Omen

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Track Listings
1. Falling
2. Clear My Mind
3. Remind Me Again
4. Don't Follow
5. Nothing Is Forever
6. Too Much
7. Asab
8. Death
9. Hide

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Omen
Varese Sarabande 25th Anniversary Celebration
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • A good value
  • The Sound Track Since Bernard Hermann
  • Good mix of film music
  • A mixed collection of movie music
  • Uplifts your soul, takes your mind into the heavens
 Varese Sarabande 25th Anniversary Celebration

Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008WI90
Release Date: 2003-04-22

Tracks:

  1. The Man from Snowy River (Bruce Rowland)
  2. The Winds of War (Bob Cobert)
  3. Blue Velvet (Angelo Badalamenti)
  4. Witness (Maurice Jarre)
  5. Raising Arizona (Carter Burwell)
  6. Pee Wees Big Adventure (Danny Elfman)
  7. Halloween (John Carpenter)
  8. A Nightmare On Elm Street (Charles Bernstein)
  9. The Fly (Howard Shore)
  10. RoboCop (Basil Poledouris)
  11. The Empire Strikes Back (John Williams)
  12. The Right Stuff (Bill Conti)
  13. The Final Conflict (Jerry Goldsmith)
  14. The Abyss (Alan Silvestri)
  15. Brainstorm (James Horner)
  16. Peggy Sue Got Married (John Barry)
  17. My Left Foot (Elmer Bernstein)
  18. The Dead (Alex North)
  19. Stanley & Iris (John Williams)
  20. The Milagro Beanfield War (Dave Grusin)
  21. Driving Miss Daisy (Hans Zimmer)

Tracks:

  1. Steel Magnolias (Georges Delerue)
  2. Unforgiven (Lennie Niehaus and Clint Eastwood)
  3. Raggedy Man (Jerry Goldsmith)
  4. The Grifters (Elmer Bernstein)
  5. Green Card (Hans Zimmer)
  6. City Slickers (Marc Shaiman)
  7. Father Of The Bride (Alan Silvestri)
  8. While You Were Sleeping (Randy Edelman)
  9. Babe (Nigel Westlake)
  10. The Adventures Of The Great Mouse Detective (Henry Mancini)
  11. The Adventures of Robin Hood (Erich Wolfgang Korngold)
  12. The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (Laurence Rosenthal)
  13. The Secret Garden (Zbigniew Preisner)
  14. A Little Princess (Patrick Doyle)
  15. Rudy (Jerry Goldsmith)
  16. Iron Will (Joel McNeely)
  17. Memphis Belle (George Fenton)
  18. Eye Of The Needle (Mikl)
  19. Total Recall (Jerry Goldsmith)
  20. Back To The Future Part III (Alan Silvestri)

Tracks:

  1. To Die For (Danny Elfman)
  2. The Player (Thomas Newman)
  3. Black Robe (Georges Delerue)
  4. Medicine Man (Jerry Goldsmith)
  5. 2001 (Alex North)
  6. Star Wars: Shadows Of The Empire (Joel McNeely)
  7. The Crow (Graeme Revell)
  8. Blade (Mark Isham)
  9. The Omen (Jerry Goldsmith)
  10. Vertigo (Bernard Herrmann)
  11. Scream (Marco Beltrami)
  12. The Sixth Sense (James Newton Howard)
  13. Xena: Warrior Princess (Joseph LoDuca)
  14. Air Force One (Jerry Goldsmith)
  15. Starship Troopers (Basil Poledouris)
  16. The Matrix (Don Davis)
  17. The Iron Giant (Michael Kamen)
  18. Youve Got Mail (George Fenton)
  19. A Little Romance (Georges Delerue)
  20. Pleasantville (Randy Newman)

Tracks:

  1. Sunset Boulevard (Franz Waxman)
  2. L.A. Confidential (Jerry Goldsmith)
  3. Rounders (Christopher Young)
  4. The Score (Howard Shore)
  5. The Replacements (John Debney)
  6. Gone In 60 Seconds (Trevor Rabin)
  7. The Bourne Identity (John Powell)
  8. Rush Hour 2 (Lalo Schifrin)
  9. XXX (Randy Edelman)
  10. Die Hard (Michael Kamen)
  11. The Last of the Mohicans (Trevor Jones)
  12. Moby Dick (Christopher Gordon)
  13. The Mists Of Avalon (Lee Holdridge)
  14. Cleopatra (Alex North)
  15. Life As A House (Mark Isham)
  16. Emma (Rachel Portman)
  17. In The Bedroom (Thomas Newman)
  18. Cast Away (Alan Silvestri)
  19. One True Thing (Cliff Eidelman)
  20. Unfaithful (Jan A.P. Kaczmarek)
  21. Far From Heaven (Elmer Bernstein)
  22. Ice Age (David Newman)
  23. Shrek (Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A good value.......2007-05-17

I wasn't expecting to have 4 discs for this price, and the music is a quality selection of film music, giving a good scope of the genre, and a very listenable transfer.

4 out of 5 stars The Sound Track Since Bernard Hermann.......2006-07-25

This collection is bound to capture your heart and evoke a tin ear on successive tracks. I found much to like and some duds - easy to skip over.
Very good value.

4 out of 5 stars Good mix of film music.......2006-07-02

Good mix of films!
I'm a big fan of this soundtrack music and will be looking for more CD's like this.

