The Promise

Track Listings

1. The Promise

2. Heartbeat of Love

3. Ask for Heaven

4. If You Believe

5. Voice of the Angel

Editorial Reviews
From the Artist
"The Promise" CD is an audio picture of Heaven. When you listen to this music it will take you directly there. If you feel that the world pulls you down during the week or that it stresses you out at times - this music is for you. The music takes you directly to Heaven where the world just drops away - bringing you rest and healing. Lunar Visions music is similar, in sound, to a cross between Enya's music and Steve Roach's space/desert ambient music. However, Lunar Visions music is healing in a way that is not found in other music.

Product Description
Lunar Visions - "The Promise" CD Visionary / Healing Music for those who would like to be constantly in the middle of God's Kingdom of Heaven. If you are a person who knows you are in heaven - you will love this album.

The Promise

The Promise,Lunar Visions

The Promise

Tracks:

Wreck This Heart
Wait For Me
Face The Promise
No Matter Who You Are
Are You
Simplicity
No More
Real Mean Bottle (with Kid Rock)
Wont Stop
Between
The Answers In The Question (with Patty Loveless)
The Long Goodbye

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This may be his first album in over a decade, but veteran Detroit rock icon Bob Seger shows he's lost none of his signature songwriting chops, sense of blue collar yearning or distinctive vocal prowess during his record biz sabbatical. Rather than reinvent himself for a turbulent marketplace that's regressed from alt.rock to teeny-pop in his absence, Seger stays largely true to his roots here. The album's Nashville recording locale and Seger's winning duet with Patti Loveless on "The Answer's in the Question" reaffirm how much the lines between roots rock and contemporary country have blurred while he was on the sidelines, a notion that's underscored on Seger's raucous turn with fellow Motor City native Kid Rock on their cover of Vince Gill's "Real Mean Bottle." Yet forceful ballads like "Wait For Me" and "Won't Stop" show there's still gold to be mined in the vein of the singer's epochal '70s work, while "Wreck This Heart" rocks admirably and the melancholy closer "The Long Goodbye" showcases Seger as accomplished one man band. All in all a compelling musical argument for the notion that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. --Jerry McCulley

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Customer Reviews:

Rock and Roll never forgets.......2007-07-23

I love Bob, but he (as with all os us) has gotten a bit older.
But Rock and Roll never forgets

Bob Seger is back, and it's about time!.......2007-06-18

I found out about Bob Seger after I came back from Viet Nam, and I was pretty wild and wanted nothing to do with the establishment and "society". All I wanted was a big motorcycle, a willing woman, a bottle, good friends, and to never call anyone "sir" ever again. Among those friends I found Seger on the speakers and he pumped my brain full of fire and soul. We were the "live to ride, and ride to live" crowd, and "Horizontal Bob" was almost a life style. Well, all I can say is that I changed, and so did Bob. We both weathered the years, became respectable, and rounded off the rough edges. When Bob did a duet with Martina McBride behind a black piano, I thought it was over. But, with FACE THE PROMISE Bob Seger has opened a door to the past, and let is some fresh air amongst the sillyness that passes for rock and roll these days. He just turned 62 the other day, and a comic radio jock said, as I was commuting (yes, sometimes I feel like I've had a sex change operation) to work that "Bob had lost the lead in his pencil". Well, that radio "personality" has obviously never heard FACE THE PROMISE. If you are over 40 (or like me over 50), and want that hard driving sound and entrancing lyrics that do not have to be hidden behind shredding guitar, buy this album. Of course, you may find yourself buying a motorcycle, wearing black leather to break the wind, and heading for the promised land.;-P If this is your first Bob Seger, his catalog is available, and you have a world of serious and true rock and roll to experience. Rock on!

It's a great comeback!!!.......2007-06-08

Thank you Bob...It's a great comeback...I'm looking forward to even greater performances for the future.

Still the Same -- Still the Best.......2007-06-04

As another reviewer wrote, this was worth the wait! Seger has lost none of the edge in his voice or the message in his songs. I can't add much to what the other reviewers have written except to say; buy it, you won't be disapointed!

Bob Seger Face the Promise.......2007-05-31

This is a good decent middle America rock and roll effort by a true to your roots original. I saw Bob Seger in 1975 when he had flowing black hair mid way down his back and he could really work it brother could he. He tapped into some energy like all over the place in yo face get down dude. I had never heard of him before I saw him at the University of Montana and a girl from Detroit, Michigan had to tell be to go check him out. Was I glad I did and how. If waiting years at a time to get new Seger product is what we have to do then alright Bob...no wine before it's time man.

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I have all of her work and...
Maureen, Maureen!!!!
My Favorite Sade CD
I don't have the words to express
Great Sophomore...

Promise
Sade
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Diamond Life
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The Best of Sade

ASIN: B000051XX9
Release Date: 2000-11-14

Tracks:

Is It A Crime
The Sweetest Taboo
War Of The Hearts
You're Not The Man
Jezebel
Mr. Wrong
Punch Drunk
Never As Good As The First Time
Fear
Tar Baby
Maureen

Customer Reviews:

I have all of her work and..........2007-07-16

this is by far, my favorite of them all. If you can only own just one, this would be my recommendation. Then again, I like horns.

