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Australian release of ''The Original'' includes bonus track 'To Know' (from the One Perfect Day movie soundtrack) plus a limited edition bonus mix CD of 12 various NuBreed works from Australia's #1 DJ Phil K. Vicious. 2004.

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Paris Je T'Aime
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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 Paris Je T'Aime
Original Soundtrack
Manufacturer: Umvd Import
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ASIN: B000FS9J9A
Release Date: 2006-09-25

Tracks:

  1. Meme Histoire
  2. Lumieres de Paris
  3. Gogol
  4. Run to the Mosque/Resolution
  5. Que Linda Manito
  6. Interlude
  7. French Kiss
  8. Elephant Me Regarde
  9. Paris S'Eveille
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  12. Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
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  16. True
  17. Love's a Bitch
  18. Carol
  19. Pairs Je T'Aime
  20. We're All in the Dance
  21. Tourbillon [*] - Miranda Richardson

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars movie review.......2007-06-25

Having never been to Paris and always wanting to, this film served as a good introduction to the vast number of neighborhoods that make up the city. The only one i've known about was Montmartre, the neighborhood on the hill which is Paris' highest elevation. But with that said, this film is not really an examination of all these neighborhoods. All they really do is serve as a backdrop to the human drama and comedy that make up the 18?-is-it?, mini-stories that make up this film. Each segment begins with the name of the particular neighborhood the segment takes place in.
The entire film kept me interested throughout except for a couple of the entries. There were moments of positively enraptured elegance and mystery.....I think my favorite segment starred Juliet Binoche as a grieving mother who is visited by a ghostly cowboy played by Willem Defoe who asks her if she wants to see her son. A romantic light/drama set in the overwhelming Paris cemetary was a highlight("friends stab you in the front"-Oscar Wilde) and comic relief with Steve Buchemi set in the Paris Metropolitan(their subway system)was welcomed. A man learns that his wife has leukemia just as he was preparing to split up with her. A comical portrait of a mime takes place around the Eiffel Tower. The final segment featuring a lonely American woman vacationing by herself in the Paris she has always dreamt of reaching, I'm not sure how i feel about it. I feel sad for her despite her segment-ending revelation that Paris has made her understand and appreciate that she is alive. This will be a good purchase when it comes out on DVD. See it in your theaters is you get a chance
Once Upon a Time in America
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • The American Experience Encapsulated
  • Best Album Ever!
  • Once Upon a Time in America Soundtrack
  • One of the best movie soundtracks
  • Timeless
 Once Upon a Time in America

Manufacturer: Rykodisk Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008MJ8H
Release Date: 2003-03-31

Tracks:

  1. Once upon a Time in America
  2. Poverty
  3. Deborah's Theme
  4. Childhood Memories
  5. Amapola
  6. Friends
  7. Prohibition Dirge
  8. Cockeye's Song
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  16. Suite from Once upon a Time in America [Includes Amapola][#]
  17. Poverty [Temp. Version][#]
  18. Unused Theme [#]
  19. Unused Theme [Version 2][#]

Album Details

2003 Digitally Remastered Reissue of One of Ennio Morricone's Most Stirring and Most Beloved Soundtrack Compositions. While it was Technically Released in the USA in the 1980's, Supplies of the Disc were Quite Scarce, Prompting Collectors to Value it as Something Rare. It also Introduced the Sound of Gheorghe Zamfir's Panflute to the Rest of the World, Creating an Entire New Audience for his Career. This Edition is Plentiful and Includes Four Tracks Not on the Original.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The American Experience Encapsulated.......2007-06-23

For more than twenty years now, I've been listening to this haunting music and it has never dulled. Revisiting it now, in my forties, I find it overwhelmingly sad....tracks #2 "Poverty" and #3 "Deborah's Theme" crystallize what I think is the theme of the movie: how a group of young people coming of age just when the country itself is coming into its own can, like the leadership of the country, make choices that impact the rest of their lives. Can they....can the country...find redemption? Like great fiction, and, many would say, like the movie, it has different meanings as you listen to it at different stages in your own life. I call that music for the ages. This one will be regarding as a classic long after my generation has left the earth.

5 out of 5 stars Best Album Ever!.......2007-06-13

I've hundreds of movie soundtracks but this far by the best soundtract I've heard...The quality of the CD and the music from Morricone is timeless. The music is so haunting and so melancholic that feel inside of you. I highly recommend this album.

5 out of 5 stars Once Upon a Time in America Soundtrack.......2007-03-18

For years I have trying to find this! It is beyond wonderful and moving!

5 out of 5 stars One of the best movie soundtracks.......2007-03-08

Of all the soundtracks I own, this is probably the best. Morricone's skills and talent are evident on this CD. The information in the included leaflet give even more insight into the filming and composing of this classic film.

5 out of 5 stars Timeless.......2005-02-24

You will not go wrong with this album. Every track is a masterpiece. If you loved the movie, you must have the accompanying soundtrack. I've had it for 15 years and when the mood strikes, there is nothing like it. Now, this version also comes with a few unreleased tracks. You can't lose!
Once Upon a Time in the West
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Another Morricone Masterpiece
  • Haunting and Evocative
  • Astoundingly beautiful music from the quintessential western opera!
  • Ennio Morricone's grand musical score for "C'era una volta il West"
  • The Master of Soundtracks
 Once Upon a Time in the West
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Manufacturer: Sony / Bmg Import
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ASIN: B0001FYQHM
Release Date: 2004-04-26

Tracks:

  1. C'Era Una Volta Il West
  2. Come Una Sentenza
  3. Cheyenne
  4. Attentato
  5. Armonica
  6. Posada N. 1
  7. Posada N. 2
  8. Pasada N. 3
  9. Jill
  10. Uomo Dell'Armonica
  11. In Una Stanza Con Poca Luce
  12. Frank
  13. Orchestraccia
  14. Morton
  15. America Di Jill
  16. Uomo
  17. Epilogo
  18. Ultimo Rantolo
  19. Assio a Sheyenne
  20. Finale

Album Description

2004 reissue of classic 1972 soundtrack, packaged in a digipak. BMG.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Another Morricone Masterpiece.......2007-01-24

Once Apon a Time in The West...have you seen the movie? Have you ever heard of this movie? If you are a 'western' freak, a spaggetti western tragic, a serious film student or immersed in popular cultural history it is hard to imagine how powerfull Sergio Leone's westerns would have been without the creative magic of Morricone's musical soundtracks.
Putting an accurate finger on the pulse of these gems is not easy.If you are connected to where music can take you......go along for this ride.I've seen recently that Morricone is touring...performing these tracks.Catch him while you can.

