The Great Escape [Explicit Lyrics]

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About the Artist
Hot Karl, a resident of the suburbs of Los Angeles, gained recognition in 1999 by being the all time champion on the "Roll Call" freestyle battle show on KKBT "The Beat" 100.3FM. His reign of 44 days straight led Karl to be signed by Interscope Records, where he recorded his first (and unreleased) album, Your Housekeeper Hates You.

After his release from Interscope, Karl signed a publishing deal with EMI Music Publishing where he wrote songs for Sugar Ray, O-Town, Thalia, and for the EA Sports video game NBA Live.

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Headless Heroes is proud to release the Hot Karl album, The Great Escape. The Hot Karl project features appearances by MC Serch, Reggie Watts (Maktub) and Ali Abnormal, as well as production from 9th Wonder (Little Brother), She Wants Revenge (Justin Warfield & Adam 12), Ali Dee, Mayru, and Jamey Staub.

Hot Karl, a resident of the suburbs of Los Angeles, gained recognition in 1999 by being the all time champion on the "Roll Call" freestyle battle show on KKBT "The Beat" 100.3FM. His reign of 44 days straight led Karl to be signed by Interscope Records, where he recorded his first (and unreleased) album, Your Housekeeper Hates You.

After his release from Interscope, Karl signed a publishing deal with EMI Music Publishing where he wrote songs for Sugar Ray, O-Town, Thalia, and for the EA Sports video game NBA Live.

The Great Escape, with its 80's pop culture references and its "surreal life" suburban tales features the tracks "Kerk Gybson", "Home Sweet Home", "Lonely Girl", "Dreamin'", and "I've Heard".

Destined to be the voice of suburban America, Hot Karl introduces his unique upbringing and signature humor through Hip-Hop. Karl has the music that will drive him to the forefront of the mainstream while still staying true to who he is.

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The Great Escape [Explicit Lyrics]

The Great Escape [Explicit Lyrics]
The Essential Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Sad, Really Sad
  • An excellent movie themes antology by ELMER BERNSTEIN
  • Excellent
  • Great Film Music
  • Fun, Powerfull music
 The Essential Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection

Manufacturer: Silva America
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0007XTQ14
Release Date: 2005-06-07

Tracks:

  1. The Magnificent Seven
  2. To Kill A Mockingbird (Suite)
  3. The Buccaneer (Overture)
  4. Walk On The Wild Side
  5. An American Werewolf In London (Metamorphosis)
  6. The Age Of Innocence (End Titles)
  7. The Comancheros
  8. Ghostbusters
  9. Heavy Metal (Taarna's Theme)
  10. Johnny Staccato
  11. True Grit (Rooster Cogburn/A Warm Wrap-Up)
  12. Hollywood And The Stars
  13. Zulu Dawn (River Crossing)

Tracks:

  1. The Great Escape
  2. The Man With The Golden Arm
  3. Far From Heaven
  4. The Sons Of Katie Elder
  5. Airplane (Suite)
  6. The Shootist (Main Title)
  7. Hawaii (Overture)
  8. The Birdman Of Alcatraz (Finale)
  9. The Hallelujah Trail (Overture)
  10. The Bridge At Remagen
  11. Thoroughly Modern Millie (Sky-Hi)
  12. The Scalphunters
  13. The Ten Commandments (Overture)

Album Description

*A specially priced 2CD set with over 110 minutes of some of the greatest film music in the history of cinema.

*New digital recordings in spectacular and sound performed by the acclaimed City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and National Youth Jazz Band.

*Includes world premiere recordings from "The Birdman Of Alcatraz," "Thoroughly Modern Millie," "Airplane!" and "An American Werewolf In London."

*In 2004 the world of cinema lost one of the most iconic figures in film composing. In a career that spanned half-a-century and over 250 films, Elmer Bernstein was responsible for writing the music to many of the greatest and most loved movies of all time ranging from "The Ten Commandments," "The Magnificent Seven" and "The Great Escape," through to "True Grit" and "Airplane!" This collection has been lovingly created and compiled as a tribute to a genius and true master of the art of film scoring.

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Sad, Really Sad.......2007-05-13

These CDs don't meet the standards that I expect from Elmer Bernstein's wonderful film music.
*It's just Boring*
The ensemble doesn't have the energy one would expect to play "The Magnificent Seven" and "The Man with the Golden Arm". I think the City of Prague and National Youth Jazz Orchestras were bargain orchestras used to make an inexpensive CD set of one of my favorite film composers. The conducting and arrangements were what made this an obviously bad album.

5 out of 5 stars An excellent movie themes antology by ELMER BERNSTEIN.......2007-05-10

Silva Screen Records, presents this antology of the music from the late great composer/conductor ELMER BERNSTEIN, who supervised this recording just before die.
Played the The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, and conducted by his one time assistant James Fitzpatrick
Recorded in HDCD and Dolby Surround

5 out of 5 stars Excellent.......2007-04-22

it's unfortunate that more tracks weren't able to be recorded as theree was a good 15-20 minutes of space remaining on both discs. Regardless, this is an excellent sampler, especially in conjunction with Varese's Bernstein sampler including rare stuff like the Black Cualdron.


With regards to this silva set, these recordings range back to 1994, with Sons of Katie Elder and True Grit being recorded for a John Wayne CD and Bridge At Remagen for a CD of classic War themes. The Great Escape was also recorded for that CD, but producer James Fitzpatrick opted to record a new arrangement (same with Magnificent Seven). In '97, The Buccaneer for included on a Swashbucklers disc, while Heavy Metal was on the popular 'Space and Beyond' compilation. In '98, the world premiere recording of Airplane first appeared on a DISASTERS film disc. So while it may technically be the world premiere RECORDING it certainly is not the world premiere CD RELEASE of that recording. Ghostbusters was included on Space 3: Beyond the Final Frontier, the second followup to the popular 'Space and Beyond'. Fast forward to 2002 and 4 recordings first appeared on WAY OUT WEST: ESSENTIAL WESTERN FILM MUSIC COLLECTION VOLUME TWO, those being The Comancheros, The Hallelujah Trail, The Scalphunters and The Shootist. Man With the Golden Arm and Walk on the Wild are from Silva's JAZZ IN FILM cd.