4 out of 5 stars A mixed collection of movie music.......2006-02-23

For the price, this CD is a great bargain. The musical selections, as you might expect, are mixed in quality ranging from extraordinary to so so, the balance being worthwhile and interesting. Sonically the CD is excellent.

5 out of 5 stars Uplifts your soul, takes your mind into the heavens.......2006-01-06

I have been listening to great scores for many years and this collection is truly inspirational in so far as the choice of different scores takes you on a journey of listening pleasure matched by only a few collections.The price is incredibly reasonable for hours of listening pleasure. Don't pass this one up
Jerry Goldsmith: 40 Years of Film Music
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Awesome Set!
  • Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection
  • Overall a strong Goldsmith sampler
  • Jerry Goldsmith - 40 years of pleasure
  • Almost the perfect compilation
 Jerry Goldsmith: 40 Years of Film Music
Jerry Goldsmith
Manufacturer: Silva America
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0009KIYDG
Release Date: 2005-08-09

Tracks:

  1. Blue Max, The
  2. Blue Max, The
  3. Blue Max, The
  4. Blue Max, The
  5. Blue Max, The
  6. The Man From U.N.C.L.E.: Doctor Kildare / Room 222 / Waltons, The / Barnaby Jones / Television Themes Medley
  7. In Harm's Way
  8. The Sandpebbles: Chinatown / Patch Of Blue, A / Poltergeist / Papillon / Wind And The Lion, The / Motion Pictures Medley
  9. Generals, The
  10. Tora! Tora! Tora!
  11. Wild Rovers, The
  12. Pursuit
  13. Wind And The Lion, The

Tracks:

  1. QB VII
  2. QB VII
  3. QB VII
  4. QB VII
  5. QB VII
  6. Waltons, The
  7. Papillon
  8. Police Story
  9. Omen, The
  10. Capricorn One
  11. Swarm, The
  12. Boys From Brazil, The
  13. , The (First) Great Train Robbery
  14. Alien
  15. Star Trek The Motion Picture

Tracks:

  1. Masada
  2. Poltergeist
  3. First Blood - Rambo II
  4. Twilight Zone: The Movie
  5. Under Fire
  6. Under Fire
  7. Under Fire
  8. Under Fire
  9. Gremlins
  10. Baby - Secret Of The Lost Legend
  11. Legend
  12. Lionheart
  13. Rambo III
  14. Total Recall

Tracks:

  1. Star Trek Voyager
  2. Basic Instinct
  3. Russia House, The
  4. Gremlins II
  5. Medicine Man
  6. Shadow, The
  7. Forever Young
  8. First Knight
  9. Powder
  10. Airforce One
  11. L.A. Confidential
  12. Mummy, The
  13. Haunting, The

Album Description

Jerry Goldsmith's death in 2004 marked the end of one of the greatest careers in film composing. This lavish 57 track 4 CD set traces the path of his astonishing achievements and includes recordings conducted by Goldsmith himself. Featuring The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, The Philharmonia Orchestra, The National Philharmonic Orchestra, and The Daniel Caine Orchestra. Includes over 280 minutes of music.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Awesome Set!.......2007-07-01

I am a huge fan of Jerry Goldsmith. They did a great job preserving his vision. I can listen to this collection for hours. Great music!

5 out of 5 stars Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection.......2006-11-03

This is compilation of hit film music from one of the greatest composers in motion pictures. What is surprising though is the music not included like the Ghost And The Darkness, the 13th Warrior, Rudy and others. To be sure, 4 discs are not enough for a composure of this stature. THe recording, however, is an "engineering masterpiece" which makes the music even more enjoyable than when you first heard it at the movies. When are we ging to get the music that was omittd from this compilaton?

4 out of 5 stars Overall a strong Goldsmith sampler.......2006-04-11

Okay, this is a CD review, so the focus is on music, but I've got to say this first: this has got to be a contender for the ugliest cover art ever. I mean, come on...instead of a tribute to the composer, the cover looks like someone spilled a glass of merlot over a NASA photo.

Fortunately, even an ugly cover will not ruin good music. And the good news is that I'd say about 75 percent of the music is good....and on a 4 cd set, that's a lot. Like other Silva compilations, the strength of this compilation is the variety. There are selections from the big releases (Star Trek, Omen, Rambo), but there is also a healthy dose of tracks from the smaller releases(Under Fire, Lionheart, The Swarm).

Two examples come to mind. Capricorn One and The Great Train Robbery are two movies that are not exactly household names today, but are dominated by two of Goldmith's finest main themes. The City of Prague Philharmonic come through with terrific renditions. And there are plenty of other strong performances...a few being concert versions conducted by Goldsmith himself. Suprisingly, "The Wind and the Lion" works, which is no small accomplishment given the ferentic original performance of "Raisuli Attacks".

It's not a complete success. A few of the performances fall flat, particularly some of the more inventive scores. Total Recall is just bad, mangling the performance with poor percussion and synthesizer choices to boot. Also a letdown is the Klingon Attack from the first Star Trek movie. The Prague Philhamonic attempt doesn't sound bad--it's just that once you've heard the original soundtrack's "blaster beam" with enough bass to rattle your teeth...well let's just say Silva's version is a little tinny in comparison.

