Phantom of Life [Import]

Phantom of Life [Import]

Phantom of Life [Import]

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1. Phantom of Life
2. O.O.B.E. Drift
3. Real Thing
4. Silent Storm
5. Moon B252
6. Another Tribe
7. Rue Jules Verne
8. Disembodied Consciousness
9. Dear Trypthonite
10. Orbital Turning
11. Code 07:58:40
12. Phobic Vision
13. Into the Seas

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Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Star Wars: A Musical Journey (2005) (V)
  • Not one of his bests, but very close
  • John Williams' finest work
  • A Great Conclusion to the Prequel Trilogy
  • Williams is slumming it
 Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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ASIN: B000850IS6
Release Date: 2005-05-03

Tracks:

  1. Star Wars and The Revenge Of The Sith
  2. Anakin's Dream
  3. Battle Of The Heroes
  4. Anakin's Betrayal
  5. General Grievous
  6. Palpatine's Teachings
  7. Grievous and the Droids
  8. Padme's Ruminations
  9. Anakin vs. Obi-Wan
  10. Anakin's Dark Deeds
  11. Enter Lord Vader
  12. The Immolation Scene
  13. Grievous Speaks to Lord Sidious
  14. The Birth Of The Twins and Padme's Destiny
  15. A New Hope and End Credits

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John Williams' lovely and moving score for the sixth Star Wars film brings thirty years of collaborating on George Lucas' beyond-popular intergalactic franchise to a close. (Is this really the end of Star Wars? Can't Lucas and Williams work together on a prequel to these prequels? Let us hope so, and that Jar Jar Binks is nowhere near it.) As this music accompanies the most exciting Star Wars film in many a moon, the soundtrack itself is more fun, more evil, more nasty and bumpy. Many of the heroic, anthemic themes woven throughout Episode Three: Revenge of the Sith will necessarily be familiar to any fan of the series, from the "Imperial March" to the main theme. It's remarkable how stirring the latter can be, no matter how many times you've heard it, and even for those who do not have all their money invested in S.W. memorabilia. There is a lot of new music here, and the lush, extensive range of both Williams and the London Symphony Orchestra is on display, most notably in the menacing, percolating "General Grievous" and the rousing "New Hope" end theme. --Mike McGonigal

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Star Wars: A Musical Journey (2005) (V).......2007-06-21

product: Star Wars: A Musical Journey (2005) (V), included as bonus disc in Episode III soundtrack.

The bonus dvd with this soundtrack was the reason I purchased. I enjoy film soundtracks, and science fiction, but this dvd was a real highlight for me. I got the soundtrack cd out of the local library. The cd was missing from the case, but I found this wonderful dvd instead that I went out to purchase later.

With optional segments of dialog from Ian McDiarmid, this film is a stunning visual and musical overview of the full epic story of episodes I-VI of Star Wars. For those of us who felt that eps. IV-VI fell short of our expectations, this film presents them well as parts of the whole story. The Musical Journey also stands as a summary of the entire SW opus for someone who is not familiar with the Star Wars characters and plot. Highly recommended.

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4 out of 5 stars Not one of his bests, but very close.......2007-05-21

The Episode III soundtrack is very good. Not great, but very, very good. You can tell that Williams is getting old, but he still manages to weave together a very memorable score.

My favorite tracks are "Battle of the Heroes," "Anakin's Betrayal," Palpatine's teachings, "Anakin vs. Obi-Wan," and the "Immolation Scene."
The others are very good as well, but these are especially nice. "Battle of the Heroes" is Dual of the Fates for Revenge of the Sith. "Anakin's Betrayal" is a very sad track that is, in my opinion, one of William's most powerful pieces. "Palpatine's Teachings" is really, really neat. It's very dark and moody, a perfect piece for the evil emperor. The only weird thing is the end. "Anakin vs. Obi-Wan" is the action piece that plays during the battles of Anakin and Obi-Wan, and Yoda and the Emperor. Finally, "The Immolation Scene" is another sad piece, even more so than "Anakin's Betrayal."