The remaining tracks were all newly recorded for this release. They are of course the strongest tracks, seeing as the City of Prague Philharmonic has improved over time. I do wonder though why they did not include the older arrangements of Great Escape and Mag. Seven as bonus tracks.

I also recommend the simultaneously released '40 years of Film Music: Jerry Goldsmith' for another great set honoring a late great film composer.

4 out of 5 stars Great Film Music.......2007-03-09

This is a great recording of some of the best film music ever. From the
great westerns to the Theme from Airplane to music he did for television,
Bernstein was one of the greatest.

5 out of 5 stars Fun, Powerfull music.......2007-02-17

It's great! It brings back memories of my dad. He loved John Wayne and the old cowboys of the Magnificent Seven. But it's nice just to listen and relax (it's not all cowboy music).
The Incredible Film Music Box
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Great Sampling Collection
  • Six Decades of Film Music
  • Excellent collection with fine performances
  • "essential film scores from 1939 to 2004 ~ Incredible Music"
 The Incredible Film Music Box

Manufacturer: Silva America
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0007S687Y
Release Date: 2005-05-10

Tracks:

  1. Gone With The Wind: Overture
  2. Citizen Kane: Overture
  3. Casablanca: As Time Goes By
  4. It's A Wonderful Life: It's A Wonderful Life
  5. The Third Man: The Harry Lime Theme
  6. The Searchers: Suite
  7. The Bridge On The River Kwai: Colonel Bogey March
  8. Vertigo: Prelude
  9. Touch Of Evil: Main Title
  10. Ben-Hur: Parade Of The Charioteers
  11. North By Northwest: Prelude
  12. Psycho: Suite
  13. The Magnificent Seven: The Magnificent Seven
  14. Lawrence Of Arabia: Overture

Tracks:

  1. To Kill A Mockingbird: Suite
  2. The Great Escape: Main Title
  3. Doctor Zhivago: Main Title & Lara's Theme
  4. The Good, The Bad And The Ugly: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
  5. Once Upon A Time In The West: Jill's Theme
  6. 2001: A Space Odyssey: Also Sprach Zarathustra
  7. Midnight Cowboy: Midnight Cowboy
  8. Get Carter: Main Title
  9. A Clockwork Orange: Ode To Joy
  10. The Godfather: Waltz & Love Theme
  11. Jaws: Jaws
  12. Rocky: Gonna Fly Now
  13. Taxi Driver: Suite
  14. Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope

Tracks:

  1. Superman: Main Theme
  2. Alien: End Title
  3. Raging Bull: Intermezzo From Cavalleria Rusticana
  4. Raiders Of The Lost Ark: Raiders March
  5. Blade Runner: End Titles
  6. E.T.: The Extraterrestrial: Adventures On Earth
  7. Once Upon A Time In America: Deborah's Theme
  8. Back To The Future: Main Theme
  9. Witness: Building The Barn
  10. Aliens: Main Title
  11. Cinema Paradiso: Cinema Paradiso
  12. Glory: Charging Frot Wagner
  13. Dances With Wolves: The John Dunbar Theme
  14. Unforgiven: Claudia's Theme

Tracks:

  1. The Piano: The Heart Asks Pleasure First
  2. Schindler's List: Main Theme
  3. Braveheart: End Credits
  4. Titanic: My Heart Will Go On
  5. Saving Private Ryan: Hymn To The Fallen
  6. American Beauty: Any Other Name
  7. Gladiator: Now We Are Free
  8. Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring: The Fellowship
  9. The Girl With The Pearl Earring: Griet's Theme
  10. Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl: Suite
  11. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban: Suite
  12. Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events: The Letter That Never Came
  13. Finding Neverland: Impossible Opening
  14. The Incredibles: Overture

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great Sampling Collection.......2007-07-29

Over the past thirty years, my father and I have been collecting film music on various formats--vinyl, tape, reel-to-reel, CD, recording it from the movie, even. This collection is a great starter for someone who wants to start owning movie music. Lots of big hitters, including Hermann, Barry, Conti, Mancini, and Goldsmith as well as some contemporary scores that are great, too. This is the type of collection I would make for a friend who asks "what scores should I start with?"

4 out of 5 stars Six Decades of Film Music.......2007-05-13

This is film music for the classical music lover. The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra presents excellent arrangements of a number of classic film themes (although several pieces of the 56 film classics selected for this 4 CD set are not orchestral arrangements, but rather specialty arrangements). Besides great film composers such as John Williams, Elmer Bernstein, Ennio Morricone, and James Horner, classical composers such as Richard Strauss and Pietro Mascagni make an appearance. On several of the numbers the Crouch End Festival Chorus adds the human voice to the power of the full symphonic orchestra to create true movie magic. If you like the sound of a full symphony orchestra playing some of the most recognized themes ever written, you'll love these CDs.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent collection with fine performances.......2007-03-28

Silva Screen Records, based in England, has been issuing some fine collections of film scores, more in one box than we have the right to expect. This four-CD box contains scores by many of the best writers, including Max Steiner, Bernard Herrmann, Dimitri Tomkin, Kenneth J. Alford (The Bridge on the River Kwai), Elmer Bernstein, Maurice Jarre, Ennio Marricone, John Barry, Nino Rota, John Williams, James Horner, and more. We can all think of additional film scores we wished were included, but then there's no way this collection could be all-inclusive. The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, supplemented by Crouch End Festival Chorus on some numbers, does a very competent job...The liner notes give the basic information without any commentary, and as far as I can see, contain only one error. Am I wrong or are tracks 9 and 10 on the fourth CD mislabeled? Track 9, which runs 7:33, seems to have the excitement of "Pirates of the Caribbean" (which I did not see) and track 10, which runs 4:22, the more sedate "The Girl with the Pearl Earring (which I also did not see). Listings seem to have them reversed.

