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1. Gallop

2. Skyline

3. Urban Primitive

4. Mellow Stuff

5. Rhythmood

6. Year End - City

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8. Seacliff

9. Night Mist - Sultry

10. Haunting

11. Sea Guitar - Acid

12. Vista

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14. Sunrise

15. Consolation

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About the Artist
Norman Rose has lived many lives. He grew up in a small Texas town, but has spent much of his adult life on the east and west coasts of the United States. He has been an elementary school teacher, a college professor, a resident of spiritual communities, and a composer. His music reflects influences of the places he has lived, the music he has played and loved, and the quiet thoughts of his own heart. He currently resides in northern California.

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In "Soundtracks," Norman offers tonescapes that resemble music for movies. Three general scenes are depicted. The first is urban, alternating between pulsing Euro beats of city action and moody reveries of loneliness. The next scene is by the ocean: rocky cliffs, mysterious mansions and dark intrigue. The final scene is in the wilderness: mountain vistas, starlit campfires, hazy sunrises, and a final farewell to ...? In "Soundtracks" the listener is invited into familiar yet enchanting worlds. It is an eclectic and exciting adventure, full of tonal delights.

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Soundtracks

Soundtracks

Hairspray (Soundtrack to the Motion Picture)
Average customer rating:

A real "FEEL GOOD" movie/soundtrack

Really fun

Wonderfully fun

Energetic, Fun Album

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Hairspray (Soundtrack to the Motion Picture)

Manufacturer: New Line Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus

ASIN: B000PUAID4
Release Date: 2007-07-10

Tracks:

"GOOD MORNING BALTIMORE" - Nikki Blonsky
"THE NICEST KIDS IN TOWN" - James Marsden
"IT TAKES TWO" - Zac Efron
"(THE LEGEND OF) MISS BALTIMORE CRABS" - Michelle Pfeiffer
"I CAN HEAR THE BELLS" - Nikki Blonsky
"LADIES' CHOICE" - Zac Efron
"THE NEW GIRL IN TOWN" - Brittany Snow
"WELCOME TO THE 60's" - Nikki Blonsky & John Travolta
"RUN AND TELL THAT" - Elijah Kelley
"BIG, BLONDE & BEAUTIFUL" - Queen Latifah
"BIG, BLONDE & BEAUTIFUL reprise" - John Travolta & Michelle Pfeiffer
"(YOU'RE) TIMELESS TO ME" - John Travolta & Christopher Walken
"I KNOW WHERE I'VE BEEN" - Queen Latifah
"WITHOUT LOVE" - Zac Efron, Nikki Blonsky, Elijah Kelley & Amanda Bynes
"(IT'S) HAIRSPRAY" - James Marsden
"YOU CAN'T STOP THE BEAT" - Nikki Blonsky, Zac Efron, Amanda Bynes,
"COME SO FAR (GOT SO FAR TO GO)" - Queen Latifah, Nikki Blonsky, Zac
"COOTIES" - Aimee Allen
"MAMA, I'M A BIG GIRL NOW" - Nikki Blonsky, Marissa Jaret Winokur & Rikki Lake

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What fun! This soundtrack of the film adaptation of the Broadway musical overflows with glossy, ol' fashioned '60s-style pep. It won't win Chants de la Porte et du Passage

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My Daughters Love It

Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus
Hannah Montana , and Miley Cyrus
Manufacturer: Disney
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ASIN: B000OYC3L6
Release Date: 2007-06-26

Tracks:

We Got the Party
Nobody's Perfect
Make Some Noise
Rock Star
Old Blue Jeans
Life's What You Make It
One in a Million
Bigger than Us
You and Me Together
True Friend

Tracks:

See You Again
East Northumberland High
Let's Dance
G.N.O. (Girl's Night Out)
Right Here
As I Am
Start All Over
Clear
Good and Broken
I Miss You

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Tweens aren't often heralded for their good judgment and excellent taste (Heelys--hello), but if any young starlet can redeem them, it's Hannah Montana. On this, the second soundtrack from the Disney Channel series, Miley Cyrus takes her cues from her TV alter ego, who has an alter ego of her own: Disc 1 features Miley as Hannah, hair-tossing pop princess by weekend, likable schoolgirl by weekday (see "Old Blue Jeans" and "True Friends" to get a sense of each episode's un-cloying sweetness). But disc 2 is the start of something new, as her friends over on the High School Musical set might say: Miley sings strictly as her spunky, truth-telling self. This yields a number of pepped-up pop tracks bound to vibrate through the walls of pink bedrooms everywhere--"See You Again" is a boy-centric song instantly relatable to anyone who's ever been in seventh grade and suffered a bout of bashfulness, "East Northumberland High" puts a punk spin on an I'm-just-not-into-you tale, and "Clear" bounces on a reggae beat while canceling any doubt about our heroine's ability to stand up for herself. Like Hannah before her, Miley makes the best of both worlds--this well-worth-it set, by turns rockin' and reflective, is a masterful example. --Tammy La Gorce

