moon like they did on 1995's The Bends. Instead, they use eloquent metaphors and complicated arrangements to express the uncertainty, fear and anger arising from the 2000 U.S. presidential election and a post-9/11 world. There's no doubt about where Thom Yorke and company stand; the prog-rock break on "2 + 2 = 5" and Yorke's terror at the thought of being "put in a dock" make that immediately clear. But there's a prevailing sense of powerlessness here. The tinkling piano behind the cold sonic surface of "Backdrifts" and the brief, swooping melody in the middle of "Sail to the Moon" are islands in a sea of confusion. Like the band's best work, Thief requires more than a few listens to fully appreciate, but those who stick around will be richly rewarded. --Matthew Cooke

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Customer Reviews:

Review 1000!.......2007-07-17

I dont know what else to say that will add to the other 999 reviews submitted for this disc. Its great, just not as great as OK computer or Kid A or even Amnesiac. I like this one better than The Bends though. Start with those three. If you like them then get this one.

what happened?!.......2007-06-04

pablo honey was ok. the bends was revolutionary. ok computer was so beautiful. kid a was a great album but not at my first listen. amnesiac was kinda experimental and i dont like it as much.

ok time to go back to the good stuff right? wrong. driving even further away at what they were best at. ive tried like 3 or 4 times to listen to this album and like it. everytime i stop it. its boring and the songs are dumb.

hell, that thom yorke solo cd is better than HTTT.

some radiohead soulsearching.......2007-04-13

After 6 years of radiohead album experiencing , and one year since radiohead at bonnaroo with my best friends i think i have come to the best conclusion possible.

Every album is great expect pablo honey (2 great songs, nothing else to speak of)

Amnesiac is great, i like the mysterious to all but two or three of the songs (track 03 is one of them), pyramid song is my favorite. spinning plates is amazing live.

Kid A is one of my favorites and is such a beautiful album to listen too. But not for anytime or day though. It kind of like " healing inner pain" kind of music, amazing, but sometimes. at the right time.

The bends has a similair issue as kid a. its awesome, but so emotionally charged you have to listen to it on a very special feeling day. Drive around on a beautiful day for no reason and listen to it. Feel great about life album.

Hail to the Thief is so heavy, powerful, and dark, The songs are ordered flawlessly and is like a similation of experiencing someone's inner psychology"

Ok computer is just, well.....you know. just beautiful.

Here's how i rank them at this point

1) Ok Computer

2) Hail to the Theif

3) Kid A

4) The Bends

5) Amnesiac

6) Pablo Honey

Yesterday's headlines blown by the wind.......2007-02-23

After completely changing their sound with 2000's KID A and 2001's AMNESIAC, the fate of Radiohead seemed uncertain. Where would they go next? They'd already passed on their chance to become the world's biggest band, and they'd lost a lot of fans who loved the band for its strong, dreamy 90's alt-rock sound on the group's first three albums. It all came together in 2003, when the band suddenly reappeared with HAIL TO THE THIEF, a 14-track masterpiece spawned from the recent (negative) changes in the political landscape.

A big part of why HAIL TO THE THIEF is such a success is that the band combines the strength, aggression, and subliminal protests of their early albums with the oddity and surreal techno sound of KID A and AMNESIAC. The result is Radiohead's finest album since OK COMPUTER, and also their darkest and most unsettling. On HAIL TO THE THIEF, the band is no longer trying to take a stand. To them it seems that time is up, and they're just going to rub it in our faces, with lyrics like "We can wipe you out anytime," "You have not been paying attention," and "We tried but there was nothing we could do." Listening to this album, I can't help thinking that Radiohead is the best band since The Beatles, and that HAIL TO THE THIEF is the Radiohead equivalent to THE WHITE ALBUM, a diverse collection of songs (though these are, of course, considerably more morose than anything The Beatles ever composed). Though there's not a bad or even lackluster song in the bunch, there are a number of songs that stand out above the rest, such as the firey opener, "2+2=5" (a reference to George Orwell's masterpiece of dehumanization and paranoia, 1984), the rolling "A Punchup at a Wedding", the brilliant "Myxomatosis" (the very sound of rage), the dreamy, drifting "Sail to the Moon", the surprisingly down-to-earth "Go to Sleep" (the most "normal" Radiohead song since OK COMPUTER), and the hopeful yet bizarrely morose "A Wolf at the Door".