Maureen, Maureen!!!!.......2007-04-11

Love this girl, great music for making love to - buy it today, get laid tonight!

My Favorite Sade CD.......2007-02-17

Promise is my favorite Sade CD. She's just so cool, yet not afraid to share her sadness. "War of the Hearts" is a standout song, and if you're like me, you might even play it a few times in a row when the mood strikes.

I don't have the words to express.......2007-01-08

Unlike other reviewers, I am at a loss for words to say about this album, except, I LOVE IT! Sade is the BEST! I have all but three of her albums. I have been buying her albums since the 80's. I fell in love with her music from song 1 and so far not one song has disappointed me. Sade's music is wonderful - I am a big fan of Sade Adu and her music. ALL OF HER ALBUMS ARE AN INVESTMENT TO MY SOUL.

Great Sophomore..........2006-11-13

I can't go wrong with any of the tracks on this cd except one. Once you've heard "Never As Good As the First Time" with Leroy Osbourne's vocals on the track, it seems like there's no other way. I think their vocals compliment each other. If you want to hear Osbourne's vocals on the track, get The Best of Sade. Other than that, the cd is phenomenal.

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amazing
best album ever
great cd
Such a good cd :)
Excellent!

The Possibility and the Promise
Amber Pacific
Manufacturer: Hopeless Records
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B0007ZB9OO
Release Date: 2005-05-24

Tracks:

Everything We Were Has Become What We Are
Poetically Pathetic
Gone So Young
Save Me From Me
Postcards
For What It's Worth
The Right To Write Me Off
The Sky Could Fall Tonight
Falling Away
Always You (Good Times)
If I Fall
Can't Hold Back

Customer Reviews:

amazing.......2007-06-14

like ' we dont need to whisper' by angels and airwaves, this is one of the very few cds where you enjoy every song on it. this is a very good album by amber pacific.

best album ever.......2007-03-14

this cd is worth ever penny...it's a must have. if you haven't heard it, you should deff. do so!

great cd.......2006-08-12

The cd is great. The lyrics and music are awesome.I Love it! Its a great mix of very touching lyrics with great music.

Such a good cd :).......2006-06-07

This cd is awesome. Not even being a rock fan (rap fanatic lol) i would give this 5 stars no doubt. I don't give 5 stars to many albums and it has 2 be somehting real special but this is. Highly recomended

Top 5:

Poetically Pathetic
If I Fall
Falling Away
Gone So Young
Save Me From Me

Excellent! .......2006-05-03

Heard the first LP from a friend and enjoyed the limited selection of songs. But this new CD really does it for me. Give it a shot

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The Promise in Compromise
Tokyo Rose
Manufacturer: Sidecho Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000R348DA
Release Date: 2007-07-31

Tracks:

Less Than Four
The Promise In Compromise
We Can Be Best Friends Tonight, But Tomorrow I'll Be...
A Pound Of Silver Is Worth Its Weight In Blood
Right As Rain
611 Life Lesson
Can I Change Your Mind?
Swimming With the Sharks
Call It What You Like, Just Leave Us Out Of It
I Won't Say
Seconds Before the Crash

Album Description

The New Jersey-based rock group has created an energetic, guitar-driven collection of songs that is undoubtedly the most upbeat and polished album to date. The catchy first single 'We Can Be Best Friends Tonight But Tomorrow I'll Be...' is a lighthearted take on sharing intimacy with female concertgoers only to hit the road a few hours later.

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swallowtail loves it
Plus One more star!
one word...AWESOME!
The best thing that ever happened to christian music!!!
it's a good cd...

The Promise
Plus One
Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004T6QL
Release Date: 2000-05-23

Tracks:

Written On My Heart
God Is In This Place
The Promise
My Life
Soul Tattoo
I Will Rescue You
When Your Spirit Gets Weak
Last Flight Out
Run To You
Be
Here In My Heart
My Friend

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Sure, there are more inventive or intense contemporary Christian acts out there. But as acts aspiring to boy-band fame in the CCM market go, Plus One are the best. Their harmonies are really solid and intricately woven together, their convictions undoubtedly heartfelt, their arrangements uplifting. The message is as pure as the golden melodies these boys let loose. --James Conde

Customer Reviews:

swallowtail loves it.......2007-06-18

The Promise, by Plus One, is definately my favorite CD. I got introduced to the group by reading a fiction book where the main character finds the album on the internet. I decided to check them out-and I found an album that I listen to over an over again. This album is awesome, both with lyrics and musically (I love their sound!) I advise you to check it out-you'll love it too!
WRITTEN ON MY HEART makes me really thankful to God-His love is truly written on my heart. GOD IS IN THIS PLACE reminds me that I am never alone. THE PROMISE gives me hope in Jesus, while MY LIFE tells me that while it's okay to have fun, I should never forget to pray and listen to God. This song is also like an invitation to come to Him for those who haven't. SOUL TATTOO is a song of thankfullness and greatfullness to God (beware of this one-it will get stuck in your head for days!) I WILL RESCUE YOU reminds me that God will always be there for me whenever I need Him, and WHEN YOUR SPIRIT GETS TOO WEAK gives me the hope that my brothers and sisters in Christ will be there to encourage me. LAST FLIGHT OUT is a beautiful love song that makes me want to cry, while RUN TO YOU is a cool song telling me to run to God "when the world gets so cold and my heart is fifteen below." BE is like God telling me He loves me. HERE IN MY HEART is another pretty love song (stock up on the tissues with this one as well.) MY FRIEND demonstrates the preciousness and value of good friendships.
All the lyrics in this album are solid and clean, and the music is amazing! This truly was a great find!