5 out of 5 stars Haunting and Evocative.......2006-02-07

Ennio Morricone's score for THE GOOD,THE BAD AND THE UGLY is probably more recognizable to most people but I think this is some of the most stirring and majestic music ever created for a film; Morricone uses a symphony augemented by other instruments and the result: the best mix of harmonica, orchestral instruments and electric guitar and banjo ever. Once you hear it you will never forget it. Beautiful stuff.

5 out of 5 stars Astoundingly beautiful music from the quintessential western opera!.......2006-01-20

It is not an exaggeration to say that the music on this CD is incredibly beautiful. And if ever anything has been composed that evokes the images and emotions of the West-this is it! Strange that a bunch of italians produced a western movie that captures this genre in a way that makes John Wayne look like a city slicker!! See the movie and buy the music and on this CD-it has additional songs that aren't usually put on the soundtrack. The songs are hauntingly beautiful, lonely, and the images in your head will be those of the vast, open western landscape-from Nebraska to Arizona. And, of course, the drama and emotions of the characters.
In the director's discussion of the movie, it was said that the movie was written to the music. A must have. . .

5 out of 5 stars Ennio Morricone's grand musical score for "C'era una volta il West".......2005-08-14

John Williams gets a lot of the credit for the revival of the motion picture film score, mainly on the strength of his work for "Jaws" and "Star Wars." I can remember reading the linear notes for the double-album of the later which explained how each character had a theme and how Williams wove these all together. That was all impressive, and "Star Wars" is certainly on my list of Top 10 soundtracks of all time, but I saw "Once Upon A Time In The West" a decade earlier and so I know that Ennio Morricone had already done that. For me in the decade of the Sixties the only other comparable film scores for an epic film are what Maurice Jarre did for "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Doctor Zhivago." Still, I will maintain that no film score in that decade was as important to the story being told as Morricone's score for "C'era una volta il West."

Pertinent Aside: There is much to be said for composers who work with particular directors to great success. This would obviously include John Williams and Steven Spielberg, Maurice Jarre and David Lean, Bernard Hermann and Alfred Hitchcock, and Ennio Morricone and Sergio Leone. For that last pair, "C'era una volta il West" represents each at their peak. No wonder this Spaghetti Western is a mythic representation of the Old West.

I am still fascinated by how Morricone employs variations of his themes. The main title theme sounds like a classical composition, with the soaring voices of the Modern Singers of Allessandroni, but then comes back as a simple violin piece for "A Dimly Lit Room." "As a Judgment" uses the fuzz of an electric guitar to establish the movie's "showdown" theme, while "Farewell to Cheyenne" weaves together whistling and the rhythm of a horse clopping along the trail. Morricone strips down the latter to be "The First Tavern." "Man With a Harmonica" has the wailing of the title instrument but with the underlying theme of "As a Judgment" working through it until we finally find out at the point of dying why Harmonica wants Frank dead. But the composer also strips the underlying music down farther in "The Man," while the harmonica becomes totally distorted in "Death Rattle." Morricone even anticipates the "Star Wars" music for the Cantina band with his old "Bad Orchestra."

Of course, now that I have listened to the score again I have to follow up by watching the movie, which remains my favorite western (and the first classic in the genre I actually got to see in a movie theater as opposed to discovering on television decades later). But I have to do that because ultimately it is a grave disservice to divorce the soundtrack from the movie, because there are so many key sequences where Morricone's music replaces the dialogue. This is especially true of the climatic duel between Harmonica (Charles Bronson) and Frank (Henry Fonda), and the entire end title sequence where Jill (Claudia Cardinale) brings out the water to the men working on the railroad. In fact, I think I can make a very good case that no other film score in movie history is as important to the story and as prominent in the overall equation of the film as what Morricone composed for "C'era una volta il West."

Of course, you can only come to this score through the film, and once you have seen the film there is no need to convince you of either the effectiveness or the importance of this score. Finally, I want to contend what we have here is the best film score not to be nominated for an Oscar and in case you were wondering the best film score to be nominated but not win is Randy Newman's one for "The Natural." Both are among the film scores nominated for consideration in the American Film Institute's 100 Years of Film Scores (which is, apparently, simply going to be a concert at the Hollywood Bowl on September 23, 2005 and not a list like AFI has put out for the Top 100 Movies, Songs, Quotes, etc. Morricone's scores for "The Mission," "Once Upon a Time in America," and "The Untouchables" have been nominated as well, but this one is still the best of the bunch by far.

5 out of 5 stars The Master of Soundtracks.......2005-04-06

When speaking about soundtracks,There is only one true master and his name is Ennio Morricone. The "Once Upon A Time In The West", the Import version, is a true gem. It took me 37 years to find this soundtrack and it will always be a treasure. One of the features of the Import version are the 7 bonus tracks. It is hard to imagine owning this soundtrack, without hearing "Morton".For those who remember the movie, know all the main charaters had their own specific tune. I wish Morton's tune could have been longer. Who can forget the hypnotic harpsichord, associated with Jill in the movie, on the opening title track. This soundtrack is truly a masterpiece and Ennio Morricone's best.
Original Chicago House Classics
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Not what I thought it would be
  • Original Chicago House Classics
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 Original Chicago House Classics
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005YXJ2
Release Date: 2002-03-22

Tracks:

  1. Your Love - Frankie Knuckles
  2. Can You Feel It - Mr. Fingers
  3. Love Can't Turn Around - Farley "Jackmaster" Funk, Darryl Pandy
  4. Do It Properly - Adonis
  5. Move Your Body - Marshall Jefferson
  6. Promised Land - Joe Smooth
  7. Baby Wants to Ride - Frankie Knuckles, Jamie Principle
  8. You Used to Hold Me - Xaviera Gold, Ralphi Rosario
  9. House Nation - House Master Boyz,
  10. Pump Up London - Mr. Lee,
  11. Can't Get Enough - Liz Torres
  12. Bring Down the Walls - Robert Owens

Album Description

Full title, 'Original Chicago House Classics'. UK compilation featuring full length 12 inch mixes from the godfathers of house. 12 tracks from the groundbreaking Trax label, 'Your Love' Frankie Knuckles, 'Can You Feel It' Mr. Fingers, 'Love Can't Turn Around' Farley 'Jackamster' Funk & Darryl Pandy, 'Do It Properly' Adonis, 'Move Your Body' Jefferson, Marshall, 'Promised Land' Joe Smooth, 'Baby Wants To Ride' Frankie Knuckles & Jamie Principle, 'You Used To Hold Me' Rosario, Ralphi & Xavier Gold, 'House Nation' House Master Boyz & Rude Boy Of House, 'Pump Up London' Mr. Lee, 'Can't Get Enough' Torres, Liz & 'Bring Down The Walls' Owens, Robert. 2002.

