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Anne Dudley - Black Book
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| Little correction and about the music |
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The movie is a Dutch production so instead of Germany it is The Netherlands.
About the music. Anne Dudley made a nice mixture of 40s sound and very tense and emotional music. Even without seeing the movie your thoughts goes back to the time of World War II
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| Good. But not as good as the 1940 version. |
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A long time ago, Walt Disney had a vision of setting classical music to original animation. He had intended for a Fantasia to be released every year - with at least one new piece of animation. However the original Fantasia was a huge flop and he quickly changed his mind.
In the late 1990s, the Walt Disney Studios decided to have another go at the Fantasia concept. They kept to many of the similar themes in the original movie and included the classic Sorcerer's Apprentice sequence which had been restored.
The soundtrack is pretty much a classical hodge podge and is not nearly as memorable as the 1940 selections. They also went for quantity of sequences rather than quality.
1. Symphony No. 5 by Beethoven - This is the classic opener with a memorable motif that he uses to build a theme - to quote Peter Schickle. In the film, this is used as the abstract section. In the first film this was done to Toccata and Fugue by Bach and was not only longer but more interesting.
2. Pines of Rome by Respighi - Probably one of the better sequences in the film, computer animated whales swimming through an arctic sea as well as the sky. The music itself is nice but the comparable sequence in the first is the Nutcracker Suite - so judge for yourself.
3. Rhapsody In Blue by Gershwin - United calling. This piece will be forever associated with flying the friendly skies. This is a classic Twentieth century piece however the animation and story telling is not that interesting. In terms of comparison to the original, this is probably best equated to the Stravinsky Rite of Spring. Both attempt to portray a historical time period with some semblance of realism - but it is a stretch.
4. Piano Concerto No. 2, Allegro, Opus 102 by Shostakovich - a classic romantic piano concerto used in the film for the Steadfast Tin Soldier segment. Neither is really all that memorable.
5. Carnival Of The Animals by Saint-Saens - A flamingo and a yo-yo. This was one of the better sequences that was decidedly too short. I love this sequence and I love the music. It is so light and happy it makes you want to bounce. This is best correlated to the Dance of the Hours segment in the original.
6. The Sorcerer's Apprentice by Dukas - this is the classic Fantasia bit and it is a piece of music that tells a story which is fairly faithfully reenacted here by Mickey Mouse. It is not one of my favorite sequences from the original but it is classic.
7. Pomp And Circumstance by Elgar - the Noah's ark story starring Donald Duck. We have all heard this piece of music a hundred times -- mostly played off key by a high school orchestra. It is a good piece but nothing to write home about.
8. The Firebird Suite by Stravinsky - This is probably one of the best music to animation meldings in the film. Stravinsky's ballet is lovely and lyrical and the varying themes keep it interesting. Not to mention, it tells a story which was animated so very well in a very impressionistic style. This is my favorite piece in the film.
When compared to the original, Fantasia 2000 falls short. The music is not as iconic as the original and some of the pieces are eminently forgettable. There are some gems in the mix though and it is a good listen. It would have had more if the music were longer or chosen more thoughtfully. But the Shostakovich loses points from me as does the Elgar. That is why it gets four stars.
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2 of 2 found this review helpful |
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Various Artists - Sega Piano Nocturne
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| Piano (1-8) and original versions (9-16) |
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In addition to the great piano renditions, the original versions of each track are included as bonus tracks!
These tracks include one orchestral track (Shenmue), many songs (Sakura Wars, Phantasy Star Online, Burning Rangers, NiGHTS) and even three chiptunes: Outrun, Space Harrier, and S.D.I.
My favorites piano tracks on the CD are Space Harrier and Outrun, maybe because I spent hours playing these games. However, the piano versions of these 80s synth tunes are really nicely done. There is only one track that I don't really like, System Down. I don't know why it was included on the CD, as it is noisy and quite irritating.
Overall, I give this piano album a rating of 4!
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2 of 2 found this review helpful |
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Sharon Apple - Macross Plus The Cream P-U-F
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| Sharon - Sharon! |
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For all of those Fans of the electronic pop idol, Sharon Apple this mini-album is made just for you! It contains the four of her greatest hits all on one CD.
The Tracks:
1. Information High - A pulse pounding techno song from the start of the fourth OAV. This is one of two original songs on this Album. Best track on the Album.
2. Idol Talk - From the second OAV and featured in the concert. It sounds like a form of psuedo-French and is a pure candy pop song.
3. The Borderline - The second Original song. This is a slow Jazz ballad that does a lot of random comparison in the lyrics. It is pretty sleepy.
4. Santi-U - A chant in a nonsense language with haunting vocals is what this track is about. A rhythmic tribal beat that breaks about halfway through the track into a frenetic and frantic theme after some strange channel changing noises. It is definitely Unique.
It isn't an album I would recommend to everybody. I bought it solely for Information High and when it was stolen, I haven't bothered to replace it. Still it a must for Macross and Sharon Apple fans.
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3 of 3 found this review helpful |
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Yoko Kanno Seatbelts - Cowboy Bebop: Blue
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| A diverse album for anime that defies definition |
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This is one of the best albums that Ms. Kanno has put out in recent memory. It does what any good soundtrack should do and captures the essence of the series that it is from. This, from an anime that prides itself on not fitting into a genre but instead creating its own. Cowboy Bebop: Blue does exactly that.