Although I really like this CD, there are some things that are missing (as usual). First, the whole sequence where the droids are looking for Obi-Wan after he was shot. You see Obi-Wan in his ship with Senator Organa on the Hologram (or whatever it is), and Obi-Wan says that his clones turned on him. That was some pretty awesome music that OF COURSE was left out of the CD. Then there was Dual of the Fates in the movie, but completely absent from the CD. And probably the most annoying was that whole piece of music before Obi-Wan and Anakin fight. It was so touching and sad and I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY LEFT IT OUT! Absolutely amazing. Also, did anyone notice that some little bits were cut out? For example, in Anakin vs. Obi Wan, they cut out about a second or two of choir. What?! What the heck is with that? It's when Anakin is running on the long thing and jumps on the droid on the lava. Also, there was some pretty cool drumming when you see Yoda and the Emperor fighting, and you can see the whole stadium (the big room). There's also drumming in "Enter Lord Vader" that is muted in the soundtrack.

Oh well...if I'm going to collect movie scores, I'm going to have to get used to the fact that in almost all cases there's not going to be every bit of music. I've experienced this in both Pirates of the Caribbean, Jurassic Park I (there was very little left out on this score), and almost everything else. At the moment, I'm just waiting for the 22nd, for the Pirates of the Caribbean 3 soundtrack. It's gonna be amazing.

See Yu

5 out of 5 stars John Williams' finest work.......2007-04-20

There is little more I can say that hasn't already been said about the soundtrack to Episode 3, especially what Amazon contributor Dan Mohr wrote in his review of the soundtrack on 2/2/2006. His review captured almost all the thoughts, feelings, and emotions I had when I first listened to the soundtrack, and was, IMO, the best review of John Williams' greatest masterpiece.

Having said that, I will say that few soundtracks have ever so perfectly captured the underlying emotional currents of their respective movie; in the case of ROTS, the contemporaneous tragedies of Anakin's fall to the Dark Side, the extermination of the Jedi, and the rise of the oppressive Empire. The listener is confronted with the depth and totality of the evil that has beset the entire galaxy to a degree that the film could not reach in only 2 hours.

Bravo, Dan Mohr, and BRAVO John Williams!

5 out of 5 stars A Great Conclusion to the Prequel Trilogy.......2007-04-07

This is a great work of art. I rank it 4th among Star Wars soundtracks after A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and The Phantom Menace. I had a hard deciding which I thought was better, The Phantom Meance or Revenge of the Sith, but I decided that The Phantom Menace lays the foundation for so much that is in this soundtrack and is thus the more masterful work. But that doesn't mean that this score still isn't great. Every piece is a thrill to listen to and pace never lets up. "Battle of the Hereos" is an amazing piece and the rendition of the "Funeral Theme" from Episoded I captures the film's tragety magnificently. Also I do not think John Williams could have portrayed the Jedi's extinction more perfectly than he did in "Anakin's Betrayal". This is without a doubt the best score of 2005 and one of the best of the decade.

2 out of 5 stars Williams is slumming it.......2007-04-01

Williams's score for Revenge of the Sith is almost entirely overbearing, lacking any emotional subtlety. The music is overcomplicated and even a bit confusing, especially in the tracks that correspond to action sequences in the movie. His overuse of choral tracks and vocals is too bombastic and irritating to be listened to without the explosions and laser blasts of the soundtrack to soften them. (Yes, this music is actually softened by the sounds of warfare.) Worst of all, much of the music has simply been lifted from earlier scores. At times his self-imitation was so blatant that I actually wondered whether the editor who had complied this score had made a mistake and I was listening to The Empire Strikes Back or A New Hope. Also suffers from not including the entire score, in some cases cutting out musical segues in obvious and awkward ways.
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      In a career that's veered from '70s pop chanteuse to Broadway star and neo-operatic diva, Sarah Brightman has brought a critics-be-damned sense of dramatic scale to nearly every project she's tackled. As the title suggests, the tracks here are largely culled from her Songs That Got Away and Surrender song anthologies, although they do include four previously unreleased outtakes from those collections. Her 1998 recording of the title song from ex-husband Andrew Lloyd Webber's Whistle Down the Wind succeeds by emphasizing its melodic grace with a deft, airy touch, while the remainder rescue worthy songs from obscure or failed musicals. From Lerner and Lane's 1959 Carmelina comes the lovely "One More Walk Around the Garden." Stephen Sondheim's youthful 1954 debut, Saturday Night, yields a sprightly take on "What More Do I Need," while an operatic reading of "In the Mandarin's Orchid Garden," from the Gershwins' unproduced 1929 East Is West, is also included. If the selection leans a little too heavily on the Lloyd Webber connection elsewhere (including Italian versions of "Guardami (With One Look)" from Sunset Boulevard and "Piano (Memory)" from Cats delivered in her patently restraint-free soprano), they're only reminders that shrewdness has hardly been the least of Brightman's talents. --Jerry McCulley

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      5 out of 5 stars Classy,Romantic, And Stirring........2007-03-09

      Encore is the perfect CD for those who love diversity. Classy, Romantic and Stirring. My two favorites are Piano and One More Walk Around The Garden.
      Piano (Memory)is even more soul stirring in Italian than the english version.If the english version was perfection she improved upon it. One More Walk Around The Garden is sad and soul stirring bringing a tear to the eye on every play.Sarah sings her way through every song with the voice that earned her the title Angel of Music.Everyone a Gem. A must have for every true fan.