5 out of 5 stars "essential film scores from 1939 to 2004 ~ Incredible Music".......2005-05-16

When I think of the "Golden Age" of Hollywood, many composers come to mind...you gave the usher your ticket in the theater and sat down, knowingly you were going to get your moneys worth...when the curtain opened and you heard those first few notes...you sat back, watched and listened as the film score and orchestra worked their magic...now we have the ultimate from Silva Screen Classics "The Incredible Film Music Box", featuring a four disc set of the essential film scores of the past 60 years...covering several decades from 1939 through and up to the present 2004

There are compilations and then there are "Compilations" beginning with a classic that even the youngsters today recognize "GONE WITH THE WIND" (1939) (Max Steiner), sweeping score that captures the tragic history of the South during the Civil War, one great cue after another, it doesn't get any better than this, nominated by the Academy for Best Original Score...and closing on Disc 4 with "THE INCREDIBLES" (2004) (Michael Giacchino), the big hit in computer animation from Walt Disney & Pixar that once again pit Super-Heroes against the forces of evil...our family of five Supers prove crime doesn't pay, but box-office receipts do...gotta love it!

Silva Screen Classics as usual, has put quality into this 4-CD-Set featuring The City Of Prague Philarmonic Orchestra and the Crouch End Festival Chorus conducted by Kenneth Alwyn, Bill Ashton, Paul Bateman, James Fitzpatrick, Mario Klemens, Derek Wadsworth, and Nic Raine. Recorded in "Dolby Surround" with the new technology of "HDCD", this is a "film-score-buffs" dream, one to treasure now and years to come.

Some selections are missing, but when you think of what Silva has included, it is impossible to please everyone...was happy to see "TOUCH OF EVIL" (1958) from composer Henry Mancini, as I feel this composer deserves all the recognition that has been overlooked recently in the music world...This collection is aimed directly at the "Serious Film Score" music fans and collectors...Silva is as always, perfect in every way...just the way we like 'em!

Total Time: 4-CD-Set ~ Silva America 1181 ~ (5/10/2005)
Casanova
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Sheer Beauty for the Ears
  • Authenticity can sound great as well!
  • a little world of baroque sound
  • Wonderful relaxing music.
  • -
 Casanova

Manufacturer: Hollywood Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000BYR9YK
Release Date: 2005-12-20

Tracks:

  1. An Untold Story: Assaggio No.1 In G Minor - Johann Helmich Roman
  2. The Legend Of Casanova: Tambourins I/II From Daro - Jean-Philippe Rameau
  3. I Yield To Love: Cello Concerto No.3 In D Minor - Leonardo Leo
  4. Eternal Damnation: Overture From Les Fetes De Polymnie/Overture From Platee/Overture From Zoroastre - Jean-Philippe Rameau
  5. The Doge's Decree: Concerto In C Major - Antonio Vivaldi
  6. A Venetian Virgin - Alexandre Desplat
  7. San Cremori At Dawn: Concerto In C Major For Harpsicord And Strings - Giovanni Paisiello
  8. A Lover's Duel: Overture From La Madrilena - Vicente Martin Y Soler
  9. A Terrible Mistake: Concerto A 5, Op.9, No.4 - Tomaso Albinoni
  10. A Secret Lover?: Sinfonia From The Opera Farnace - Antonio Vivaldi
  11. Marriage Is A Safe Haven: Concerto A 5, Op.9 No.4 - Tomaso Albinoni
  12. Trailing Guardi: Sonata For Violin And Bassocontinuo, Op.5 No.11 In E Minor - Arcangelo Corelli
  13. The Noble Pig: Concerto Per Quartetto No.8 - Francesco Durante
  14. Paprizzio's Arrival: Concerto A 5, Op.9 No.2 In D Minor - Tomaso Albinoni
  15. Inquisitor Pucci - Alexandre Desplat
  16. : Concerto A 5, Op.9 No.4 - Tomaso Albinoni
  17. A Big Idea: Harpsicord Concerto In B Flat Major - Francesco Durante
  18. A Nom De Plume/Carnivale!: Concerto A 5, Op.9 No.6 In G Major/Bouree From Les Plaisirs Champetres - Tomaso Albinoni
  19. The Plume's Nom Is Casanova! - Sonny Kompanek
  20. Dancing At The Doge's Ball: Riguadon From Water Music Suite, No.3 In G Major/Bouree From Music For Royal Fireworks/Loure From Tafelmusik1 - George Frideric Handel
  21. One Step Closer To Heaven: Concerto A 5, Op.9 No.4 In A Major - Tomaso Albinoni
  22. Casanova's Confession: Sonata Op.5 No.7 In D Minor - Arcangelo Corelli
  23. The Hanging: Violin Concerto 'Il Cimento Dell'Armonia E Dell'INvenzione' Op.8 No.11 In D Major - Antonio Vivaldi
  24. A Great Escape: Overture From Zais/Overture From Nais/Overture From Achante Et Cephise Ou La Sympathie - Jean-Philippe Rameau
  25. My Place Is With Casanova: Overture From Le Temple De La Gloire/Overture From Zais/Sonata For Violin And Bassocontinuo, Op.5 No.7 In D Minor - Arcangelo Corelli
  26. All's Well...:Concerto A 5, Op.9 No.4 In A Major - Tomaso Albinoni