Plus One more star!.......2003-07-06

When I first heard that there was going to be not one, but two Christian boy-bands (the other being True-Vibe), I have to confess that I was not crazy about the idea. My fear was that they would be a "boy band" first and a Christian group second.

Fortunately they turned out to be the reverse of my fears.

"The Promise" was one of the best albums of 2000, vaulting Plus One to the tops of not only the Christian charts, but the secular charts as well. In addition to a concert tour that was a huge hit, Plus One also popped up in a few TV shows during 2000 and 2001.

Nearly three years later, many of the songs on this album still receive a lot of radio play on both Christian and secular stations.

Although the group was put together by an outsider (i.e., someone not in the group itself) and all the songs were written by other people, the message in this album is clear: God is not just out there, but He is a big part of your life. This message is made clear by the songs "Written On My Heart," "Soul Tattoo," and "Here In My Heart."

Probably the most popular of the songs on this album, at least in the Christian circles, is "God Is In This Place," a reminder that God is here, there, and everywhere.

The group has recently dropped from five members to three members with the departure of Jeremy Mhire and Jason Perry. The remaining three have decided, at least for now, to stay a trio. We'll have to wait and see what the future holds for them. In the meantime, get acquainted with this group through this album.

one word...AWESOME!.......2003-06-15

This CD is great! The group has great vocals, spirit, and style. This is DEFINITELY their best album yet!

The best thing that ever happened to christian music!!!.......2003-03-22

The only word to describe this C.D. is WOW!There isn't a song
I don't absolutely love on here!The song Written on my Heart is
awesome,God is in this Place and The Promise are sweet songs that you can't skip.(Listen to the song The Promise if you're sad.)My Life is more secular sounding,but the lyrics are like an
invitation to Christ.Soul Tattoo is SOOOOO good it's not funny!
I Will Rescue You is a pretty song that slows things down a little,When Your Spirit Gets Too Weak talks about helping each
other out when we're weak.Last Flight Out is a soft,beautiful
love song,one of the best songs on the CD.Run To You is really
good song (The mechanical voice is too cool!)Be,I didn't listen
to that much but it really grew on me.Here in my Heart is
another pretty love song that you have to listen to.And what
album is complete without a best friend song?My Friend is a
perfect ending to an awesome CD.Nate,Jason,Gabe,Jeremy,and Nathan are very talented singers!If you don't have this CD. yet,
go get it.Now.You won't regret it.

...

it's a good cd..........2002-12-05

i'm not a big plus one fan, but i have to say this cd was a lot better than their other ones. this seems more Christ-oriented than their earlier cds. this is definitely an improvement, and, although many people think the love songs are inappropriate for the cd, i think that they're relevant to a non-Christian's life, which makes the cd appealing. their love songs are 'clean' & they represent love in a way that God intended love between two people to be.
i appreciate how honest they are in their lyrics -- 'for you i would fly, at least i would try' last flight out -- instead of going on about all that hype about sex & drugs. the title song, the promise, also has beautiful lyrics -- 'all you can see is dark and lonely days ahead, but remember Jesus said: He knows every star in the sky...in His arms you're never alone.'
if you're looking for a good cd, you've found it. i would also recommend 'ZOEgirl' and 'joy williams' if you like pop. :) God bless y'all!

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Aaron Copland
Best Collection of Aaron Copland
The finest version of Appalachian Spring -- bar none!
Outstanding Collection of Copland Music
Breathtaking, beautiful and aweinspiring!

Aaron Copland: Greatest Hits

Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003F5S
Release Date: 1991-09-06

Tracks:

Fanfare For The Common Man
Appalachian Spring
The Tender Land: Party Scene
The Tender Land: Finale: The Promise of Living
Billy the Kid -- Ballet Suite
Rodeo: Hoedown

Customer Reviews:

Aaron Copland.......2007-05-13

It's okay but I dont listen to it much. I have other things I would rather listen to like Chris Isaak Lawrence Welk Bee Gees etc