Album Details

15 Great Trax from Larry Sherman's Trax Label that were at the Forefront of House Music in It's Heyday. Artists Include the Godfather of House Frankie Knuckles, Mr. Fingers, Farley 'jackmaster' Funk, Marshall Jefferson, Ralphi Rosario, Liz Torres, Robert Owens and More.

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Not what I thought it would be.......2007-05-19

I'm a huge house and club classic fan. This cd had a lot of songs I wanted but they were mixed/re-mixed. Not too happy with the purchase. The shipper was great though!!!

5 out of 5 stars Original Chicago House Classics.......2006-07-27

Being a club kid from the Garage days in NYC it is refreshing to hear a good compliation of old school house music.

5 out of 5 stars REAL HOUSE MUSIC.......2005-03-30

this is a good collection of Chicago house music....the music i grew up listening too. you can't go wrong with ANY of the tracks,
they are ALL hot!!

5 out of 5 stars Original chicago house classics.......2003-11-26

If you're a fan of house music, this cd is a must have. I still have the originals on wax, but listening on cd is amazing, from the God father of house teaming up Jamie P, Marshall "move your body" Jefferson to the the Queen of State street Liz Torres. If you know house is not just a music , its a feeling , then treat yourself to the best, and bring down the walls.
McLeod's Daughters: Songs from the Series Volume 2
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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 McLeod's Daughters: Songs from the Series Volume 2
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Manufacturer: Sbme Import
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ASIN: B00021Y90O
Release Date: 2004-05-03

Tracks:

  1. Theme from McLeods Daughters
  2. Hey Girl (You Got a New Life)
  3. Take the Rain Away
  4. Stranger
  5. Sometimes
  6. Too Young
  7. First Touch
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  11. Don't Give Up
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Album Description

Australian exclusive release for soundtrack of Australia's favorite TV drama series. Features 12 tracks composed by Chris Harriott & Posie Graeme-Evans, & performed by Rebecca LaVelle, Chris Harriott, & Peter Northcote. Columbia. 2004.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars cd.......2006-08-14

This is a great show and the music is great.
Buy this cd if you haven't already.
The other girl on the front cover is Stevie.

2 out of 5 stars Fantastic.......2006-06-02

When we bought the second volume of Mcleods Daughters I wasn't so sure that it would be as good as the first one but I was definatley wrong, there is such a mixture of happy songs and sad songs which brings back so many memories from the series. I can't wait for them to release another CD.If you are a fan of Mcleods and have not bought this then do you will have hours of endless memories from the series

5 out of 5 stars Fabulous!.......2006-01-31

If you love the series McLeod's Daughters you'll love the soundtrack as well! There are so many memories and reminds you of the show every time you listen to it!

5 out of 5 stars mclouds daughters rocks.......2005-12-04

i grew up in the area that mclouds daughters was filmed... and its great to see that it is on TV and on CDs in stores in America where i now live... i have met most of the cast and crew when they were filming the first season... and they are great people and it is excellent to see the sucess soar above all expectations.... oh and for all you who are wondering... Nick is even more attractive in person (and you didnt think it was possible)

4 out of 5 stars Songs of the Outback.......2005-10-12

As an avid fan of the show the music is the next best thing to seeing it. It is produced in Australia so we don't get to see enough episodes. That is why the the background songs are very endearing. It has a quality that is different than most and is hard to put it in a specific genre.
The Goonies
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • My Fiance Is Currently Running A Goonies Motion Picture Score Release Campaign
  • ...* Goonies Never Say Die *...
  • Film Scores going the way of the dinosaurs!!!!
  • only 3 stars......o.k.songs, not enough film score !!!!!!!
  • great soundtrack but score is better
 The Goonies
Original Soundtrack
Manufacturer: Japanese Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005TOIA
Release Date: 2001-12-19

Tracks:

  1. Goonies 'R' Good Enough - Cyndi Lauper
  2. Eight Arms to Hold You - Goon Squad
  3. Love Is Alive - Philip Bailey
  4. I Got Nothing - The Bangles
  5. 14K - Teena Marie
  6. Wherever You're Goin' (It's Alright) - REO Speedwagon
  7. She's So Good to Me - Luther Vandross
  8. What a Thrill - Cyndi Lauper
  9. Save the Night
  10. Theme from the Goonies - Dave Grusin

Album Description

Japanese exclusive reissue of soundtrack to hit 1985 film. Featuring tracks from Philip Bailey, The Bangles, Cyndi Lauper, Teena Marie, Luther Vandross, Dave Grusin, REO Speedwagon, Goon Squad & Joseph Williams.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars My Fiance Is Currently Running A Goonies Motion Picture Score Release Campaign.......2007-03-09

If you're wanting the original filmscore music of the talented Dave Grusin that is heard and enjoyed in the actual film by thousands,you may be interested in knowing that my fiance, Chris is currently in contact with Varese Sarabande Records about releasing the much-coveted music to fans for the first time.Varese recently released Grusin's own Lucas score, and before that, the much- desired Ghostbusters. Like so many of you, Chris has wanted the score since he was very young, and now in his twenties, he is trying to do something about seeing that you all (not to mention himself) finally receive what is deserved.We've been denied for too long!!