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The action in this tale about the 18th century adventurer and (at least in popular lore) seducer is set in Cassanova's native Venice in the mid-1700s, so it makes sense that the soundtrack would be loaded with Baroque pieces. The Venice-based Tomaso Albinoni is featured prominentaly, along with heavyweights such as Antonio Vivaldi, Jean-Baptiste Rameau, and George Frideric Handel, and lesser-known composers such as Arcangelo Corelli, Francesco Durante, and Alexandre Desplat. Er, actually Desplat is a contemporary French film composer who also released his score for the couldn't-be-more-different Syriana shortly after Casanova came out. Of the two pieces he penned here, "A Venetian Virgin" is in pure Baroque style, while "Inquisitor Pucci" betrays a more modern film-music vibe. Meanwhile, orchestrator Sonny Kompanek rearranged a couple of the tracks and authored the tense "The Plume's Nom Is Casanova," which doesn't sound embarrassing sandwiched between pieces by Albinoni and Handel. Overall, it would have been nice to get longer excerpts from the pieces--many feel chopped into too-small fragments--but the music's innate grace and elegance can't be beat for a period film. Or for any film, really: Vivaldi's Concerto in C Major ("The Doge's Decree") will be familiar to buffs, who will remember it featuring prominently in the Dustin Hoffman-¬Meryl Streep showdown Kramer vs. Kramer back in 1979. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Sheer Beauty for the Ears.......2006-07-25

For those that purchased this CD, I need not get into how masterfully infectious the movie was. After the first viewing, I found it charming, but after the second, I was hooked by the witty, clever story holding fun twists all along the way. So while I could go on and on about the movie and all of its wonderful aspects, the score was simply priceless. Apt in every scene, and all done with incredible baroque music that I had never had the opportunity of hearing before the film.

The disc walks you through the movie with no changes that I could tell from the original score. The only omission I found was that the song dubbed "Casanova's Theme" is played in much greater length in the closing credits, and that didn't seem to make it to the CD. Not a terrible loss.

5 out of 5 stars Authenticity can sound great as well!.......2006-07-11

As an avid baroque music listener and performer, I can attest to the delightfully pleasing performances on the soundtrack as well as the painstakingly accurate performance practices utilized in the recording of this soundtrack.

The producers of this film fortunately went to the trouble of hiring some of the top period performance musician-specialists in the country (perhaps in the entire world) to record the soundtrack to Casanova. I know, because several of them were faculty members of the Oberlin Conservatory Baroque Performance Institute who went AWOL to Hollywood in June 2005 for the recording sessions. We all forgave them, and were actually quite excited that period music performance was having its day on the silver screen.

Do not miss this exquisite potpourri of wonderful baroque composers' works performed as closely as humanly possible to the way that they heard their works during their lifetimes! The film may not have been intended to be historically accurate (part of the fun), but the music certainly ended up that way. Not only that, but it sounds heavenly (unlike Casanova's antics) and up-to-date, not musty and old as if it were sealed in a museum case.

5 out of 5 stars a little world of baroque sound.......2006-02-26

Lots of interesting baroque music unknown to me and
put together in dramatic sequences that add zest and
class to the listening experience. Also wonderful to
play in auto while driving thru boring country or in
slow moving traffic!
This CD will get a lot of play from me.
5 Stars!

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful relaxing music........2006-02-25

Saw the movie and had to have the soundtrack. Great music to relax by. When you need to get away from the cares of the day the classics can't be beat. The producers of this movie certainly chose wonderful music to accompany it.

3 out of 5 stars -.......2006-02-18

Good music but each is too short.
The original version of each may be better.
The Great Escape
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • HERE IT IS. The 90's best album
  • Trilogy's End
  • Escape into the world of The Great Escape
  • The Great Escape
  • the great escape is a great album
 The Great Escape
Blur
Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000WA2
Release Date: 1995-09-26

Tracks:

  1. Stereotypes
  2. Country House
  3. Best Days
  4. Charmless Man
  5. Fade Away
  6. Top Man
  7. The Universal
  8. Mr. Robinson's Quango
  9. He Thought Of Cars
  10. It Could Be You
  11. Ernold Same
  12. Globe Alone
  13. Dan Abnormal
  14. Entertain Me
  15. Yuko & Hiro

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars HERE IT IS. The 90's best album.......2005-10-05

The Great Escape is, in my humble opinion, the best and most underrated pop album of the 90's. It is an album where each song doesn't necessarily flow together and yet to the listener, it feels like the album created a world. In that world are characters that are pretty bummed out. Damon Albarn sympathizes with these characters, it's as if he makes fun of them and becomes friends with them at the same time. He narrates what they do, but understands why they do them. He treats them as if they just took the wrong path by mistake and now they're paying for it. But what I love most about The Great Escape is how diverse the themes are. This album has everything: humor ("Mr. Robinson's Quango", "Dan Abnormal"), wit ("Charmless Man", "Top Man"), optimism ("Could Be You"), pessimism ("Fade Away", "He Thought of Cars"), fantasy ("The Universal"), and desperation ("Entertain Me", a perfect gem and Blur's crowning achievement). The songs are tight and structured; there's nothing indulgent about The Great Escape. The real true great escape of the album is the final minute of carnival music at the end. It's as if Dan Abnomal, Ernold Same, and Mr. Robinson (and everybody else) actually decided on going to a carnival and forget about their problems for a day. If you love this album the way I do, it will probably make you watery-eyed.
Rarely ever have songs so simple sounded so profound. The Great Escape is Blur's Revolver, a wide-ranging and stunning masterpiece that should be considered vital. A+

4 out of 5 stars Trilogy's End.......2005-07-31

Of Blur's english trilogy "The Great Escape" has alway struck me as the less inspired record probably because of the two or three annoying songs it has in it(the Ray Davies aping "Ernold Same"at the top of them) and at the same time for sounding less fresh and a bit more designed for success than previous efforts.

While far from being a bad record "The Great Escape"doesn't seem to recapture "Modern Life is Rubbish"s innocence or to present a band at the absolute top of their game as "Parklife"did.

But all this is forgotten in the presence of the several cuts that do honor their name.And they're not as few as one might think since there's about 8-9 songs that are actually compelling and, as usual with Blur, fun to listen to(Stereotypes,Entertain me,He thought of Cars,Top Man and Fade Away among my favorites).

A more than worthy addition to their catalog though not the best starting place for beginners.