The band is at its finest, both performance- and composition-wise. These are some of Thom Yorke's most intricate and meaningful lyrics, to which Thom lends some of his finest vocals. Strongly supporting him are razor-edged guitar from Jonny Greenwood and Ed O'Brien, prominent bass by Colin Greenwood, and impressively varied drumming styles from Phil Selway. The album's themes deal primarily with the feeling of paranoia, distrust, suspicion, and disillusionment from the 9/11 attacks as well as the Iraq War and the U.S. government's handling of the situation (guess who the titular "Thief" is?). It was clear that Radiohead was back in a big way - they experimented on KID A and especially on AMNESIAC, and HAIL TO THE THIEF was where they combined that with their pre-Y2K sound to make one hell of an interesting recording.

Mixed Feelings........2007-02-05

I will say the same thing about Hail to the Thief that I said about Kid A. When some of the individual songs are left to stand alone, they easily earn five stars. When considered as an album, however, Hail to the Thief is a little choppy in places.

2+2=5, There There, and Go to Sleep stand out as benchmarks; songs like the Gloaming and Punchup at a Wedding, though daring and original, do not quite flow with the album as a whole. This being said, the better songs on Hail to The Thief make it a great success musically and experimentally-- but, all things considered, I don't feel it quite reached the five-star mark.

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Perfect Movie, perfect soundtrack
Moody, Smooth, and Sexy.
Luscious, utterly unique

The Good Thief
Elliot Goldenthal
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Customer Reviews:

Perfect Movie, perfect soundtrack.......2005-09-15

I think this is a perfect movie, and I love the soundtrack as well. I especially like Cheb Mami. The only thing I don't like is Jane Birkin's panting - ewww[...].

Moody, Smooth, and Sexy........2005-04-09

The memorable soundtrack to Neil Jordan's 2003 film "The Good Thief" is finally available in the United States, and it doesn't disappoint after 2 years of anticipation. There are 9 instrumental tracks and 7 songs with vocals. The score was composed by Elliot Goldenthal, who won an Academy Award for his score of the 2002 film "Frida". The music is a mixture of North African rhythms and urban jazz, with lyrics in French, Arabic, and English. The CD alternates between vocal and instrumental tracks, which I don't find the most effective presentation. When I put imported the CD to my computer, it arranged the tracks by artist, and it turns out that it is more flattering to Elliot Goldenthal's score to listen to his tracks in succession.

The soundtrack starts off with the rousing Arabic "Minuit" by Cheb Khaled. The next vocal track is the sexy meditation on a gambler's life "A Thousand Kisses", which is thankfully long. Those who have seen the film will remember Leonard Cohen's gravelly voice well. "Verite" by Rachid Taha owes a little to disco, and Cheb Mami & K-Mel's "Parisian du Nord" is a French/Arabic rap. Johnny Hallyday sings "Black is Black" in French: "Noir Est Noir". U2's Bono delivers a nice rendition of "That's Life", popularized by Frank Sinatra.

Elliot Goldenthal's jazz score makes use of homemade instruments -plastic utensils- to create the sound that enhances the film's reserved tone and Nice's underground energy. It's alternately haunting, industrial, lyrical, synthetic, and frenzied. But it is, perhaps ironically, better when not alternated with the vocal tracks. The last track on the CD, "Redemption Rehearsal", is a long sensual piece that touches upon every style in the score along the way. This soundtrack nicely evokes the brooding, grittiness, and glamour of "The Good Thief" and contains some fine examples of world music as well.

