Original Gold

Track Listings
Disc: 1
1. You Sexy Thing
2. It Started With a Kiss
3. Girl Crazy
4. Stay With Me
5. Dance (Get Down on It)
6. Chances
7. I Gave You My Heart (Didn't I?)
8. You'll Never Be So Wrong
9. Love Me to Sleep
10. You're a Natural High
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Disc: 2
1. So You Win Again
2. Harry
3. Seventeen Years of Age
4. Night Ride
5. Man to Man
6. Hello America
7. Congas Man
8. No Tears
9. Emotional Explosion
10. Changing World
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Doctor Who - Original Television Soundtrack
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • The Doctor Dances!
  • Technical Problems Overshadow an Otherwise Fine Album
  • Doctor Who - Series 1-The Runaway Bride Soundtrack
  • Great Soundtrack
  • Awesome - music for the masses
 Doctor Who - Original Television Soundtrack

Manufacturer: Silva Screen
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ASIN: B000KC8O3S
Release Date: 2007-02-13

Tracks:

  1. Doctor Who Theme - TV version
  2. Westminster Bridge
  3. The Doctor's Theme
  4. Cassandra's Waltz
  5. Slitheen
  6. Father's Day
  7. Rose In Peril
  8. Boom Town Suite
  9. I'm Coming To Get You
  10. Hologram
  11. Rose Defeats The Daleks
  12. Clockwork TARDIS
  13. Harriet Jones, Prime Minister
  14. Rose's Theme
  15. Song For Ten (performed by Neil Hannon)
  16. The Face of Boe
  17. UNIT
  18. Seeking The Doctor
  19. Madame de Pompadour
  20. Tooth and Claw
  21. The Lone Dalek
  22. New Adventures
  23. Finding Jackie
  24. Monster Bossa
  25. The Daleks
  26. The Cybermen
  27. Doomsday
  28. The Impossible Planet
  29. Sycorax Encounter
  30. Love Don't Roam (performed by Neil Hannon)
  31. Doctor Who Theme - Album Version

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The BBC's veteran time-traveling sci-fi hero returns via a smart 21st-century update, one whose adventurous plot lines and super-charged visuals inspired this equally ambitious musical score anthology (covering seasons one and two, as well as two extended specials) by Murray Gold. The composer's sinewy, synth-charged update of Ron Grainer's original '60s series theme is a study in spooky dramatics that's also treated to a more expansive, album-closing arrangement, while "Westminster Bridge" and "Slitheen" revel in muscular evocations of spy music past that recall Michael Giacchino's similar tongue-in-cheek romps for The Incredibles. From there, Gold's music steadily expands in scale and scope, often achieving big-screen dimensions via the cinematic sweep of "Boom Town Suite"/"I'm Coming to Get You," the minimalist-tinged rhythms of "Clockwork Tardis," or the overt piano-and-orchestra melancholy of "Rosie's Theme." Completing the saga's musical makeover are a pair of ballads sung by the Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon--the effusive pop charmer "Song For Ten" and the more retro-R&B-quirky "Love Don't Roam." --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Doctor Dances!.......2007-07-19

Murray Gold has hit...well, gold.
So has the BBC.
I believe that this show could run forever now that it has been re-invented. Whether it does or not is important to me because it will live with me.
The new Doctor Who is not only for the fans nor is the music. This music will appeal to anyone so check out the shows and relate to the music! The theme has completely re-invented and I love that but I might say that without the Mark Ayres' and the Dominic Glynn's...where would we be now?
I love this.

2 out of 5 stars Technical Problems Overshadow an Otherwise Fine Album.......2007-06-12

Let me begin by stating that I really wanted to give this CD a better review. Unfortunately, while I give high marks to Murray Gold and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales for some fine performances, this is the most poorly mixed orchestral album I've heard in years. Every track shows evidence of aggressive compression and normalization (to the point where clipping was evident on some sound systems), and the final track is easily the most distorted professional studio recording I've ever heard. Probably good enough for a soundtrack but not nearly up to par for an album. Worth a listen for Doctor Who fans, but it could have been so much better.

5 out of 5 stars Doctor Who - Series 1-The Runaway Bride Soundtrack.......2007-06-12

This soundtrack is great and fairly thorough, containing almost all of the instrumental music that is included in nearly every episode from Rose to The Runaway Bride. (Though the only piece of music I know that was included in the Runaway Bride was the track "Love Don't Roam" as I think it had a different suite)

The soundtrack's cover has a picture of David Tennant (The Tenth Doctor) and Billie Piper (Rose Tyler) and I'm really thankful that they did a complete (or at the very least nearly complete) soundtrack for the first two seasons rather than waiting several more seasons and having to do an abridged soundtrack.

The soundtrack contains all original tracks, for the most part by Murray Gold, and the only two predominantly vocal tracks are "Song for Ten" and "Love Don't Roam" but the soundtrack more than makes up for your lack of being able to sing along with it.

Personally, I love to listen to it when writing fanfiction as well as just any time I may feel like it. It really does retain the mood of the show even without images to accompany it.

For the information of anyone who is interested the other songs that I know of that have been included in Doctor Who but are not on the soundtrack are (these are not guaranteed accurate but I believe they are):

"Tainted Love" by Soft Cell (episode The End of the World, Series One)

"Toxic" by Britney Spears (episode The End of the World, Series One)

"Moonlight Serenade" by Glenn Miller (episode The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances, Series One*)

"In the Mood" by Glenn Miller (*)

*There is a Christmas song in the beginning of the Christmas Invasion that mentions a "red-nosed reindeer" but I'm not entirely sure that it is the actual song and if it is it's a very different version. This song is used more than once in reference to Christmas, however. It is playing in the garage in which Mickey is working in The Christmas Invasion.

"God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" - Traditional

"Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick" by Ian Dury and the Blockheads (episode Tooth and Claw, Series Two)

Some classical music I can't recall the name of but that is mentioned by the computer's voice is used during a shift transition sometime during The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit

"Mr. Blue Sky" by The Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) (episode Love and Monsters, Series Two)

Hope I've helped maybe!

4 out of 5 stars Great Soundtrack.......2007-05-29

If you're a fan of the incredible music from the New Doctor Who, you'll thoroughly enjoy this CD. Just one word of caution: if you're buying because you're a fan of "Song for Ten" (the song from the end of "The Christmas Invasion" where the new doctor picks out his wardrobe), be advised: the CD version is NOT the episode version. Even though it did not evoke the same feeling as the original song from the episode, it's still worth picking up... there are some lyrics that didn't make it into the episode that foreshadow events that happen later in Series 2 that fans of the show will find very interesting.