Hannah Montana Photos

Album Description

This 2-disc set features 10 all new Hannah Montana songs from the #1-rated Disney Channel series, as well as a 2nd CD including 10 brand-new original songs by Miley Cyrus!

Customer Reviews:

THIS sells better than Janet?.......2007-08-06

I absolutely LOVED Janet Jackson's latest album. Unofortunately it was a flop barely selling 600,000 copies. Hannah Montana's selling more than Janet's but it's not as good! The songs on here are boring and forgettable. No originality to them, just pop produced for the masses. Sure she's pretty and has a nice voice but will people be singing along to these songs 10 years form now? Probably not. Another Disney newcomer will outshine Miley and she'll be a has-been. Janet's voice is unique and her music is too. Buy "20 years old" by Janet Jackson instead. It's much better!

Preteen Daughter loved it........2007-08-05

My [..]daughter is HUGE Miley Cyrus fan. She has worn out this CD and it has quickly become her favorite.

Great for older girls.......2007-08-01

My daughter who is almost seven likes listening to this cd. The songs are catchy and definitely not offensive.

Hannah Montana Vol. 2/ Meet Miley Cyrus.......2007-07-29

The second CD by Hannah Montana / debut of Miley Cyrus doesn't disappoint, but doesn't live up to the expectations that I had for it; for me because there were just so many songs. The Hannah Montana side is definitely the preferred one, though, although Miley's side can be charming at times.

My track-by-track synopsis:

Disc 1 | Hannah Montana

1.) We Got The Party With Us [8/10]: This song definitely grew on me; I didn't like it at first, because it wasn't as 'rockish', as I would've expected her album opener for me. But it is a good song.

2.) Nobody's Perfect [10/10]: This is one of the album's strongest tracks, in my opinion. It conveys a good message for everyone, and is pleasing to listen to. There are little touches of a violin playing that adds a nice touch to it. The chorus is catchy, and will get you singing along to it all day.

3.) Make Some Noise [10/10]: Cheesy? Yes. But it is inspirational. It's songs like this that kids should listen too, telling them to believe in themselves, instead of the heartbreak, that boy doesn't like me stuff that is heard on the radio 24 /7.

4.) Rockstar [9/10]: It's very catchy. It has an extremely peppy tune that will cheer you up when you're down.
The lyrics are also, I must say, adorable.

5.) Old Blue Jeans [7/10]: The seven is just for the message it says, otherwise this song just doesn't appeal to me at all.

6.) Life's What You Make It [10/10]: This is another one of the strongest tracks. It's the whole deal, good melody, good lyrics, good message, it's basically goodxalot.

7.) One in A Million [10/10]: I personally think this song is beautiful. The melody is simply gorgeous. I usually compare this to If We Were A Movie from her previous soundtrack, so while this isn't nearly as creative as that one (I'm assuming because this one is a cover anyway), I'm glad that this love song turned out beautifully. My personal favorite.

8.) Bigger Than Us [8/10]: They made her voice sound nice and sweet in this one. But, (episode reference), in one of the episodes that I happened to see, it centered around this song, and they made it seem like such a hit, but while the message is pure, it's not that great. Good nonetheless though.

9.) You And Me Together [8/10]: Again, very catchy. Again, good message. But it's nothing extremely special.

10.) True Friend [8/10]: It's undoubtedly a cute song that all 'BFFs' will hear, and it's sweet, but I just don't know what I don't like about this and the previous song. Vocals maybe?

Disc 2 | Miley Cyrus

1.) See You Again [8/10]: The chorus, I love. Otherwise, it's very bland. Not the best way to start her album off.

2.) Eastnorthumberland High [10/10]: This is one of my favorites on her album. It has a ridiculously catchy beat, and it's refreshing, new, for the topic its about.