The Tracks:
1. Blue - A throaty female vocalist sings a bluesy ballad while an ethereal soprano sings counterpoint. Pure Kanno and my favorite track on the CD.
2. Words That We Couldn't Say - a folksy ballad by a male singer it evokes memories of a relationship dying.
3. Autumn in Ganymede - a pure Jazz song that would fit in at any Jazz Festival around the world
4. Mushroom Hunting - a jazz, funk, soul song with a bossanova beat.
5. Go Go Cactus Man - reminiscent of the old Western this track would fit in with Rawhide and Giu La Testa smoothly.
6. Chicken Bone - A light electronic club song that is all about having fun
7. The Real Man - Dissonant chase music best describes this track - do not play it unless you want to wake up.
8. N.Y. Rush - Another pure Jazz track
9. Adieu - A woman and a piano. That is it. A little ballad about saying goodbye, you can almost picture Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart here.
10. Call Me, Call Me - my second favorite song on the album. Another folksy ballad this time with orchestral backing. This track can make me cry.
11. Ave Maria - a redux of the classic Schubert sung by a Baritone. Just lovely.
12. Stella by the Moor - a little music box lullaby
13. Flying Teapot - Where Adieu was sad this one is a light song that is all about having fun.
14. Wo Qui Non Coin - a silly little song sung by the voice actress of one of the quirkiest characters in anime.
15. Road to the West - a jazz solo in space is what bests describes this track.
16. Farewell Blues - a muted trumpet and a piano this is the kind of music you would expect to hear in a high class bar.
17. See Ya Space Cowboy - This a redux of the anime's ending song. It is again sung by the throaty songstress and is the only track on the album in Japanese.
All in all, this is a really diverse soundtrack. It is not one of those that you can judge based on one track - it really shows a wide range of talent and creativity and I guarantee you will not be bored by it.
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14 of 14 found this review helpful |
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Victor Young - Shane: A Tribute To Victor Young
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| Truncated tracks |
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Twopop
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2 Dec 2007 |
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Some of the tracks on this CD sound "chopped off" when you listen to them played as separate tracks in the SST queue.
Examples:
08 - Samson And Delilah: Miriam
10 - Samson And Delilah: Hebrew Lament
This is probably because the Samson And Delilah cues were performed almost as a suite, meant to be heard with one flowing into the next. If you are lucky enough to own this CD, you will see that there is virtually no audio break between some of the cues.
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1 of 1 found this review helpful |
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John Williams - Towering Inferno, The
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JERIC
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8 Jul 2007 |
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The Main Titles track on this album is from the Disasters!: Movie Music Album (B00000AFQH) released in 1998. The sound quality is superior to the original.
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1 of 1 found this review helpful |
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John Williams, William Alwyn/J.B. Dykes, Jerry Goldsmith - Disasters!, The: Movie Music Album
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| Missing Tracks |
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Twopop
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4 Jul 2007 |
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This is an amazing compilation from Silva America (ASIN B00000AFQH) released in 1998. It is available from sellers at Amazon . It is by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Nic Raines.
In an effort to avoid redundant (duplicate) tracks, we have not included some of the tracks of this CD. Unfortunately many of the 16 tracks are in SST's playlist either on their OST CD or on compilations, some by Nic Raines and the Prague PO on the Silva America label. In those cases, we chose not to break up the intact compilation.
The tracks available on other albums are:
02 - Titanic: Take Her To Sea Mr. Murdoch
04 - The Abyss: Theme
06 - Raise The Titanic: Suite
07 - Daylight: Latura's Theme/End Credits
08 - Twister: The Big Suck/Oklahoma Wheatfield/Futility
09 - Earthquake: Love Theme
10 - Dante's Peak: The Rescue
11 - Volcano: March Of The Lava/Cleansing Rain
13 - Deep Impact: The Wedding
14 - The Hindenburg: Main Title
15 - The High and The Mighty: Theme (on The Alamo: The Essential Film Music Collection of Dimitri Tiomkin)
16 - Airplane!: Suite (in the Essential Elmer Bernstein Film Music album set)
We replaced Track 01, "The Towering Inferno: Main Titles" on the The Towering Inferno album because the sound quality is much better.
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7 of 7 found this review helpful |
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Anne Dudley - Black Book
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| Original title: Zwartboek |
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Twopop
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1 Jul 2007 |
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Zwartboek (Germany, 2006) aka "Black Book".
From Dutch director Paul Verhoeven (Turkish Delight, RoboCop, Total Recall, Basic Instinct, Starship Troopers, etc.)
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1 of 3 found this review helpful |
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Alan Silvestri - Film Music By Alan Silvestri
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| Missing Tracks |
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Twopop
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1 Jul 2007 |
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Nine of the 10 tracks on this Alan Silvestri compilation CD are in the SST Playlist on their original albums:
1. Back To The Future: Main Theme
2. Predator: Main Theme
3. The Abyss: End Credits
5. Who Framed Roger Rabbit?: Eddie's Theme
6. The Quick And The Dead: Main Title
7. Judge Dread: Suite
8. Volcano: Suite
9. Contact: End Credits
10. The Mummy Returns: Main Theme
However, we chose to add this album any way because we were missing this terrific track from The Bodyguard featuring solo trumpet - and because of the great album cover! :D
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16 of 16 found this review helpful |
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