5 out of 5 stars Escape into the world of The Great Escape.......2005-07-19

This album was quite good, yet in my opinion not quite as good as Blur's self-titled album. A number of songs on here discuss the life of a fictional character, some being rather childish yet at the same time likeable. Many tracks also feature some sort of horn, also. I would most recommend the song "Fade Away", which has a unique beat and an almost circus-like off key horn melody which is slightly eerie yet enjoyable. Aside from this song, there are numerous other great incomparable songs, a strange booklet, and interesting lyrical features. I would recommend this album to any Blur fans out there, as well as those of any rock genre.
I recommend:
Stereotypes
Country House
Charmless Man
Fade Away
Top Man
The Universal
Mr. Robinson's Quango
He Thought Of Cars
It Could Be You
Ernold Same
Globe Alone
Entertain Me

5 out of 5 stars The Great Escape.......2005-02-12

I've had this album for quite awhile and I've never been able to really get into it, but when I listened to it the other day I realized that it was a really good album. "The Great Escape" has lots of good songs like Stereotypes, Country House, Charmless Man, etc, and very few poor songs on it. It is a little different from Parklife, though, it seems to be better musically, more diverse, and I find it more fun to listen to.

I recommend buying this with Parklife, and if you like what you hear, try Leisure, Modern Life is Rubbish, and Blur.

4 out of 5 stars the great escape is a great album.......2004-12-12

more great songs from Blur. great packaging, superb musicianship and brilliant lyrics. with 15 songs, there is *almost* too much good music here to fully digest in one sitting. and sometimes these songs seem to be jagged or too aloof to really enjoy; but then you'll find yourself humming the melodies in your head and you'll have to go back and listen again and again. finely crafted pop songs with a huge dose of english humor and healthy sarcasm. "The Universal" is probably my favorite Blur song of all time, but there are plenty of other great ones here like "Stereotypes," "Charmless Man," and "He Thought Of Cars." and is it just me; or does "Best Days" sound like it may have hugely influenced some songs in the Radiohead canon?
The Longest Day: The Ultimate World War Movie Theme Collection
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • These are not the same arrangements as the original movie soundtracks
  • An outstanding compilation
  • The really good ones are missing.
  • "many were winners by the Academy for best scores"
 The Longest Day: The Ultimate World War Movie Theme Collection

Manufacturer: Silva America
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ASIN: B00020R02O
Release Date: 2004-05-25

Tracks:

  1. The Longest Day
  2. Attack On The Iron Coast
  3. Band Of Brothers-Prelude
  4. Band Of Brothers-Theme
  5. Battle Of Britain
  6. The Battle Of The Bulge
  7. The Blue Max
  8. Das Boot
  9. The Bridge At Remagen
  10. The Bridge On The River Kwai
  11. A Bridge Too Far
  12. The Caine Mutiny
  13. The Captive Heart
  14. Casablanca

Tracks:

  1. Coastal Command
  2. The Cruel Sea
  3. The Dambusters
  4. The Diary Of Anne Frank
  5. The Eagle Has Landed
  6. Empire Of The Sun
  7. The English Patient
  8. Fear And Desire
  9. Force Ten From Navarone
  10. Gallipoli
  11. The Great Escape
  12. The Guns Of Navarone

Tracks:

  1. Hanover Street
  2. The Hindenburg
  3. In Harm's Way
  4. Is Paris Burning?
  5. King Rat
  6. Lawrence Of Arabia
  7. Lifeboat
  8. Macarthur / Patton
  9. Malta G.C.
  10. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
  11. Midway
  12. The Mountain Road
  13. 1941

Tracks:

  1. The Naked And The Dead
  2. The Night Of The Generals
  3. Paradise Road
  4. Paths Of Glory
  5. Pearl Harbor
  6. Saving Private Ryan
  7. Schindler'S List
  8. Sergeant York
  9. The Sharkfighters
  10. Sink The Bismarck!
  11. 633 Squadron
  12. Where Eagles Dare
  13. The World At War
  14. The Longest Day

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars These are not the same arrangements as the original movie soundtracks.......2007-01-21

I was disappointed that these are not the same arrangements as the original movie soundtracks. For example, in Colonel Bogey, the countermarch from the movie soundtrack is not included in the arrangement on this CD. Don't get me wrong, the songs are good, but I would have preferred the same arrangements as the original movies.

5 out of 5 stars An outstanding compilation.......2006-08-25

This compilation is superb and a real must-buy. From Band of Brothers to A Bridge Too Far: every war movie theme is represented here. An all time classic.

3 out of 5 stars The really good ones are missing........2005-07-18

While this compilation has some masterpieces such as the theme from The Great Escape and Is Paris Burning, it's missing some of the finest tracts ever written. Where is the theme from Victory and Ernest Gold's stirring epic from Cross of Iron? The closing theme from Inchon was also a feast for the ears, but it's not here. It was written by Jerry Goldsmith, one of the foremost soundtrack composers of our time. Instead we're subjected to the likes of Hanover Street and The English Patient. I'll admit Inchon and Victory weren't Academy Award winning movies, but their soundtracks were second to none. As John Stossel would say," Give me a break"!!!

5 out of 5 stars "many were winners by the Academy for best scores".......2004-05-26

Silva America presents the essential in film music during the period of World Wars ~ "Longest Day:Ultimate World War Movie Theme", featuring some long forgotten cues, 53 to be exact that sent chills and thrills into the pulses of world events ~ selections from a limited collectors edition that would make any "film-score-buff" green with envy.

Released to commemorate the sixth Anniversary of D-Day, never has there ever been such a tribute compilation package from any other label and Silva comes to the forefront ~ featuring The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (Paul Bateman, Nic Raine Tony Bremner and Carl Davis as conductors), The Philharmonia (Kenneth Alwyn, Jerry Goldsmith, Mario Klemens and Paul Bateman as conductors) and also the world renown Crouch End Festival Chorus (David Temple as choir master) ~ what a gathering of talented musicians and singers fill this collection supreme.