3.) Let's Dance [9/10]: It's not a bad song at all, but she should leave the 'rapping' to the rappers. Construire le savoir musical

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High School Musical 2
Original Soundtrack
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Kidz Bop, Vol. 12

ASIN: B000QCTGIE
Release Date: 2007-08-14

Tracks:

What Time Is It
Fabulous
Work This Out
You Are the Music in Me
I Don't Dance
You Are the Music in Me (Sharpay Version)
Gotta Go My Own Way
Bet On It
Everyday
All For One
BONUS TRACK: HUMUHUMUNUKUNUKUAPUA'A

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High School Musical 2 is the follow up to the Music Phenomenon of 2006! Featuring the #1 hit single "What Time Is It"

Average customer rating:

Now it makes more sense...
Where's my Philip Glass?
This is an unique soundtrack
More score, less opera please
Best movie soundtrack of 2007

No Reservations

Manufacturer: Decca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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La Vie en Rose: La Mome

ASIN: B000RHRGQC
Release Date: 2007-07-24

Tracks:

Truffles And Quail - Conrad Pope
Sway - Michael Buble
Celeste Aida - Luciano Pavarotti
O Mio Babbino Caro - Renata Tebaldi
Zoe & Kate Watch Video - Phillip Glass
Libiamo Libiamo - Joan Sutherland
Via Con Me - Paolo Conte
La Donna E 'Mobile - Joseph Calleja
Un Bel Di 'Vedremo - Renata Tebaldi
Zoe Goes To the Restaurant - Phillip Glass
Cielo E Mar - Luciano Pavarotti
Mambo Gelato - Ray Gelato
Nessun Dorma - Luciano Pavarotti
Count On My Love - Liz Phair

Customer Reviews:

Now it makes more sense..........2007-07-30

It appears that some of the most memorable score cues from the movie are actually from Mark Isham's soundtrack "Life As A House" (Listen to track 11 from "Life As A House" for example.)

Now I'm beginning to understand why there seems to be such a paucity of score cues on this CD. I think either Glass' score was partially rejected or he only scored a small part of the movie to begin with.

Where's my Philip Glass? .......2007-07-30

The other music on the cd is perfectly fine. It's good music actually, but I wanted more score. I was hoping the two score cues would be longer than they were.

Philip Glass only used a few motifs (three tops) in the movie...would it have been so hard to include all of them (as opposed to 1)?

Shame on Decca...unless they're planning on releasing a score-only CD.
Hope they do.

This is an unique soundtrack.......2007-07-29

This is an unusual soundtrack. It combines instrumental music with opera music. This disc also has two songs from popular singers. I love the track "Sway" by Michael Buble. I also enjoyed the track "Mambo Gelato" These two tracks make me want to grab someone and dance. The opera tracks on this disc are excellent. The best of the bunch is "La Donna E Mobile" by Joseph Calleja. This track is very uplifting and playful. "Cielo E Mar" is a romantic sounding track from Pavarotti. "Nessum Dorma" is a really soothing track from Pavarotti too. He has such a powerful voice. Philip Glass is a talented composer for the film. I love his instrumental restaurant theme here. It is a beautiful piece of music. "Count On My Love" is a great song that fits the tone of the movie well. I really enjoyed listening to the music on this soundtrack.

More score, less opera please.......2007-07-28

Phillip Glass's score was exceptional, why there isn't more of it on the rousing soundtrack, I can't imagine, but the lack leaves a hole in the overall CD.

Best movie soundtrack of 2007.......2007-07-28

There isn't much good to say about the film but this soundtrack really is beautiful. Création artistique et figuration délirante

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ining Star - B5

I Learned From You - Billy Ray Cyrus

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If the 9-year-old in your life hasn't alerted you already, consider this your heads up: Not since Hilary Duff has Disney delivered the masses a tween sensation as hot as the double-life-leading Miss Hannah Montana. More important for speaker-blowing second- to seventh-graders and the parents forced to buy them CDs, though, no small-screen sensation transcends the tube more convincingly. Part party girl and part plain old good girl, Montana--a sweet-voiced, playful performer--never skimps on the pipes. Country fans will chalk that up to our rhyme-named heroine's lineage; 14-year-old Miley Cyrus, who plays Montana, is the daughter of Nashville star Billy Ray Cyrus (who duets on this disc's sentimental, twang-resistant last track). The rest of the world, though, is apt to find itself belting along based on Hannah's unsinkable hooks and frothy Ashlee-meets-Hilary vocals alone: theme song "Best of Both Worlds" bumps around off a Joan Jett-reminiscent springboard; "Who Said" rips a page from the emo diaries; and "Just Like You" ladles on harmonies sweet enough to attach a stick to. Additional tracks like Jesse McCartney's "She's No You" and B5's Earth Wind & Fire redo "Shining Star" are first-rate complements to the proceedings, but make no mistake: this dance-happy hybrid belongs to the reigning pop princess alone. --Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews:

rockin mucic.......2007-07-28

I love the Hannah Montana CD! It has great songs.I Love dancing to it. I
wish I could meet Hannah!