Best Collection of Aaron Copland.......2005-12-21

Aaron Copland is for me one of three of America's greatest composers of the 20th Century. Bernard Herrmann and Jerome Moross are the other two. Aaron Copland would have been 100 years old on November 14, 2000. In reflection I turn back to my first Copland album, "Copland's Greatest Hits." I was familiar as most people are with "Hoe Down" and that was the springboard for me. What attracted me was that distinctive "American" sound and "American" quality of the piece. This "American" sound is very present in Jerome Moross' score for the epic Western film, "The Big Country." One can also find similar influences in Bernard Herrmann's score for "The Kentuckian" and very much like Copland, Herrmann researched and interpolated regional folk songs and integrated them into his own unique style. Because I always liked film scores and also very much liked Copland's "Hoe Down" I always thought there had to be some connection with the musical approach. When I got this album and listened to "Appalachian Spring" for the first time I knew that I had discovered pure "Americana" and I have found that sound replicated in so many films. If you listen to the scores for "The Natural" or "Field of Dreams" or even recently to "Saving Private Ryan" this sound is present. This is a tribute to Copland and American music. Copland reinvented American music by giving it his unique structure. Copland's music is so simply melodic yet richly textured that it has an inherent sophistication that defines our nation. This is my favorite Copland album. That may be sentimental, but it helped me try to define a sound that I personally found moving and uplifting. I highly recommend this album of collected recordings. The recording of "Appalachian Spring" on this CD performed by the New York Philharmonic and conducted by Leonard Bernstein is my favorite recording of this piece to date.

The finest version of Appalachian Spring -- bar none!.......2001-12-09

I marvel at this CD every time I listen to it. This CD features Aaron Copland conducting the Boston Symphony in a performance of his own Appalachian Spring. There are many poignant hesitations and nuances in this performance. There is good reason why this piece has become synonymous with Americana -- listen to it, close your eyes and just let the images unfold.

This CD also contains Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Philharmonic in the Billy the Kid Ballet Suite. It is a spectacular performance as well.

Outstanding Collection of Copland Music.......1999-11-09

Every cut on this CD is very good. My personal favorites are "Appalacian Spring", and the "The Tender Land - Finale: The Promise of Living." I would recommend this CD to anyone who is a fan of Classical Music.

Breathtaking, beautiful and aweinspiring!.......1999-07-12

This is no doubt one of the most beautiful classical CD's I have ever listened to. Copland was and is an extremely gifted composer.

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Still the Same After All These Years
Album of the decade!
Must have for any Seger fan!
shepidog
the man still moves me

Face the Promise (CD+DVD)
Bob Seger
Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000HC2PDQ
Release Date: 2006-09-12

Tracks:

Wreck This Heart
Wait For Me
Face The Promise
No Matter Who You Are
Are You
Simplicity
No More
Real Mean Bottle (with Kid Rock)
Wont Stop
Between
The Answers In The Question (with Patty Loveless)
The Long Goodbye

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Album Description

BONUS DVD includes career retrospective and a "making of Face The Promise" interview segment with studio footage. Includes previously unreleased historical concert performances of Still The Same and Hollywood Nights recorded live in San Diego in 1978. Also features the classic music videos for Like A Rock and The Fire Inside.

Customer Reviews:

Still the Same After All These Years.......2007-05-27

On the CD Seger sounds the same as he did 35 years ago. The DVD is filled with clips of the making of the CD, interspersed with earlier Seger concert footage. Featured clips of Kid Rock and other current performers rounds out this great musical selection.

Album of the decade!.......2007-03-26

After what I would call 10 years of nothing on mainstream radio(which I pretty much turned off after awhile and tuned to classic rock stations.) Seger is back and with a great album. And when I say "great" I mean there is not one bad song on this record, I listen to it day and night and it just keeps getting better. As I said in my title I believe this record should be Best Album of The Decade. I also saw him on Nov.14th at the Charleston Civic Center here in WV. I had seen him there 10 years ago on the "It's a Mystery" tour and I have to say out of all the concerts I've seen in my 39+ years, his were the absolute best. If he cuts another album and tours again, I hope he comes back here so I can make it 3 times seeing him in concert. When I heard about this record I thought to myself finally there's going to be another great c.d. I can add to my collection. And now I can turn on the radio (which my wife likes to set to mainstream because she's 4 years younger than me and won't listen when I quote Seger and tell her "today's music ain't got the same soul.") and hear some good music. And I was at my local Wal-Mart at midnight the night it was released, in fact I watched them take it out of the box. I took it home that night and played it all the way through twice! I'll wrap this up now by saying "Welcome back Bob" you were missed and as long as you're making music, I'll be listening.

Must have for any Seger fan!.......2007-03-12

The CD is vintage Seger and the DVD is an awesome collection of clips and interviews! Great!

shepidog.......2007-03-08

Bob hasn't lost it, he's just as good now as he was 40 years ago.My favorites are "No Matter Who You Are" "No More" (I'd like our president to hear this one) and "The Answers in the Question" I got the DVD also, and it was definitely worth it!!

the man still moves me.......2007-02-13

I have seen the him in 4 concerts over my life always good and this album sounds great all I Want now is a DVD of this concert tour and it would make my day he still rocks.I have to say he sound as good live as he does on Disc if not better

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Amazing
An epic film score
Finally!
The severely underrated Badelt proves his mettle once again.