Luscious, utterly unique.......2005-01-26

"The Good Thief" is the director Neil Jordan's French Riviera caper done to a whole new riff, and its beautiful, eclectic soundtrack echoes its idiosyncratic sensibilities: exotic, elegant, jazzy, and cynically romantic. It is music that transports you to the smoke-filled nightclubs, sleazy alleyways (dutched and glowingly-lit) and midnight highways of Nice and Monte Carlo. Both distinctly French and unapologetically multilingual (English, Arabic, French), like the cultural melting pot that is the film's setting.

Tracks of Elliot Goldenthal's atmospheric and percussion-intense score interlace with ballads (Leonard Cohen's "A Thousand Kisses...", Bono's gorgeously languid "That's Life"), French rock (Johnny Hallyday's "Noir C'est Noir"), and a number of songs from French-North African artists (including Cheb Mami, who collaborated with pop singer Sting in his "Desert Rose"). "Minuit" and "Parisien du Nord" - combining traditional Algerian desert music with Western influences: blues, hip-hip, rock and roll - are probably unlike anything you've ever heard. There's also the cinematic and dreamlike instrumental piece "Flashback", and legend Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin pairing up in the delicious "Je T'aime...Moi Non Plus".

The soundtrack journeys through a dizzying array of musical styles, that all somehow come together in a melting and stylish whole. There are no weak moments. This CD is highly recommended, especially to anyone who enjoyed the movie, or is interested in world music.

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a unique moving hip hop album
The roots of Hip-Hop
Hip-Hop Lives

Like a Thief in the Night
Amir Sulaiman
Manufacturer: Uprising Records
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82nd & MacArthur
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Killers

Customer Reviews:

a unique moving hip hop album.......2007-06-14

if you're looking for a switch up from mainstream hiphop, then you probably tried out underground music or something more substantive; picking up the roots, kanye west, mos def, wyclef jean and etc.
Like a Thief in the Night is an entertaining and insightful album from start to finish. The title track is convincing enough to listen the whole cd throughout.
Amir's album succeeds where these artists occasionally fall back into regular rap routines with cursing, gun talk and women.
Because of Amir's open religious tone he is able to produce a full album with "struggle" related issues sans vulgarity both in language and subject. For this I feel he is superior to other rappers.
In addition the album is an enjoyable hearing for any listener of hip hop, the beats and raps flow, and on multiple hearings you begin to appreciate Amir's unique talent of making the subtleties of living life something worth listening to.
I would compare Amir's lyrical content to the College Dropout by Kanye West, because both artists focus on relationships between many types of people from a view other than at the end of a gun.

Great listen and convinces you to want to see him perform live. (hint hint youtube)

The roots of Hip-Hop.......2007-06-08

SubhanAllah, it takes me back to my roots. Hard hitting, east coast beats under fresh, pleasantly poetic lyrics. He transcends boundaries of race and religion and delivers exactly what the dying hip-hop community needs. It is rich with a tapestry of self-reflection, calls to action, lamenting the suffering of the down-trodden, and foretelling of a victory for the righteous. Absent is the typical lyrical bravado and self-aggrandizement of most rappers (even many Muslim rappers).

Make no mistake about it, he is Muslim and apparently a lover of Ahlul-bayt (peace be upon them), and it is not unusual for him to fall into the ecstasy of his own lyrics and start chanting la ilaha il-Allah (there is no god but Allah). In that way it has the symbolic texture of classical Islamic poetry as though it were the modern-day qasida or ghazal.

Still, his lyrics are also very political, very pro-black, and very anti-oppression. He is part of the new wave of hip-hop artists trying to reclaim the culture that was abducted and molested by the mainstream music industry. And with guest appearances by cultural pioneers such as the Last Poets and hip-hop reformist and fellow Muslim Mos Def, the message certainly hits home.