Excellent Collection For Youngsters.....And Their Parents!.......2007-07-24

Yep, it's hard to believe that a man of thirty-one years is writing a review of the "Hannah Montana" soundtrack but it's true. My daughter, age six, has always enjoyed the TV series that this soundtrack was put out in support of. She naturally wanted to get this disc and did so for her birthday a little over a month ago. Since then, I can't tell you how many times I've been subjected to my daughter singing many of the songs on this album. It is pure bubblegum pop. It's not too offensive nor is it too risque for the younger crowd. It's also easily digestable for parents of children enthralled with Miley Cyrus' portrayal of Montana. Despite being rather fluffy lyric-wise, these songs still manage to be better that pretty much all of today's reigning pop princesses. Cyrus' vocals are much better than the likes of Ashlee Simpson and Avril Lavigne. She also seems like an altogether nicer person than either of them. I've always respected her father, who real fans of country music know spent many, many years trying to make it before hitting with "Achy Breaky Heart." The guy isn't as cheesy as you'd think, and is actually a truer country artist than most of today's mainstream stars like Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney. It appears that he and his wife are taking the right steps to prevent their daughter from turning into a teenage burn-out queen like Britney Spears or so many other teen stars who couldn't handle being on top.

Highlights of the album include the show's theme, "Best Of Both Worlds," "Who Said," and "This Is The Life." A few of the songs are from other artists and other than the Click Five's "Pop Princess," they are a definite step down from the pop quality of Cyrus' tracks.

Overall, I'd have to say that any person who really enjoys pop music will find that this is one of the better albums out there. It also looks as if many of its songs will have a longer shelf life than many other pop songs that are currently out there. Definitely buy this if you have a daughter between the ages of six and twelve. It's great music for them to listen to.

I highly recommend this album.

Daughter Loves.......2007-07-24

I bought this for my daughter's 5th birthday. To say she loves it is an understatement. She listens to it everyday.
The tunes are very catchy. I find myself singing to it.
She loves it!

Pathetic Beyond Belief.......2007-07-19

The daughter of a mullet-haired hick called Billy Ray Cyrus only gets her stardom because...well, she's the daughter of that guy. Miley Cyrus is a hick herself, and when it comes to a teenybopper music, she knows how to sell her schmuck to the middle school students. She can't sing to save her life, regardless of whatever you are told. She's just a Hilary Duff offshoot, but with a redneck accent.

And I can tell you, I actually listened to part of her song. It cursed me. It raped my ears. It made me lose all of my shreds of sanity. Plus, it's on the Disney Channel, which has basically become a channel of generic, derivative and lifeless teen-based shows that use the same kid actors over and over. It's pathetic.

Unless you want to lose your sanity for eternity, destroy your eardrums and make Walt Disney spin in his grave a couple more times, by all means should you purchase this. Just be warned when you're using this to support your drinking glass in a few months.

Hannah Rox ya`ll.......2007-07-02

This is a totaally cool CD! I have both Hannah Montana 1 and Hannah Montana2 Cd!
They are awesome CD`s the songs on the Hannah Montana CD ( Her first CD)
Is about how she wishes you could see who she really is. Here are the names of the songs
The Best of Both Worlds
This is the LIfe
Just Like You
Who Said
The Other Side of me
Pumpin up the Party
If we Were A Movie
I got Nerve
I give it 5 stars

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Average customer rating:

Just Perfect
A Breath Of Fresh Air
Thematically awash in nothingness.
Excellent Mood Contrasts
Well done

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Manufacturer: Warner Bros/Wea
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ASIN: B000OLGCHA
Release Date: 2007-07-10

Tracks:

Fireworks
Professor Umbridge
Another Story
Dementors in the Underpass
Dumbledore's Army
The Hall of Prophecies
Possession
The Room of Requirement
The Kiss
A Journey to Hogwarts
The Sirius Deception
Death of Sirius
Umbridge Spoils a Beautiful Morning
Darkness Takes Over
The Ministry of Magic
The Sacking of Trelawny
Flight of the Order of the Phoenix
Loved Ones and Leaving