The Promise
Klaus Badelt
Manufacturer: Superb Records
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000FC2F74
Release Date: 2006-05-16

Tracks:

Freedom Of The Wa
Wuji Main Theme
Love Theme
Kunlun, The Slave
Qingcheng, The Princess
Guangming, The General
Wuhuan, The Duke
Princess Kite
The Promise
Snow Country
The Robe
Save The King
Guilang, The Assassin
Saving A Princess
Feather Fight
Waterfall
Stampede
Come Back
Birdcage
Wuhuans Plan

Album Description

Known as the most expensive Chinese movie made to-date THE PROMISE features an epic score by Klaus Badelt (PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN, POSEIDON). Directed by Chen Kaige, winner of the Golden Globe™ for Best Foreign Film for FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE, THE PROMISE was also nominated for a Golden Globe™ for Best Foreign Language Film. Cinematography and production design are by Academy Award™ winners for CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON.

Customer Reviews:

Amazing .......2007-01-15

This is the most beautiful film, great storyline and amazing action scenes. Fans of house of flying daggers & anime will most likely love this movie.

An epic film score.......2007-01-15

"The Promise" is one of my top five favorite films from last year, and one of my all time favorite foreign films. What really made this film so enjoyable was the gorgeous orchestral film score provided by Klaus Badelt. I have to confess that I am not familiar with Klaus Badelt's work so I can't really compare this sumptuous film score with the rest of his work. Klaus did a great job of creating an epic film score it captured the essence of the film. His music matched perfectly with the scenes each song was assigned to. The melodies really resonated with me especially on the slower tracks. The percussion is a bit overwhelming at times but overall they did reflect what was going on in the film. I appreciated the fact that Klaus did not incorporate a pop vocal track of one of his songs like on the soundtracks for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "House of Flying Daggers". After hearing "The Promise", I am definitely curious to hear Klaus's body of work.

Finally!.......2006-10-26

After disappointing synthesized scores, Badelt returns to score another orchestral score in epic fashion. Yes, there is a lot of "media venture" percussion work, but that aside, the music is wonderfully romantic, tragic, and powerful. Some in the film score world regard this as Bedelt's best score since THE TIME MACHINE. I can agree with that but THE TIME MACHINE remains his best score.

"The Robe," "Love Theme," "Kunlun the Slave," "Snow Country," "Guilang the Assassin," and "Wuhuan's Plan" are some of the better tracks on the lengthy album.

This one deserves to be in your soundtrack library!

The severely underrated Badelt proves his mettle once again........2006-06-06

Badelt is something of an enigma in the film scoring world. He cops more critical flak than perhaps even his mentor Hans Zimmer does every time a new score album is released, even though `The Promise' is without a doubt the finest work he has done since his 2002 breakthrough with `The Time Machine', and in spite of the fact that he continues to produce thoughtful, melodic and deeply involving scores time and time again. Fortunately, the tide is turning, and film score reviewers and critics are beginning to acknowledge the amazing diversity and sheer talent that Badelt exudes.

His work here brings to mind other historical/fantasy epics such as `Conan the Barbarian' and `The 13th Warrior' with its mix of robust brass, soaring strings and ethnic instrumentation. That alone should be enough to entice even casual film score fans, but for the aficionados, there are several themes and leitmotifs that are utilized extremely well throughout the album's 70-odd minutes. A kind of showcase of these themes appears in the first seven tracks, which sets up the motifs for each of the film's major characters, as well as the Main Title and Love themes. The `Love Theme' in particular is a moving piece that opens quietly on Asian flutes and plucked strings before the orchestra picks up the theme and sweeps it away (think of the way the strings build up in `Ned Kelly' before the main theme drops in and you have an idea of how Badelt builds up his layers of instrumentation here).

`Kunlun, The Slave' follows on from where `Love Theme' left off, offering a second take on the love theme which culminates in another amazing climax of strings and brass. `Qingcheng, The Princess' is a gentler theme performed with little of the ethnic instruments that are present in the other motifs. The melody is passed between the wind and string sections, making for a very fine, very feminine theme for Cecilia Cheung's character.

The album then launches into `Guangming, The General,' the most vigorous of Badelt's themes and reminisicent of `Capt. Alexi Vostrokiv' from K-19, though not quite as brooding or dark. Keep in mind that Badelt here is writing for what is essential an epic fairytale - the music is bold and adventurous, and never dives too deeply into dark territory. `Wuhuan, The Duke' mirrors Qingcheng's theme, though in more somber tones. It is another gentle theme performed primarily by the strings, though with more presence from the brass.

With these leitmotifs presented early on the album, the listener then has the pleasure of hearing how Badelt interweaves them throughout the rest of the score. `Princess Kite' opens with Asian strings, builds with racey strings and choral effects before introducing the brass and percussion. It ends with a moving violin solo, which is featured again in `The Promise', as does Qingcheng's theme. `Snow Country' is a definite highlight, featuring choir and ethnic solos in a cue both epic and intimate by turns.

`The Robe' is perhaps the standout cue on the album, featuring the fullest statement of the main theme, as well as the Kunlun and Love themes. It is the first true action cue of the score, featuring Asian flutes, strings and percussion battling it out with the orchestra. It's an exciting cue that features several themes in an action setting.