The only complaint I could really have about the CD is that it's not enough. I would like to sit and pick this brother's brain for hours, and unfortunately, I only get a little over 50 minutes. May Allah reward his efforts and purify the bounties that he receives through his jihad.

Hip-Hop Lives.......2007-05-19

When asked what became of the seeds of the revolution? You will think about Amir Sulaiman. His dedication to the truth and righteousness of life speaks to you loud and clear in this CD project "Like A Thief In The Night" So refreshing to know that the messengers' have not been completely drowned out by the noise of the paper chasers who sold hip-hop out. Every track on this CD says something to the conscious mind to the blind and the bewildered while maintaining its raw credibility that is really hip-hop. From the track "Spit - Let it be known" is your warning and the journey through the collab with Mos Def "When I Die" well set you back on course. And what a treat to hear Goapele singing the backdrop of "They Don't Know". Ya'll need to cop this joint and keep it in your collection next to KRS-One, Last Poets, Gil Scott Heron and the likes

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The Thieves of Kailua
Jason Holstrom
Manufacturer: Millpond Records
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Release Date: 2007-07-24

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14-track CD on Mill Pond Records, 2007.

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Driving Synthesizers
To Add and to Drop - WHY?
Beach Scene+Beach Theme = a lack of Confrontation?
dun da da dun dun dun dun da da dun dun dun da DA DAA!
Nice to finally have, but.......

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Customer Reviews:

Driving Synthesizers.......2007-04-09

Tangerine Dream is a German group that specializes in electronic music. This sound track is structurally conventional as an extended tone poem with a very much modernized "orchestration" of synthesizers and percussion. Insofar as the source movie was a "caper", the tone is dark and the rhythms drive forward.

To Add and to Drop - WHY?.......2006-06-25

For those who were fortunate enough to aquire one of the first two releases of the THIEF soundtrack (like myself) congratulations - you have the version of the CD that contains the best song on the soundtrack, Beach SCENE. It has been dropped for this US release.

For those who were interested in obtaining the Thief soundtrack being mainly interested in the one song, Beach SCENE (most of the other songs can be found on other Tangerine Dream albums), please realise the following differences between Beach THEME and the now dropped, Beach SCENE.

The song, Beach THEME is a much shorter track (almost by half) and there is a very cheesy, acoustic, "rock n' roll", drum beat that was mixed/dubbed over the original Beach SCENE song which has the much more mellow and less invasive electronic, sequenced drum beat in it. It's Beach SCENE that was both heard in the movie and over the airwaves back in 1981. If that is the song you remember (fell in love with) and are looking for, do NOT buy this latest release. Keep looking for those Out Of Print CDs - they are out there.

On a lighter "note", it's very nice to see they added the ending/end-credits song, CONFRONTATION.

This is a lose/win scenario for THIEF soundtrack fans - it all depends on which song is more important to you. If you already have the earlier releases with Beach SCENE on it then buying this latest version will now complete a defninitve soundtrack for them as that last song in the movie has now finally been added to the official soundtrack.

Beach Scene+Beach Theme = a lack of Confrontation?.......2006-05-07

Other reviewers have mentioned the lack of the longer Beach Scene on this release, being replaced by the shorter, more of a "single edit" Beach Theme. I found my copy of this CD has Beach Theme at Track 1 (3:44 run time), Beach Scene at Track 5 (where the insert says Scrap Yard should be)(6:50 run time), but no Confrontation anywhere. The last track on my CD is listed as Confrontation, but knowing the film as well as I do, this music starts in the night scene where Frank (Caan), along with his associate Joseph send Chicago's not-so-finest on a wild goose chase to Des Moines, then the scene immediately cuts to the vault heist in LA, also at night. The aftermath of the vault heist has at least another 10-12 minutes of film to go before the final credits roll.