4 out of 5 stars Awesome - music for the masses.......2007-05-27

I expected the excellence of Murray Gold - and was not disappointed. The themes and moods expressed in these pieces will take you on a journey. Although matched perfectly to the Doctor Who element for which they were written, each piece is brilliant in its own right, evoking a wide range of expression and emotion. Buy it; enjoy it. I did.
Way Out
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Loved this!
  • Way Out CD by Justin Roberts
  • Wow! The best yet!
  • Rescued from the Wiggles
  • Great for kids and parents!
 Way Out
Justin Roberts
Manufacturer: Carpet Square
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ASIN: B0002IQIV0
Release Date: 2004-07-20

Tracks:

  1. Airplane Of Food
  2. Day Camp
  3. Best Friend
  4. Doctor Doctor
  5. Way Out
  6. Roller In The Coaster
  7. Humpty's At It Again
  8. Picture Day
  9. Bigger
  10. I Lost The Tooth I Lost
  11. Backyard Spaceship
  12. Suppertime

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More than any children's music release this year, Justin Roberts's Way Out makes you want to buy multiple copies and pass them out to friends--if only to prove that children's music can be unaccountably great. Justin's gift for transplanting himself into the psyche of an 8-year-old lifts him head and shoulders above his goofy-voiced peers. However, simply pinning Justin's talent on songwriting alone sells him short--few others (Dan Zanes, Ralph Covert and They Might Be Giants are exceptions) rock their records as hard. Way Out draws us way in, expertly mowing down musical age barriers and delivering us from the mistaken idea that kidstuff doesn't count. -Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Loved this!.......2007-01-09

Every time my son asks me to purchase a "new" Justin Roberts CD I find that it;s better than the last we bought! His music is not just for children, but the whole family.

5 out of 5 stars Way Out CD by Justin Roberts.......2007-01-05

I was fortunate to walk past the librarian's desk and discovered a new CD of his. I LOVED it sooo much i had to buy his others immediately. I am so tired of the typical kids songs we have always heard. He is a humorous, talented lyricist sounding similiar to my favorites - Squeeze and the Cure. I was not disappointed - i can't wait for his next CD.

5 out of 5 stars Wow! The best yet!.......2006-04-25

20 minutes after dropping my kids off at school, I'll realize that I'm still listening to Justin Roberts by myself. Truly great 'kids' music' that adults can enjoy, too.

The beat and brass on this one will get you moving.

Love it!!

5 out of 5 stars Rescued from the Wiggles.......2006-03-16

We discovered Justin Roberts music on XM Kids radio one day, and my entire family was hooked. His lyrics are clever and surprising - and has brought my three kids (ages 5, 3, and 1) to both giggles and quiet thoughts while listening. We dance to "Airplane of Food" and "Daycamp" almost daily, and we LOVE the "Humpty Dumpty" song - it's inspired a game where the kids dream up crazy things that Humpty can see while up on the wall.

We're anxiously awaiting his new "Meltdown" CD release on March 21st, and are proud to own all of his albums. We each have our favorite songs - and the kids (and I) fight over which one to listen to next. We've graduated from the Wiggles, and are never EVER looking back!

5 out of 5 stars Great for kids and parents!.......2006-01-15

This is an upbeat, comical CD with great music for kids and parents. Parents, you'll find yourself listening to this music even when the kids aren't around! This will become your favorite kid music to play, I promise!
Way Out West: The Essential Western Film Music Collection, Vol. 2
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Not My Style
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  • A great follow-up
 Way Out West: The Essential Western Film Music Collection, Vol. 2

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ASIN: B000060PBU
Release Date: 2002-03-26

Tracks:

  1. The Hallejuah Trail-Overture
  2. The Alamo-The Green Leaves Of Summer
  3. The Alamo-Davy Crocket
  4. The Big Country-The Welcoming/Finale
  5. The Big Valley-Main Theme
  6. Blazing Saddles-Blazing Saddles
  7. Bonaza-Main Theme
  8. Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid-raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
  9. The Comancheros-McBain/Main Title
  10. Duel In The Sun-Main Title/The Legend/Orizaba
  11. A Fistfull Of Dynamite-Duck You Sucker
  12. For A Few Dollars More-Main Theme
  13. Friendly Persuasion-Thee I Love
  14. Giant-Main Theme
  15. The Good, The Bad And The Ugly-Main Theme
  16. The Good, The Bad And The Ugly-The Ecstasy Of Gold
  17. Gunfight At The O.K. Corral-Suite
  18. Hang 'Em High-Main Theme
  19. The Hanging Tree-Main Title

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  1. High Caparral-Main Theme
  2. How The West Was Won-Prelude/The Land
  3. High Noon-Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darlin'
  4. The Jayhawkers-The Lynching/Two Brothers/The Hayhawkers
  5. The Lone Ranger-William Tell Overture: Finale
  6. Nevada Smith-Main Title
  7. Old Gringo-Main Themes
  8. Once Upon A Time In The West-Man With The Harmonica
  9. One Eyed Jacks-Main Title
  10. The Proud Rebel-Main Titles
  11. The Quick And The Dead-End Titles
  12. Quigley Down Under-End Titles
  13. Rio Bravo-Rio Bravo/De Guella
  14. The Scalphunters-Main Title
  15. Shane-Main Theme: The Call Of The Farwaway Hills
  16. The Shootist-Main Title
  17. The Unforgiven-The Need For Love
  18. Viva Zapata-Gathering Forces
  19. The Virginian-Main Theme

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Not My Style.......2007-05-11

This CD has a lot of good songs on it, but it just too bland for our taste. We prefer Western music to sound as though genuine cowboys are singing it - not a fancy chorus!

5 out of 5 stars Rockin' Western Collection.......2006-08-28

For anyone who likes movie/tv music from westerns should purchase this CD. What a wonderful collection of both film and tv with great renditions of each piece. I'm about to purchase Vol. 1 to complete my collection.

5 out of 5 stars Hard to Find Great Western Themes .......2006-03-16

This CD has a number of great western themes that are not in some of the standard lists. For example it includes "The Hallejuah Trail", "Blazing Saddles", and "Giant". This CD also has what I consider the true theme of "The Comancheros". I have been disappointed with some other CDs I have purchased listing "The Comancheros" which had a song rather than this theme. Many of the tracks on this two disk CD go beyond the main theme music and are actually suites. The "Big Country" and "How the West Was Won" are just a couple of examples. It may be a little more expense than some CDs, but not bad for a two disk set. I am really happy with my purchase.

4 out of 5 stars Western Music.......2005-07-29

I enjoy this CD. It has many familiar melodies. Good background for reading, nice to listen while driving. It is also the only CD I've ever found that has the great theme from the movie "Giant."

