Silent Hill V.2 [Import]

silent hill v.2 [import]

Track Listings

1. Theme Of Laura

2. White Noiz

3. Forest

4. A World Of Madness

5. Ordinary Vanity

6. Promise (Reprise)

7. Ashes And Ghost

8. Null Moon

9. Heavens Night

10. Alone In The Town

11. The Darkness That Lurks In Our Mind

12. Angels Thanatos

13. The Day Of Night

14. Block Mind

15. Magdalene

16. Fermata In Mystic Air

17. Prisome Fairytale

18. Live Psalm

19. Silent Heaven

20. Noone Love You

See all 30 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Soundtrack for Japanese animated feature. All songs by Akira Yamaoka.

Silent Hill V.2,Game Music,King,Soundtracks,Video Game Soundtrack Collections

Silent Hill V.2 [Import]

Average customer rating:

Revisiting "Our Special Place"
Engrossing....
wonderful
The Most Amazing CD I've Heard In A While
A work of art, 'silent hill' style; deep, beautiful, and eerie

Silent Hill, Vol. 2
Original Game Soundtrack
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ASIN: B00005NO3D
Release Date: 2001-10-03

Tracks:

Theme Of Laura
White Noiz
Forest
A World Of Madness
Ordinary Vanity
Promise (Reprise)
Ashes And Ghost
Null Moon
Heavens Night
Alone In The Town
The Darkness That Lurks In Our Mind
Angels Thanatos
The Day Of Night
Block Mind
Magdalene
Fermata In Mystic Air
Prisome Fairytale
Live Psalm
Silent Heaven
Noone Love You
The Reverse Will
Laura Plays The Piano
Terror In The Depths Of The Fog
True
Betrayal
Black Fairy
Theme Of Laura (Reprise)
Overdose Delusion
Pianissimo Epilogue
Promise

Album Description

Soundtrack for Japanese animated feature. All songs by Akira Yamaoka.

Customer Reviews:

Revisiting "Our Special Place" .......2007-07-12

When listening to this, I am again brought to "our special place," written by a wife that can't be writing to me because she's already dead. And that's a good feeling, too, because it lets me know that I've found something to listen to that is not only effective on a videogame level but that is also enjoyable because of its atmospheric qualities. Its like triggering flashbacks of a life I luckily never had to live, and that life was one of the better experiences I've had the pleasure to play through.
Yeah, atmospheric qualities it has a `plenty.

While i wouldn't immediately suggest this to someone that hasn't played the game, i would recommend the soundtrack to anyone that played through SH2 and that found the music appealing. Some of the music is easy to ignore when you are standing on the edge of your seat, too, but if you think back to the moment I'm sure you remember how well everything jelled into the setting. Every piecemeal taste and every musical motion reminds me of something done, and every up-tempo push brings back thoughts that chill me just a little. I love that, and I actually love the solidity that the soundtrack really fosters. Even listening to it simply to listen to it does something for me - it makes me feel like I've once again found that special place.

Not for everyone but especially for those who enjoyed SH2 and SH4's soundtrack.

Engrossing...........2007-07-11

But some of the music is just too short. Just when you become engrossed in the feeling...it's over and onto the next track.
A lot of this music appears in the movie also, which is why I bought it. I also bought one of the games for my pc, but I am not a gamer and really didn't care for the game. But this cd, and the movie are amongst my prized possessions!
I recccomed it highly!

wonderful.......2007-05-30

James is teh uber hottness! And so is this CD, it rocks my sox! Seriously though, the music on this is amazing ^^

The Most Amazing CD I've Heard In A While.......2007-05-27

The amazing thing about Akira Yamaoka's music is that it actually has the ability to take you to Silent Hill. Anyone that has ever listened to Akira's music seperate from the games knows that. Don't even feel the slightest bit of trepidation at the price tag. I can assure you it's worth it. The first thing you should do when you get this CD is go into your room (preferably at night), Turn off your lights and let this beautiful CD bring you back to "That special place"; Silent Hill.
Now, moving on to the actual content.
The music on this CD ranges from dark piano ballads to strange (and insanely cool) ambience that sounds like rumbling machinery and metal pangs and creaks. Every once in a while you even get a bouncy rock/pop song (I hate describing it as "pop" but i cant think of anything else) but even those still have a very "Silent Hill" feel.
Now, this wasn't made for the casual fan but I suppose even they could find something enjoyable here. For you die-hard fans, though, I strongly recommend this CD.

A work of art, 'silent hill' style; deep, beautiful, and eerie.......2007-01-16

Anyone who has played the SH series know that this is the best soundtrack to date. In fact, all of the soundtracks are great, but this one and SH 4 are the best in my opinion. The orignial SH soundtrack is fantastic, but more ambiant and more for die hard fans. SH 3 has the weekest score in the series, and in my opinon, is very different than the rest. Many people say the SH 4 ( the game, not the score) is the weakest in the series, and I completely disagree. I thought sh4 was strong and 3 was the weakest, though it was still very good ( though I LOVE the whoe evil other world, culty side to SH, I thought it was better played up in 4 and 1; SH 2 is just amazing, though there isn't too much culty stuff)
All in all, this is my favorite game series, with the best soundtracks to date. Buy this soundtrack and 4, as they r the best!