I don't know what has caused this reissue to have what appears to be multiple versions, or for the music to differ from the track listing. As another reviewer pointed out, there's plenty of space on the CD for both the longer Beach Scene and Confrontation. Maybe somebody didn't listen to the tracks that carefully. I give it three stars for what's actually on the CD, and penalize two stars for what's supposed to be there but isn't.

dun da da dun dun dun dun da da dun dun dun da DA DAA!.......2005-04-05

Those relentless sequence patterns, like only TD could handle them, make a full-on appearance here.

This is the newer, US release of the soundtrack to the 1981 Michael Mann film. This time, we actually do get the Craig Safan-composed 'Confrontation', the long, Floyd-esque track that played over the end sequence of the film, you know, where Michael Mann uses excessive slow motion, blood splattering, and bodies flying to bring the story home.

I think the star track here is Diamond Diary, a 10-minute piece that plays in the opening sequence of the film as Frank pulls a diamond heist. It builds and builds with that sequencer working overtime, and the drilling synths and whiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiizzz sounds and whiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiirrr sounds all over, with some big, fat guitar chords thrown in. Then it comes down, settles with some keyboard overtures, and then it cranks up relentlessly again, with some thumping thrown in to match the on-screen suspense. It's a masterful track, perfectly edited into the film, as is most of the score.

For some reason, the track Beach Scene is not included here, but it is included on the original UK release. Since it's a Tangerine Dream track, it's not like they had licensing issues like with Confrontation, which wasn't available on the UK release but is here. Beach Scene is the longer version of Beach Theme, a more fully-realized track. Perhaps they thought it was just 'bonus' so they chucked it? Perfect example of 'soundtrack madness' and the endless quest for the music you like from a particular film.

Some of the music here isn't heard in the film, or is heard briefly, but Diamond Diary, Beach Theme, Dr Destructo, and some of Burning Bar are all memorable from certain scenes. No weak tracks really, though note that some of Igeneous appeared on Force Majeure, two years before.

Some of this is reminiscent of Sorcerer, the excellent album to the William Friedkin film. Fans of that will enjoy Thief. The disc is indeed short, and it's not presented as a real soundtrack album, actually. The order of tracks appear random, or in a more album-listening sequence, rather than presenting a score from beginning to ending as most soundtracks do. Note other frustrated Amazon reviews, but music-wise it's a good disc.

Nice to finally have, but..............2005-01-07

It's great that someone finally released this version on CD but it's a day late...I already compiled music from this disc, the import disc, and from the Tangerine Dream disc "Force Majuere" into my own version of the "complete" soundtrack of Thief. It turned out great. I'd love to just give copies of it away to anyone willing to pay for the shipping but I don't know if that's a good idea. I'm fed up with tracking down out of print albums and CD's on Ebay for $40 - $80 per bootleg disc. I think someone should put a stop to all the bootlegging and start giving this stuff away! I've got a killer "Manhunter" compilation that I'd love to just give to people for free (all shipping fees would have to be paid for) just so I can try to put a stop to all this overpriced bootlegging going on. Just yesterday a bootleg of "The Keep" sold on Ebay for over $90.00--if I ever get my hands on a copy of this disc I would be more than happy to give it away to any interested parties!

Give me your thoughts!

John Brune
steadicamjr@yahoo.com

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The Beauty of the Male Voice

The Male Choir of St. Petersburg

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The Beauty of the Male Voice.......2006-05-04

I was fortunate to hear The Male Choir of St. Petersburg perform at the Peter and Paul Cathedral in Saint Petersburg, and was stunned by the power and beauty of their song. The director, aware that the deep, resonate voices struck a chord within each member of the audience, held the final note of each song until it echoed from the rafters. The songs are usually traditional Russian songs, but are not religious chants, as many people seem to expect - one song, called "O My Field" is an ode to a farmer's plot of ground. I recommend this album, a great opportunity to revel in the beauty of the male voice.

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The Thief and the Heartbreaker
Alberta Cross
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Coolio is in da house
Fantastic Voyage, enough said!
Another superstar ganked by the industry
Not bad.
This is a HOT album

It Takes a Thief
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The rapper's 1994 debut album features 16 tracks including the hit 'Fantastic Voyage' & the classic 'County Line'. Tommy Boy.