      4 out of 5 stars Lovely - Just Lovely!.......2007-01-04

      Overall I was very pleased with the content and quality of this CD. Once again, Sarah sings beautifully. I rated this 4 stars instead of 5 simply because, like another reviewer, I, too, felt that it contained too much old material. I used to enjoy 'Memory' but it's been overdone to the point that I cringe when I hear it now. It's sung in Italian here and called 'Piano' but it's still 'Memory'.

      I especially liked 'One More Walk Around the Garden' (Carmelina), 'There is More to Love' (Aspects of Love), 'The Last Man in My Life' (Song and Dance) and 'Chi Il Bel Sogno Di Doretta' (La Rondine). 'If I Ever Fall In Love Again' (The Crooked Mile) is especially well done as well.

      I do enjoy playing the CD but I find that I pick the songs that I play rather than allowing it to play all the way through.

      5 out of 5 stars Encore!.......2005-05-29

      The title of the CD is perfect. Sarah has a beautiful and flawless voice and her singing just pulls you in. If you like Sarah Brightman, this is a wonderful CD to add to your collection. I have only started to collect her CDs from concerts she has done and I love every single one of them! BUY THIS!! You won't regret it!!!

      5 out of 5 stars Captivating.......2004-12-25

      Sarah Brightman sings beautifully. That's not even up for debate. Her choice of material is generally interesting as well. She runs through a wide variety of genre and regularly comes up with excellent pieces from each of them.

      `Encore' is a compilation of material recorded between the late 1980's and 2001. It features strong renditions of `Away from You' by Rodgers and Harnick and `In the Mandarin's Garden' by George and Ira Gershwin. The orchestration on `If I ever Fall in Love Again' is a bit overblown but she sings the piece with sincerity, and very well. Her cover of Lane and Lerner's `One More Walk Around the Garden' is a thing of beauty. The same can be said for her handling of Sondheim's `What More Do I Need'. The weakest moment in the set comes during Puccini's `Chi Il Bel Di Doretta'. She sings it well but her voice doesn't quite have the pure power needed for the piece and there are moments where the strain shows.

      Sarah Brightman really shines when she sings music written by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Her voice takes on an extra richness. He wrote the music for nine of the fifteen cuts on this release and can be identified as the composer of each one just by the tone her voice takes on when she begins singing any one of them. It's softer, richer, more expressive- it's as if there's an extra facet in her voice and spirit just for his compositions. He produced this collection but I don't believe that was a factor. The same thing struck me when she performed the material from the Phantom of the Opera that appeared on her La Luna concert DVD. `Think of Me' as performed by her was the song that attracted me to her voice even when I was less than sure of the scope of her talent. The recording here is the recording from `Phantom' and it's still stunning. `Piano' is hauntingly beautiful. `The Last Man in My Life' is given a ravishing performance. `Half a Moment' is devastating. The list goes on. There's not a weak cut from among his material. Webber's songs stay with the listener. Their melodic are lush and rich and have enough scope and variety to remain interesting over a long period of time. His orchestration is sumptuous, elaborately textured and a little sweet in the way that touches the listener as a caress. When she sings them they become all they can be. This isn't his music or hers. It's their music.

      This is an excellent collection because of the way it showcases this. The material here has been (unkindly) labelled as `ear worms'. To an extent the term is accurate. Show tunes do lean toward catchy and easily accessible melodic lines. Their lyrics are often shallow. What's presented on this collection has more than its share of all of these faults. It's impossible to be cynical about it though. These songs, particularly the numbers penned by Lloyd-Webber, are strong on their own. When they're performed this well, and with this amount of affection, they're captivating. The quality of the sound on the release compliments the material beautifully. It's rich, lush and always crystal clear. Sarah Brightman herself is always a pleasure to listen to. Her voice it has a sparkling quality that's radiantly beautiful. The material on this collection shows that beauty to its fullest.