`Guilang, The Assassin' is another motif that is introduced quite late on the album, but also features powerful, rolling Asian drums over ethnic flutes that build to a grand brass statement of quite epic proportions, and which flow nicely into `Saving A Princess,' which continues the bold brass statements and is moved along by marching percussion and choppy strings. `Feather Fight' is another exciting action cue that wouldn't sound out of place in `Conan the Barbarian'. It starts very gently before launching straight into pounding Asian drums and a very invigorating melody performed by the orchestra. `Waterfall' offers another statement of the Love theme before moving into `Stampede', another brass-lead action cue with exciting percussive elements, choppy strings and plenty of cymbal crashes, nicely living up to its name for nearly all of its 5 minutes. `Come Back' restates Kunlun's theme in full, before moving into the Love theme, which is here performed by Asian flutes. `Wuhuan's Plan' is an epic 10 minute piece that sees all the major themes restated with plenty of ethnic flourishes, all wrapped up in the guise of an epic action cue.

`The Promise' is Badelt's most accomplished work to date, and should see him win over many new fans. It's exciting, bold and adventurous, bringing to mind previous efforts such as `The Time Machine', `Ned Kelly' and `K-19: The Widowmaker,' while marking a distinct departure from all of these, as `Kingdom of Heaven' and `The Chronicles of Narnia' did for Harry Gregson-Williams. Pick up a copy of `The Promise', listen to it carefully and critically, and see what most of us already knew - that Klaus Badelt is one of the most creative, musical, dedicated and hard-working film composers in the industry today.

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More than just a good listen... it stir the soul!
I Loved this Show and this Album
Of Love And Hope
Lushly Romantic!
Moves me to tears...

Beauty and the Beast: Of Love and Hope

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Beauty & the Beast
Beauty and the Beast - The Complete First Season
Beauty and the Beast - The Second Season

ASIN: B000008DBI
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Theme from "Beauty and the Beast"
Acquainted With the Night
Laura's Theme
Margaret's Theme: Longing
On Her Own/She Walks in Beauty
Night of Beauty
Single Night/Love Song
Angel's Theme
Devil's Theme/I Arise from the Dreams of Thee
Promise Remembered
Journey's End/Sonnet #Cxvi
Dancing Light/Sonnet #Xxix
Quest/Letters to a Young Poet [Excerpt]
Fear
Father Remembers/Composed on Westminster Bridge
Return
Broken Dreams/Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections ...
To Cast All Else Aside
Riches, Not Gold
Catherine's Lullaby
Voice of Her Eyes/Somewhere I Have Never Traveled
Voice of Her Eyes Somewhere I Have Never Travelled/The First Time ... - Lisa Angelle
Happy Life
This Is the Creature

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More than just a good listen... it stir the soul! .......2007-05-31

Soon as you put the CD on, you are transported to another time... another place. The music sooths, as the words spoken by the beast penetrate to the deepest part of your soul. You're emotionally spent, yet feel more alive than ever after your journey.

I bought this years ago when it first came out on Cassette (gives you an idea how long ago that was) I listened to it so many times the tape wore out. I just ordered the CD.... I can't wait for the journey to begin again...thank you Vincent!

I Loved this Show and this Album.......2006-06-09

I bought the CD today as a backup in case my original signed by Ron Perlman CD wears out. I keep waiting for the owners of this series to release at least the first 2 season on DVD. I have no interest in owning the 3rd season when the show broke my heart. I wish someone would redo this show in it's original conception as a movie or a TV series. I loved the show and was a great fan of the Love and Hope shown by Catherine and Vincent.

Of Love And Hope.......2006-04-07

Hi! I bought "Of Love & Hope" last November, through Amazon.com, and I must say, I enjoy it! However; the producers of this album, which I love, should have used another introduction instead of just the MUSIC. Why not use the main theme, where Vincent and Catherine introduce each other? THAT would have been great!! After all, Cathy was also a great character on the show!

I hereby recommend this album to all Beauty and the Beast fans out there. I have listened to it so often, that now, I can recite more poems by heart! BATB FOREVER!

Lushly Romantic!.......2005-09-04

I was a great fan of the TV series, "Beauty and the Beast" and owned the cassette version of "Of Love and Hope" in which Ron Purlman as Vincent reads poetry by Shakespeare, Lord Byron, Shelly, Rilke and other greats, interspersed with beautiful music, mostly from the soundtrack of the series. As I love beautiful music and beautiful words, I counted this tape among my treasures. When the tape eventually became damaged, I truly was distraught. I am delighted to now own the CD, which brought me instant pleasure which can only continue for the rest of my life.

Moves me to tears..........2005-07-06

I actually have this on cassette, bought years ago before television network executives butchered this incredibly beautiful show, and dug it out of storage recently. Interestingly enough, I found that I had forgotten none of it. Never has music spoken so eloquently to my heart, nor represented a television show so clearly and wonderfully. Ron Perlman's "Vincent" voice, interpreting the classical literary selections in this, is sensual, articulate, undeniably romantic. It's one of the most unusual collections of music and poetry I've ever come across, a fitting and fine representation of the show.
My favorite is the opening theme of the series, with lyrics sung and "Vincent's" "No one, not even the rain, has such small hands" intonation.
The television show and it's tragic, other-worldly love story was too perfect to last long on tv. I'm glad that fans such as myself have been able to hold onto rememberances of the show such as this marvelous, sweeping score. I only wish that it could be re-released on Cd, along with dvds of the series. Fans have been keeping the magic alive all these years; it's time we were recognized.