Average customer rating:

The picture

100 Hymns & Songs of Inspiration

Manufacturer: Castle Music UK
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Release Date: 2003-04-14

Tracks:

Love Divine All Loves Excelling - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
Father Hear the Prayer We Offer - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
Now Thank We All Our God - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
This Day, The First of Days - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
Stars of the Morning So Gloriously Bright - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
God Save the Queen - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
Day of Resurrection - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
God Rest You Merry Gentlemen - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
Of the Father's Heart Begotten - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
O Come All Ye Faithful - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
Awake My Soul and With the Sun - Choir Of Norwich Cathedral
Thine Arm O Lord in Days of Old - Choir Of Norwich Cathedral
All People That on Earth Do Dwell - Choir Of Norwich Cathedral
Good Christian Men Rejoice and Sing - Choir Of Norwich Cathedral
There Is a Green Hill - Choir Of Norwich Cathedral
Lord of Beauty - Choir Of Sheffield Cathedral
Rejoice Today With One Accord - Choir Of Sheffield Cathedral
New Every Morning - Choir Of Sheffield Cathedral
Lead Us Heavenly Father Lead Us - Choir Of Sheffield Cathedral
O God Our Help in Ages Past - Choir Of Sheffield Cathedral

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Morning Has Broken - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
Happy Are They - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
In Christ There Is No East or West - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
Silent Night - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
Be Thou My Guardian - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
Ye Servants of the Lord - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
At the Name of Jesus Every Knee Shall Bow - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
To Thee O Lord Our Hearts We Raise - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
Behold the Great Creator Makes - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
Rejoice the Lord Is King - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
Creator of the Stars of Night - Ely Cathedral Choir
He Comes With Clouds Descending - Ely Cathedral Choir
O Little Town of Bethlehem - Ely Cathedral Choir
Alleluya Alleyluya Alleyluya - Ely Cathedral Choir
This Is the Day the Lord Hath Made - Ely Cathedral Choir
How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds - Ely Cathedral Choir
Lord Thy Word Abideth - Ely Cathedral Choir
Jesus Lord We Look to Thee - Ely Cathedral Choir
O Lord Our God Arise - Ely Cathedral Choir
Lord of All Hopefulness - Ely Cathedral Choir

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Soldiers of Christ Arise - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
Lift Up Your Hearts - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
Holy Father, Cheer Our Way - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
Maker of the Sun - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
O King Most High - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
O Praise Our Great and Glorious Lord - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
Forgive Our Sins as We Forgive - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
We Love the Place O God - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
Let Us With a Gladsome Mind - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
Give Rest O Christ - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
Come Holy Ghost Our Hearts Inspire - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
O Thou in All Thy Might So Far - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
O Christ, Who Art the Light and Day - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
O God Thy Soldiers' Crown and Guard - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
Strife Is O'er the Battle Done - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
O Christ Our Hope, Our Hearts' Desire - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
Jesus Shall Reign - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
God of Love My Shepherd Is - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
O Jesu Saviour of Mankind - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
Immortal Invisible God Only Wise - Choir Of Truro Cathedral

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Ride on Ride on in Majesty - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
All Glory Laud and Honour - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
Come Rejoicing - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
God Is Love and Where True Love Is - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
Magnificat: The Great Advent Antiphons - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
Come, Christ's Beloved - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
Children of the Hebrews (Palm Procession) - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
Veneration of the Cross/The Reproaches (Veneratum and Reproaches) - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
Once in Royal David's City - Choir Of Keble College
God Be in My Head - Choir Of Keble College
O Thou Who Camest from Above - Choir Of Keble College
Judge Eternal Throned in Splendour - Choir Of St Edmunsbury Cathedral
Christ the Lord Is Risen Again - Choir Of St Edmunsbury Cathedral
For All the Saints - Choir Of St Edmunsbury Cathedral
Thy Hand O God Has Guided - Choir Of St Edmunsbury Cathedral
Christ the Dawn of Our Salvation - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
I Was Glad - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Dear Lord and Father of Mankind - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Locus Iste - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Praise My Soul the King of Heaven - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel

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Stand Up! Stand Up for Jesus! - The Choir of the Abbey School, Tewkesbury
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks - The Choir of the Abbey School, Tewkesbury
O Worship the King - The Choir of the Abbey School, Tewkesbury
O Heavenly Word of God on High - Choir Of The Collegiate Church Of St Mary
Praise to the Lord, The Almighty - Choir Of The Collegiate Church Of St Mary
Jesus Christ Is Risen Today - The Choir of York Minister
First Nowell - The Choir of York Minister
Abide with Me - The Choir of York Minister
Breathe on Me Breath of God - Choir Of Keble College
Rock of Ages - Choir Of Keble College
On This Day, The First of Days - Choir Of Keble College
Jesu Sweet and Mary - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
O Quam Gloriosum - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Ye Holy Angels Bright - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
O for a Closer Walk With God - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Prayer of St Patrick - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Lord's Prayer - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Blessed Be the God and Father - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Day Thou Gavest Lord Is Ended - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Jerusalem (And Did Those Feet in Ancient Times) - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel

Album Description

Full Title - 100 Hymns & Songs Of Inspiration. UK box-set featuring 100 tracks performed by Britain's finest Cathedral Choirs including, Gloucester Cathedral, Norwich Cathedral, Sheffield Cathedral, & many more. Five standard jewel cases housed in a slipbox. Castle Pulse. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

The picture.......2006-12-11

I haven't purchased the CD but the picture of the inside of a church on the cover is not of a British church, like one would assume since it says its a recording of British choirs. This picture is of Notre Dame Basilica in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Just thought i'd let you know. I'll be honest; I'm one to judge things by it's cover and if the company took such care to choose a 'British' church for their British choir CD, I'm willing to bet the music is equally well selected... I'm being sarcastic. But I gave the product 5 stars because I didn't want to hurt its ratings just because i'm cynical. But check out the church if you're ever in Montreal, it's truly beautiful... here I'm not being sarcastic.

Silent Hill 4: The Room - Original Soundtrack

Average customer rating:

The best score of the series, after SH 2, of course!
Great
Absolutely stunning!
Cool!!!!!1

Silent Hill 4: The Room - Original Soundtrack

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Product Description

2 CD soundtrack to the popular video game. Composed by: Akira Yamaoka. Track list: Disc One (73:01) 1) Tender Sugar 5:32 2) Waverer 2:54 3) Fortunate sleep -noone disturb her dead- 2:06 4) Melancholy Requiem 3:53 5) Confinement 2:27 6) Drops Of Shame 2:49 7) The Suicidal Clock Chime 1:10 8) Silent Circus 2:55 9) Traversing The Portals Of Reality 2:03 10) Into The Depths Of Self Discovery 2:55 11) Cradel Of Forest 6:30 12) Resting Comfortably 0:51 13) Nightmarish Waltz 3:09 14) Pulsating Ambience 3:04 15) Your Rain 4:42 16) The Last Mariachi 1:37 17) Wounded Warsong 3:12 18) Underground Dawn -Never Come- 2:12 19) Fever Chill 2:28 20) Remodeling 2:54 21) Room Of Angel 7:08 22) Waiting For You ~LIVE AT "Heaven's Night"~ (unreleased tunes) 6:19 Disc Two (57:08) Inescapable Rain in Yoshiwara 1) Ichikotsu (D) 7:18 2) Tangin (E) (Instrumental) 1:37 3) Hyoujou (F) 8:47 4) Shosetsu (F-sharp) 5:35 5) Shimomu (G) (Instrumental) 2:19 6) Soujou (G-sharp) 4:26 7) Fushou (A) 4:38 8) Oushiki (A-sharp) 7:07 9) Rankei (B) 2:54 10) Banshiki (C) 3:39 11) Shinsen (C-sharp) 4:36 12) Kamimu (D) 4:08

Customer Reviews:

The best score of the series, after SH 2, of course!.......2007-01-16

The tracks on SH 4 are superb, dark and mysterious like the others and with the same industrial undertone.
I believe that this score and SH 2 are the best in the series. The other 2 ( SH 1 and 3) are both great, but SH 1 is more noises and SH 3 doesn't have the same depth ( its a little too 'pop musicy').
I don't know the exact names of the two tracks I like the best on this score, but one is a dark lullabye and the other is featured in the game when the protagonist comes out of the hole and is confronted by his neighbor about how she can't go with him back to his room, and she didn't see him go through the hole, he just disappeared. The song is also featured in the behind the scenes in the Silent Hill movie dvd.
Get this score and SH 2, as they are both fantastic and a great addition to any silent hill fan's library.

Great.......2006-09-29

This is great soundtrack. 2nd in all the Silent Hill soundtracks behind the perfect Silent Hill 2 soundtrack. Room of Angel is an amazing song, I cant stop listening to it. Akira Yamaoka is a genius.

Absolutely stunning!.......2006-09-05

Akira Yamaoka is a musical genius. His use of sound and sense of emotion is incredible, very few artists show such mastery over their craft. His music is haunting and yet very delightful to listen to. Highly recommended!

Cool!!!!!1.......2005-12-28

It's great!
later,
dark

Average customer rating:

An uplifting experience
One of the best, and latest, of the Robeson recordings...
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Question

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Customer Reviews:

An uplifting experience.......2006-12-05

If one takes into account the time at which this recording was made, and the surrounding events affecting his life, one can truly appreciate the significance of this album. Experiencing oppression not only from the U.S. but later the Canadian government to travel abroad, Robeson was impeded, but not prevented from singing in the name of peace, human rights, and the rights of the common worker. Victory was at hand when on May, 9 1958, the date of this recording, Paul Robeson announced that his passport battle had been won. This is the recording of a triumphant gentleman, a loving, ecstatic audience, and very importantly, a talented and very attuned pianist (Alan Booth). With this in mind one can more greatly appreciate how special this concert was. The magic of this recording trancends Robeson's impeccable singing. It is the concert as a whole that makes it so spectacular. Listen to 'Joe Hill', think of Robeson's battle, and hear why it is so powerful. Or listen to 'O No John', Alan Booth pounding the keys on the last notes, and the audience's response. Every person in Carnegie Hall was riveted. Well worth the price, and an uplifting experience.