The lineup of composers is a Who's Who in the world of film music ~ John Addison, Tomaso Albinoni, Kenneth J. Alford, Paul Anka, John Barry, Arnold Bax, Elmer Bernstein, Eric Coates, Carl Davis, Klaus Doldinger, Antonin Dvorak, Benjamin Frankel, Gerald Fried, Hugo Friedhofer, Jerry Goldsmith, Ron Goodwin, Bernard Herrmann, Maurice Jarre, Michael Kamen, Jerome Moross, Alfred Newman, Clifton Parker, Alan Rawsthorne, Ryvichi Sakamoto, Lalo Schifrin, Gerard Schurmann, David Shire, Max Steiner, Dimitri Tiomkin, Ralph Vaughan Williams, John Williams, Gabriel Yared and Hans Zimmer ~ set the stage for compositional human drama while exploring the deepest troves of musical emotion ~ one masterpiece after another, each cue manages to display both a convincing authenticity of the times and places ~ experience every tracks passion and skill for striking the exotic orchestral colors, explosive power and spectacular works of full large scale orchestral arrangements previal at every turn.

We are grateful to James Fitzpatrick (producer), Reybnold da Silva (executive producer), Rick Clark (associate producer/album sequence), Marion Garden (associate producer) and the whole gang at Silva America who have resurrected many of the soundtracks for the "film-score-buffs" in all of us.

Total Time: 4-CD-Set ~ Silva America 812 ~ (5/25/2004)
The Great Escape (Score)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Brilliant music!
  • The Great Escape Soundtrack
  • Magnificent, but Even Better is Coming
  • Among the Best Scores
  • A Cherished and Essential Soundtrack
 The Great Escape (Score)

Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B00028HBVG
Release Date: 2004-06-15

Tracks:

  1. Main Title
  2. Premature Plans
  3. Cooler And Mole
  4. Blythe
  5. Discovery
  6. Various Troubles
  7. On The Road
  8. Betrayal
  9. Hendley's Risk
  10. Road's End
  11. More Action
  12. The Chase
  13. Finale

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Brilliant music!.......2007-07-31

This music is great! You may or may not like the film, and it may be a pity that only about one third of the whole soundtrack of the film is on this CD, but you won't regret having this CD!

5 out of 5 stars The Great Escape Soundtrack.......2006-03-03

Another great Elmer Bernstein score. Brings to memory the different parts of the motion picture. The composer brings life to the narrative of the story. I would endorse the purchase of this soundtrack as I would many of Bernstein's signature movie scores over the years.

4 out of 5 stars Magnificent, but Even Better is Coming.......2004-08-31

This is a magnificent score. But, you should be aware that master tapes of the complete orignal score were found in the MGM library earlier this year. These were thought to no longer exist. These are to be released (and may have been already in Europe) on a two-CD set with at least 42 cues.

5 out of 5 stars Among the Best Scores.......2004-08-27

The Great Escape is among the best and most memorable soundtracks. This CD is the original soundtrack, re-mastered and issued in 2004. The booklet cover is taken from the video game version of the Great Escape (not a bad likeness of Steve McQueen) but inside contains many stills from the movie and cast photographs. The booklet includes the story behind the making of the film, including the obstacles (such as Steve McQueen coming close to quitting) that almost doomed it to failure. There is a nice discussion of Elmer Bernstein's involvement and the writing of the score.

The music Elmer Bernstein wrote fit the film beautifully and is a joy to listen to by itself. The individual tracks are not described in the booklet but have descriptive titles that place the action so that nobody who has seen the film will be lost. The only problem is that the CD is short (32 minutes) on music and some of the cues were not included. Until someone comes up with the entire score (like Turner/Rhino did for North By Northwest) this is the best we have. Anyone who has enjoyed this movie will still want to have this soundtrack.

5 out of 5 stars A Cherished and Essential Soundtrack.......2004-07-16

Many thanks go to Rykodisc for reissuing this soundtrack on CD back in 1998. Now, minus the dialogue tracks, it is back on compact disc again thanks to Varese Records. It now has a new cover featuring Steve McQueen instead of the original poster art. That aside, THE GREAT ESCAPE left us with indelible images, characters, dialogue and music. This film contains one of Elmer Bernstein's most recognizable themes in cinema history: the main title or "The Great Escape March" as it is often referred to. To say that THE GREAT ESCAPE has such a distinction is an understatement. His main title theme is as much a tribute to the Allied prisoners in the film as it is to all men who must overcome the odds through their own perseverance and unwillingness to bend to defeat to whatever noble end they strive for. Bernstein's complex score complements the theme by giving us passages and statements on the diversity of the individuals as well as their singular overall objective. Once the Allied escapees are on the road, the music reaches exhilarating proportions unlike that of traditional action Hollywood scoring. Bernstein wants to put the audience through the same suspense and anticipation that the escapees feel and then unleashes our pent up emotions in a crescendo of rousing orchestrations that has us cheering them on. That was the same brilliant technique he employed in THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN. I don't think many people give Elmer Berstein the credit for being the musical innovator that he was back in this period of his prestigious career. Composer Bernstein was able to control our emotions giving us moments of reflective tranquility, then despair and in the next moment lifting our spirits again knowing that actions were not taken in vain and good will eventually prevail. This is an excellent recording.
Great British Film Music
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Great forgotten scores!
  • Rare music, worth every penny, awesomely played.
 Great British Film Music

Manufacturer: Polygram Records
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000004291
Release Date: 1996-11-19

Tracks:

  1. Richard III: Prelude
  2. Anna Karenina - Suite: Overture
  3. Anna Karenina - Suite: Forlane
  4. Anna Karenina - Suite: Love Scene
  5. Anna Karenina - Suite: Finale
  6. Oliver Twist - 2 Lyrical Pieces: Fagin's Romp
  7. Oliver Twist - 2 Lyrical Pieces: Finale
  8. An Ideal Husband: Waltz
  9. An Ideal Husband: Galop
  10. Escape Me Never
  11. The Invaders: 49th Parallel
  12. Things To Come - Suite: Prologue
  13. Things To Come - Suite: March
  14. Things To Come - Suite: Building of the New World
  15. Things To Come - Suite: Attack on the Moon Gun
  16. Things To Come - Suite: Epilogue

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Great forgotten scores!.......1999-07-24

The Hermann recordings on this disc are invaluable as a source for some of the forgotten contributors to film music, the British. Walton's overture to "Richard III" is rendered with with superb color and rumbustiousness. Lambert's "Anna Karenina" comes off hauntingly beautiful, as is Vaughn Williams' "49th Parallel." The scant two selections from Sir Arnold Bax's wonderful (and only) score to the 1948 David Lean adaptation of "Oliver Twist" is rendered a bit deliberately by Herrmann; but all of the wit, rich texture, and glorious animation of Bax's masterful composition is done justice. [Silva America has made a fuller recording of Bax's score--over 14 min. worth--on their recent "Great British Film Music Album," (taken from Kenneth Alwyn's sadly out-of-print complete recording) but unfortunately--as with Herrmann's recording--excludes "Oliver and the Artful Dodger," one of the score's most stirrng highlights.] Herrmann's rendition of Arthur Bliss' "Things to Come," however, is absolutely magnificent, perfect. Bliss' awesome score is inspiringly evocative, from it's ominous opening strains to it's wonderfully melodramatic Finale. Unlike most of today's film music, these are no mere "backgrounds," but dramatic utterances that stand up as classic compositions on their own! Other recordings along these lines also recommended, Rhino's Korngold compilation "Music From the Golden Age;" Koch International's recording of Herrmann's much underrated "Devil and Daniel Webster;" and Marco Polo's "Historical Romances - Korngold, Newman, Steiner."

5 out of 5 stars Rare music, worth every penny, awesomely played........1998-11-05

I admit that it was Bernard Herrmann's name conducting the National PO that got me interested in this disc. I knew Bennie had a thing for French impressionists (and conducted a few of their works), but where else did his interest lie? Why, the British impressionists, of course, so the inclusion of Bax's music from Oliver Twist is no surprise. But the star is Constant Lambert's music from Anna Karenina, music so achingly beautiful that it will haunt you for days (would you expect less from the composer of, no I'm not kidding, Mr. Bear Squash-you-all-flat). Less in the impressionistic mode are the usual suspects of British cinema/concert hall fame: Walton, Benjamin, and Vaughan Williams. Don't think you'll be listening to "background" music here. These men were not slumming and each piece stands perfectly alone without any visuals. This is exemplified by Arthur Bliss' Things to Come Suite, a score which cries out to get a full recording, but until then, Herrmann's reading is good to have. Sound quality is excellent from London circa 1975. Highly recommended. s
Great Film Music
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • The other essential Herrmann CD
 Great Film Music

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ASIN: B000004265
Release Date: 1996-05-14

Tracks:

  1. Journey To The Center Of The Earth: Mountain Top And Sunrise
  2. Journey To The Center Of The Earth: Prelude
  3. Journey To The Center Of The Earth: The Grotto
  4. Journey To The Center Of The Earth: Salt Slides
  5. Journey To The Center Of The Earth: Atlantis
  6. Journey To The Center Of The Earth: The Giant Chameleon And The Fight
  7. Journey To The Center Of The Earth: The Shaft And Finale
  8. The Seventh Voyage Of Sinbad: Overture
  9. The Seventh Voyage Of Sinbad: The Duel With The Skeleton
  10. The Seventh Voyage Of Sinbad: Baghdad
  11. The Day The Earth Stood Still: Outer Space
  12. The Day The Earth Stood Still: Radar
  13. The Day The Earth Stood Still: Gort
  14. The Day The Earth Stood Still: The Robot
  15. The Day The Earth Stood Still: Space Control
  16. The Day The Earth Stood Still: Terror
  17. The Day The Earth Stood Still: Farewell And Finale
  18. Fahrenheit 451: Prelude
  19. Fahrenheit 451: Fire Engine
  20. Fahrenheit 451: The Bedroom
  21. Fahrenheit 451: Flowers Of Fire
  22. Fahrenheit 451: The Road And Finale
  23. Gulliver's Travels: Overture
  24. Gulliver's Travels: Minuetto-Wapping
  25. Gulliver's Travels: Hornpipe
  26. Gulliver's Travels: Lilliputians 1&2
  27. Gulliver's Travels: Victory 1&2
  28. Gulliver's Travels: Escape
  29. Gulliver's Travels: The King's March
  30. Gulliver's Travels: Trees
  31. Gulliver's Travels: The Tightrope
  32. Gulliver's Travels: Lovers
  33. Gulliver's Travels: The Chess Game
  34. Gulliver's Travels: Pursuit
  35. Gulliver's Travels: Finale

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Captured on this one disc are the great film scores Bernard Herrmann did for several classic science fiction films of the '50s and '60s. Herrmann did not go in for simple atmospherics and cheap orchestral tricks with his music. He knew that the music would have to conjure a mental world all its own. This is especially true in "The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad". It's a tone poem Rimsky-Korsakov could have written. The best here is "The Day the Earth Stood Still" with its use of the (then) revolutionary theremin. It's a clear masterpiece, all on its own. --Paul Cook

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The other essential Herrmann CD.......2004-08-25

I like to think of this CD as being the "Forbidden Planet" of film scores CDs -- technically marvelous, consistently enthralling on an emotional and mental level, and way ahead of its time.

Unfortunately it is not available as I write this. Last time I visited this Amazon site, there was one CD for sale for almost $60. You'll have to make up your own mind if this music is worth that much to you. I made my choice long ago to own this and keep it in my library, conceivably forever.