But I shouldn't dwell on the negative. Overall, this is a strong sampler of Goldsmith's variety. There are plenty of quality performances here, and despite a few omissions (noticeably Planet of the Apes)this is a very good release from Silva.

4 out of 5 stars Jerry Goldsmith - 40 years of pleasure.......2006-02-22

It was wonderful to hear Mr. Goldsmith's music that went all the way back to The Man from UNCLE, The Waltons, Dr Kildare, etc. And then to hear his music up to the present. The man was a genius!

4 out of 5 stars Almost the perfect compilation.......2005-12-31

Age has its value.... This sweeping collection of compositions brings back so many great memories. This collection shows how significant Goldsmith was for both the movie screen and the small screen. With such a grand collection, every reader can be assured that at least one movie or TV program they like or remember had Goldsmith's contribution. It was an amazing life and the collection well worth having.

However, as sweepig as it is, there are a few holes in the selection. "First Contact", one of the sweetest and richest compositions from the Star Trek is absent. "The Ghost and the Darkness" is missing and the "Medicine Man" music should include the theme song. By dwelling on several selections from the Blue Max, these were squeezed out. Three full and important movie themes got the axe.

However, all but "The Ghost and the Darkness" are readily available and not overly expensive as is the "Ghost" CD. This is a must have for the TV and movie music fan.

Before there was Hans Solo there was Napolean Solo, before ER there was Dr. Kildare. Jerry Goldsmith IS Sci-Fi. "Resistance is futile.. you MUST assimilate this CD collection."
Cinema Choral Classics
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • "performances light up the heavens ~ Crouch End Festival Chorus"
 Cinema Choral Classics

Manufacturer: Silva America
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0009JPVLK
Release Date: 2005-06-07

Tracks:

  1. Excalibur: O Fortuna
  2. Jesus Of Nazareth: Prelude & Birth Of Christ
  3. The Scarlet Letter: Agnus Dei
  4. First Knight: Never Surrender
  5. The Abyss: The Abyss
  6. King Of Kings: The Lord's Prayer
  7. Conan: The Barbarian: Riders Of Doom
  8. The Mission: Ave Maria: Guarini
  9. The Mission: On Earth As It Is In Heaven
  10. The Lion In Winter: Suite From The Lion In Winter
  11. 1492: Conquest Of Paradise: 1492: Conquest Of Paradise
  12. The Vikings: Funeral & Finale
  13. The Omen: Suite From The Omen
  14. Henry V: Non Nobis Domine

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars "performances light up the heavens ~ Crouch End Festival Chorus".......2005-06-25

This reissue originally released in 1997 was on the top American Billboard Charts, ranked number #13...dramantic in every respect "CINEMA CHORAL CLASSICS", featuring the CROUCH END FESTIVAL CHORUS and their leader David Temple (Choir Master), world renown with a strong reputation for hitting the mark everytime...for additional listening pleasure THE CITY OF PRAGUE PHILHARMONIC, conducted by Paul Bateman, Kenneth Alwyn and as always Nic Raine these gentleman are the icing on the cake...for additional listening pleasure we have the classical favorite "CARMINA BURANA"(1981-Carl Orff), the dark tale of Camelot...now that's just for openers.

Silva Screen Records takes us on a journey of adventure "CONAN:THE BARBARIAN"(1981-Basil Poledouris), with Arnold Schwarzenegger and resounding singers with brilliant orchestration...then we have two selections from "THE MISSION"(1986-Enno Morricone), beautiful choir blends emotion, enhanced by haunting themes and counter melodies..."THE LION IN WINTER"(1988-John Barry), a favorite among Barry fans, this arrangement and rendition has it all...next we travel with helmet in hand(with horns included) with "THE VIKINGS"(1959-Mario Nascimbene), if it's action you crave, then this Kirk Douglas epic is a real winner, but Nascimbene's score adds color and breaths life into this tale of the Viking God "Odin"...another remake leaps to the screen with "HENRY V"(1989-Patrick Doyle), one can only marvel at Kenneth Branagh's Shakespeare film, but the music from a solo to full choir gives you goose bumps...the CD is excellent, recorded in Dolby Surround sound is completely mesmerizing and outstanding...orchestration, every intstument, every voice, crystal clear...for all the "film-score-buffs", do not pass this one up...needs to be in your every growing collection (nuff said)...gotta love it!

Hats off to Kenneth Alwyn, Paul Bateman and Nic Raine conducting the world renown CITY OF PRAGUE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA...plus James Fitzpatrick(album producer)...Reynold da silva(executive producer)...and a special thanks to David Temple(Choir Master) and our favorite-dynamic choir that made all of this possible...THE CROUCH END FESTIVAL CHORUS!