One of the best, and latest, of the Robeson recordings..........2006-10-17

This concert came along in 1958, when Paul's passport was restored and he was allowed to travel and make a living again, after several years of being on the Communist blacklist. His joy at performing once more for his traditional audience comes through in every track. That same year, he did a concert at his brother's church in Harlem, and when Columbia Records issued that one, it had another winner. Not long after those shows, Paul went overseas for five years, suffering a health crisis that brought him back to America in 1963, broken down and unable to perform consistently. He spent his last decade or so of life on the sidelines, living quietly with his sister in Philadelphia. This concert, then, along with the one at Mother Zion Church, is one of the final triumphs of one of the most interesting American lives. We know now that Paul's stubborn support of the Soviet Union in the Stalin era was a tragic flaw in his character, but he had magnificent gifts of voice and of acting presence, and had he come to the attention of audiences in 1957 instead of 1927, he would likely have earned millions as a singer and actor, and his political and social radical activism would have been a much smaller impediment to his career. If you already own some Robeson recordings, add this one because it represents him at the beginning of what was then "old age." If you own none, this concluding album is actually a fine starting point, because his earlier work suffers a bit from the primitive recording technology of the '30's and '40's.

Paul Robeson Live.......2006-07-11

Of course his baritone is fabulous. His rendition of Joe Hill is unforgettable - this was a song he sang for the builders' labourers on the site of the Sydney Opera House in around 1969 -also Old Man River, which he made his own. He should have sung this in the film of the musical Showboat but he was passed over for an inferior voice by the producers because he was a member of the Communist Party. A pity. He also sings some gospel on this CD, I'm not mad about religious songs but if you like them then you'll love this.

New version available in UK.......2006-02-18

This version is now redundant as Vanguard has released a version in 2005 with the original album cover for the first time and with new sleeve notes. The sound is also better. I purchased it from amazon.co.uk.

Question.......2005-09-29

I would like to buy Paul Robeson CD with "Old Man River" and "Kevin Barry (Irish)"

Average customer rating:

a fantastic score, very industrial and for hard core fans!
absolutely stunning!
A brilliant, untraditional composition by Akira Yamaoka
Amazing, disturbing...ermmm...music?
Sensational game soundtrack, marred only by volume issues

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Original Soundtrack to the video game 'Silent Hill.' Composed by: Akira Yamaoka. Track List: Disc One (71:48) 1) Silent Hill 2:51 2) All 2:07 3) The Wait 0:09 4) Until Death 0:51 5) Over 2:04 6) Devil's Lyric 1:26 7) Rising Sun 0:57 8) For All 2:39 9) Follow the Leader 0:52 10) Claw Finger 1:32 11) Hear Nothing 1:33 12) Children Kill 0:19 13) Killed by Death 1:25 14) Don't Cry 1:29 15) The Bitter Season 1:26 16) Moonchild 2:48 17) Never Again 0:45 18) Fear of the Dark 1:13 19) Half Day 0:39 20) Heaven Give Me Say 1:47 21) Far 1:14 22) I'll Kill You 2:52 23) My Justice for All 1:21 24) Devil's Lyric 2 0:25 25) Dead End 0:17 26) Ain't Gonna Rain 1:12 27) Nothing Else 0:51 28) Alive 0:33 29) Never Again 1:01 30) Die 0:56 31) Never End, Never End, Never End 0:46 32) Down Time 1:38 33) Kill Angels 1:16 34) Only You 1:16 35) Not Tomorrow 1 0:48 36) Not Tomorrow 2 1:38 37) My Heaven 3:17 38) Tears of... 3:16 39) Killing Time 2:54 40) She 2:36 41) Esperándote 6:26 42) Silent Hill (Otherside) 6:23

Customer Reviews:

a fantastic score, very industrial and for hard core fans!.......2007-01-16

This is a great game score done by the master. I would reccommend it more to die hard fans ( I listen to it all the time!) But not so much to people who may have just seen the movie. It is very industrial, with all of the sounds that are featured in the game.
If u want more haunting music, I reccommend the scores from SH 2 and 4.

absolutely stunning!.......2006-11-13

i am one who loves music. the thing i like about it though, is that i get inspired to make movies out of it. whats really fun though, do with this soundtrack, is to walk around in the dark (in your house or outside) and listen to the music. its sooo creepy. heh. anyways. this is a must buy if you love the silent hill music.

A brilliant, untraditional composition by Akira Yamaoka.......2006-04-19

The "music" of Silent Hill is an often maligned aspect of the game that, in 1999, proved something terrifying could come from the PS1 gaming console that not only fed on a person's fear of the dark, but fear for the flesh. While Resident Evil did a good job bringing us zombie fun, Silent Hill was an altogether different kind of game.