      Listen to her singing these songs and let them wash over you. It's the perfect antidote for cynicism.

      5 out of 5 stars Sarah Brightman's Best.......2004-02-17

      When I bought this Cd, I knew that I already had much of the music already, but there were a few new songs. I just had to get it for that reason. And I had to get it so that I had more than one recording of Sarah's finest songs. I absolutely love her and feel she was and is the ultimate Christine in "Phantom." I know I would be in a minority. I think she is past that part of her life and could not play the part again, but how I wish I had seen her. I could only imagine. If you have never heard Sarah sing before, this is a perfect CD to introduce her voice. The fact that she can sing so many different styles always amazes me. I suppose I appreciate that since I am a singer myself. I recommend this Cd to anyone.
      Got The Life
      Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
      • One Of The Few Korn Songs That I Actually Like.
      • Great Import By The Masters
      • This is awesome!
      • Good unreleased song.
      • Great Song!!!
      		 Got The Life
      Korn
      Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Vision
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B00000AFME
      Release Date: 1999-11-23

      Tracks:

      1. Got The Life
      2. Got The Life(Deejay Punk-Rock Mix)
      3. Got The Life(D.O.S.E. Woollyback Remix)
      4. I Can Remember

      Album Description

      First single from their 1998 & Brendan O'Brien-producedalbum, 'Follow The Leader'. Pt.1 contains three mixes of'Got The Life' (Album Version, Deejay Punk-Rock Mix andD.O.S.E. Woollyback Remix), plus the non-album track 'I CanRemember'. Slimline jewel case.

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars One Of The Few Korn Songs That I Actually Like........2002-10-04

      I am not really too much of a Korn fan,but Got the Life is one of my all time favorite songs.Every time I hear this song,I have to always play it at high volume.It's that great.If you are a Korn fan and you hate this song,then you are not a Korn fan,because this is their best song,not that I am a Korn fan anyway.Get this single.You will love it.

      Peace Out.

      4 out of 5 stars Great Import By The Masters.......2000-08-06

      Korn- Possibly the best rock nand of the 90's and in my opinion ever. This cd contains 4 tracks the first three lack a little bit seeing they dont sound like Korn songs other than Jons voice. The final track "I can remember" is well worth the 13 dollars. It was cut from the "Follow the Leader" cd but luckily for us found its way on to this cd. Well worth the 13 bucks for this one track.

      5 out of 5 stars This is awesome!.......2000-07-07

      Buy this! I Can Remember is a really good song to listen to when you are feelin down and whats more, the Got The Life Remixes are great!

      5 out of 5 stars Good unreleased song........2000-05-23

      I Can Remember is a great song that shouldn't of been cut from Follow the Leader. Also, if you can find the Josh Abraham remix of Got the Life, get it! It is great.

      5 out of 5 stars Great Song!!!.......1999-08-11

      I think that "Got The Life" is one of KoRn's best songs. I would have to agree with others that the remixes are not very good. "I Can Remember" is not a great song, but it is pretty good. I gave it 5 stars just because of "Got The Life".
      la Double Vie de veronique- The Double Life of Veronika
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Achingly beautiful
      		 la Double Vie de veronique- The Double Life of Veronika

      Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Vision
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      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B00004UJFK
      Release Date: 2004-01-01

      Tracks:

      1. Weronika
      2. Veronique
      3. Tu Viendras
      4. Lenfance
      5. Van Den Budenmayer
      6. Veronique
      7. Solitude
      8. Les Marionettes
      9. Theme 1 Transcription
      10. Lenfance II
      11. Alexandre
      12. Alexandre II
      13. Theme 2 Transcription
      14. Concerto En Mi
      15. Concerto En Mi 2
      16. Concerto En Mi 3
      17. Van Den Budenmayer
      18. Generique De Fin

      Album Description

      A beautifully made yet abstruse film, The Double Life of Veronique is the story of two young women who are in some mysterious and irresolvable way the same woman leading two different yet interconnected lives. Directed by the great Krzysztof Kieslowski, known for his Blue, White & Red films. The score by Zbigniew Preisner compliments the oblique images. 1991.

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Achingly beautiful.......2006-06-15

      First, I am a bit surprised no one has reviews this magnificant album yet.

      The music that flows from this album is of the Gods. You don't have to see the film. Just play this and you will melt. The Concerto in track 5 still brings tears to my eyes even after many listens. It is also a key point in the film.