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a terrific compilation for beginners
"Classical heartbreakers" broke my heart
A Fantastic Compilation

Classical Heartbreakers

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Voice of the Violin

ASIN: B0000B09Z9
Release Date: 2004-01-13

Tracks:

Piano Concerto No. 1 - Andre Previn
Intermezzo - Philharmonia Orchestra
Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini - Sir Simon Rattle
O Mio Babbino Caro - London Symphony Orchestra
Viola Da Bamba Sonata In G Minor - Ton Koopman
Beim Schlafengehen - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Schindler's List Theme - Tasmin Little
Clair De Lune - Dame Moura Lympany
Symphony No. 5 - New Philharmonia Orchestra
Ebben? Ne Andro Lontana - Philharmonia Orchestra
Moonlight Sonata - Dame Moura Lympany
Violin Concerto No. 1 In G Minor - Yehudi Menuhin
E Lucevan Le Stelle - Georges Pretre
Nocturne In C Sharp Minor - Maria Tipo
Adagio For Strings - Philadelphia Orchestra
Cello Concerto - English Chamber Orchestra
Piano Concerto No. 2 In F - English Chamber Orchestra
Va Pensiero - Bernard Haitink

Tracks:

Adagio In G Minor - Sir Neville Marriner
The Heart Asks Pleasure First / The Promise - Michael Nyman
Time To Say Goodbye - Orchestra
Goldberg Variations - Maria Tipo
Barcarolle - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Piano Concerto No. 2 - Sir Simon Rattle
Nimrod - London Symphony Orchestra
Vissi D'art - Maria Callas
Cavatina - Manuel Barrueco & Steve Morse
String Quintet In C - Laszlo Varga
J'ai Perdu Mon Eurydice - John Eliot Gardiner
Etude In E 'Tristesse' - John Ogdon
Addio Del Passato - London Symphony Orchestra
Double Violin Concerto - Bath Festival Orchestra
Queen Symphony - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Piano Concerto No. 1 - Garrick Ohlsson
In Paradisum - English Chamber Orchestra
My Heart Will Go On - Orchestra
Rhapsody In Blue - Andre Previn

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a terrific compilation for beginners.......2006-02-07

I agree with P. Grupe-for classical music lovers, it is a let down to listen to cut tracks of well-performed classical greats, like Chopin's 1st piano concerto in this collection. Nonetheless, this is a terrific compilation for people beginning to get interested in classical music. This compilation is an eclectic mix of the familiar (Beethoven's moonlight sonata, Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini variation no. 18, Myer's Cavatina, Barber's "Adagio for Strings, etc.), the contemporary (Michael Nyman's The Promise, Horner's My Heart Will Go On), and the truly moving (Bach's Double Violin Concerto, Bruch's Violin Concerto, Schubert's String Quintet in C)-relatively obscure pieces usually left out in less inspired and mediocre classical music compilations. It is gratifying to see that opera music has not been left out. Get this cd if only for the Maria Callas tracks, Lucia Popp's performance of Strauss' Beim Schlafengehen, and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's Addio del passato.

"Classical heartbreakers" broke my heart.......2004-06-27

I am an avid listener of classical music, and I purchased this CD expecting to get some of the best classical music ever composed. I guess I expected a bit much though. Although the recording is filled with high quality performances of fantastic pieces, I was disappointed to find that only about half of the pieces are contained in their entirety on this 2-disc set. Songs such as Rhapsody in Blue and Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata were not recorded in full for this album, which caught me off guard and bothered me quite a bit.

Anybody who is unfamiliar with classical music will appreciate this album. Since it features some of the most moving classical pieces ever written, it is sure to entrance listeners. And by not placing entire 10-minute pieces on the CDs, it will not run on and bore those unaccustomed to the length of most classical music. However, if you are already well-versed in classical music and can listen to entire symphonies with ease, I would advise against buying this album. I now feel a desire to go out again and find the full versions of some of these pieces, since I feel I was cheated by only getting introductions or short movements on most of the album. Guess I should have paid a little more attention to what I was buying.

A Fantastic Compilation.......2004-05-01

Most of the musical pieces in this compilation are from versions as they appear in various movies. This is Classical music from classic movies such as: Somewhere in Time, Schindler's List, English Patient, The Piano, Platoon, et al. But make no mistake; the music is what's really worth mentioning here.

The title says it all. It claims to have "the most moving Classical music of all time," and they certainly have a case, as it is chock full of the kind of emotional pieces that can easily bring you to tears. This double CD compilation with 37 passionately beautiful pieces is a steal at $16.99.

If you've ever recorded your favorite songs on to tape, or burned them on to a CD, you'll see that this compilation is exactly what EMI Records has done. It is like a greatest hits, volume 1, of poignant Classical music. Almost all of the musical pieces are classic favorites, though there are a few contemporary ones also.

I found the music on this CD powerful and moving as advertised, and I think that Classical music fans should truly enjoy it. It is well worth the price it's being sold for, and I highly recommend it.