I don't think any one aspect of the game really drove this point home with more gusto than the game's soundtrack, which was written and performed by the recent executive producer of the series, Akira Yamaoka.

Yamaoka has a knack for creating terror through sound, which plays a huge part in making Silent Hill so terrifying. Turn the game down sometime and see just how scary it is without his sound design. It really isn't very effective that way.

The music itself is a very strange beast all on its own. Not music per se, the mixture of ambiance with grinding metal and chanting voices (more so in later games than this one, though) is something not to be missed. There's a kind of energy to what he has produced, and despite the fact that it isn't exactly something you'd listen to everyday, one can't help but admit that he truly enjoys the odd sounds brought out in this compilation.

The Silent Hill theme is among one of the most eerie video game themes ever composed, and put up against "Theme of Laura" from Silent Hill 2, it is quite different and out-there.

The CD moves from track to track pretty much seamlessly, making it feel a bit like an emotional roller coaster. There's no pause for breath between each scene, and that's something I appreciate.

I did deduct the CD one star, and that's because some of the tracks are a bit short (particularly "Die" and "Not Tomorrow.") It would have been better to extend their length a bit, but that's only a slight niggle on my part. Another reason I deducted a star has to do with the lack of tracks on the CD. I've got an expanded cut made by a fan of the game which runs two CDs long. There's some really good stuff there that was left off the disc. As a result, the disc does get a bit boring from time to time.

For those of you like A. Griffiths "Adrian" who wants something a bit more melodic, I suggest the Silent Hill 3 and 4 soundtracks. There's a lot more in the way of actual music on both of those, and while the games did feature a lot of the metallic grinding that is found in Silent Hill, it was opted to leave a massive chunk of it off of the soundtrack CDs, unfortunately.

The soundtrack for Silent Hill is truly unique in that it isn't music, per se, but if you've got a morbid ear or just a curious mind, I suggest giving it a listen. (A warning, though: if you have a sensetive ear, you might want to avoid tracks like "My Heaven", which go a bit wild.)

Amazing, disturbing...ermmm...music?.......2006-04-11

I love the game of "Silent Hill". It scared me to death and is still better than all the sequels. The chance to get the soundtrack was too good to miss, and I soon found out that it was filled with the same kind of nightmarish atmosphere as the game.

So why only 2 stars? Because as I found out, this is not music that you can actually sit down and listen to. When the CD starts up you are treated to the dreamy and mysterious scratchy guitar-backed opening theme which is absolutely stunning. It's very reminiscent of David Lynch's soundtrack music, "Twin Peaks" in particular springs to mind. Little wonder it makes the game's CGI movie intro so effective, and why it was also featured in all the trailers and demo discs when the game first came out. But once I had finished enjoying this theme, the rest of the tracks on the CD soon had me reaching for the fast-forward button. Transplanting the disturbing ambient noises of the game onto an audio CD leaves you with something like aural wallpaper to a nightmare, with metallic scrapings, hollow clanging, distant rumblings and industrial grinding noises all featuring prominently. Now, this may add up to a pretty horrific atmosphere in the game, but music it ain't, and I don't think I have ever let the entire CD play through in one sitting without jumping through most of the middle section. There must be some situations that would call for for an ambient soundtrack like this, but I can't think of many, and that's why I have only given the CD two stars, as only a fraction of it is bearable under normal listening conditions. Don't get me wrong - I was not freaked out or scared by the sounds, just bored.

Stick around to the end, though and you get the more melodic closing themes and the vocal song "Esperandote", plus the bonus track of the music to the "out-takes" if you wait long enough. My biggest gripe - and something that spoiled the whole CD for me - is that the music for Lisa's death scene is not included!! This sorrowful guitar piece was played out at length in the game, but fades out after barely 30 seconds of intro on the CD to make way for yet another industrial noise track. Unforgiveable....what with the distinct lack of real music on the whole album anyway, and they decided to deprive listeners of the most beautiful track of the lot!

Let me just re-affirm: I love the game, I love the musical compostions featured in it. I even love the creepy CD packaging, and the mysterious sounding tracklisting just add to the appeal. (As an aside, I have the European CD release of this which features a picture of the doll-like Cheryl on the cover rather than Lisa, which is possibly even more disconcerting!)

But I don't like 75% of what's on this disc. Its exactly as heard in the game (apart from Lisa's Death - curses!!), so I can't say it's unfair. I just don't enjoy it.

Sensational game soundtrack, marred only by volume issues.......2006-02-21

It's not often that a console video game merits a soundtrack release; after all, many games behave like films, using pre-recorded popular music tracks and releasing a licensed handful on CD. Not so with the Silent Hill series, where the games are as much about the score as the gameplay itself. You couldn't plug in new or classic Top 40 hits, and realize the same gameplay experience. Akira Yamaoka has created something marvelous with these Silent Hill scores; here, we review the CD for Silent Hill's premier release (PSOne, 1999).

The sounds reach into the varied themes you'll find during the game: frenetic flights, lumbering foes, paralyzing fear. Much of the same goes for his subsequent releases, but the Silent Hill CD is the most severe, lightest in its use of pop influence. The only pure game scores that come close (in readily-available CDs, that is) are those from the Biohazard/Resident Evil series.