Customer Reviews:

Coolio is in da house .......2006-01-23

It's the Hip hop's hair doo master Coolio on a debut album, my locc Coolio went from B.G. to Locc'sta from Compton, CA aka the CPT. Like I said on my review from Gangsta's Paradice, Coolio be blowin' on some Indo or some other type of funky gangee, because Coolio was the locc who released the ultimate house party groove Fantastic Voyage by far Coolio's dopest hit, County Line is a far out Dope song by my locc, Ghetto Cartoon is a funny cartoonished song with funny lyrics, and my locc has another good one called Ugly Bitches, what!? It's a true song by my locc Coolio.

Fantastic Voyage, enough said!.......2005-12-14

Another superstar ganked by the industry.......2005-12-03

This album absolutely kicks the snot out of 95%+ of the music to come since. Picking highlights for this album is difficult but here's a couple:

Ghetto Cartoon: Coolio gives you a rather twisted urban fairy tale featuring all the WB and Disney characters, hilarious and deft.

Gangsta's Paradise: The title track to a major movie, and one of they very few rap songs that goes for 'haunting' and achieves it.

Mama, I'm In Love Wit A Gangsta: Told half in telephone conversation and all in style.

Just buy the album already.

Not bad........2004-08-06

This album is truly a classic, with SOME good tracks like Fantastic Voyage, Smokin Stix. However, I found a lot of "filler" tracks on the album and probably would not buy it for any more than 4 dollars. When it's in my CD player, I find myself skipping several tracks in the album.

This is a HOT album.......2002-10-08

"It Takes A Thief" is Coolio's classic! It's been a while since I last listened to it but I remember thinking it was a masterpiece when I first heard it. The best songs on the album are Ghetto Cartoon, Mama I'm In Love Wit A Gangsta, I Remember and the radio-friendly Fantastic Voyage. This is hardcore Coolio, before he sold out with Gangsta's Paradise, this is how I best like him. His rhymes are always good and on-point. The beats are funky and take you back to the day... Anyway, this is a HOT album I recommend you buy this instead of any other Coolio album, this is definitely his best

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Lushly beautiful jazzy folk -- almost too pretty, but irresistable
Good Nu-Folk

Sunchild
Thief
Manufacturer: Sonar Kollectiv
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000MEYIK2
Release Date: 2007-03-26

Tracks:

Sunchild
Atlantic
Hold On, Hold On
If There Was A Love
Clouds
Self Portrait
Does It Make Any Sense
Somewhere
I Can't Remember
(Like) Leaves
Home
Sunchild (Reprise)

Album Description

2007 release from the neo-Folk band fronted by Sasha Gottschalk. Produced by the Jazzannova team Extended Spirit (Axel Reinemer and Stefan Leisering), the album's mellow vibe is conjured by guitars, strings and some electronic beeps. Sunchild features guest appearances from Clara Hill, Georg Levin and Paul Kleber. 12 tracks including 'Atlantic', 'If There Was A Love' and 'Clouds'. Sonar Kollektiv.

Album Details

Debut Album by Two Jazzanova Members and Singer/Songwriter Sasha Gottschalk.

Customer Reviews:

Lushly beautiful jazzy folk -- almost too pretty, but irresistable.......2007-06-24

Aside from the lyrics (sincere and simple to the point of utter inanity) I like this a lot. Some of the songs are a bit too bland, but the harmonies and instrumentation are rich and complex and Sascha has a fine,gentle, directly emotive voice. I find myself listening to this whole album much more than others I was more turned on by at first -- it has grown on me, even though I feel a bit embarrassed by its easy-listening vibe. Hold On, Hold On, the single, is a more dynamic cut (fun, kind-of-flamenco-sounding percussion and guitars) and probably the best place to start. There is also a gorgeous Thief song (The Siren's Call) on Jazzanova's Belle and Fou -- another very good album, much more mixed in terms of genre.