5 out of 5 stars A great follow-up.......2003-08-29

This is the second collection by SilvaScreen, who are also responsible for "The Wild West: The Essential Western Film Music Collection" (see my review). And it's just as good as the first. There are themes in here that everyone will recognize ("Bonanza," "A Fistful of Dollars"), themes that may not be so familiar ("Duel in the Sun," "The Hanging Tree," the lively "Blazing Saddles"), and even themes you may not associate with Westerns at all ("The Friendly Persuasion"). And no duplication either: when this disc includes a piece from one of the same sources covered in its predecessor, it's a different piece. One great treat: the full lyrics to "Gunfight at OK Corral," which I've never heard outside the soundtrack of the movie itself. The arrangement from "Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid" includes not only the familiar song "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" but an overview of the music--seguing almost seamlessly into Bernstein's magnificent "The Comancheros," a rare find indeed. An expensive item, but if you love Western film music, well worth it.
To Live & Die In L.A.: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Dupped?
  • Even After 20 Years, This Soundtrack Is STILL Bumpin'!
  • only the title track
  • cd review
  • Excellent
 To Live & Die In L.A.: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Wang Chung
Manufacturer: Geffen Gold Line Sp.
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ASIN: B000000OY3
Release Date: 1996-03-19

Tracks:

  1. To Live And Die In L.A.
  2. Lullaby
  3. Wake Up, Stop Dreaming
  4. Wait
  5. City Of The Angels
  6. The Red Stare
  7. Black-Blue-White
  8. Every Big City

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Director William Friedkin knows a thing or two about innovative, genre-bending film scores. He commissioned edgy modern-jazz player Don Ellis for his classic The French Connection and reworked Mike Oldfield's "Tubular Bells" into the haunting soundtrack for the blockbuster The Exorcist. But even veteran film buffs were surprised when Friedkin turned the scoring chores for his taut 1985 forgery-ring thriller To Live and Die in LA over to British pop stars Wang Chung. Though they're still best known for their perennial rock-of-the-'80s hits "Dancehall Days," "Everybody Have Fun Tonight," and "Let's Go," Friedkin's early admiration for the band's often underrated musicality paid off with a tense, rhythmic soundscape that crystallized the era and locale of the film. And, though synth-pop has gained ill repute as a cheesy 1980s cliché, this album ably proves that it could rise above its stereotype in dramatic fashion. The Jack Hues-sung title track was also a minor pop hit. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Dupped?.......2007-02-21

This cd has not as yet arrived for me to review it. Where is it?

4 out of 5 stars Even After 20 Years, This Soundtrack Is STILL Bumpin'!.......2006-12-01

i just received my copy in the mail a few days ago.....WOW!...right now "wait" is playing as i type this.i really like the flow of songs. it has been awhile since i've seen the movie but the music is still top- notch quality."city of the angels".had a good driving bass drum and high- hat thing going that's just crazy. i play air drums to it.

all in all... A TOP RATE SOUNDTRACK.

4 out of 5 stars only the title track.......2006-06-14

ok the track to live and die in l.a by wang chung is the only piece worth listening but the movie itself wow!!! if a dvd is available i would recommend it as a masterpiece movie! would you believe that this was CSI mainstay william petersen starring role?

4 out of 5 stars cd review.......2006-03-09

good ol' tunes from Wang Chung,
good as the flick and well sung;
Wm. P. was good in the show,
partner was/is always so-so;
tks Amazon, "feat gea kung."

5 out of 5 stars Excellent.......2005-08-31

Music is top of the line in feeling and depth. Edgy lyrics support rolling melodies, and I would recommend this CD for anyone who enjoys 80's music.
Gold: The Definitive Hits Collection
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Andrew LLoyd Webber - Gold Hits
  • The Gold By Andrew
  • The best of Webber
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  • Super good CD
 Gold: The Definitive Hits Collection
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Manufacturer: Decca
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ASIN: B0000657XY
Release Date: 2002-05-07

Tracks:

  1. Superstar - Murray Head w/ the Trinidad Singers (Jesus Christ Superstar)
  2. As If We Never Said Goodbye - Barbra Streisand (Sunset Boulevard)
  3. The Phantom Of The Opera - Sarah Brightman & Michael Crawford (The Phantom Of The Opera)
  4. You Must Love Me - Madonna (Evita)
  5. Any Dream Will Do-Donny Osmond (Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat)
  6. Memory - Betty Buckley (Cats)
  7. Pie Jesus - Charlotte Church (Requiem)
  8. The Music Of The Night - Michael Crawford (The Phantom Of The Opera)
  9. I Don't Know How To Love Him - Yvonne Elliman (Jesus Christ Superstar)
  10. Don't Cry For Me Argentina -Patti Lupone (Evita)
  11. Love Changes Everything - Michael Ball (Aspects Of Love)
  12. All I Ask Of You - Sarah Brightman (The Phantom Of The Opera)
  13. The Perfect Year - Glenn Close & Alan Campbell (Sunset Boulevard)
  14. The Vaults Of Heaven - Tom Jones & Sounds Of Blackness (Whistle Down The Wind)
  15. No Matter What - Boyzone (Whistle Down The Wind)
  16. Oh What A Circus - Mandy Patinkin (Evita)
  17. Whistle Down The Wind - Sarah Brightman (Whistle Down The Wind)
  18. Amigos Para Siempre (Friends For Life) - Sarah Brightman & Jose Carrerras (1992 Olympics Theme)

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The critical debate over Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical legacy will no doubt rage for decades. Is he the shrewd populist composer who almost single-handedly revived the moribund stage musical--or a crass, Barnum-esque showman (who almost single-handedly revived the moribund stage musical)? This 18-track anthology chronicles the high points of Sir Andrew's enduring songcraft and the irrefutable impact it's made across a remarkably disparate swath of tastes and genres, from Broadway to Top 40 radio and even the classical repertoire.

If some have accused Lloyd Webber's songs--like "The Music of the Night" (from Phantom of the Opera) and the title tune from Whistle Down the Wind, included here--of having all the melodic and lyrical sophistication of a children's lullaby, that's likely the very element that's made them so appealing to a mass audience. If nothing else, it's a compelling argument for that old notion about it being "the singer, not the song." Indeed, there are few contemporary composers whose music could entice divas from Streisand ("As If We'd Never Said Goodbye" from Sunset Blvd.) to Madonna (Evita's "You Must Love Me") and Charlotte Church ("Pie Jesu" from Requiem) to cover it, let alone forge the very careers of artists like Sarah Brightman and Michael Crawford. And if there's any substance to that other criticism of Lloyd Webber lifting the melodic ideas of composers from Verdi to John Williams (we swear that's the theme to Jurassic Park bubbling up in Tom Jones's camped-up take on Whistle's "The Vaults of Heaven"), at least, like virtually every major composer, he's stolen--er, borrowed--from the best. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Andrew LLoyd Webber - Gold Hits.......2007-07-13

I sent this CD to my parents and they love it! It is nice to preview the songs on-line instead of with greasy headphones in a music store! The shipping is always speedy and makes sending gifts across the country so much easier.

5 out of 5 stars The Gold By Andrew.......2007-04-23

This cd is a must have for any Webber fan. It has many great songs from his most sucsessful musicals. But something I don't like about this cd is that some of the singer how sings some of the songs arn't the onse that sings the originals. Like "The Phantom Of The Opera" and "Love Changes Everything". Witch is so sad. Couse the original songs are so much better.
But besides that this cd is very good. With manye nice and difficult songs (I've sung some of the myself in siningclass).
So if you like Andrew's music this most sertanly is a most have.