The only downside (big enough to strip a star from this review) is the problem of volume. Some tracks start out barely audible, regardless of your personal volume control, and gradually rise to ear-splitting levels (All and Moonchild, for example). Others are hi-volume from the get-go (Until Death). Most tracks have lighter sounds that will be missed at anything below a mid-range volume setting. For the first couple of listens, make note of those tunes where you need to crank the volume up to 11, down to 1, or jam the mute button suddenly, and you'll be OK. Fortunately, this is the only Silent Hill soundtrack with this problem.

Five stars for proficiency, minus one star for performance. Not available currently thru Amazon proper, you'll find copies in the Marketplace and on auction sites.

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Heather teh rocks
Wow!!!
One of the best game soundtracks since Halo
First Soundtrack of SIlent Hill ever listened to. Loved it!!

Silent Hill, Vol. 3
Original Game Soundtrack
Manufacturer: Sony/Columbia
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00009WKW6
Release Date: 2003-07-28

Tracks:

Lost Carol
You're Not Here
Float Up From Dream
End Of Small Sanctuary
Breeze- In Monochrome Night
Sickness Unto Foolish Death
Clockwork Little Happiness
Please Love Me..Once More
Stray Child
Innocent Moon
Maternal Heart
Letter- From The Lost Days
Dance With Night Wind
Never Forgive Me, Never Forget Me
Prayer
Walk On Vanity Ruins
I Want Love
Heads No.2
Memory Of The Waters
Rain Of Brass Petals
Flower Crown Of Poppy
Sun
Uneternal Sleep
Hometown
I Want Love
Rain Of Brass Petals

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Heather teh rocks.......2007-07-12

This sound track is so nice and calming, some of the tracks are kind of odd. But the majority is amazing ^^

Wow!!!.......2005-12-28

This is an amazing soundtrack!
April 2003.
I excitedly drove to the mall to pick up a copy of Silent Hill 3. See My best friend was coming over, he lives a long way away from me and I don't get to see him much, and we are HUGE fans of Survival/Horror video games. Actually we love just plain getting scared silly until we get the "shakes"... literally. I know it sounds crazy, but it's true.
So anyway, I go into the "Game force" store... or as me and my best friend like to call it, "Game Farts"... hahahahaha!!!! So I walked in to pick up my copy of the game. I was very excited to get the game even though it had been out for like half a year already. The reason I didn't get it until then is cuz I didn't have a good enough excuse to pick it up until now.
When I got to my car, I opened the game to look at it, you know how it is when you get something new, you have to look at
it. I opened it up, and there inside was the game... and another cd. I was like, "huh?", that's when I noticed the little notice on the back of the game case.
"Soundtrack Included!"
...........................................what?????.............
I was freaking out! I was too scared to even listen to the cd!
So I started driving home. When I got to my street, which is pretty long... and dark... and scary... not to mention the fact that the forest out back of my house is haunted (my best friend and I saw two ghosts there), despite all those things, I stuck in the Silent Hill 3 soundtrack.
The first song, "Lost Carol", a song containing just one woman's voice singing a beautiful yet haunting theme. IT just lasted some 30 odd seconds, but it was enough to get me scared.
I know it sounds stupid, but I turned the headlights on my car off, you know, for effect. The next few songs played through, and I skipped to a random song (I was parked right outside the entrance to the woods behind my house), I think it was song 15, or 16, or one of those teen songs, but it contained a chorus of bass voices in a choir singing some satanic like song. I'm not sure I could call it "music", but it was enough to scare the living life out of me.
I ejected my cd, grabbed my game, and ran as fast as I could inside my house. I was pretty scared.
So that night when my best friend got to my house, we turned on the surround sound, turned on the TV, and started getting scared!
This is a great soundtrack. I love it, but my favorite Silent HIll soundtrack is still Silent Hill 2's.
later,
dark

One of the best game soundtracks since Halo.......2004-05-05

I have rarely played the Silent Hill games, but just listening to the soundtrack made me want to play them. It's so good I listened to it three times over the first day I was given it. Hopefully I'll be able to buy the full version, the one I have is the shorter one that came with the game. Fan of Silent Hill or not, this is an awesome soundtrack. It's creepy and sometimes even melancholy.

First Soundtrack of SIlent Hill ever listened to. Loved it!!.......2004-04-21

Although, there may be better soundtracks out there, I think that Akira Yamaoka is awesome at what he makes. His music is so thinkable, you could put his songs into every situation, besides the Silent Hill games. The soundtrack includes most of the songs from the Silent Hill 3 game also with a remix of the song "I Want Love" (which is like three times longer than the original song, which is better!) with a few songs containing vocals but most are instrumental. If you're a fan of the Silent Hill series for quite some time, I recommend this. People who are not familiar to the games won't be like me (I listen to the whole soundtrack each day) because after I recognized the songs in the game to the soundtrack, I started to like them more.