Good Nu-Folk.......2007-03-28

Wondering if here's officially a genre now? Nu-folk? Maybe it is, and if so, how fitting that the likes of Jazzanova would be behind this particular brainchild. I first heard Thief off of one of Jazzanova's early compilations with Sonar Kollektiv in 2004 titled "Secret Love", a view on folk as ddone by Jazzanova and Resoul. Thief was one of the artists there and pretty much epitomized the sort of vibe they were looking at since there was a growing number of artists blending more modern electronic styles with established folk elements.

To be honest I was a little skeptical, but the album is really good. I always liked "If There was a Love", which has a really pure guitar and percussion sound to it and Sasha's voice won't necessary blow you over but it's not really supposed to - it was perfect for the song. This album though starts out with the title track, and it's a wonderful song tapping into folk roots from the very first note. But as the song starts, you immediately feel the slightly broken beat as only Jazzanova's artists can arrange. Good stuff. "Atlantic" is another one that I really enjoyed, great lyrics which actually link well with the moodiness of the song which rises and falls like a wave. Really nicely done there. Other songs I enjoyed were "Home", which featured in Secret Love II from last year, and I also enjoyed "Leaves". The album does a good job of blending a few different musical styles with guitar and electronica to provide a good folksih vibe overall.

I recommend this, but I'd be careful for traditional Jazzanova or Compost Label fans as it's a different project. I'd say the best way to approach it is open and expecting something different. Also, this isn't an album to listen to if you're trying to get extremely motivated. It's very laid back, reflective and melancholic. Not all of the songs wowed me and a few were just a bit too brooding, but overall I'd say this was a good one. For fans of folk that know the classic genre much much better than me, I'd love to get a tip on what this sounds like... there was an artist from the late 60's or 70's that this clearly mimmicks but I can't remember the name of the artist or the song... it's driving me mad! Anyways, if you like this, check out the Secret Love series and maybe works from 4Hero and Blue States first two albums.

Careful on the price of this one. I tend to like the hard copies, but you can download this for 1/3 of the price I see here & maybe less.

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The Fantasy Album
nice release from Silva
Outstanding Fantasy Scores from Hit Fantasy Movies
"successful formula from Silva spells Classic all the way"

The Fantasy Album
Jerry Goldsmith , Kenneth Alwyn , Nic Raine , Paul Bateman , Randy Edelman , Danny Elfman , Bernard Herrmann , and James Horner
Manufacturer: Silva America
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ASIN: B00006GOEG
Release Date: 2002-09-24

Tracks:

Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone - 'Hedwig's Theme'
Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring - 'The Fellowship'
The Mummy - 'Sand Volcano/Love Theme'
The Mummy Returns - 'Main Themes'
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon/The Eternal Vow'
Conan: The Barbarian - 'Suite: Prologue/Anvil Of Cron/Riddle Of Steel/Riders Of Doom'
Dragonheart - 'Main Themes'
The Seventh Voyage Of Sinbad - 'Overture'
Mysterious Island - 'Prelude/The Balloon'
Mysterious Island - 'Giant Bees/The Giant Crab'
Jason And The Argonauts - 'Prelude'
The Valley Of Gwangi - 'The Forbidden Valley/Pterodactyl Attack/Death Of Gwangi'
The Three Worlds Of Gulliver - 'Overture'
The Golden Voyage Of Sinbad - 'Prelude/Sinbad Fights Kali/Finale'
The Witches Of Eastwick - 'The Dance Of The Witches'

Tracks:

Gladiator - 'Suite'
Fleash And Blood - 'End Titles'
Willow - 'Willow's Theme'
Beetlejuice - 'Main Theme'
Edward Scissorhands - 'Main Title/Ice Dance'
Batman - 'Suite'
Highlander - 'Training Montage'
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Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome - 'Thunderdome Fanfare/I Am Captian Walker'
Excalibur - 'O Fortina From Carmina Burana'
The Thief Of Bagdad - 'Overture/The Market At Basra'
Legend - 'Faerie Dance/Re-united'
Raiders Of The Lost Ark - 'The Radiers March'