Total Time: 71:00 on 14 Tracks ~ SIL 3015 ~ (6/07/2005)
The Omen: Original Motion Picture Score (Deluxe Edition)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • THE SOUNDTRACK OF NIGHTMARES
  • Nothing more needs to be said except . . .
  • The Omen Soundtrack
  • The Omen; orchestral score
  • Hauntingly Chilling, and Perfectly Composed
 The Omen: Original Motion Picture Score (Deluxe Edition)

Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005PJ9D
Release Date: 2001-10-09

Tracks:

  1. Ave Satani
  2. On This Night
  3. New Ambassador
  4. Where Is He?
  5. I Was There
  6. Broken Vows
  7. Safari Park
  8. Doctor, Please
  9. Killer Storm
  10. Fall
  11. Don't Let Him
  12. Day He Died
  13. Dog's Attack
  14. Sad Message
  15. Beheaded
  16. Bed
  17. 666
  18. Demise of Mrs. Baylock
  19. Altar
  20. Piper Dreams

Amazon.com

Jerry Goldsmith's chilling soundtrack music for Richard Donner's 1976 Antichrist-themed thriller The Omen was very nearly the score that never was; an unusual, last-minute budget extension was granted solely to secure the composer's services. That decision turned out to be one of the wisest the studio could make. Goldsmith's music would go on to score him his first Oscar ® and a Grammy award and become the crucial thematic glue that held the entire Omen trilogy together. Standing the traditional requiem form on its head, Goldsmith in essence created Satanic liturgical music. As chorally ominous as Orff's Carmina Burana, yet infused with the composer's own compelling sense of drama and color, The Omen instantly became both a genre classic and one of the musician's greatest achievements. Varese's 25th anniversary edition has largely resequenced the track order to match the film and expanded it by nearly a third with seven previously unreleased cues. These new tracks add dimensions of both pastoral calm and mounting suspense, making the familiar "Ave Satani" theme even darker and more spine tingling by contrast. Edition producer Robert Townson's detailed new notes also carefully place each cue in its cinematic and musical context. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars THE SOUNDTRACK OF NIGHTMARES.......2007-05-29

This CD should come with a DISCLAIMER!

Without exception, this is the most chilling, soul shattering, truly, deeply, profoundly disturbing musical composition ever written. What an ordeal to subject one's nerves to!

"Ave Satani" must have shocked the hell out of the audience when they performed it at the Academy Awards! And, as a previous reviewer very astutely noted, every single note of this score deserved the Academy Award.

And for the benefit of those of you unfamiliar with Latin:

Sanquis bibimus, Corpus edimus
Prode corpus Satani
Ave, Ave Versus Christus
Ave, Ave Satanti

We drink blood, We eat flesh
Bring forth the body of Satan
Hail Antichrist
Hail Satan

The other version runs:

Sanquis Vivimus, Corpus venimus
Prode Cantus Satani

Blood, we are alive, Body we are coming
Sing forth the incantation of Satan

[There are differing schools of thought as to what the actual Latin text is -one concert version actually exchanged "versus Christus" with "Jesu Christus"!]

Musically powerful and very effective, the score is one of the most original and polished ever written for a film -or the concert hall. It's essentially a chamber piece for small orchestra and mixed chorus, though recent recordings have used larger orchestras and even more varied vocal arrangements.

This newly remastered and restored version is a prized addition to any film music collection.

5 out of 5 stars Nothing more needs to be said except . . ........2007-02-02

. . . this is the most frightening, superlative music ever written for a film.

5 out of 5 stars The Omen Soundtrack.......2006-06-30

Far, far better then the remakes soundtrack. This one still gives me chills up and down my spine! The new one, PU!

5 out of 5 stars The Omen; orchestral score.......2005-10-24

If you are looking for really dark satanic orchestra music, you found it. Lots of choral chanting by deep voices and women vocals too. I loved the score for "Bless the Child" and then I found this. Can not say enough good things about this. The song at the end has vocals and was not used in the movie. It sucks, but it is thankfully the last track so in no way should that stop you from buying this score

5 out of 5 stars Hauntingly Chilling, and Perfectly Composed.......2004-08-10

I am a huge fan of Jerry Goldsmith, but the undeniably most impactive score that I've ever heard under his name is this CD.
The 1976 success of Richard Donner's masterpeice is without a doubt 86% due to Jerry Goldsmith's requiem-stylized suites.

The tracks that stand out in this lister's brain are "Ave Satani," (once you hear in on the movie track, it will be instantly engraved in your mind.) "The Dog's Attack," enormously beacuse, when I hear it, my mood changes--as does with any music I listen to) and, course, who can forget the pressing motif in "the Altar" (I love it, and so will you.)

So, if your looking to listen to a killer score that will blow you out of your seat, slip this sweet little CD in and prepare yutrself for this beautifully remastered 25th Anniversary Edition of Jerry Goldsmith score to one of the most memmorable films of our time--THE OMEN

----Jerry or G I G I
Omen Trilogy
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • 4-4-5
  • A really nice Cd to scare the American Idol fools.
 Omen Trilogy
Jerry Goldsmith
Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000B8I8UK
Release Date: 2005-10-11

Tracks:

  1. Ave Satani (2:31)
  2. On This Night (2:33)
  3. The New Ambassador (2:35)
  4. Where Is He? (:54)
  5. I Was There (2:25)
  6. Broken Vows (2:09)
  7. Safari Park (3:22)
  8. A Doctor, Please (1:42)
  9. The Killer Storm (2:53)
  10. The Fall (3:43)
  11. Dont Let Him (2:46)
  12. The Day He Died (2:13)
  13. The Dogs Attack (5:52)
  14. A Sad Message (1:42)
  15. Beheaded (1:45)
  16. The Bed (1:06)
  17. 666 (:44)
  18. The Demise of Mrs. Baylock (2:53)
  19. The Altar (2:02)
  20. The Piper Dreams (2:39)