Tracks:

It Was A Lover And His Lass - Anthony Rolfe Johnson/Simon Keenlyside/Graham Johnson
The Lawyer - Louisa Fuller/Simon Keenlyside
The Splendour Falls - Anthony Rolfe Johnson/Graham Johnson
The Water Mill - Anthony Rolfe Johnson/Graham Johnson
Tired - Simon Keenlyside/Graham Johnson
Silent Noon - Simon Keenlyside/Graham Johnson
Searching For Lambs - Louisa Fuller/Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Nocturne - Simon Keenlyside/Graham Johnson
Joy, Shipmate, Joy! - Simon Keenlyside/Graham Johnson
Lord, Come Away - John Metcalfe/Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Come Love, Come Lord - John Metcalfe/Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Five Mystical Songs: i Easter - Simon Keenlyside/Graham Johnson
Five Mystical Songs: ii I Got Me Flowers - Simon Keenlyside/Graham Johnson
Five Mystical Songs: iii Love Bade Me Welcome - Simon Keenlyside/Graham Johnson
Five Mystical Songs: iv The Call - Simon Keenlyside/Graham Johnson
Five Mystical Songs: v Antiphon - Simon Keenlyside/Graham Johnson
On Wenlock Edge: i On Wenlock Edge - Anthony Rolfe Johnson/Graham Johnson
On Wenlock Edge: ii From Far, From Eve And Morning - Anthony Rolfe Johnson/Graham Johnson
On Wenlock Edge: iii Is My Team Ploughing? - Anthony Rolfe Johnson/Graham Johnson
On Wenlock Edge: iv Oh, When I Was In Love With You - Anthony Rolfe Johnson/Graham Johnson
On Wenlock Edge: v Bredon Hill - Anthony Rolfe Johnson/Graham Johnson
On Wenlock Edge: vi Clun - Anthony Rolfe Johnson/Graham Johnson
Dirge For Fidele - Anthony Rolfe Johnson/Simon Keenlyside/Graham Johnson

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GREAT CD FOR CHEAPO!.......2004-01-03

Usually Naxos is hit or miss, but Anthony Rolfe Johnson and Simon Keenlyside pull off a great recording of a great selection of some of Vaughn Williams. Best 7 dollars I ever spent, really. On Wenlock Edge is particularly good, but really its all superb.

Wonderful.......2002-08-28

Beautiful settings by Vaughan Williams, Splendid singing by both Anthony Rolfe Johnson and Simon Keenlyside. Atmospheric recording. Bliss! All lovers of art songs, rejoice!

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A Purcell Sampler, or a Greatest Hits disk, if you prefer.

The Glory of Purcell

Manufacturer: Polygram Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

The Douple Dealer: Overture/Hornpipe - Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood
Come Ye Sons of Art/Sound the Trumpet - Alfred Deller/John Whitworth/St Anthony Singers
The Old Bachlor: Rondeau/Menuet/Boree/March/Jig - Academy of Ancient Music/Chrostopher Hogwood
Birthday Song For Queen Mary: Crown the Altar, deck the Shrine - Emma Kirkby/Anthony Rooley
Oedious: Music for a while - James Bowman
Amphitryon: Hornpipe/Scotch Tune - Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood
King Arthur: Fairest Isle - Catherine Bott/Paula Chateauneuf
Divine Andate, president of war... - James Bowman/Martyn Hill/Christopher Keyte/Taverner Choir/Parrott
The Fairy Queen: O, o let me weep - Emma Kirkby/Catherine Mackintosh/Anthony Rooley/Richard Campbell.
Son No.9 in F (Ten Sonatas in Four Parts) - Catherine Mackintosh/Monica Huggett/Christophe Coin/Christopher Hogwood
Dido and Aeneas: Thy hand, Belinda....When I am laid in earth... - Catherine Bott/Orch And Chorus of the Achedemy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood
Abdelazer: Overture-Rondeau - Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood
Bess of Bedlam - Emma Kirby/Anthony Rooley/Richard Campbell/Christopher Hogwood
The Married Beau: Trumpet Air-March-Hornpipe on a Ground - Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood
Hear My Prayer, O Lord - Winchester Cathedral Choir/David Hill
Rejoice In The Lord Alway - Stephen Roberts/Christopher Robson/Winchester cathedral Choir/Brandenburg Consort/David Hill

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A Purcell Sampler, or a Greatest Hits disk, if you prefer........2006-02-05

This is a compilation disk of Greatest Hits, as it were, of Henry Purcell recorded by various artists from 1953 (the Alfred Deller track) through the 1970s through 1994. The point of the disk was part of the celebration of the 300th anniversary of the much to early death of this great composer and one of the great geniuses of music that England or Britain has ever produced. I have always been a devotee of his music and absolutely adore the way he set English. It is absolutely unique to him and so full of wonderful effects that create a greater whole than the music or words alone.

1995 was a year when we got to revel in everything Purcell. I was able to see a very delightful staging of "The Indian Queene" in London at the Barbican. It had narration, dancing, the singing, and wonderful playing. At the other portion of the concert, I enjoyed a performance of "Come, Ye Sons of Art" and other works by Hogwood et al. I was hoping to hear Kirkby, and she was billed. However, she was ill. Catherine Bott did a fine job as did John Bowman (both on this disk). Another counter-tenor I was so impressed with was Robin Blaze. I haven't heard much of him since, but he was terrific that night.