      Zbigniew Preisner is a romantic at heart and no doubt one of the giants of film composition in our time. You don't want to miss his compositions to the Three Colors trilogy as well.
      The Musicals: The Best Of
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        		The Musicals: The Best Of

        Manufacturer: Solid Gold
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        All Works by BernsteinAll Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        All Works by PorterAll Works by Porter | Porter, Cole | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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        ASIN: B000BFH4OO
        Release Date: 2005-11-01

        Tracks:

        1. Lion King/The Circle of Life
        2. Fiddler on the Roof/Sunrise Sunset
        3. Man of la Mancha/The Impossible Dream
        4. Sweet Charity/Big Spender
        5. Aida/Elaborate Lives
        6. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat/Any Dream Will Do
        7. Chicago/Mr. Cellophane
        8. Beauty and the Beast/If I Can't Love Her
        9. South Pacific/Some Enchanted Evening
        10. West Side Story/Something's Coming
        11. Annie Get Your Gun/Anything You Can Do
        12. Camelot/How to Handle a Woman
        13. Thoroughly Modern Millie/Thoroughly Modern Millie
        14. Cats/Memory
        15. Cabaret/Maybe This Time
        16. Rent/One Song Glory
        17. Ragtime/Back to Before
        18. Mame [From Mame]

        Tracks:

        1. Chicago/All That Jazz
        2. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang/Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
        3. Mamma Mia/Dancing Queen
        4. My Fair Lady/On the Street Where You Live
        5. Chess/Anthem
        6. Jubilee/Begin the Beguine
        7. Phantom of the Opera/Masquerade
        8. Staurday Night Fever/What Kind of Fool
        9. Miss Saigon/Why God Why?
        10. Bombay Dreams/Shakalaka Baby
        11. Guys and Dolls/Luck Be a Lady
        12. Lion King
        13. Miserables/I Dreamed a Dream
        14. Mary Poppins/Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
        15. Phantom of the Opera/All I Ask of You
        16. Oliver!/As Long as He Needs Me
        17. Anything Goes/Anything Goes
        18. We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions
        Phantom of Life
        Average customer rating: Not rated
          		Phantom of Life
          Nor Elle
          Manufacturer: Under Cover Music
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          ASIN: B00008W7AB
          Release Date: 2005-09-20

          Tracks:

          1. Phantom of Life
          2. O.O.B.E. Drift
          3. Real Thing
          4. Silent Storm
          5. Moon B252
          6. Another Tribe
          7. Rue Jules Verne
          8. Disembodied Consciousness
          9. Dear Trypthonite
          10. Orbital Turning
          11. Code 07:58:40
          12. Phobic Vision
          13. Into the Seas
          Musicals - The Gold Collection
          Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
          • "56 Show-Stoppers from the Last Century ~ Paul Bateman"
          		 Musicals - The Gold Collection
          Helen Hobson , Dave Willetts , and Lesley Garrett
          Manufacturer: Silva America
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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          ASIN: B0001JXPB6
          Release Date: 2004-04-06

          Tracks:

          1. West Side Story 'America' - Helen Hobson & Crouch End Festival Chorus
          2. Annie 'Tomorrow' - Helen Hobson
          3. Annie Get Your Gun 'Anything You Can Do' - Jason Howard
          4. Annie Get Your Gun 'The Girl That I Marry/My Defences Are Down' - Jason Howard
          5. Aspects Of Love 'Love Changes Everything' - Chris Corcoran
          6. Anything Goes 'Anything Goes' - Helen Hobson
          7. Cabaret 'Cabaret' - Helen Hobson
          8. La Cage Aux Folles 'I Am What I Am' - Dave Willetts
          9. Carmen Jones 'Dat's Love' - Lesley Garrett
          10. Cats 'Memory' - Lesley Garrett
          11. Cats 'Macavity: The Mystery Cat' - Deborah Steel
          12. Carousel 'Soliloquoy' - Jason Howard
          13. Carousel 'If I Loved You' - Paul Bateman
          14. Carousel 'You'll Never Walk Alone' - Jason Howard

          Tracks:

          1. Chess 'I Know Him So Well' - Meredith Braun
          2. Evita 'Don't Cry For Me Argentina' - Sharon Campbell & Crouch End Festival Chorus
          3. Evita 'Another Suitcase In Another Hall' - Sharon Campbell & Crouch End Festival Chorus
          4. Evita 'High Flying Adored' - Meredith Braun
          5. The Fantastiks 'Try To Remember' - John Langley & Crouch End Festival Chorus
          6. Fiddler On The Roof 'If I Were A Rich Man' - John Langley
          7. Gigi 'Gigi' - Keith Ferreira
          8. Guys And Dolls 'Luck Be A Lady' - Dave Willetts
          9. Jesus Christ Superstar 'Superstar' - Christopher Howard
          10. Jesus Christ Superstar 'I Don't Know How To Love Him' - Sharon Campbell
          11. Jesus Christ Superstar 'Everything's Alright' - Sharon Campbell
          12. Joseph And His Amazing Technicolor Dream-Coat 'Close Every Door' - Crouch End Festival Chorus
          13. Kismet 'And This Is My Beloved' - Lesley Garrett
          14. Kismet 'Stranger In Paradise' - Jason Howard

          Tracks:

          1. Kiss Me Kate 'Where Is The Life That Late I Led?' - Jason Howard
          2. A Little Night Music 'Send In The Clowns' - Helen Hobson
          3. Les Miserables 'Bring Him Home' - Dave Willetts
          4. Man Of La Mancha 'The Impossible Dream' - John Langley
          5. Oklahoma 'Oh What A Beautiful Morning' - Jason Howard
          6. Oklahoma 'The Surrey With The Fringe On Top' - Jason Howard
          7. Oklahoma 'Oklahoma' - Jason Howard
          8. Phantom Of The Opera 'Phantom Of The Opera' - Lesley Garrett
          9. Phantom Of The Opera 'Music Of The Night' - Dave Willetts
          10. Phantom Of The Opera 'All I Ask Of You' - Lesley Garrett
          11. Porgy & Bess 'Summertime' - Lesley Garrett
          12. Seven Brides For Seven Brothers 'Bless Your Beautiful Hide' - Jason Howard
          13. Showboat 'Ol' Man River' - Jason Howard
          14. Showboat 'Make Believe' - Jason Howard

          Tracks:

          1. The Sound Of Music 'The Sound Of Music' - Helen Hobson
          2. The Sound Of Music 'Climb Ev'ry Mountain' - Tania Williams & Crouch End Festival Chorus
          3. The Sound Of Music 'Edelweiss' - John Langley
          4. South Pacific 'Some Enchanted Evening' - John Langley
          5. South Pacific 'Younger Than Springtime' - David Shannon
          6. Starlight Express 'Starlight Express' - Keith Burns
          7. Sunset Boulevard 'Sunset Boulevard' - Gerard Casey
          8. Sunset Boulevard 'With One Look' - Mary Carewe
          9. Sunset Boulevard 'As If We Never Said Goodbye' - Mary Carewe
          10. Tell Me On Sunday 'Tell Me On Sunday' - Sharon Campbell
          11. West Side Story 'Maria' - David Shannon
          12. West Side Story 'Tonight' (The Balcony Scene) - Meredith Braun
          13. West Side Story 'Somewhere' - Meredith Braun
          14. There's No Business Like Show Business & Annie Get Your Gun 'Theres No Business Like Showbusiness' - Helen Hobson & Crouch End Festival Chorus

          Customer Reviews:

          4 out of 5 stars "56 Show-Stoppers from the Last Century ~ Paul Bateman".......2004-04-16

          Some of the best musicals from the last century appear on this 4-CD compilation "Musicals:The Gold Collection", featuring many stars of the London Stage with Paul Bateman (conductor), The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, The Philharmonia, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the world renown Crouch End Festival Chorus ~ sharing the spotlight, blending voice and music within the boundaries of great compositions from sold out musical shows from the past ~ all songs presented on this collection have been performed by a diverse set of artists ~ share the beauty of simplicity that exists in the music of each performance.

          Here's just a sampling with "Annie", Annie Get Your Gun", "Anything Goes", "Aspects of Love", "Cabaret", "Carmen Jones", "Carousel", "Cats", "Chess", "Evita", "The Fantastics", "Fiddler on the Roof", "Gigi", "Guys and Dolls", "Jesus Christ Superstar", "Joseph and His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat", "Kismet", "Kiss Me Kate", "La Cage Aux Folles", "Les Miserables", "A Little Night Music", "Man of La Mancha", "Oklahoma", "Phantom of the Opera", "Porgy & Bess", "Seven Brides For Seven Brothers", "Showboat", "The Sound of Music", "South Pacific", "Starlight Express", "Sunset Boulevard", "Tell Me On Sunday", "There's No Business Like Show Business", "West Side Story" ~ each cue is just the icing on the cake presented in this one of a kind event.