Tracks:

  1. Main Title (5:03)
  2. Runaway Train (2:38)
  3. Claws (3:14)
  4. Thoughtful Night (3:05)
  5. Broken Ice (2:19)
  6. Fallen Temple (2:55)
  7. I Love You, Mark (4:37)
  8. Shafted (3:00)
  9. The Knife (3:21)
  10. End Title (All the Power) (3:24)
  11. Main Title (2:03)
  12. Face of the Antichrist (2:20)
  13. Fallen Temple (1:33)
  14. Aunt Marions Visitor (:36)
  15. Another Thorn (1:18)
  16. A Ravenous Killing (3:07)
  17. Snowmobiles (1:11)
  18. Broken Ice (2:21)
  19. Number of the Beast (1:33)
  20. Shafted (3:00)
  21. The Daggers (1:56)
  22. Thoughtful Night (2:36)
  23. I Love You, Mark (4:12)
  24. Runaway Train (1:10)
  25. The Boy Has To Die (1:24)
  26. All The Power and End Title (3:14)

Tracks:

  1. Main Title (3:26)
  2. The Ambassador (4:48)
  3. Trial Run (2:12)
  4. The Monastery (3:14)
  5. A T.V. First (2:48)
  6. The Statue (4:11)
  7. The Second Coming (3:22)
  8. Electric Storm (5:19)
  9. The Hunt (4:00)
  10. The Blooding (3:36)
  11. Lost Children (3:42)
  12. 666 (3:00)
  13. Parted Hair (6:33)
  14. The Iron (2:28)
  15. The Final Conflict (8:32)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars 4-4-5.......2006-06-11

I can think of no better way of dispelling any bad vibes incurred by Fox's execrable remake of 'The Omen' than returning to Jerry Goldsmith's superlative original scores.

THE OMEN: Oscar winning, Ave Santani is the biggy (if shorty.) The rest gets old quickly and the chanting fits better in context of the film, a drawback with a lot of soundtrack releases.

DAMIEN: OMEN 2: I've always wanted to get my hands on the main theme of this, with it's frog chorus backing (at least that's what I always called it. Don't go near the pond!) The rest as above works better watching the film.

THE FINAL CONFLICT: Considering the brief, the composer may be forgiven for writing a sweeping, biblical score more fitting to an old sword and sandals epic rather than the dour and cheap knock-off in which it appeared so incongruous. Although it unbalanced the movie, it stands out the best as a stand-alone piece and is arguably the masterpiece of the three. A portentous classic.

5 out of 5 stars A really nice Cd to scare the American Idol fools........2005-10-21

This box set is really great. Every song from the first track on disc one, to the last track on disc 3 is really good to listen to.

I have a story to tell you.
I invited American Idol singers Kelly Clarkson and Fantasia Barino over to my house for dinner. Needless to say, I didn't like them at all. I asked them what music they'd like to listen to, and Kelly Clarkson said, "Breakaway," and Fantasia said, "Free Yourself." I said,"Alright, here we go." We were all in agreement, and so I went to play the Cd of their choice. However, I came up with a really, really nasty plan. I wasn't going to fall for them one single bit! So, I planned to do my own desires. As a result, I got this box set, and I decided which of the Cd's I should play. It was then that I made a choice. I decided to play the first Omen Cd.

Boy oh boy, it was absolutely wonderful. When I played the first Cd for the two idols, I couldn't resist going along with the music. When the first track began, both Kelly and Fantasia started to cry. As the Cd progressed, the music was just too much for them to endure. They screamed, cried out, begging for the music to end, but I ignored them. Letting the music do it's work. I also couldn't resist laughing at their tearful begging for mercy. The song "Killer Storm" was when it became too much for these idol fools. By the end of the track called, "The Alter," both of them were screaming and crying so much, that they both had to be carried off to mental institutions to die.

To make a long story short, I also did the same thing to Simon Cowell, and Paula Abdul. This time I played the second disc, and the same thing happened to them, and I said, "That's what you get for judging non-talented fools, and destroying music." When I said those things, I proceeded to take a whip and flog them until they couldn't stand it any onger. If this Cd set is what you want to use to punish those American Idol fools like I did, then this Cd is for you. Ave Satani, versus christus, Ave Satani. Buy this(...) if you dare.
The Omen: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Voices Are Calling Out
  • Hail Goldsmith!
  • The Soundtrack of Nightmares
  • "I hear voices."
  • Good horror music
 The Omen: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Jerry Goldsmith
Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000014RT
Release Date: 1990-10-01

Tracks:

  1. Ave Satani
  2. The New Ambassador
  3. Killer's Storm
  4. A Sad Message
  5. The Demise of Mrs. Baylock
  6. Don't Let Him
  7. The Piper Dreams
  8. The Fall
  9. Safari Park
  10. The Dog's Attack
  11. The Homecoming
  12. The Altar

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How to scare the bejesus out of yourself: spend an evening alone, lock the doors, turn off the lights, and play this CD. At the very least, the sudden twists and turns of dynamics and mood will cause some startled jumps, but there's more to Jerry Goldsmith's score than chilling effects. With help from orchestrator Arthur Morton, Goldsmith uses splashes of sound to great effect, bending pitches and inserting bursts of atonality until even the cheerful sections (very few) sound spooky. This soundtrack, which won Goldsmith an Oscar for Best Original Score in 1976, plays an enormous role in setting the tone for the classic horror film about an ordinary couple who unwittingly adopt the Antichrist. --Genevieve Williams

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Voices Are Calling Out.......2004-04-29

I just recently picked up this CD and the first time I heard it I was like WOW!!!!!!!!!!!
I was hearing voices.......