4 out of 5 stars The best of Webber.......2005-09-12

Although I like Andrew Llloyd Webber and his music very much, this collection earns only 4 stars and it's not because of the quality of the music but the level of performers. If a best of collection is made it should contain the best version ever done and this time it's not true. I could write the same review for the European edition (labeled import here) because the blend of the two would be a perfect best of.

Some examples: this version contains Memory sung by Betty Buckley while the Elaine Page version is light years better. Then it contains Patti Lupone's version of Don't Cry For Me Argentina. Even though Madonna wasn't the best Evita, she definitely sung Argentina in a way no-one could before or will ever. Whistle Down The Wind is represented with 3 songs - the place of the Tom Jones song is not here (the same could be said of Tina Arena's song o the European edition). Instead of the TJ song they could have included Take That Look Off Your Face by Marti Webb - one of the best songs by Webber. Pie Jesu from the Requiem is much better sung by Sarah Brightman. These are the faults.

What about the rest? Pure joy and material worth of 6 stars. Superstar, Phantom Of The Opera, Music Of The Night, I Don't Know How To Love Him, All I Ask Of You, No Matter What, Oh What A Circus - wonderful songs and wonderful performers. My all-time favorite from Webber will always be Music Of The Night and the version included here is the mesmerizing adaptation of Michael Crawford.

I don't advise anyone not to buy this album - it's good material, however it's far from being perfect.

4 out of 5 stars THE BEST OF LLOYD WEBBER MADE FOR THE AMERICAN AUDIENCES.......2005-01-31

There are numerous compilations out on the market full of Andrew Lloyd Webber's music. As most people know, Lloyd Webber is the most successful musical composer of all time and many of his songs became standards not only in the theatre history, but also as tops on the charts. Even though he's British, his influence on the shape of the modern musical theatre expanded over the West End boundaries long ago and has thus made an enormous impact on Broadway. Two of his shows ("Cats" and "The phantom of the opera") hold the record as two the longest running shows in the history of Broadway. He has also been the only composer to have three of his shows running at Broadway concurrently. This compilation captures some of the best songs he has ever written, he personally supervised it and it is the best thing to have if you can't afford his five-CD compilation called "Now and forever", which was selected and supervised by him as well. You should bear in mind, however, that there are two compilations called Gold out there: The one made for the European and the British market, and this one, made for the American buyers. Some of the songs on both of them are the same, the others are performed by different artists and some can be found only in one of the two. This one here was issued later and it is digitally remastered. Therefore you should check your favourites and buy accordingly, or, if you can, buy them both, since both of them contain interesting songs and performers.

So here are my thoughts about the tracks in this one:

1. "Superstar" and "I don't know how to love him" are both from the concept album of "Jesus Christ Superstar". They sound wonderful as ever, although the orchestrations may seem a bit dated by now.

2. "Sunset Boulevard" is marked here with two songs. Barbra Streisand's powerful voice shines all the way through in "As if we never said goodbye"; it's a shame she never played Norma Desmond on Broadway, since Patti LuPone wasn't allowed to take her Norma to New York, and Glenn Close butchered the role. Her limited vocal abilities were hardly suited for the material, as it is shown by the second Sunset song, "The perfect year", performed by Close and Alan Campbell. They both lack a decent singing voice, so this is the one song I skip regularly. The song itself sounds much better in its single version with pops orchestration, as can be heard on the European version of this compilation, where it is performed by Dina Carroll. This version here can hardly be considered a gold one.

3. "The Phantom of the Opera" is represented by three songs. Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman performance in the song of the same title is amazing. They were both born to play their roles in this show and their voices fit together perfectly. Sarah can hit the high notes in the end like no other Christine. Cliff Richard and Sarah sing the lovely ballad "All I ask of you" with passion, and Cliff has a wonderful warmth in his voice. Finally, Michael Crawford gives his unique and mesmerising interpretation in "The music of the night".

4. The 1996 movie version of "Evita" is Madonna's best role to date and it brought an Academy Award for Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, who wrote "You must love me" especially for the big screen. This is another wonderful ballad with the haunting cello and piano solo. It just proves that Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice were the best collaborators. They really should do another musical together.

5. "The Joseph and his amazing Technicolor dreamcoat" was Webber's first musical and the signature song "Any dream will do" is performed here by Donny Osmond, who also appeared in the video version. I find his rendition even better than London's Jason Donovan, since Donny isn't strictly bound by the notes and so sings it more casually. A wonderful pop piece.

6."Memory" from "Cats" is probably the most famous of all Webber's songs, recorded by numerous artists. This version is sung by Betty Buckley, who was Broadway's Grizabella. Although Betty's performance can't be considered bad, I prefer Elaine Paige, who sung the song first, in the London production. Elaine has a note of sorrow in her at times husky voice, which I found very intriguing. Her performance can be considered definite, as heard on "Cats" DVD or in her latest two-disc compilation, "Centre stage: The very best of Elaine Paige", issued in May 2004. Still, those who prefer Ms. Buckley or who saw her on stage in this role won't be disappointed.

7. "Pie Jesu" is the best known song from Webber's "Requiem", written in 1985 to commemorate the death of his father. I'm not too keen on the version included here, performed by Charlotte Church, because her voice isn't as pretty as Sarah Brightman's on the original recording and the tempo is somewhat faster here.

8. "Don't cry for me Argentina" is among my all-time Lloyd Webber's favourites. I like all the ladies who performed "Evita" on the stage and on the screen (Julie Covington, Elaine Paige, Patti LuPone and Madonna), but on this disc is the version I am most satisfied with, since it is sung by Patti LuPone. Ms. LuPone has a very powerful voice with an amazing range and she deserved her Tony Award for this role. She was able to sound both vulnerable and decisive while singing this, whereas the other leading ladies emphasized one or the other in their interpretation. Mandy Patinkin's "Oh what a circus" is not the best, the orchestration is a little bit weak and his voice sounds thin to me. David Essex on the London cast recording is more suitable.

9. "Aspects of love" boast here with its top song, "Love changes everything", performed wonderfully by Michael Ball. It was his #1 hit and is probably one of the most beautiful love anthems ever written.

10. Three songs come from "Whistle down the wind". The studio release of the same title is one of the reasons I bought this compilation, although I already have the European one. It is performed by Sarah Brightman with Lloyd Webber playing the piano and a symphonic orchestra who nicely takes the lead of the main melody. Sarah voice is angelic; she sings it like a little bird. Very charming. Boyzone's "No matter what" was a huge pop hit in the charts. Again, we have a song with the suitable orchestrations and vocals. And lastly, Tom Jones' deep voice in combination with the back vocals of "The Sounds of Blackness" gives a rocking rendition of the church hymn "The vaults of heaven". It can't be found on the European version and Tom's voice shows it hasn't aged. Way to go.

11. For the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Webber wrote, together with his long-time lyricist Don Black, this last song, "Amigos para siempre or Friends for life". It's a nice duet between Sarah Brightman and Jose Carreras, their voices sore when bound together. The melody itself is neat, especially when the orchestra takes the lead.