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For its fifth cinematic installment, the Harry Potter franchise gets a new composer as England's Nicholas Hooper (a usual collaborator of new director David Yates) succeeds Patrick Doyle and John Williams. The screeching electric guitar that suddenly irrupts on the very first track, "Fireworks," lets t De la révolution Rwandaise à la contre-révolution : Contraintes structurelles et gouvernance, 1950-2003

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he earlier movies, which were ignored by Doyle (not to say I disliked Doyle's). I felt the music really reflected the chaos and turmoil that surrounds Harry in this movie. The one thing I disliked was that the cd was not set up in a cohesive manner. However there is an easy fix to that, load it on an ipod.

Spring Awakening (2006 Original Broadway Cast)

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Spring Awakens
Surprisingly Moving and Original
What's all the hype?????
Spring Awakennings? I don't think so!!!
One of the best musical soundtracks ever!

Spring Awakening (2006 Original Broadway Cast)
Duncan Sheik , Steven Sater , Skylar Astin , Lilli Cooper , John Gallagher Jr. , Gideon Glick , Jonathan Groff , Brian Johnson , Lea Michele , and Lauren Pritchard
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ASIN: B000J3FBFC
Release Date: 2006-12-12

Tracks:

Mamma Who Bore Me
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All That's Known
The B*tch of Living
My Junk
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The Word of Your Body
The Dark I Know Well
And Then There Were None
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Who would have thought that Duncan Sheik would succeed where Paul Simon and Randy Newman failed, successfully transitioning from the pop-rock world to the Broadway stage? With Spring Awakening, Sheik and book writer/lyricist Steven Slater (who had already worked on Sheik's 2001 album Phantom Moon) have created a thoroughly exciting show that incorporates a contemporary art-indie idiom (including a small rock band instead of an orchestra) into a dramatic musical-theater context. The unlikely setting is that of a Frank Wedekind adaptation, but as it turns out, teenage angst is perennial, whether it's in contemporary America or in a 1891 German boarding school. Songs such as "The Bitch of Living" ("with nothing going on, asking just what went wrong"), "The Word of Your Body," "I Don't Do Sadness," and "Totally Fucked" ("You're fucked if you speak your mind and you know you will") resonate with the rage, frustration, confusion, excitement, joy, anger, and of course budding lust of those hormone-driven years. The show is greatly enhanced by its youthful cast members (they're all pretty close in age to their characters), who sing their hearts out. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Album Description

Decca Broadway presents the cast recording for the acclaimed new Broadway production, SPRING AWAKENING. Written by pop music composer Duncan Sheik and playwright/lyricist Steven Sater, the musical explores emotional earthquakes in the lives of teenagers.

SPRING AWAKENING is based on Frank Wedekind's controversial 1891 drama, which was scandalous in its day for addressing sex violence and suicide. The story, dialogue and costumes suggest the 19th Century, and are perfectly wedded to a beautiful alternative pop music score by GrammyÂ® nominated singer/songwriter Duncan Sheik. The creative team also includes TonyÂ® Award Winning director Michael Mayer (Thoroughly Modern Millie) and legendary choreographer Bill T. Jones.

Customer Reviews:

Spring Awakens.......2007-07-30

This new musical by Duncan Sheik is pretty damn amazing! The singers are backed up by a minimal orchestra of violins, guitars and a few other instruments. This helps you really get a grasp on the emotional vocals that these young teens are producing. Spring Awakening is a fresh, new musical that takes an outlook on the pains of growing up and the pressure that one is put through when going through puberty. I love this musical and being a musical theatre student i feel that it is essiental for every musical theatre lover! To put it plainly----this musical ROCKS!!!

Surprisingly Moving and Original.......2007-07-27

I've heard so much buzz about Spring Awakening, so it was a little difficult to believe all the the rave reviews before I bought the album. All those reviews are right though! It should be a discordant mixture - a 19th century German setting and a pop-rock musical score, but Sheik pulled it off perfectly. Spring Awakening has a soundtrack that will hold both angst-ridden MTV watchers and hardened Broadway buffs enthralled. It is slightly reminiscent of previous musicals, such as Rent and Bare, but it has a spirit and vibrancy all its own. I strongly recommend this! Definitely a highlight of the last few years of Broadway cast recordings!

What's all the hype?????.......2007-07-23