1. Ave Satani 10/10
The Opening Theme Is Definitely One That will Scare The Hell Out Of You

2. The New Ambassador 9/10
There Are Two Versions Of This Track.

3. Killer's Storm - 9/10
This track is right up there with the opening theme.....very scary

4. A Sad Message - 8/10
A Variation On Track 2 and 7.

5. The Demise Of Mrs. Baylock - 10/10
Scared The Hell Out Of Me The First Time I Heard It

6. Don't Let Him - 7/10
Another slow instrumental that picks up.....a variation on the opening theme it has the same piano keys

7. The Piper Dreams - 10/10
Very cool version. Originally titled 'The New Ambassador' Jerry Goldsmith recorded two versions for this CD. This version is by far my favourite

8. The Fall -8/10
I think this is the scene where Damien rides his bicycle into the table and Lee Remick falls over the railing.

9. Safari Park - 8/10
Even the animals turn away at sight of Damien

10. The Dog's Attack - 8/10
The Graveyard Scene. Perfect track starts low and slowly builds up as the Dogs begin the chase.

11. The Homecoming - 9/10
Has a bit of that Back To The Future touch to it at the beginning very cool.

12. The Altar
The end of the movie. Who won? Good? or Evil? You decide.

One thing is for sure. This CD is definitely a winner

5 out of 5 stars Hail Goldsmith!.......2001-10-27

This reissue of the original soundtrack release is missing a great deal of the score, so it only gives the listener an idea of what Goldsmith did for the film. Nonetheless the score is justified in its Academy Award win (although Goldsmith himself dismissed the thought of even getting a nomination for work on a "horror show"), and is the respected composer's only one to date (now that is a crime). Dark, haunting, frightening, and only lightened with soft tones on a few of the spare tracks, this version may become the odd disc out now that a Deluxe Edition has been released, but collectors and Goldsmith addicts may want it anyway. An essential score to have in any score library.

5 out of 5 stars The Soundtrack of Nightmares.......2001-10-01

This CD should come with a DISCLAIMER!

Without exception, this is the most chilling, soul shattering truly, deeply disturbing musical composition ever committed to record! What an ordeal to subject one's nerves to!

I've read the reviews listed hear and with then went out and listened to the pertinant sections everyone mentioned. "Ave Satani" must have shocked the hell out of the audience when they performed it at the Academy Awards!

And for the benefit of those of you unfamiliar with Latin:

Sanquis bibimus, Corpus edimus
Prode corpus Satani
Ave, Ave Versus Christus
Ave, Ave Satanti

We drink blood, We eat flesh
Bring forth the body of Satan
Hail Antichrist
Hail Satan

The other version runs:

Sanquis Vivimus, Corpus venimus
Prode Cantus Satani

Blood, we are alive, Body we are coming
Sing forth the incantation of Satan

Musically powerful and very effective, the score is one of the most original and polished ever written for a film -or the concert hall. It's essentially a chamber piece for small orchestra and mixed chorus, though recent recordings have used larger orchestras and even more varied vocal arrangements.

5 out of 5 stars "I hear voices.".......2001-06-22

Words of Jerry Goldsmith while writing the score, and the perfect thought it was. This is my second Goldsmith score after The Secret of N.I.M.H. It took me a while to get this soundtrack, but after seeing the movie four times then I couldn't resist. My favorite tracks are 3, 5, 8, and 10. There the ones with the most tension in the music. I was dissapointed about one thing though. The soundtrack didn't have the music of when Damien flips out just from the sight of the church. That music was one of the best parts in the film. A soundtrack I'm also trying to get by Jerry is Psycho II, but it's impossible to find. Jerry makes some of the best horror music ever. It's sad that he hasn't gotten more academy awards instead of just one for this score. Lionel Newman brings out all the tempoes just right in the music that it almost sounds like Jerry is conducting. I hope someday they give a full version of the score.

5 out of 5 stars Good horror music.......2001-01-20

The Soundtrack is really good. The music reminds you of the horror moments in the movie. A different kinda soundtrack to have in your collection
Battle Cry
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • battle cryyyyyyyy
  • Hear ye battle cry!
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Manufacturer: Metal Blade
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ASIN: B000001CAU
Release Date: 1996-11-05

Tracks:

  1. Death Rider
  2. The Axeman
  3. Last Rites
  4. Dragon's Breath
  5. Be My Wench
  6. Battle Cry
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5 out of 5 stars battle cryyyyyyyy.......2007-03-10

an amazing album that keeps you on headbanging mode from start to end. for classic fans of 80's heavy metal, this is a must in your collection. unique vocals and great playing from every member of the band. a good blend of maiden and early fates warning. i'm a huge fan of singers with high pitch but for jd kimball who happens to be of a low register, he mesmerised me with his talent. hear his battle cry.