This soundtrack collection of pop songs is fine for nostalgia reasons, but if you want the score music, (not the re- orchestrated music from the over-rated Best Of Adventure CD)you need to sign Chris'petition, which is on [...] has a message board, on which he has been posting all of his progress thus far being made with Varese Sarabande's Soundtrack Club Dept.According to Varese, they are very interested in offering the score, but need ample proof that it will sell. Chris has already submitted many of these disgruntled reviews to them, and according to Varese, their office has been flooded lately with requests via email/telephone.

There is contact information for Varese on their site, or through Chris' posting on thegoonies.org, under the miscellaneous tab. The post is called, "Hoping To Start Things Up".You can also access these links through www.grusin.net (The Dave Grusin Archive)through their Goonies page as well.

If you want Dave Grusin's beautiful,rich score as it was intended to be heard, please support the cause.Sign the petition, contact Varese Sarabande.Thank you!

4 out of 5 stars ...* Goonies Never Say Die *..........2006-06-04

"The Goonies" pop soundtrack capures the fun-loving decade of the '80s and listening to these songs makes various scenes from the movie come to mind in vivid detail. My favorite track off the CD is probably REO Speedwagon's "Wherever You're Goin' (It's Alright)". I also quite like Philip Bailey's "Love Is Alive" because that song played during the part in the movie where Troy catapults Brand off the side of the cliff in that little girl's, pink, training bike. Classic! Who could forget Cyndi Lauper's "The Goonies 'R Good Enough" track; not me. I love this song as well, and it brings back some incredible memories of the '80s and from this movie specifically.

NOW.. to address the film score controversy.. There is some debate to whether or not the entire film score was ever released the UNITED STATES. Many say it was simply a bootleg that got around in small circles. (Go to soundtrack.com to learn more about the film score.) That said, I DO know, however, that the film score WAS recorded as a 'world premier recording' on the CD, "The Best Of Adventure". I have this cd, and the Goonies score on it is, quite simply, AMAZING! I'm not kidding, when I played it for the first time, I actually teared up. So nostalgic and beautiful. The recording on this CD is almost 19 minutes long; it was recorded by the City of Prague Philharmonic. This is the ONLY legitimate cd that the entire Goonies film score was ever released on; the booklet in this CD, "Best of Adventure" also confirms that the recording is a 'world premier' for the Dave Grusin Goonies film score.

There are bootlegs being circulated with The Goonies film score on it on eBay. Some of these pirated CD's have so called 'previously unreleased' tracks from the film. These eBay sellers blatantly lie and trick and try to pass these cd's off as original 'imports' from Japan etc. Some people will believe anything, so I am here to set the record straight and tell you the truth. I have even found that one eBay seller from California has gone as far as changing his user ID three times to try to get away with selling a slick looking bootleg. This particular pirated CD is a 2 'gold' CD Goonies Dave Grusin film score that also has a so called gold coin prop replica and two bumper sticker decals along with the pirated music. I am keeping a record of what he has been up to. As an AVID official Goonies collector, eBay seller and also a professional Graphic Designer, I hate to see people getting ripped off by greedy liars who know Photoshop too well and who visit Knikos too often. I could go on about exactly how these bootlegs were constructed and believe me I could whip up an exact repliac within a day.. yup, even down to the printed on gold discs, 'high quality' decals, 'unreleased tracks', photo booklet and the gold coin replica. Anyways, consider this information as a buyer beware, word to the wise, warning. All cd's other than Best of Adventure with The Goonies film score are pirated. So there is no confusion, there IS a legitimate Japanese POP soundtrack import, which you can see from the Amazon picture above, but there is NO such thing as a Japanese film score CD or any other film score CD other than "Best Of Adventure".

Who knows if the entire score will ever officially be released in the USA as well, but, in my opinion, to have found the "Best Of Adventure" cd is even better than finding One Eyed Willie's rich stuff. While I think of it, who knows whether Warner Brothers will FINALLY let Richard Donner and Steven Spielberg make an amazing sequal to The Goonies. All of the stars are up for it as well, but NOOO, Warner Brothers had to go and screw it up! (Okay, enough stealing Mouth's lines). haha.

I really feel that, in order to get the film score released officially in the USA, and also in order to get the sequal made (before everybody starts looking like One Eyed Willie) is THE PEOPLE. The people like us who love this movie and who dream BIG. Like Mikey said, it's OUR time down here; so start writing, Warner Brothers, people; let your voices be heard. It's our time.. Never Say Die.

1 out of 5 stars Film Scores going the way of the dinosaurs!!!!.......2006-05-22

I am film score buff, and this is the thing about soundtracks that gripes me the most. To me the film score is what gives the film its soul, its personality. I hate when I have gone to see a movie and just absolutely fallen in love with the score, then go to buy the soundtrack only to find out that it is a blasted soundtrack album of pop songs that weren't even in the movie to begin with!!! There are so many beautiful scores out there that haven't even had a soundtrack release to speak of.

3 out of 5 stars only 3 stars......o.k.songs, not enough film score !!!!!!!.......2006-03-13

i MUST agree with all of you. they really should have added much more of the film score to this cd. it is pathetic!
as far as the pop songs go, the worst of the lot is cyndi lauper's "what a thrill", a headache inducing, noise pollution of a song. what a waste, as i call it!!
"save the night" by joseph williams provides guitar driven and bouncy pop rythms to the soul catching quiet sound of "she's so good to me" by the late luther vandross,[sadly one of his few least known AND heard songs by him.]
"14k" by teena marie, another non heard of gem contains one of her better vocal singing in her career. her voice melding to the rock beats, blending seamlessly together making it one of the better tracks here.
R.E.O. speedwagon's "wherever your goin', it's alright" is also a guitar driven piece of rock and roll.
the bangles "i got nothing", the fastest song on the album, is a savory harmonistic little pop song.
philip bailey lends his talents to a well produced written track as good as his other well known hits. another treasure by him.
my least favorite is "8 arms 2 hold u" by the goon squad.
a song cut from the film involving the octopus sequence, also edited.
but i gotta tell ya'.......I WOULD RATHER OWN THE FILM SCORE!!
THESE ROCK SONGS ARE DISPOSABLE AND WORTHLESS COMPARED TO THE FILM SCORE!!! PLEASE RELEASE DAVE GRUSIN'S MUSIC!!!!!!!!