Customer Reviews:

The Fantasy Album.......2007-05-09

You can't have too many Sci-Fi albums. This is a good addition to anyone's collection. A good crosssection of SF music. It even has music from The Thief of Bagdad from the 30s(?)

nice release from Silva.......2005-08-15

As with most of the recent Silva America releases, Silva Screen has compiled older recordings from previous CDs and added some new material exclusively for this release. In this case, Silva has recorded music from The first Harry Potter and Lord of The Rings films, both Mummy films and Gladiator. I'm not sure what else is new, but combine these excellent tracks with golden age material from Hermann and Rozsa, and some Elfman (Batman, Edward Scissorhands) and Williams (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Witches of Eastwick) for good measure, you have a heckuva compilation.

The performance is first rate with only the Raiders March being a subpar track.

Outstanding Fantasy Scores from Hit Fantasy Movies.......2003-04-05

If you're looking for some fantasy role-playing game backround music to play or just like mostly classical fantasy-esque music, this double CD contains excellent scores wrapped in whopping total of 140+ minutes worth of music.

Classic music from your favorite hit fantasy and action movies are found all over this huge, quality collection. You'll hear suites and sounds from outstanding films like Lord of the Rings, Gladiator, Willow, The Mummy, Harry Potter, Excalibur, Conan, Highlander, Batman, Edward Scissorhands and more.

A recent (2002) and impressive collection of musical scores, and by far the best CDs I've personally bought for fantasy themed music.

"successful formula from Silva spells Classic all the way".......2002-09-24

History repeats itself with this latest compilation from Silva Screen "Fantasy Album:Adventure & Fantasy at the Movies", a heap of music to digest within the twenty-eight tracks. All beautifully arranged and conducted by Paul Bateman and Nic Raine with the City Of Prague Orchestra in full force...with the helping hand of David Temple (choir master) of the Crouch End Festival Chorus. A perfect blend from brew master James Fitzpatrick(producer) who has impeccable foresight and taste in film music.

What I most enjoy about Silva, is the fact they always have the lesser recorded selections within the big picture...take for instance "THE SEVENTH VOYAGE OF SINBAD"(1958), "THE THREE WORLDS OF GULLIVER" (1960), "MYSTERIOUS ISLAND" (1961) and "JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS" (1963), all four composed by Bernard Herrmann who is in a class by himself, they'll never be another.

But for my money the highlight picks are "GLADITOR"(2000), Hans Zimmer's recreation of the spectacle that was Romes, with man against man, man against beast and the armies that clashed and fell under the powerful story that unfolds within this suite from the film ~ "BEETLEJUICE", "EDWARD SCISSORHANDS" and "BATMAN", each from the films of Tim Burton still ring true within the realm of great direction and storytelling, this can only be topped by composer Danny Elfman who adds the frosting to an appetizing treat ~ "LEGEND" (1985), can faeries, goblins, woodland spirits mix well with the Lord of Darkness...only the legendary Jerry Goldsmith can conjure up a tune to drive the entire cast into a frenzy with "FARIE DANCE/REUNITED", this is the stuff nightmares are made of with a happy ending of course.

With composers like Tan Dun, Randy Edelman, Danny Elfman, Jerry Goldsmith, Bernard Herrmann, James Horner, Maurice Jarre, Michael Kamen, Brian May, Jerome Moross, Carl Orff, Basil Poledouris, Miklos Rozsa, Howard Shore, Alan Silvestri, John Williams and Hans Zimmer...one can only hope this will last forever. Silva, I don't know how you do it, but keep them coming...gotta love it!

Total Time: Disc One 71:43 on 15 Tracks & Disc Two 73:48 on 13 Tracks ~ Silva
SSD-1142 ~ (2002)

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