Since there is some missing information as to who the composers and artists are, here they are:

Disk 1

Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor Op.23: I. Allegro Non Troppo E Mol; Andre Previn; Horacio Gutierrez; The London Symphony Orchestra

Mascagni - Intermezzo (Cavalleria Rusticana) {Raging Bull}; Riccardo Muti; The Philharmonia Orchestra

Rachmaninov - Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini - Variation #18 {Somewhere in Time}; Cecile Ousset; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Sir Simon Rattle

Puccini - O Mio Babbino Caro (Gianni Schicchi) {A Room with a View};
Montserrat Caballe; The London Symphony Orchestra; Sir Charles Mackerras

Bach - Viola da Gamba Sonata in G Minor BWV1029 - II. Adagio (Opening) {Truly, Madly, Deeply}; Jordi Savall; Ton Koopman

Richard Strauss - Beim Schlafengehen (Vier Letzte Lieder) {The Hours}; Klaus Tennstedt; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Lucia Popp

Williams - Schindler's List (Theme) {Schlinder's List}; Iain Sutherland; New World Philharmonic; Tasmin Little

Debussy - Clair de Lune {Frankie and Johnnie}; Dame Moura Lympany

Mahler - Symphony No. 5 in C Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto (Conclusion) {Death in Venice}; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Sir John Barbirolli

Catalani - Ebben? Ne Andrò Lontana (La Wally) {Diva}; Maria Callas; The Philharmonia Orchestra; Tullio Serafin

Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Sharp Minor "Moonlight" Op. 27/2 - I. Adagio S; Dame Moura Lympany

Bruch - Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor - II. Adagio (Opening) Sir Yehudi Menuhin; The Philharmonia Orchestra; Walter Susskind

Puccini - E Lucevan le Stelle (Tosca) {The Man Who Cried}; Carlo Bergonzi; Georges Pretre; Orchestre De La Societe` Des Concerts Du Conservatoire

Chopin - Nocturne in C Sharp Minor Op. Posth {The Pianist}; Maria Tipo

Barber - Adagio for Strings {Platoon} Eugene Ormandy; Philadelphia Orchestra

Elgar - Cello Concerto in E Minor Op. 85 - I. Adagio - Moderato (Opening) {Hilary and Jackie}; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Norman Del Mar; Robert Cohen

Shostakovich - Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Op.102 - II. Andante Dmitri Alexeev; English Chamber Orchestra; Jerzy Maksymiuk

Verdi - Va, Pensiero (Chorus of Hebrew Slaves) (Nabucco) {The Godfather, Pt. 3}; Bernard Haitink; Covent Garden Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Disk 2

Albinoni - Adagio in G Minor (Realised Giazotto) [Extract] {Gallipoli}; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Sir Neville Marriner

Nyman - Heart Asks Pleasure First/The Promise {The Piano}; Unknown artist

Quarantotto & Sartori - Time to Say Goodbye; David Abel

J.S. Bach - Goldberg Variations - Aria {The English Patient}; Maria Tipo

Offenbach - Barcarolle (Les Contes d'Hoffmann) {Life Is Beautiful}; Choeurs Rene Ducios; Clu; Elisabeth Schwartskopf; Jeannine Collard; Orchestre De La Societe` Des Concerts Du Conservatoire

Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor - II. Adagio Sostenuto (Opening) {Brief Encounter}; Cecile Ousset; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Sir Simon Rattle

Elgar - Nimrod ("Enigma" Variations) {Elizabeth}; The London Symphony Orchestra; Sir Adrian Boult

Puccini - Vissi d'Arte (Tosca); Georges Pretre; Maria Callas; Orchestre De La Societe` Des Concerts Du Conservatoire

Myers - Cavatina {The Deer Hunter}; Manuel Barrueco; Steve Morse

Schubert - String Quintet in C D956 - II. Adagio (Opening) {Carrington}; Hungarian Quartet; Laszlo Varga

Gluck - J'Ai Perdu Mon Eurydice (Orphée et Eurydice); Anne Sofie Von Otter; John Eliot Gardiner; Orchestre De L'Opera De Lyon

Chopin - Étude in E "Tristesse" Op.10/3; John Ogden

Verdi - Attendo, Attendo...Addio del Passato (La Traviata); Dame Kiri Te Kanawa; Myung-Whun Chung; The London Symphony Orchestra

Bach - Double Violin Concerto in D Minor BWV 1043 - II. Largo Ma Non Tanto {Children of a Lesser God}; Bath Festial Orchestra; Christian Ferras; Sir Yehudi Menuhin

Kashif - Queen Symphony - III. Adagio {Who Wants to Live Forever - Save Me}; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Tolga Kashif

Chopin - Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor - II. Romance (Larghetto) (Opening) {The Truman Show}; Garrick Ohlsson; Jerzy Maksymiuk; Polish National Symphony Orchestra

Faure - In Paradisum (Requiem) {The Thin Red Line}; Cambridge Choir of Kings Choir; English Chamber Orchestra; Stephen Cleobury

Horner - My Heart Will Go On {Titanic}; David Abel

Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue (Conclusion) {Manhattan}; Andre Previn; The London Symphony Orchestra

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