5 out of 5 stars Hear ye battle cry!.......2005-07-05

Pretty good stuff you got there! Omen's first album is diversified, smooth but real good Heavy Metal. Sounds a bit like Iron Maiden (Piece of mind album) but Omen truly found it's own way and put itsef apart. Hard but harmonious riffs, good solos from Kenny Powell, the last song "In the arena" is the highlight of this album - overall a true classic!
Advice: Get yourself up to a good start, listen to the title track at first. Second advice: If you enjoy this first album, get yourself "Warning of danger" and "The curse" as well. You won't be dissapointed since they're both even better than the first.

5 out of 5 stars An All Time Classic.......2000-12-10

Omen was one of these bands which came up during the 80's with some great power metal albums. Especially this first one "Battle Cry" is great. There is not much to say about it, if you like power metal you should simply hear it and you will love it! Also the next albums were great but don't burn your fingers on "Escape To Nowhere" if you can get it, because it simply is terribly bad! Battle Cry is one more legendary classic album

5 out of 5 stars how metal is played.......2000-09-07

omen plays straight ahead metal. i hope they come back together and make a new album.

5 out of 5 stars Finest Heavy Metal.......1999-07-09

Omen is one of those 80's Metal bands that came up with enough fury, good sound and excelent lyrics. If you're a serious Heavy Metal collector, this Album will be one of your favorites.
The Omen: The Essential Jerry Goldsmith Film Music Collection (Film Score Anthology)
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Lots to listen to.
  • Terrible Performances
  • Review by Steven McDonald
  • Excellent Goldsmith sampler/overview
  • Not the soundtracks
 The Omen: The Essential Jerry Goldsmith Film Music Collection (Film Score Anthology)
Jerry Goldsmith
Manufacturer: Silva America
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ASIN: B00000AFQG
Release Date: 1998-09-15

Tracks:

  1. Capricorn One: Overture
  2. Masada
  3. Under Fire Suite: Prelude
  4. Under Fire Suite: Bajo Fuego
  5. Under Fire Suite: A New Love
  6. Under Fire Suite: The Rebel March
  7. Basic Instinct: Main Theme
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  10. Medley: Baby: Secret Of a Lost Legend: Baby's Alive/End Titles
  11. The Shadow: Main Theme
  12. The Russia House: Love Theme
  13. The Swarm: The Bees Arrive
  14. The Swarm: End Title

Tracks:

  1. The Blue Max Short Suite: Overture
  2. The Blue Max Short Suite: The Bridge
  3. The Blue Max Short Suite: Finale
  4. Medley: The Boys From Brazil: Waltz/The Boys
  5. First Knight Suite: Arthur's Fanfare
  6. First Knight Suite: No Surrender
  7. First Knight Suite: Arthur's Farewell
  8. Total Recall Main Theme
  9. Powder Theme
  10. Macarthur/Patton: The General's Suite
  11. Twilight Zone: The Movie: End Titles Suite
  12. First Blood/Rambo II: Main Themes
  13. Medicine Man: The Trees
  14. Medley: Star Trek Symphonic Suite: Star Trek the Motion Picture/Klingon Attack/Star Trek: Voyager/Star Trek: First Contact

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Lots to listen to........2005-12-04

I am 10 years old and I really like this Cd becsuse there are lots of different of types of orchestral music.There are cheerful tunes, fast exciting stuff as well as the loud spooky tunes I'm not keen on.

2 out of 5 stars Terrible Performances.......2004-09-27

The orchestra is strident, the surround sound flawed and distorted, and the performances force and lacking in cultural understanding of the music.

Changes have been made in the orchestration (where did they get some of these?). Further, the quality of the musicians, particularly the brass, is so compromised as to do Goldsmith's superior music an injustice.

4 out of 5 stars Review by Steven McDonald.......2002-07-21

It's truly impossible to cover all the facets of Jerry Goldsmith's career as a composer for film, even on a packed double-CD set such as this. The COPP, under the baton of Nic Raine, give it their best shot, however, including music from Masada, The Blue Max, and Star Trek: The Motion Picture along the way. The performances are dynamic, with good orchestrations that play to the writing, rather than to the effect of having a large orchestra on hand. The discs are High Density Compatible Digital encoded and the mix is Dolby Surround, so you can expect a musical spectacle.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent Goldsmith sampler/overview.......2002-03-04

There was a time when I'd avoid these sorts of compliations like the plague. Generally speaking, they were inferior recordings done by orchestras that sounded like they belonged in a school's band-room rather than a recording studio. Silva America has changed that opinion; I've yet to buy one their discs that has dissapointed with the quality of the music and orchestrations.

This two-disc sampler of Goldsmith features recordings of some of his best-known works and a range of lesser-known but equally worthwhile themes. For me, a definate seller was the presence of the main themes from "Masada" "Under Fire" and "Twilight Zone: the Movie." If they'd included the "Gremlins" theme, I would have been as happy as can be, because I would have had my favorite hard-to-find Goldsmith music all in one spot!

If there's one thing lacking here, it's that none of the selections clearly show the magic that Goldsmith is able to work with an orchestra's percussion session, nor the unique sounds he creates when pairing ethnic instruments with traditional western orchestra instruments.

Still, those are minor gripes in the light of the excellent quality of the performances found here.