Besides the fact that some of the performers here were not the best for my taste, there is also the fact that some of Lloyd Webber's shows are omitted in this version, most notably, "Tell me on a Sunday". Also, unlike its European counterpart, this compilation isn't aligned chronologically, so we have 1970 Superstar being the first song, 1993 Sunset Blvd comes the second, followed by The Phantom from 1986 and so on. None the less, this CD is excellent as an introduction to Lloyd Webber's music and one can continue with his cast recordings from there. It's also very handy as a single disc compilation for the American fans.

5 out of 5 stars Super good CD.......2004-12-31

The songs on this CD are great. If you also play piano, the book of the same title goes perfectly with the CD. You can following along with the music and learn the songs on the piano.
Exodus - Original Soundtrack
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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ASIN: B00005QXCR
Release Date: 2001-11-06

Tracks:

  1. Theme Of Exodus
  2. Summer In Cyprus
  3. Escape
  4. Ari
  5. Karen
  6. Valley Of Jezreel
  7. Fight For Survival
  8. In Jerusalem
  9. The Brothers
  10. Conspiracy
  11. Prison Break
  12. Dawn
  13. Fight For Peace

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Gold's gold........2006-03-08

Ernest Gold's early version of this (main theme) tune was always a favorite of mine and it practically became Ferrante and Tiecher's theme recording (their piano version being quite good also!). However, here, you get "variations" of the music, compliments of The Sinfonia of London Orchestra, definitely classical, definitely contemporary, definitely melodic. While the background isn't exactly silent as you would find on a DDD CD recording, it's still acceptable and maybe even adds to the ambiance of what this recording is all about and the era in which the tracks were laid. I listen to it quite often. My only fault with the CD is that it's a little shyer in length than most soundtracks -- but it is what it is. Highly reccommended!

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful & moving music! Not to be missed!.......2003-08-03

I can't believe that I am the first person to review such an excellent soundtrack! What can I say except that the title track, "Theme of Exodus", is probably the most beautiful piece written for a movie and the rest of the album is not far behind. Track 10 "Conspiracy" is another interesting piece with the authentic Israeli and Arabic music. Track 12 "Dawn" is one of the most dark and foreboding film pieces that I have ever heard, it definitely more than captures the mood of the scene.

The soundtrack definitely stands on its own, infact, in some ways I found the music to be understated or at very low volume levels in the movie, which for the time period of the early 60's strikes me as unsusual. I thought that the music would be more prominent, similar to one of its cotempoaries such as "Lawrence of Arabia"

I can definitely hear the inspiration for later soundtracks in this album. I believe that Basil Poledouris must have gotten some inspiration for "Conan the Barbarian" from the title track -if you have any interest to do so, listen to the two and I bet you will hear the similiarity also.

A very informative five page booklet comes with the CD. The booklet features some interesting information about the movie and music. If you are a soundtrack fan or love beautiful music, no matter you age, do yourself a favor and buy this album! If you have the movie "Exodus", buy the soundtrack so you can hear the music in all of its splendor!
The Original 80s Remix Box Set
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Typical of these compilations--some gems and numerous problems all on one collection
 The Original 80s Remix Box Set
Various Artists
Manufacturer: EMI Gold Imports
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ASIN: B000KJTCOG
Release Date: 2007-02-19

Tracks:

  1. Reflex [Dance Mix] - Duran Duran
  2. Penthouse & Pavement [Tommy d's Master Mix] - Heaven 17
  3. Lifeline [12" Version] - Spandau Ballet
  4. Enola Gay [OMD vs Sash! radio edit] - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
  5. Circus [Remix] - Erasure
  6. Reap the Wild Wind [12" Version] - Ultravox
  7. Situation [12" Remix] - Yazoo
  8. It's a Miracle/Miss Me Blind [US 12" Remix] - Culture Club
  9. She Blinded Me with Science [US Mix] - Thomas Dolby
  10. He Ain't No Competition [12" Version] - Brother Beyond
  11. Imagination [12" Version] - Belouis Some
  12. We Close Our Eyes [12" Version] - Go West
  13. Love Missile F1-11 [Westbam Remix Short Version] - Sigue Sigue Sputnik
  14. Heart of Glass [12" Version] - Blondie
  15. Keep on Movin' [M Beat Bonus Mix] - Soul II Soul, Caron Wheeler
  16. Good Life [Steve Silk Hurley Remix] - Inner City
  17. Hangin' on a String [Frankie Knuckles Remix] - Loose Ends
  18. Showing Out (Get Fresh at the Weekend) [Freehold Mix] - Mel & Kim
  19. In Private [12" Version] - Dusty Springfield
  20. Respect [The Dancing Danny D Remix] - Adeva
  21. Mony Mony [12" Mix] - Amazulu
  22. Some Guys Have All the Luck [Extended Version] - Maxi Priest
  23. Let's Go All the Way [Extended Version] - Sly Fox
  24. Hot in the City [1988 Remix] - Billy Idol
  25. Once in a Lifetime [Extended Version] - Talking Heads
  26. Let's Stick Together ['88 Remix] - Bryan Ferry
  27. It's My Life - Talk Talk
  28. (I Just) Died in Your Arms [Extended Remix] - Cutting Crew
  29. Dreaming [The Sub-Urban Dream Mix] - Blondie
  30. To Cut a Long Story Short [12" Version] - Spandau Ballet
  31. Girls on Film [Salt Tank Mix] - Duran Duran
  32. Souvenir [Moby Remix] - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
  33. Play to Win [12" Extended Version] - Heaven 17
  34. We Came to Dance [12" Version] - Ultravox
  35. War Song [Ultimate Dance Mix] - Culture Club
  36. Icing on the Cake - Stephen Duffy
  37. Don't Stop the Dance [Special 12" Remix] - Bryan Ferry
  38. Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) [One World Remix] - Soul II Soul, Caron Wheeler
  39. Heart & Soul - T'Pau
  40. Don't You (Forget About Me) [Edit] - Simple Minds
  41. Kids in America [D-Bop's Bright Lights Mix Edit] - Kim Wilde

Album Description

Three CD set containing 41 classic remixes and extended versions of '80s favorites. Not only does this collection include New Wave artists like Duran Duran, Heaven 17, Spandau Ballet, Yazoo (Yaz) OMD and Culture Club, it also includes hot and steamy R&B tracks from Soul II Soul, Inner City, Loose Ends, Mel & Kim, Adeva and others. EMI Gold. 2007.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Typical of these compilations--some gems and numerous problems all on one collection.......2007-02-28

Not to be confused with the single disc "Original 80s Remix Album" CD, this is a 3 disc set.

Okay, let's break down this title. ORIGINAL-80s-REMIX.

Original? Sometimes--a good number of these mixes are not the original remixes.

80s? Well, for the most part, any of the mixes that are not the original remixes were done in the NINETIES. So WHY have them on an `original 80s remix' compilation???

Remix? Mostly. However, there are also quite a few album versions and 7" versions on here, some of them mislabeled.