4 out of 5 stars great soundtrack but score is better.......2003-07-15

I have listened to this soudtrack and it is preaty cool,but the score is even better.If they did bring the score out I would bye it but then again why buy it when I own it.
Ghost In The Shell: Original Soundtrack (1995 Anime Film)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Ghost in the shell series
  • 1 Star for Ghost in the Shell
  • Ancien Japanese and Cantonese
  • bonus track? not quite...
  • Great
 Ghost In The Shell: Original Soundtrack (1995 Anime Film)

Manufacturer: Import [Generic]
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ASIN: B0000076D8
Release Date: 1997-04-03

Tracks:

  1. M01 I - Making of Cyborg
  2. M02 Ghosthack
  3. Exm Puppetmaster
  4. M04 Virtual Crime
  5. M05 II - Ghost City
  6. M06 Access
  7. M07 Nightstalker
  8. M08 Floating Museum
  9. M09 Ghostdive
  10. M10 III - Reincarnation
  11. See You Everyday [*]

Album Description

Japanese anime soundtrack originally issued in 1995, features 11 tracks including 1 bonus track, (in Japanese). BMG. 2004.

Album Details

Original Soundtrack to the Japanimation Feature Film of the Same Name; Written by Composer Kenji Kawai. Features the Tracks 'Making of a Cyborg', 'Floating Museum', 'Nightstalker' and Eight More.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Ghost in the shell series.......2007-01-09

Great tracks fromt the entire CD. I look forward to any further efforts from Kenji Kawai.

1 out of 5 stars 1 Star for Ghost in the Shell.......2006-02-01

What an incessently annoying score this is! There are few times where I so feverishly hated what a composer was doing to my ears. I have about 400 scores in my collection, and this one is in my top 5 most hated. Absolutely atrocious.
It's hard for me to describe the actual music in detail, because there's such little music to describe. This CD is more like one of those sound effects collection CD's you buy at the loonie store for 2 bucks. How people love it is beyond me - it's there opinion, to be sure, but I sure can't agree with it.
If you're looking for melodical music, or action music, or beautiful music, or basically interesting music of any kind, look elsewhere. This isn't a popular opinion, I know, but it's my personal feelings of hatred towards this "score". Do yourself a favour and go buy a score that will really give you some great music, like Passion of the Christ, or House of Sand and Fog, or Rabbit Proof Fence, or Requiem for a Dream. Not this thing, which couldn't carry a tune if it held it in a bucket.
cheers
KZ

4 out of 5 stars Ancien Japanese and Cantonese.......2006-01-02

It's great music.you don't have to see movie to enjoy this music.even I don't understand lyric still like it.Lyric of track 1,5 and 10 must be written with ancien Japanese probably around 4 or 5 century. I can pick some words but can't make sense from there. then track 11 is Cantonese of cause I don't understand but I like the song.Talk about track 11, English title is never presented anywhere on CD or liner note.All I get from liner note is lyric writing by Pong Canck Man, sing by 15 years old girl Fang Ka Wing, how Kawai struggle to find right person to sing and all these happen because Oshii wants short Cantonese song. but when I play this CD with my computer while connecting internet,media player shows track 11 title as " See you eveyday " I could be wrong but that must be the English translasion.

5 out of 5 stars bonus track? not quite..........2003-11-20

For those of you who are still clueless as to why track 11 was included in the soundtrack, go watch the movie again. If you listen carefully you can hear the song playing in the background during the chase scene in the market place. FYI, the song's in "cantonese" not japanese.

5 out of 5 stars Great.......2003-10-08

I loved this... although the Track (11) is titled wrong. The real title is 11 - "Complex Universe."
Jesus Christ Superstar: The Album - 1992 Australian Cast Recording Highlights
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • When you want your JC Superstar to kick butt, get this version!
  • I've not heard a better version yet...
  • This album makes me want to move to Australia
  • This will change your opinion of Weber...
  • A Fresh, new Superstar
 Jesus Christ Superstar: The Album - 1992 Australian Cast Recording Highlights
Andrew Lloyd Webber , and Tim Rice
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ASIN: B000007174
Release Date: 1996-09-04

Tracks:

  1. Heaven On Their Minds
  2. What's The Buzz/Strange Thing Mystifying
  3. Everything's Alright
  4. Hosanna
  5. Simon Zealotes/Poor Jerusalem
  6. Pilate's Dream
  7. The Temple
  8. Everything's Alright (Reprise)
  9. I Don't Know How To Love Him
  10. The Last Supper
  11. Gethsemane (I Only Want To Say)
  12. King Herod's Song
  13. Trial Before Pilate
  14. Superstar
  15. John 19:41

Album Description

Featuring highlights from the original 1992 Australian cast, John Farnham, Kate Ceberano, Jon Stevens, John Waters & Angry Anderson. Remastered with a 16-page booklet with photos & lyrics. Polygram.

Album Details

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice first presented this theatrical masterpiece to the public in 1970. These are highlights performed by the 1992 Australian cast featuring John Farnham (Jesus), Kate Ceberano (Mary Magdalene), Jon Stevens (Judas), John Waters (Pontius Pilot) & Angry Anderson (Herod, though you may recognize him from his 'Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome' fame). Recorded in Sydney, Australia on August 4, 1992.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars When you want your JC Superstar to kick butt, get this version!.......2006-03-09

Easily the most alive and exciting Jesus Christ Superstar ever. The music and vocals are absolutely astounding and both were updated in a completely fresh and non-offensive manner. My only regret is that there is not a complete version of this cast anywhere. We used this version as a temlpate for a production my Alma Matter put on 4 years ago. Order this disc if you are a fan of musicals, Jesus, or rock music in general.

5 out of 5 stars I've not heard a better version yet..........2006-02-11

I went to see the production that this recording comes from in 1992, at the age of twelve. I still have the memory of King Herod's song with tap dancers in shimmering silver sequined mini dresses with bright green lights and strobes. I loved it so much that my parents bought me this CD. I still have it now, at the age of 25, and I'm still impressed with it. I've heard other versions of JCS and seen several performances both amateur and professional, and none come up to it's standard in my opinion. The performers involved, John Farnham, Kate Cebrano, Russell Morris, John Waters, et al may not be widely known outside of Australia, but they're very highly regarded here, and that's the rest of the world's loss. This is a highlights album, so it doesn't have everything from the show, notably missing is This Jesus Must Die, which has David Gould, as Caiaphas. He has the deepest voice I've ever heard and really makes his presence felt in Hosanna. Now I wouldn't necessarily proclaim this to be the definitive version, as I've not heard every version that's around, its certainly a very good version and well worth a listen.

