Big Trouble in Little China [Soundtrack]

big trouble in little china [soundtrack]

Track Listings
1. Big Trouble in Little China
2. Pork Chop Expresss
3. Alley
4. Here Come the Storms
5. Lo Pan's Domain
6. Escape from Wing Kong
7. Into the Spirti Path
8. Great Arcade
9. Final Escape

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Big Trouble in Little China [Soundtrack]
The Essential John Carpenter: Halloween
Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
  • NOT CARPENTER'S ORIGINAL SCORE...IT'S A HACK JOB...
  • not for fans of carpenter's scores
  • Essential what?
  • AVOID THIS IMITATION GARBAGE!!!!! FAKE CARPENTER
  • "absolute in capturing the original scores"
 The Essential John Carpenter: Halloween
John Carpenter
Manufacturer: Silva America
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Similar Items:
  1. Halloween II
  2. Halloween (Divimax 25th Anniversary Edition)

ASIN: B00006JTG2
Release Date: 2002-10-22

Tracks:

  1. Escape From New York: Main Title (Mix 1)
  2. Halloween: Theme (Mix 1)
  3. Halloween: Haunted House
  4. Starman: End Titles
  5. Big Trouble In Little China: Pork Chop Express
  6. The Fog
  7. Assault On Precinct 13: Main Title
  8. Assault On Precinct 13: Julie's Theme
  9. Christine: Bad To The Bone
  10. Halloween II: Main Theme
  11. The Thing
  12. Dark Star
  13. They Live
  14. Prince Of Darkness
  15. Escape From New York: Main Title (Mix 2)
  16. Halloween: Theme (Mix 2)
  17. Village Of The Damned
  18. Starman: End Titles (Symphonic Version)

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars NOT CARPENTER'S ORIGINAL SCORE...IT'S A HACK JOB..........2005-12-04

What a piece of ****. Do not buy this worthless CD. If you are a fan of John Carpenter's scores, you will not like this. Don't waste your money like I did...And the only reason it got one star is because you can't give it any less!

1 out of 5 stars not for fans of carpenter's scores.......2004-12-03

like other reviewers said, this is someone else playing those classic carpenter tunes. sometimes it sounds like elevator music. unfortunately, the cover doesn't say anything about this piece of work...

1 out of 5 stars Essential what?.......2003-07-08

As the previous reviewer noted, nowhere on this CD does it indicate that the 'Essential John Carpenter' is someone re-recording all of the famous cues. Naturally all the info is on the inside.

And the disc? I don't see the point in bothering. They might as well make Assault on Precinct 13, Dark Star, and They Live (which pretty much don't have scores in print anymore) available again, even if they have to combine a couple to make one disc.

Carpenter does not use orchestras or elaborate bands for his scores. He does most of it himself and that makes another Carpenter collection simple. It's not difficult to play the notes, but everything is just slightly off and after a while you wonder what's the point.

This is NOT the music from the Carpenter films you love. This is someone playing that music. Assault on Precinct 13, which provides most of the attraction of this pretty worthless disc, sounds lousy and has none of the life of the throbbing synth of the original. Not only that, but they have the nerve to throw in two (2) cues from Starman, a Carpenter film that he didn't do his own music for(!) Instead the disc is broken by the Jerry Goldsmith pieces that sound NOTHING like anything Carpenter has done. It's bad--it belongs elsewhere, namely the Starman soundtrack which is still in print.

Stay away from this thing. It's a ripoff, another attempt to cash in on a name without providing any real product.

1 out of 5 stars AVOID THIS IMITATION GARBAGE!!!!! FAKE CARPENTER.......2003-06-25

These jerks did a great job hiding the fact that these tracks are re-recorded by some schlep. Avoid this lame piece of garbage at all costs. The tones are totally wrong, it sounds very little like the genius originals. I bought this to get some of the Assault on Precinct 13 stuff, and was horrified to find that everything had been re-recorded. THIS IS NOT MENTIONED ON THE OUTER PACKAGING IN ANY WAY!!! You would never know until you open it and read the liners. Shame on these bastards for trying to dupe and rip people off. AVOID THIS [STUFF]!!!

5 out of 5 stars "absolute in capturing the original scores".......2002-12-03

Hats off to Gareth Williams, James Fitzpatrick and Silva Screen Records for this venture into the world of John Carpenter. Silva has done a masterful job of recreating the feel of the original Carpenter film scores. This awesome compilation of "great thriller music" sends chills up our spines from composers Ennio Morricone, Jack Nitzsche, Dave Davies, Alan Howarth and of course John Carpenter. Each selection is arranged and performed with plenty of suspense dating back to 1974, which gave the audience a supernatural and imaginative fright. Each score paints the mood for every cue, which writer, producer and director Carpenter required...and then some.

Each score takes on a life of its own away from the film. If you've never seen any of the films, your imagination plays a key role interpreting what our legendary director/composer has up his sleeve when writing and directing the music. Entire album is a stand out ~ this one's for Carpenter and Silva fans alike, a collection for the first time with tremendours power and immediacy of each cue can now be heard. With Dolby Digital Surround Sound Recordings...this is a must have for your collection. All "film-score-buffs" beware, this is guranteed to give your goosebumps on the very first track, gotta love it!

Total Time 72:15 on18 Tracks ~ Silva Screen SSD-1143 ~ (2002)
Big Trouble in Little China: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Big Trouble in Little China: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
    John Carpenter
    Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Visi
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00000E2DW
    Release Date: 1996-11-21

    Album Description

    No longer available on CD in the U.S., this is aU.K. pressing of the soundtrack to John Carpenter's 1986adventure-fantasy starring Kurt Russell and Kim Cattrall.Nine tracks.
    Big Trouble in Little China
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Big Trouble In Little China
    		 Big Trouble in Little China
    John Carpenter
    Manufacturer: Capitol
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000008DGC
    Release Date: 1990-10-25

    Tracks:

    1. Big Trouble in Little China
    2. Pork Chop Expresss
    3. Alley
    4. Here Come the Storms
    5. Lo Pan's Domain
    6. Escape from Wing Kong
    7. Into the Spirti Path
    8. Great Arcade
    9. Final Escape

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Big Trouble In Little China.......2005-10-30

    I own 2 versions of Big Trouble In Little China Original Soundtracks. This Version, the original without any extra tracks from other movies rocks. The music cd with Kurt Russell has 9 tracks. Album produced by John Carpenter. It's really cool if you are into relaxing, meditative, and action packed music. Just like the movie it's awesome. Highly recommended.

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