With five film scores, 35 tracks and 72 minutes of the most high grade science fiction music, this CD should be considered the definitive source for Bernard Herrmann's non-Hitchcock film scores. Not only did he conduct the National Philharmonic Orchestra in these recordings, the composer approved of the Phase 4 recording and mixing. It is, as the notes say, a unique listening experience.

I have found this CD to be a constant source of imagination, vision and scope in film music that still has no peer 30 years after its production. The opening sequence to "Journey To The Center of the Earth" is better than it ever was in the theater, where the music was a hackneyed backdrop to an incredilbe film. In this CD, the music dwarfs the film action.

My favorite sequence in this issue is Herrmann's work for the Ray Bradbury novella "Fahrenheit 451", which was recast in some minds recently when "Fahrenheit 911" appeared in theaters throughout the country.

Every bit of the miracle of that little film is projected through this eerily wonderful music, which seems to comprise a world of its own. The sections help recall Sontag's first trip on the fire engine, the bedroom fire and the finale.

The lengthiest tract on this disk is the near 27 minute set from the film "Gulliver's Travels". I've never seen the movie but will attest that the music is out of this world in a very British way. This section seems closer to following the musical rules for a suite than any other on this disk.

Decca had the good sense to return the Bernard Herrmann-conducted Hitchcock scores to circulation, so maybe they will do the same with this miraculous disk. Again, the notes are nothing to write home about, but even with that considered no lover of film music or the music of Bernard Herrmann can consider their library complete without this disk.
Great Escape
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    		Great Escape

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    ASIN: B00022W4TQ
    Release Date: 2004-04-27

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    Zinatra is the best pomp hard rock band from Holland. They released 2 albums for Polydor. This is their 2nd re-released with bonus tracks TBA. The Great Escape features Robby Valentine on keyboards and songwriting and also the songwriting of Paul Laine (Danger Danger). Rock Inc.
    Great Composers: Elmer Bernstein (Film Score Compilation)
    Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
    • Enormously Disappointing
    • Fantastic!!!
    • Sit Up and Listen
    • The Best Bernstein Sampler Yet!
    		 Great Composers: Elmer Bernstein (Film Score Compilation)

    Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
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    ASIN: B00002DDPE
    Release Date: 1999-10-26

    Tracks:

    1. Magnificent Seven
    2. Great Escape
    3. To Kill a Mockingbird
    4. Wild Wild West
    5. Age of Innocence
    6. True Grit
    7. My Left Foot
    8. Them Commandments
    9. Gifters
    10. Comancheros
    11. Shootist
    12. Frankie Starlight
    13. Lost in Yonkers
    14. Rage in Harlem
    15. Black Cauldorn

    Customer Reviews:

    1 out of 5 stars Enormously Disappointing.......2004-10-01

    As a big Bernstein fan, I was looking forward to this comp. But I couldn't even make it through one listen. I found it insipid, saccharine. The main idea behind this comp seems to be to stuff every recognizable theme Bernstein ever wrote into one set while cutting out all other sections including any variations or development. They've cut the meat out of the music and left only the fat. The playing is stiff, the tempos are rushed, the arrangements are terrible. Don't waste your time.

    5 out of 5 stars Fantastic!!!.......2002-06-07

    Fabulous recording. Puts you right in the saddle with the Duke, The Magnificent Seven or Charlton Heston's sandals! Power, scope, range, variety and total magnificence - this has it all. By far the best movie sound-track recording of all!

    4 out of 5 stars Sit Up and Listen.......2001-06-28

    You pop this CD in to your player and the glorios Magnificent Seven theme knocks you off your feet. I'd forgotten how good it was, an icon of testerone flowing unchecked. Then there is the touching innocent To Kill a Mockingbird theme. Starting with a simple music box theme, the music builds to a dramatic climax, as if all the emotion suddenly exploded. The Great Escape track is, I think, one of the very best march compositions of all time. With the tuba providing the baseline with its own melody, then the light brass, perky and upbeat, providing the second melody, this theme instantly evokes both the fatigue and robotic obedience required of prisoners and the brassy indomitable spirit characteristic of the RAF flyers. If you listen carefully you hear the deeper brass (French Horns) take up the theme and give it a more somber character, as yet another melody is sustained in the background. The Ten Commandments stands alone as a wonderful heroic piece. Buy the CD for any one track and you will be pleasantly surprised by the remainder.

    4 out of 5 stars The Best Bernstein Sampler Yet!.......2000-05-21

    Varese Sarabande has cheery picked from some of the finest (and most famous) film scores ever composed (and some of the best performances thereof yet recorded) in the second half of the last century. There are samples from sixteen film scores by Mr. Bernstein presented here (and since this is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg for this prolific, spectacularly-talented composer, let's hope there will be many more Bernstein compositions to come!). It's beyond great to have all 16 film scores represented on one CD, even though most/all of these tracks are available off other CDs (CD-burner freaks, you've been left at the gate, or, rather, the CD-R/W drive on this one!). It does get a bit confusing trying to figure out all the source material (there's Bernstein right off the film sound track, Bernstein conducting the Utah Symphony Orchestra, Bernstein conducting the Royal Scottish Orchestra, Mr. Joel McNeely conducting the Royal Scottish Orchestra, McNeely conducting Seattle Symphony orchestra, Mr. Cliff Eidelman conducting the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, and so it goes). But quit making your brain ache; just spin up this CD and let your ears do their thing. And what a wonderful thing those ears will do. Mr. Bernstein, a master of tonality (like Erich Wolfgang Korngold before him), is probably best enjoyed in spurts or in selective film-score "cues"--mainly his opening/closing credit cues, since his scores tend to sag and become less dramatic in between. This CD focuses on the composer's strengths: mostly those opening/closing credit cues you can't help hearing in your mind over and over again. Although the performances are (as previously noted) from many sources, I can't find fault with a single one. The same goes with the recording/mastering/re-mastering. All first rate. One question remains: why are you still reading this write up when you could be buying the CD to empower your ears!

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