These compilations seem to be getting more desperate to cash in on collectors' desires to have rare 80s 12" remixes on CD. But instead of taking the time to research what we're really looking for and hunting down the licensing, they keep rehashing mixes used numerous times, throwing in easier to acquire bad 90s remixes, and mixing in a couple of album versions. Having said that, there are, as usual, a couple of mixes here that are making their CD debut, making this one a necessity. The sound quality is excellent as well. Here's the breakdown:

CD1:

1. reflex...duran duran (6:35) (the 12" version)
2. penthouse & pavement (tommy D mix)...heaven 17 (1990s house mix)
3. lifeline...spandau ballet (12" version)
4. enola gay...OMD (4:08) (sash remix from the 1990s--and the vocals are resung)
5. The Circus...Erasure (4:05) (this is the single remix from the Erasure ebx 2 boxed set)
6. reap the wild wind...ultravox (4:45) (the 12" version)
7. situation...yaz (5:45) (this is the album version)
8. it's a miracle/miss me blind...culture club (9:12) (the original 12" medley)
9. blinded me with science...thomas dolby (5:10) (the original US long version)
10. he ain't no competition...brother beyond (5:42) (the original 12")
11. belouis some (3:35) (um...this would be the 7", NOT the 12". And how about the 12" version of "Some People" for a change???)
12. We Close Our Eyes...Go West (6:45) (BRILLIANT! This alternate 12" version to the "total overhang mix" is finally available on CD with the orchestral opening intact!)
13. love missile f-11 (westbam remix short version)...sigue sigue sputnik (long or short, this remix doesn't do the original song justice--it's more like a dub)
14. Heart of Glass...Blondie (5:50) (the absolutely easy to find original disco mix. A waste of precious disc space better used for something rare)

CD2:

1. keep on movin(M Beat bonus mix)...soul II soul (4:24) (EEK! A horrible breakbeat dub mix)
2. Good Life...Inner City (7:12) (HOT. The Silk Hurley mix)
3. hangin on a string...loose ends (5:53) (NICE. Downtempo house mix by Frankie knuckles)
4. Showing Out...mel & kim (4:35) (short mix! What a disappointment!)
5. in private...dusty Springfield (7:12) (the full 12")
6. respect...adeva (8:29) (the Dancin Danny D mix)
7. mony mony...amazulu (7:11) (interesting hi-nrg cover of the Tommy James and Billy Idol hit--but PLEASE someone put the 12" of MONTEGO BAY on CD!!!)
8. some guys have all the luck...maxi priest (5:39) (a cover of Robert Palmer and Rod Stewart track)
9. let's go all the way...sly fox (5:10) (The ALBUM version, not the 12", which is only 20 seconds longer, and available on the CD "Pulsating Grooves 3)
10. hot in the city...billy idol (3:37) (original album version, not the 1988 version from the US release of Vital Idol)
11. once in a lifetime...talking heads (5:33) (Very hot. The 1984 12" remix. Very rare and collectible.)
12. let's stick together...bryan ferry (2:59) (Indeed it is not the original mix. Definitely remixed in 1988 as it says)
13. it's my life...talk talk (6:20) (the 12" club mix)
14. I just died in your arms...cutting crew (4:45) (NOT the 12". The Full length album version)

CD3

1. Dreaming...blondie (6:00) (an EDIT of the remix from the 1990s Blondie "Remixed Remade Remodeled CD)
2. to cut a long story short...spandau ballet (6:03) (more like, to cut a 12" version short. Edited by about 30 seconds as it is on the CD version of Spandau Ballet: The 12" mixes)
3. girls on film...duran duran (6:28) (remix from a 1999 remix CD single)
4. Souvenir...OMD (4:38) (So clearly a moby remix from the late 90s when he was big with his downtempo, moody mixes)
5. Play to Win...Heaven 17 (7:22) (original 12" mix)
6. We Came to Dance...Ultravox (7:35) (12" mix)
7. War Song...culture club (6:20) (This is ALWAYS mislabled as the Ultimate Dance mix, even on Culture Club releases. The Ultimate Dance Mix runs 6:50. This is the B-side to that vinyl mix, known as the Shriek mix. I have yet to see the actual Ultimate Dance mix on CD)
8. Icing on the Cake...Stephen Duffy (7:08) (worth the price of admission! First time I'm aware of the full 12" actually being on CD!!!)
9. don't stop the dance...bryan ferry (5:46) (the 12" mix)
10. back to life...soul II soul (6:33) (I didn't even know this mix existed. It's quite good. Downtempo, not a house mix)
11. heart and soul...t'pau (4:14) (the full length album version)
12. don't you forget about me...simple minds (5:00) (the jam & spoon remix from the late 1990s)
13. kids in America...kim wilde (4:02) (the d-bop techno/trance mix from 2001)
The Cotton Club: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Various Artists , and John Barry
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ASIN: B000000OXV
Release Date: 1997-09-23

Tracks:

  1. The Mooche
  2. Cotton Club Stomp #2
  3. Drop Me Off In Harlem
  4. Creole Love Call
  5. Ring Dem Bells
  6. East St. Louis Toodle-O
  7. Truckin'
  8. ILL Wind
  9. Cotton Club Stomp #1
  10. Mood Indigo
  11. Minnie The Moocher
  12. Copper Colored Gal
  13. Dixie Kidnaps Vera
  14. The Depression Hits / Best Beats Sandman
  15. Daybreak Express Medley

Amazon.com essential recording

While director Francis Coppola's potboiling crime drama set against the gloriously tumultuous backdrop of Harlem's famed Cotton Club nightspot of the '20s and '30s didn't quite come together as a cinematic whole, John Barry's efforts at supervising, scoring, and recreating the energetic jive and wail of the era very nearly carry the day. The opportunity was likely a dream come true for the former jazzman turned film scorer; his adaptations of standards by Ellington and Cab Calloway are reverent yet energetic, infused by original music that weaves it into an accessible and rewarding tapestry of time, place, and art. So-so film, great soundtrack. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Cotton Club soundtrack on CD: POW !!!.......2007-03-19

The CD soundtrack from the movie The Cotton Club delivers quite a punch; with music by greats like Duke Ellington, Harold Arlen and Cab Calloway you just can't go wrong. This CD brings back memories of the film I watched a few months ago as well as the days when I used to sneak into my mother's closet, pull out her old 78s and listen to them on the record player all by myself. Only this time around the music sounds clearer than ever before thanks to digital remastering and clever musical arrangements by Bob Wilber, Sy Johnson, David Berger and Randy Sandke. Wonderful!

The CD track set opens with "The Mooche" by Duke Ellington and Irving Mills. The arrangement uses the horns to create a dramatic and haunting effect for this instrumental number. The temple blocks played by Chuck Riggs serve to highlight the beat of the number. "The Mooche" is followed by "Cotton Club Stomp #2;" this number moves much, much faster but the music by Duke Ellington makes it shine no matter what.

"Creole Love Call" features the haunting cries of Priscilla Baskerville; with the horns so well done you won't forget this number soon.