          Let's take a look at the stars of the London Stage ~ Meredith Braun, Keith Burns, Sharon Campbell, Mary Carewe, Gerard Casey, Chris Corcoran, Keith Ferreira, Lesley Garrett (always a favorite in everyones collection), Helen Hobson, Michele Hooper, Christopher Howard, Jason Howard, Ria Jones, John Langley, David Shannon, Deorah Steel, Jill Washington, Dave Willetts, Tania Williams ~ so much talent under one banner, perfection is the only description that comes to mind. Paul Bateman has come up with a instrumental masterpiece, with emotional peaks and valleys that we've experienced over decades in the tumultuous world of musicals in the theatre.

          Silva America, James Fitzpatrick, Reynold da Silva and David Stoner have paid homage to this genre ~ brought to the forefront in one universal voice the magnitude and influence for all it's listeners ~ powerful and personal touch of each track makes you feel the melody is still ringing in your ears, that's what the composer hoped for and it works ~ this musical collection is a keeper ~ gotta love it!

          Total Time: 4-CD-Set ~ Silva America 3605 ~ (4/06/2004)
          The Essential Songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber
          Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
          • Okay, but kind of disappointing
          • Not quite what I expected...
          • Some great performances, some not so great...
          • Disappointed
          • Musical Talent at Its Best
          		 The Essential Songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber

          Manufacturer: Metro Music
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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          ASIN: B00005Y47E
          Release Date: 2002-02-22

          Tracks:

          1. Any Dream Will Do
          2. Close Every Door
          3. Heaven On Their Minds
          4. Everything's Alright
          5. Gethsemane
          6. I Don't Know How To Love Him
          7. Jesus Christ Superstar
          8. Could We Start Again Please?
          9. Don't Cry For Me Argentina
          10. Another Suitcase In Another Hall
          11. Buenos Aires
          12. Rainbow High
          13. High Flying Adored
          14. Memory
          15. Jellicle Cats
          16. Mister Mistofeles
          17. Unexpected Song
          18. Last Man In My Life
          19. Rolling Stock
          20. U-N-C-O-U-P-L-E-D

          Tracks:

          1. Only You
          2. Starlight Express
          3. There's Me
          4. Pie Jesu
          5. Angel Of Music
          6. Masquerade
          7. Wishing Somehow You Were Here Again
          8. All I Ask Of You
          9. The Phantom Of The Opera
          10. Music Of The Night
          11. Love Changes Everything
          12. The First Man You Remember
          13. Seeing Is Believing
          14. As If We Never Said Goodbye
          15. Sunset Boulevard
          16. With One Look
          17. Too Much In Love To Care
          18. Half A Moment
          19. Whistle Down The Wind
          20. Our Kind Of Love

          Album Description

          Full title, 'Essential Songs Of Andrew Lloyd Webber'. UK budget-price compilation. 40 superlative performances featuring songs from every one of Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit musicals. Guest artists include John Barrymore, Issy Van Randwyck, Dave Willetts, Maria Friedman, Kim Criswell, Graham Bickley and the National Symphony Orchestra. Housed in a slipcase. 2002.

          Customer Reviews:

          3 out of 5 stars Okay, but kind of disappointing.......2006-04-17

          This isn't a bad recording, but the tracks are not the actual performances off of any cast recording of any of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musicals. The reditions of the songs on the disc are of varying quality. Some are pretty good. Some are borderline awful.
          It is a good collection for inexpensively getting a lot of Andrew Lloyd Webber's most popular songs in one place and having them there to be able to listen to get the idea of what a certain song sounds like and is about. It isn't the collection of definitive recordings for certain roles. In fact in a couple examples, I wonder if the performer fully understood the context of the song he or she was singing &/or what it was about. Overall, the album is good, for the most part, if not excellent.