5 out of 5 stars This album makes me want to move to Australia.......2005-09-14

I saw a regional theatre performance of Jesus Christ Superstar the other night and was pretty impressed with the music and the fact that it's a real "rock opera" with screaming high notes and rock drums and guitars and everything. My friend had a few recordings of JCC so I decided to sample some of them. First I tried the original concept album which was a little hippie-ish for me and then I listened to the movie version which I wasn't terribly impressed with.

I then put in the Australian Cast Highlights album and was completely mesmerized from the first note on. The job they did re-orchestrating the score is nothing short of amazing. You can really hear the Australian influence in the songs. It has this celtic/aboriginal flavor to it which makes the whole recording sound primal and majestic.

I used to have this opinion that Australia was a little backward when it came to music, not to mention Andrew Lloyd Webber was overrated. This recording has completely changed my opinion on both. It sounds incredibly fresh, exciting and emotional and NEW despite the fact that JCC came out in the 70's and this album came out in 1992.

The leads are the best I've heard so far. Judas does have a little bit of "LOOK AT ME I'M A ROCK SINGER" syndrome but he's so impassioned and he sings rock so well that you're willing to overlook it....or I am anyway since apparently I would sever ties to my homeland to move down-under because of one recording.

I'm a singer, and Jesus is a little depressing to listen to because you know only a select few on earth are possesed of a voice like the one he has. Pretty damn flawless. I really don't think you'll find a musical theatre rock tenor like this guy. If he isn't at least quasi-famous there's something wrong with the music industry.

Mary's delivery is a little "clipped" at times but she's still the best I've heard. Haven't quite heard that perfect Mary yet but she comes very close.

But really, the "best" JCC recording just depends on one's personal tastes. Still I defy you to say this recording isn't at least one of the best.

5 out of 5 stars This will change your opinion of Weber..........2005-08-13

I am not a big fan of Weber... however, i do love JCS. But the music always tinkered a bit on the cheesy side. Then WAY back in 1994 my roommate was sent this version and i fell in love. when she and i departed in 1996, i was sad that i had to seperate from the beloved cd. 9 years later, i still miss it and now am purchasing it. get it
get it.
get it!

5 out of 5 stars A Fresh, new Superstar.......2005-05-28

I'm a huge fan of Jesus Christ Superstar, and I have heard many renditions, most of which have similar orchestrations with very few changes. Ever since the 2000 movie starring Glenn Carter came out, the shows that followed have gotten worse and worse because they were made to be just like Gale Edward's production (which sucked in my opinion).

And then I found this- the 92 Aussie Version. This was one of the greatest recordings of JCS ever. The orchestrations are updated; you can hear more 'rock' in it; the drums and electric gutiars are more audibal, and everything has a new feel to it. The only thing I have to critizie is that some of the songs (like Everything's Alright) have lost their dramatic edge. Instead of the orchestra swelling after Jesus says his bit, it just reverts to the same music that played through the whole song.

And the singers are stellar- John Farnham (Jesus) has a great rock voice. He doesn't rip off of other people who have played Jesus, making a new type entirly his own, which I haven't heard for a long time. Although he can make it up to the High G in Gethsemane, his shout of 'Why Should I Die?' worked just as well; to top it off, he added a soulful 'Why' after that. In some places I prefer Darryl Lovegrove, the man who succeeded John Farnham after the 92 tour, but overall I enjoyed Farnham's proformance.
John Stevens is also excellent as Judas. He has a lot of emoation in his voice (it also sounds very rockish). But, sadly he can't compare with the great Carl Anderson, or the amazing John English, the original Aussie Judas. He rips a lot off of Andersons proformance. But overall, John Stevens is great as Judas.
The women who performs Mary (I can't remember her name) does a fairly good job, although she doesn't have the range that Yvonne Eliman does.
I don't care what anyone says- Pontious Pilate is good.
Angry Anderson does an excellent job playing Herod- I love the new heavy-metal approach to the song; he doesn't amuse me very much like Mark Haldow did (from the New Zealand Cast that featured the same music), but I enjoyed it all the same.
Simon Zealots is the best I've heard in a while. He ditchs the insane Larry Marshall act (which was funny, but it did get annyoing), and the flamboyent Tony Vincet act (which sucked horribly).

Overall, I highly suggest this recording to JCS fans old and new.

Also, check out:
-The Motion Picture (1973) with Ted Neely, Carl Anderson Yvonnie Eliman, Barry Dennon and Bob Bingom- one of the best casts ever.
-New Zealand Cast (1994) with Darryl Lovegrove, Jay Lag^aia, Marget Urlich, Frankie Stevens and Mark Haldow- the cast that succeeded the Aussie 92 Cast, using the same orchestrations as this one.
-Original Cast Recording (1970) with Ian Gillian, Murray Head, Yvonnie Eliman, and Barry Dennon- the first and one of the best.
-The Original Broadyway Cast (1971) with Jeff Fenholt, Ben Vareen, Yvonnie Eliman, Bob Bingom, and Barry Dennon- although the orchestrations are sped up, this is a must-buy; the first ever staged production.
Final Fantasy IX: Original Soundtrack
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • A four disc masterpiece
  • Yes, It Is Worth $75!
  • Sweet
  • Excellent Soundtrack
  • Just great! WARNING: This review contains SPOILERS ffix
 Final Fantasy IX: Original Soundtrack
Nobuo Uematsu
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ASIN: B0000506ZD
Release Date: 2001-02-20

Tracks:

  1. Main
  2. Waltz
  3. Kogaku Motet 1 [Ancient Music Version]
  4. Organum [Ancient Music Version]
  5. Mediteiranean [Ancient Music Version]
  6. Dokodade
  7. Weuber
  8. Kuja5
  9. Melodies of Life [Silent Mix][*]

Album Description

Japanese soundtrack for the popular video game. 110 tracks on 4 discs. Includes sheet music for the track 'Melodies Of Life' & a 12 page booklet with screen shots from the game. Packaged in a standard double jewel case in a slipcase.