One of the most beautiful ballads on this CD is "Ill Wind" written by Ted Koehler and Harold Arlen. Lonette McKee sings "Ill Wind" with all her heart and might; and her voice imparts a sense of intimacy to the listener that I rarely experience. Lonette sings this to perfection!

"Minnie The Moocher" has that "vamp-like 1920s" beat from the 1920s and 1930s; Cab Calloway and Irving Mills weave a routine straw-like number into solid gold. Larry Marshall sings this song with panache and he also uses his voice to express the romantic experiences of "Minnie The Moocher." The chorus does a great job of backing Larry up as well. In addition, "Copper Colored Gal" is a lively, upbeat number that offers a great beat and an infectious melody--now why is this song so short? "Copper Colored Gal" works perfectly; and that's why I wish Benny Davis had added an extra verse to this number.

The album ends with "Daybreak Express Medley" with music by Duke Ellington once again. This bouncy, fast paced and dramatic number provides a musical flourish to mark the end of this album. And how it ends all too soon!

The liner notes give you the songs credits; and the art work includes stills from the motion picture as well.

Fans of great music from 1920s and 1930s America will thrill to this CD. Each and every musical number, instrumental or ballad, offers a fresh, crisp sound and beat that makes you want to beg for more. Duke Ellington fans will also enjoy this CD.

5 out of 5 stars The Cotton Club: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.......2007-02-20

This is magnificant music, expecially Duke Ellington's rendition of Mood Indigo. Can't find that quality now.

5 out of 5 stars Tales Of The Jazz Age.......2007-02-11

Francis Ford Coppola's $47 million crime drama was a failure at the box office, but it did produce this outstanding soundtrack from John Barry.

Barry - a former jazz artist turned movie scorer - captures the essence of the 1920s-1930s music scene in The Cotton Club through adapting standards from legends like Duke Ellington & Cab Calloway and using original songs.

Several of the song titles also capture the overt racism of the times. It must be remembered that The Cotton Club was a venue for blacks to perform, not to enter through the front door. The nightclub was designed for white patrons and - as the best, but not only, example - with it came all the degrading trappings for the female dancers and employees.

The soundtrack works so well because the songs are period pieces whose performances - and titles - are taken directly from the era. Unlike the movie, The Cotton Club: Original Movie Soundtrack actually does a great job in telling tales from the jazz age.

4 out of 5 stars The Cotton Club Soundtrack.......2007-01-14

I love the music from this film. The only drawback is that Richard Gere's coronet solo of "Am I Blue?" isn't on it. I suspect this has something to do with royalties. If you liked the film, you'll enjoy this cd.

4 out of 5 stars An "A" for Quality; a "C" for Quantity.......2002-11-23

What a relief to hear so much of the instrumental music in the glorious score of "The Cotton Club" without the annoying cutoffs of the songs, and cutaways from the performers to the often-gory and sometimes-boring "story!" I own the Video of the film and have watched it many times, skipping from one musical number to another, feeling frustrated that I can't hear the MUSIC the way it was meant to be heard. I mean, those musicians were knocking themselves out to please the listeners and dancers and I thought the movie wasted their talents by putting them in the background so much of the time.

Like other reviewers here, I am mightily impressed by the faithfulness of the arrangements of songs created by some of the greats--Arlen and Ellington, in particular. The excellence of the music's realization truly comes through on the CD.

The vocal productions frequently do not match the high level of the instrumental work, but it is wonderful to hear all the lyrics of so many classics of the "Cotton Club" era. And, Gregory Hines's rendition of "Copper Colored Gal" is a special treat for those of us who love his singing even when we can't watch his dancing!

Overall, I'd say "The Cotton Club" Soundtrack CD is a welcome addition to any collection of original Elligton and Calloway tunes. I also think the CD can provide a terrific introduction of the music to anyone who hasn't been fortunate enough to discover it yet. I only wish the CD contained more of it.
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Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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ASIN: B0002V4YTU
Release Date: 2004-10-05

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  2. A Fistful Of Dollars
  3. For A Few Dollars More
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  10. A Fistful Of Dynamite: Duck, You Sucker
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  12. The Good, The Bad And The Ugly: Main Theme
  13. The Good, The Bad And The Ugly: The Ecstasy Of Gold
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Tracks:

  1. The Untouchables: Main Theme
  2. The Red Tent
  3. The Sicilian Clan
  4. Exorcist & The Heretic: Regan's Theme
  5. Moses The Lawgiver
  6. In The Line Of Fire
  7. The Thing
  8. Le Professionnel: Chi Mai
  9. Hamlet
  10. 1900: Romanza
  11. Casualties Of War: Elegy For Brown
  12. Marco Polo
  13. The Mission
  14. Gabriel's Oboe
  15. Ave Maria (Guarini)
  16. On Earth As It Is In Heaven
  17. Epilogue: The Falls

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Excellence!.......2007-04-22

These recordings range back to 1994, with a number of tracks being from Silva Screen's "Music from the Films of Clint Eatwood" compilation, with Derek Wadsworth conducting the City of Prague Philharmonic.

Those tracks are: "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly", "A Fistful of DOllars", "For a Few Dollars More", and "Two Mules for Sister Sara". "In The Line Of Fire' also appeared on that CD, performed electronically by Mark Ayres.


The next bunch of tracks is from Silva Screen's 1996 compilation, "Cinema Paradise: The Classic Film Music of Ennio Morricone", which included the majority of tracks here such as the extensive The Mission Suite, The Untouchables, Casulaties of War, Once Upon a Time In America, 1900, Chi Mai, Marco Polo, Once Upon a Time In The West (two tracks), Cinema Paradise, and The Good the Bad and the Ugly - Ecstacy of Gold, mostly being conducted by Paul Bateman, with Nic Raine doing some of the conducting duties as well.

Hamlet is from Silva's 1997 "Cinema's Classic Romances" compilation, while "The Thing" is from Silva's 2001 "Essential John Carpenter".

A Fistful of Dynamite - Duck You Sucker is from 2002's Way Out West: Essential Western Film Music Collection Volume Two.

The remaing tracks were newly recorded in 2004 for this release:
Days of Heaven, Exorcist II, Guns for San Sebastian, Moses the Lawgiver, My Name is Nobody, The Five Man Army, The Red Tent, The Men From Shiloh and The Sicilian Clan.

Highly recommended.

5 out of 5 stars "his domain of film scoring is legendary ~ Ennio Morricone".......2004-10-07

Silva America once again has outdone themselves with "Once Upon A Time:The Essential Ennio Morricone Film Music Collection", a double disc collection worth their weight in GOLD! ~ Morricone creates visual moods for each film he scores...action, adventure, mystery, romance, sentimental and suspense...the list could go on.