          However, the liner notes for "The Essential Songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber" is another matter. I don't mean to be unkind, but the author of the comments on the different tracks (one Rexton S. Bunnett) is blatantly WRONG in multiple instances. I don't mean just in nit-picky details, but in major plot details/context of songs, like the fact that Bunnett identifies "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" as being sung by "our heroine" (who he does not even identify by name as Christine Daae) as she thinks about her lover, not as being sung about Christine's dead father. He also says that the Phantom has found his perfect love and "Angel of Music" in Christine... because HE is the Angel of Music who Christine believes has been sent to her by her dead father, and because although the Phantom is obsessed with Christine, that relationship is far from "loving" (even if Christine shows him compassion. I feel like these (and a couple other mistakes) are major plot points to get wrong. A good amount of the commentary reads as if Bunnett might have written it at the last minute, fudging his way through entries on musicals of which he had little knowledge; like what an essay I might write on a book I never read for my college class but had quickly looked up on Cliff's Notes would sound like. In terms of sheer editing, there are spelling mistakes, run-on sentences and spacing errors ("Any DreamWill Do")in the liner notes. Where was the copy editor?
          And the most frightening fact of all, under Bunnett's credentials, it says "Harper Collins has just published his revision and updating of the Collins Book of the Musical."
          I am being very critical, but I think that for a widely-released CD it is reasonable to expect the liner notes to be at a professional level, as they were most likely supposed to be.

          3 out of 5 stars Not quite what I expected..........2005-04-23

          I was looking for a CD of the original performances and this CD doesn't have them. I suppose it was my fault for not looking closer, but the songs just weren't the same. Personally, I was not impressed. If you don't care that they aren't the originals then it is nice to listen to.

          4 out of 5 stars Some great performances, some not so great..........2005-04-18

          This CD is actually pretty good, considering you get 40 songs for less than $16. Let's evaluate the pros and cons.

          Pros:

          Two classic songs that are performed excellently are Phantom of the Opera and I Don't Know How to Love Him.

          Of course you want to compare Phantom to the classic Michael Crawford/ Sarah Brightman version. Well, guess what? This version is BETTER. The woman has a deeper voice than Brightman, and her singing style is just awesome. The ending of this version (you know, the "Sing, my angel of music, sing for me!") is different, but in a good way... I think.)

          And of course, the standard for I Don't Know How to Love Him is Yvonne's version. This version is different, but it grew on me quickly. This version has a country feel to it, almost. Somehow it works and sounds great.

          There are a lot of great performances in this collection. My favorites include: Heaven on Their Minds, Everything's Alright, Could We Start Again Please, Another Suitcase in Another Hall, Buenos Aires, Rainbow High, Only You, Starlight Express, Angel of Music, Masquerade, All I Ask of You, Half a Moment, and Whistle Down the Wind. I think they're all great versions of their more famous counterparts.

          Cons:

          First of all, there are some technical problems that are kind of disappointing. A few of the songs have a very echoey sound. Any Dream Will Do, Another Suitcase in Another Hall, Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again, and There's Me are the songs that come to mind that are the worst in this regard. It isn't really bad, just enough to be slightly annoying, more so when the volume is turned way up on your CD player.

          A few songs are worthy of skipping over when listening to this collection. In my opinion, Superstar, Sunset Boulevard, and Gethesmane are the biggest disappointments.

          Superstar just doesn't cut it for me. The singer really overdoes it, making it overstylized... really makes you yearn for Murray Head. I can't stand listening to it. Just my opinion.

          Sunset Boulevard is one of my very favorite musicals, so I was really hoping that the singer would do justice to its title song. Unfortunately I don't think he did. You can't help but compare it to Alan Campbell's fantastic version. This guy has a very choppy way of singing, when I'm used to it being sung so smoothly. Maybe it would grow on me, but I don't think I'll give it a chance to. However, that last note is much stronger than Alan Campbell's. It doesn't make up for the rest of the song, though.

          Finally, Gethsemane. The inevitable fact is that NO ONE can sing this song like Michael Ball. This guy tries, he really does. But he doesn't have the right voice or the right style. So please listen to Michael Ball's performance of Gethsemane if you want to know how breathtaking of a song it can be. It's on the Royal Albert Hall DVD, and I'm sure he's got it on one of his CDs.

          Anyway, overall, this is a good CD if you like quantity over quality. Don't buy it for the classics, you'll probably end up disappointed with many of them. Buy it for the lesser known songs. You probably won't like every song, especially if you're a big ALW fan, but for the price, it's worth it.

          If you want classic versions of classic ALW songs, you might prefer something like "The Very Best of Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Broadway Collection".

          1 out of 5 stars Disappointed.......2005-03-11

          The singer(s)does not do justice for the lyrics. It was grating to the ears. Save your money for the originals.

          5 out of 5 stars Musical Talent at Its Best.......2003-01-03

          What a pleasure to hear a collection of Andrew Lloyd Webber's beautiful music from such wonderful voices accompanied by an outstanding symphony. This sensational CD is a treasure to own.

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