Album Details

Comes in an opaque white case embossed with the outline of the game characters. Also includes the Japanese lyrics and music score sheet.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A four disc masterpiece.......2005-12-29

Disc One (72:05)
1) The Place I'll Return to Someday 2:08
2) Memories Washed Away in the Storm 1:15
3) Strategy Conference 1:38
4) The Skies of Alexandria 0:54
5) Vivi's Theme 3:11
6) Living by the Sword 2:42
7) Vamo'alla flamenco 1:52
8) Decisive Action ~ Search for the Princess 3:14
9) Clowns of the Moonless Night 3:20
10) Steiner's Theme 2:27
11) Prima Vista Band 1:45
12) Captivating Eyes 2:50
13) Tonight 0:16
14) Your Warmth 0:34
15) Mistaken Love 3:35
16) Queen of the Abyss 1:31
17) Rustling Forest 2:28
18) Battle 1 2:40
19) Fanfare 0:57
20) Memories of That Day 2:27
21) Battle 2 4:05
22) Game Over 1:55
23) Run! 2:47
24) Goodnight 0:09
25) Over That Hill 2:38
26) Ice Cavern 2:59
27) Frontier Village Dali 2:28
28) In the Distant Twilight 3:07
29) Reckless Steiner 2:45
30) Limited Time 3:03
31) Zidane's Theme 2:46
32) Black Waltz 1:39

Disc Two (71:10)
1) Cid's Theme 4:00
2) One Danger Behind Us... 3:10
3) Lindblum 2:11
4) Song of Memories 1:53
5) Hunter Chance 3:47
6) Marsh of the Qu Tribe 3:17
7) Quina's Theme 3:52
8) Aloha de Chocobo 2:56
9) Ukele de Chocobo 2:22
10) Freya's Theme 3:02
11) South Gate at the Border 2:56
12) Fairy Battle 2:28
13) Burmecian Kingdom 3:55
14) An Unforgettable Face 3:24
15) Kuja's Theme 2:25
16) Sword of Confusion 3:17
17) Treno, the Sleepless City 2:53
18) Tantalus' Theme 2:21
19) Wicked Melody 2:25
20) Garnet's Theme 2:40
21) Ancient Road - Gargan Roo 1:47
22) Cleyra's Trunk 2:43
23) Cleyra Settlement 2:21
24) Eternally Good Harvest 1:15
25) Heaven's Distress 2:35
26) Extraction 1:15

Disc Three (71:30)
1) Attack 2:23
2) Rose of May 2:34
3) Fossil Roo 2:31
4) Village on a Windy Mountain - Conde Petie 3:43
5) Black Mage Village 3:22
6) Unreachable Desire 3:47
7) Ceremony for Gods 2:09
8) Eiko's Theme 3:36
9) Ruins of Madain Sari 3:49
10) Wall of the Illusionary Beasts 2:31
11) Iifa Tree 2:29
12) Salamander's Theme 2:28
13) Footsteps of Desire 2:19
14) We are Thieves! 2:11
15) Love Letter Epic War 2:53
16) Testra Master 3:39
17) Moogle Theme 1:56
18) Those Whom We Must Protect 2:21
19) The Summoned 2:55
20) Warden of Time 2:43
21) Oeilvert 2:17
22) An Irrevocable Past 2:52
23) Turn Around, He's a Frog! 2:03
24) Sacred Grounds - Esto Gaza 3:49
25) Gurgu Volcano 2:07
26) The Mind and the Fused Magic 2:03

Disc Four (71:54)
1) The Airship - Hilda Garde 4:07
2) Hermit's Library - Daguerreo 2:04
3) Ipsen's Ancient Castle 1:58
4) Four Mirrors 2:45
5) Concurrent Battles 2:02
6) Terra 2:10
7) Soulless Village, Bran Bal 3:11
8) Pandemonium, the Castle Frozen in Time 3:03
9) You're Not Alone! 2:36
10) Dissipating Sorrow 3:29
11) The Evil Mist Returns 2:26
12) Assault of the Silver Dragons 3:48
13) Place of Memory 2:14
14) Crystal World 3:43
15) Messenger of Ruin 4:43
16) Final Battle 6:15
17) Bittersweet Romance 1:32
18) Kiss of Betrayal 0:28
19) I Want to be Your Canary 1:18
20) Two Unstealable Hearts 1:21
21) Behind the Door 2:06
22) Melodies of Life ~ Final Fantasy 7:35
23) Prelude 2:45
24) CCJC TVCM 15" (Coca-Cola Commercial) 0:20
25) CCJC TVCM 30" (Coca-Cola Commercial) 0:34
26) Melodies of Life - The Layers of Harmony 2:03

4 out of 5 stars Yes, It Is Worth $75!.......2005-12-28

Ok...so the price Amazon claims isn't that reasonable, but I'd still pay that much for this CD. Final Fantasy IX has, in my opinion, the best music of the series, even if it may not be the best game. My favorite tracks are "A Place To Call Home" and "Not Alone," both off the first disc. The later tracks, like in all FF games, suffer from being mainly remixed versions of the first songs, which is why I gave it a 4 star rating. Still, if you're a fan of the Final Fantasy series, this is pretty much a must have. If you're having difficulty finding a copy, iTunes has all the FF music available now, which is where I got most of the songs I have now.

5 out of 5 stars Sweet.......2005-11-17

This soundtrack is another one for a Classic RPG. Bring on the Thieves! I loved FF IX and the music therefore I had to get the soundtrack. It's worthy every penny!

5 out of 5 stars Excellent Soundtrack.......2005-10-03

This is my first purchase of a soundtrack for any game, and I must say that I am pleased. The artist's rendition of the characters brings about a new perspective that adds realism to the game. Also, the music is amazing. The bonus tracks (Commercial 15 and Commercial 30 and Harmonic Melodies of Life) are very well done. If it were a bit more durable, I wouldn't complain; the CD case has already broken. However, the CDs still play, and I still love it!