Ennio Morricone was born in Rome on October 11, 1928...attended the Santa Cecilia Conservatory...worked in various jazz bands, later a staff arranger and composer...an orchestrator in the '50s...scored films in the early '60s, then the WESTERNS and his name became a household word in the film industry ~ a new kind of western was on the horizon and Morricone was commissioned to score "A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS" [1964] for Sergio Leone featuring Clint Eastwood, spaghetti westerns were born ~ next "FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE" [1965] ~ and a bigger budget film "THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY" [1966], again featuring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef and a third Eli Wallach whose performance was magical to watch on the big screen ~ violence and revenge gives Morricone an opportunity to feature electric guitars, flutes and jew's harp blending with a non lyrical chorus mixed with brass, strings, percussion with full orchestration that simply took your breath away...example is "ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST" [1968], featuring Henry Fonda, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards and our hero Charles Bronson the mysterious harmonica player, director Sergio Leone's tribute to the American Western, pulled out all the stops ~ the Western was just a small part of Maestro Morricone's career, in the next paragraph take a gander of just what our icon of film music accomplished.

Our composer didn't stop there as "ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA" [1984], featuring Robert De Niro, James Woods and Elizabeth McGovern, another Sergio Leone film..."THE MISSION" [1986], featuring Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons and Aldan Quinn, is probably one of Morricone's crowning scores receiving an Academy Award nomination, very haunting and classical genre in substance..."THE UNTOUCHABLES" [1987], featuring Kevin Costner, Sean Connery and Robert De Niro during the Al Capone '30s crime organization, Morricone conjures a powerful and dynamic arrangement of his unmistakable theme..."CINEMA PARADISO" [1988], featuring Phillippe Noiret, Antonella Attili and Pupella Maggio from director Giuseppe Tomatore as he recalls his early childhood, the score immediately captures your heart, so tender and compelling as Morricone can only deliver.

City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra featuring conductors Kenneth Alwyn, Paul Bateman, James Fitzpatrick, Nic Raine, Derek Wadsworth ~ Crouch End Festival Chorus featuring Choir Master David Temple ~ vocals performed by Charlotte Kinder, Marie Kopecka and Jill Washington ~ guitar, percussion and keyboards performed by Gareth Williams ~ all in all did a magnicent job in bringing the music of a composer who wrote for over 250 films, receiving recognition from the industry and fans which was long over-due ~ his work is in constant demand, scoring as many as over a half dozen films as year.

This collection contains an overlay of each cue in Morricone's distinctive style of legendary scoring ~ the man who made this possible, a tremendous asset to every project he undertakes is James Fitzpatrick [producer of the album] ~ symphonic suites with full orchestra fullfilling the "film-score-buffs" cravings for more of the same, just the way we like 'em!

Total Time: 2-CD-Set ~ Silva America 1165 ~ (10/05/2004)
Original 80's Remix Album
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • BUYER BEWARE
  • ONE rare mix, lots of duplicates, and several out of place remixes
 Original 80's Remix Album
Various Artists
Manufacturer: EMI Gold
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000FL7B9M
Release Date: 2006-06-12

Tracks:

  1. Union Of The Snake (Monkey Mix) - Duran Duran
  2. (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang (Rapino Club Mix) - Heaven 17
  3. To Cut A Long Story Short (12 Inch Version) - Spandau Ballet
  4. Sometimes (12 Inch Mix) - Erasure
  5. All Stood Still (12 Inch Version) - Ultravox
  6. I'll Tumble 4 Ya (US 12 Inch Remix) - Culture Club
  7. (Keep Feeling) Fascination (Extended Version) - The Human League
  8. Hyperactive! (Heavy Breather Subversion Mix) - Thomas Dolby
  9. 19 (12 Inch Version) - Paul Hardcastle
  10. Atomic (Diddy's 12 Inch Mix) - Blondie
  11. Waterfront (Union Jack Remix Edit) - Simple Minds
  12. And She Was (Extended Mix) - Talking Heads
  13. Kids In America (D-Bop's Bright Lights Mix Edit) - Kim Wilde
  14. Flesh For Fantasy (Below The Belt Mix) - Billy Idol

Album Description

2006 collection featuring 14 classic and hard-to-find remixes of popular '80s tracks by some of the biggest names from that era. Includes Duran Duran's 'Union Of The Snake' (Monkey Mix), Paul Hardcastle's '19' (12 Inch Version), Billy Idol's 'Flesh For Fantasy' (Extended), Spandau Ballet's 'To Cut A Long Story Short' (12 Inch Version), Talking Heads' 'And She Was' (Extended Version), Culture Club's 'I'll Tumble 4 Ya' (U.S. 12 Inch Remix), Simple Minds' 'Waterfront' (Union Jack Remix Edit) and more. A perfect CD for DJs and for that '80s party you've been meaning to throw or for just reliving the good ol' days!

Album Details

The Biggest Mixes from the Stars of the Decade. Includes 12" Remixes and Extended Versions of Hits Songs from Massive Names Such as Duran Duran, Heaven 17, Simpe Minds, Culture Club, Blondie and Billy Idol.

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars BUYER BEWARE.......2007-05-08

The original extended version of 'Fascination' is truly awesome, and the entries from Thomas Dolby, Talking Heads, Spandau, Ultravox and Culture Club are more than worthy. The Duran Duran mix, while good, has been available on disc for many years in many places. Billy Idol's 'Flesh For Fantasy' is even more widely accessible. The 1993 mix of a great Heaven 17 song is simply awful. Blondie's 'Atomic' from 1994 raises the question-- why didn't the people behind this disc put in a little more effort? The remix edit of the wonderful Simple Minds track 'Waterfront' is nothing short of an insult. The 2001 version of 'Kids In America' has been included as an exhibit of the failure of imagination that plagues today's remixers (it couldn't be there for reasons of quality because it has none). Why not dig deeper and get out some of the good stuff released AT THE TIME? It wouldn't have been too much of a chore, and it would've lived up to the title of the disc.

4 out of 5 stars ONE rare mix, lots of duplicates, and several out of place remixes.......2006-06-21

Well, personally, I bought this disk for one reason, and it's the only reason I gave it 4 stars. The SUPER RARE extended version of Fascination by the Human League on CD. Since the "fascination" EP has never made its way to disc, I've had to buy numerous compilations to get most of the songs from that vinyl EP on CD, and I can finally cross this one off my list. Other than that, unless you don't have many 12" collection compilations, you'll probably have most of the stuff on here. It should be noted that "To Cut a Long Story Short" sort of, well, cuts the 12" version short. It's not the full 6 and a half-minute mix. Also, the 12" of "19" is on here, but ironically, the 12" version is shorter than the album version. And why call this disc the ORIGINAL 80s Remix Album when we have 90s house remixes of Heaven 17, Blondie, Simple Minds, and Kim Wilde? They don't belong on here. I wish they would have omitted them and scrounged up some more real 80s 12" versions. Track times:

1. union of the snake (5:56)
2. fascist groove thang (5:50)
3. to cut a long story short (5:47)
4. sometimes (5:18)
5. all stood still (5:07)
6. I'll tumble 4 ya (4:39)
7. fascination (5:00)
8. hyperactive (5:08)
9. 19 (5:14)
10. atomic (6:52)
11. waterfront (6:12)
12. and she was (4:58)
13. kids in America (4:04)
14. flesh for fantasy (7:08)

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