There are selections from his works for stage such as "King Arthur", "The Fairy Queen", Did and Aneas, and more. The disk also provides a selection of instrumental works, some sacred selections, and all the works are a delight. The track of "Come, Ye Sons of Art" is from 1953 and recorded by Alfred Deller. If you love the movement of historically informed performance, you do owe some debt to Deller. He was an early reviver of the counter-tenor voice and trying to create a style of performance that might be more appropriate and true to the music of earlier times. He helped bring about new interest in madricals, and other early music forms.

That Emma Kirkby sings on the disk is, of course, a delight for me. I have been captivated by her singing since I first heard her live in December 1980. We also get to delight in the singing of soprano Catherine Bott and counter-tenor John Bowman. All are led by the great Christopher Hogwood (except for the Deller track, obviously).

Anne Sofie von Otter - Wings in the Night (Swedish Songs)

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I wish I was Swedish
A feeling of discovery

Anne Sofie von Otter - Wings in the Night (Swedish Songs)
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger , Sigurd von Koch , Wilhelm Stenhammar , Ture Rangstrom , Emil Sjogren , Anne Sofie von Otter , and Bengt Forsberg
Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001GRT
Release Date: 1996-03-26

Tracks:

Nothing Is Like The Time Of Waiting
When I Walk By Myself
Like The Stars In The Sky
In The Month Of Tjaitra
Of Lotus Scent And Moonlight
The Wanderer
A Ship Is Sailing
Maiden Blond And Maiden Brunette
A Seaside Song
Wings In The Night
The Farewell
Pan
Come Little Buck To The Boy
The Sun Shines Prettily In The Evening
If You Love Me
Spring Night's Rain
Mankind's Lot
The Wild Swans
The Forest Is Asleep
I Kiss Your White Hand
In The Maple's Shade
Jutta Comes to the Volkungs
Old Swedish
Melody
Supplication to Night
Boljeby Waltz
Return
You Look At Me With Silent Questions
I Broke Off A Little Rose For You
I Should Like to Hover over Valley and Hill
Aspaker's Polka

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I wish I was Swedish.......2006-06-10

This is simply my favorite disc of song out there. As a recreational singer, it's wonderful to come across a disc like this and be given an entire new world of song that you can't even find music for. The songs by Sigurd von Koch, who spent some time in Asia, are beautiful enough to dissolve your brain! In The Month Of Tjaitra and Of Lotus Scent And Moonlight are so full of beautiful imagery and wonderful music I can't see why people sing anything else. And the folk-inspired Pertersen-Berger songs are loads of fun too, although of course not as moving.

A feeling of discovery.......2000-09-23

The songs on this wonderful Swedish anthology may not be familiar to most listeners but they occupy an idiom not so dissimilar to the world of Grieg. (Otter and Forsberg's Grieg recital from a few years earlier is also indispensible.). The nostalgia-tinged melancholy (or is it wistful joy?) of Wilhelm Peterson-Berger's folk-inspired songs, for example, convey a hint of Grieg's art yet are distinctively Swedish. There are nine selections by Peterson-Berger, out of 31 total, and they all exemplify this composer in full melodic flower. The other composers offer something closer to what we think of as art songs: somewhat rarefied, reserved, melodically rich and often evocative. The piano accompaniments are always first rate. This treasury provides a rich and varied 74-minute overview of Swedish song.

If the quality of the Swedish literature as a whole is half as good as what's presented here, let's hope that this is only an introduction from Otter and Forsberg, who would seem to have this repertoire to themselves although one could not hope for more understanding interpreters. After all, they are Swedish! All of imagination of their earlier Grieg interpretations is present here as well. There is all the necessary depth of characterization without affected artsiness.

Tracks:

Nightfall
As Far As I Can See
Past Prelude
Cavatina
La Paz
Twilight Waltz
The Path Downhill
Three Colors
For The Rainy Days
Moon Ghost War
Sicilienne
Frangenti

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This is Some Uniquely Nurturing Music.......2002-08-05

Silent Sound's Nightfall is a haunting, soulful CD perfect for teaching yoga, as I always play music to help students center and relax within themselves. The touches of harmonica and mandolin are particularly beautiful, making it a uniquely appealing CD now among my handful of favorites.

Additionally, Dufflebag did a superb job delivering it, staying in touch in the early days to let me know how shipping was shaping up. ...

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1. Theme Of Laura
2. White Noiz
3. Forest
4. A World Of Madness
5. Ordinary Vanity
6. Promise (Reprise)
7. Ashes And Ghost
8. Null Moon
9. Heavens Night
10. Alone In The Town
11. The Darkness That Lurks In Our Mind
12. Angels Thanatos
13. The Day Of Night
14. Block Mind
15. Magdalene
16. Fermata In Mystic Air
17. Prisome Fairytale
18. Live Psalm
19. Silent Heaven
20. Noone Love You
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