5 out of 5 stars Just great! WARNING: This review contains SPOILERS ffix.......2004-03-20

Final Fantasy IX is not only the best FF but the best game ever! Along with the game, the music is superb! Disk one has great songs but has a little more happy feeling to it, but disk 2 switchs over to the destruction that's going on in the game, so it's still pefect. Then disk 3 goes to the angest and the action feelings that's when the game gets really serious so it's still great! Then disk 4. It has the low a bit depressing music for a part in the game that it just fits soooo well you don't mind that it's a little depressing. And then it ends with the happy tune where the second main character Dagger is running out to the main character Zidane when she finds out he's actually alive, it just makes it so dramatic that it almost makes you cry. This soundtrack is the best game soundtrack you will ever find, and it's defaintly worth the money.
Kristina Fran Duvemala (1996 Swedish Cast)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • ABSOLUTELY GREAT!
  • Ja! A pinnacle of musical achievement.
  • Breathtaking
  • B&B's masterpiece
  • Great !
 Kristina Fran Duvemala (1996 Swedish Cast)
Benny Andersson , and Bjorn Ulvaeus
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ASIN: B0000071G6
Release Date: 1996-11-18

Tracks:

  1. Prolog
  2. Duvem Hage
  3. Min Lust Till Dej
  4. Ut Mot Ett Hav
  5. Missv
  6. Nej
  7. Lilla Skara
  8. Aldrig
  9. Kom Till Mig Alla
  10. VI pnar Alla Grindar

Tracks:

  1. Br Pavet
  2. L
  3. Stanna
  4. Begravning Till Sj
  5. Sunday in Battery Park
  6. Hemma
  7. FrNew York Till Stillwater
  8. T Att MSom Han Kan Finnas
  9. Kamfer Och Lavendel
  10. Drn Om Guld
  11. Min Astrakan

Tracks:

  1. erheten
  2. Ljusa Kvar Om Vn
  3. Prens Drottning
  4. Vildgr
  5. Jag Har Fkat Mej Till Slut
  6. Guldet Blev Till Sand
  7. Wild Cat Money
  8. Ut Mot Ett Hav
  9. Vill du Inte Gifta Dej Med Mej
  10. Ett Herrans Underverk
  11. Down to the Sacred Wave
  12. Missfall
  13. Me Finnas
  14. Skest
  15. HHar du Mej Igen
  16. Red Iron/Hj Mej Tr
  17. Var HI Hemma
  18. I Gott Bevar

Album Description

1995 musical based on the Swedish emigration to America at the end of the 19th century. Abba's male half contributed much to the production: Benny Andersson composed & arranged the music; Bjorn Ulvaeus wrote the text. Comes in a slipcasebox with a 70 page booklet that features pictures from the stage production and full lyrics (though almost all are written & sung in Swedish). Crucial collector's item for die-hard ABBA fans. The song titles are written in Swedish as all. Each CD is a different brown & white picture disc. 1995release on M.

Album Details

Three CD plus Booklet with all Lyrics and Photographs from the Musical. Music by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus (Abba).

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars ABSOLUTELY GREAT!.......2007-02-06

I am not exactly a musical fan, but KRISTINA FRAN DUVEMALA has been sending shivers down my spine since I first listened to it some 5 years ago. Don't mind if you don't understand any Swedish, just buy this cd set, sit back and enjoy time and again. TIP: download a translation, this will make you enjoy KRISTINA even more. GREAT STORY, GREAT MUSIC, GREAT SINGING. And start reading the EMIGRANT NOVELS by Vilhelm Moberg on which this musical was based...

5 out of 5 stars Ja! A pinnacle of musical achievement........2006-04-18

This is simply one of the greatest pieces of musical theatre ever written. I hate to compare it with Chess, which is also one of my favorites -- instead I'll say that the two musicals are quite complimentary and showcase different aspects of Benny & Bjorn's talents. Kristina's music is more operatic, serious, lush, and dramatic, with rock replaced to a large extent by folk and classical elements.
A nice thing about Kristina is getting to listen carefully to delicate, subtle touches in the music that aren't as easy to hear in music with a rock emphasis. Kristina is very driven by melody and gorgeous harmony (not to say Chess doesn't have amazing melody and harmony as well -- but think of Kristina as focusing most of its energy on the musical elements of songs like "You and I" in Chess.) Du Maste Finnas, the climactic moment of the show, is especially moving because it reverts back to a more classic Chess/ABBA sound that has been somehow fused with the more operatic character of the rest of the show. The key changes are quite surprising and the music is beautiful. When the chorus starts rocking, we are treated to a moment with an unmistakeable Benny Andersson piano figure that sounds just like the quick repeated chords in Dancing Queen or The Winner Takes it All -- so within this one song, we move gradually from a super-dramatic orchestral introduction to a brief ABBA moment and back to the operatic world. Somehow this works beautifully.
Kristina does leave one wanting more as a non-Swedish speaker. I hope an English production and cast album will appear to help cement the importance of this score in English-speaking countries. One can hope that perhaps Tim Rice will help out again on the translation. Kristina also impresses so much that I am impatient to hear what B&B come up with next!

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

I have had this Musical on CD from the day of release, I do not speak a word of Swedish.

This is simply a Masterpiece, both with Music & Lyrics. I believe the Musical is coming to Broadway 2006/2007. With the english translation this will be huge. I can only say Mamma Mia is a Hit. So will this.

Debbie
New Zealand

5 out of 5 stars B&B's masterpiece.......2005-03-26

This is serious music, let me say this first of all.

Benny Anderson and Björn Ulvaeus addressed their considerable talents to compacting Vilhelm Moberg's tetralogy "The Emigrants" (a masterpiece as well) into a piece of musical theatre and have succeeded beyond credence.

It is an emotional work, to which some wonderful singers contribute. I shall mention Helen Sjöholm (Kristina) as representative of them all. Her "Du måsta finnas" is as moving as anything I have heard in music.

The compositional techniques used go across the entire range. There are anthems (of course: nobody can compose them like Benny), there are full-blown orchestral pieces, drums, organs, pianos, guitars are used.

And there is the utterly heart-rending conclusion "I Gott Bevar", which is simple and very pure, which I am listening to as I write and which again brings tears to my eyes and ever will.

It seems Kristina will be coming to America. May she arrive as pure as she is in this recording.

In my opinion, this is music of the highest order.

Charley

5 out of 5 stars Great !.......2004-08-11

I don't understand a single word of Swedish but this music..is wonderful! In addition, Swedish lyrics gives it an "exotic" touch.
If you like musicals, or just music, you can't miss this.

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