2 out of 5 stars Not the soundtracks.......2001-12-06

Goldsmith is great, of course, but be warned: this is not a collection of his soundtracks, as advertised. It's an "interpretation" (according to the liner notes) by a Czeckoslovakian orchestra. Not a bad orchestra, all in all-- but just know this CD is not what it appears.
The Final Conflict: Original Motion Picture Score (Deluxe Edition)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • This is act III of the Omen Opera.
  • Overlooked gem from Goldsmith
  • Best Music by Academy Award Winner Jerry Goldsmith!
  • Slightly different than the first two!
  • One of the great film scores
 The Final Conflict: Original Motion Picture Score (Deluxe Edition)

Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
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ASIN: B00005PJ9E
Release Date: 2001-10-09

Tracks:

  1. Main Title
  2. Ambassador
  3. Trial Run
  4. Monastery
  5. TV First
  6. Statue [#]
  7. Second Coming
  8. Electric Storm
  9. Hunt
  10. Blooding
  11. Lost Children
  12. 666 [#]
  13. Parted Hair
  14. Iron
  15. Final Conflict [#]

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars This is act III of the Omen Opera........2006-06-05

What everyone needs to do is forget any of the so-called operatic works of Verdi, Puccini, and all the others because this Opera of the Omen series is the best and only Opera fit for the Opera House.

This Opera contains three acts. The first act is about the birth of the Antichrist. The second is about the Antichrist grown up as a teenager. Now, we are on the final act of this Opera which is about the defeat of the Antichrist. This album of the third and final act is absolutely amazing. Songs like "Statue, "666," "Blooding Reel," "Second Coming" and "Final Conflict are great examples of diabollical pieces of music that gives ominous hints of what the musical future has for mankind. This music is fit for Opera Houses everywhere around the world. If you want the entire Opera of the Omen, then buy the box set. Enjoy it(...) if you dare.

5 out of 5 stars Overlooked gem from Goldsmith.......2006-04-07

For my money, "The Omen" trilogy has the most fascinating progression of styles I have heard in soundtracks for a movie series. The first one bagged the Oscar and provided the gothic power of that energized that movie. The second one has a beating rawness combined with an electronic edge. But number three--"The Final Conflict" in my opinion tops not only the series, but is one of Goldsmith's best works.

This soundtrack continues to portray the ominous evil this series is about, but in a completely different style from the others. Unlike the choral and electronic driven entries before, Goldsmith really lets the whole orchestra loose here. In addition the movie allows him to balance the portrayal of the ultimate evil with the ultimate good...and the contrast makes for some great listening.

My favorite tracks: the "Main Title", and the absolutely outstanding "The Hunt". "The Second Coming" is riveting as well.

It's a shame the music was attached to a mediocre movie. It's not likely this soundtrack will get the attention of the Goldmith has received on "Star Trek" or even the first "Omen". Varese Sarabande has done a terrific job with this release however, and this remains an underrated score that deserves more attention.

5 out of 5 stars Best Music by Academy Award Winner Jerry Goldsmith!.......2005-03-03

I think this one is the best Music Soundtrack ever by Academy Award Winner Jerry Goldsmith ever since he did Music to The Final Conflict. I mean the first Music Soundtrack is about The Birth of the AntiChrist, The Other one was when he grew up as a Teen. and The Third one is about the fall of the Antichrist. But If you want to listen to the Music to any of The Omen Trilogy listen to this one instead.

5 out of 5 stars Slightly different than the first two!.......2004-12-12

Each of Goldsmith's soundtracks to the films in "The Omen" trilogy was uniquely constructed to reflect the on-screen horrors that it accompanied. The first was a masterpiece that turned religious scores upside down, deservedly winning Goldsmith his only Oscar.

The score to "Damien: Omen II" took the first to its next phase by assaulting the senses full throttle with the driving demonic chorus from the first but at an accelerated and more frenzied pace.

Finally, the third score hints at the past two but is more traditional in its approach, signifying the story line's defeat of the Anti-Christ.

This deluxe version, like the ones for the preceding films, offers cuts not found on the original LP release.

And, in light of this year's death of the great Goldsmith, it is fitting testament to his place as one of the cinema's most prolific and gifted composers.

5 out of 5 stars One of the great film scores.......2003-09-07

Simply put, a towering achievement.

What is it about film composers of Jerry Goldsmith's stature that their music so often transcends the material it was written for? I guess that's why the word "genius" was invented.

The sound is a vast improvement over the original release, as is the inclusion of new material.

This is Jerry Goldsmith at the absolute pinnacle of his art. Complex, melodic, challenging, and emotionally overwhelming.
Pious Bird of Good Omen
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Peter Greens greatest hit is here
  • essencial Mac
  • Albatross in new colours
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ASIN: B00030607E
Release Date: 2004-10-12

Tracks:

  1. Need Your Love So Bad (Version 2 (remake) Take 2)
  2. Rambling Pony
  3. I Believe My Time Ain't Long
  4. Sun is Shining, The
  5. Albatross
  6. Black Magic Woman
  7. Jigsaw Puzzle Blues
  8. Like Crying
  9. Need Your Love So Bad (Version 1: Takes 1,2 &3)
  10. Need Your Love So Bad (Version 2: Takes 1 & 2)
  11. Need Your Love So Bad (Take 3)
  12. Need Your Love So Bad (USA version)

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Peter Greens greatest hit is here.......2007-02-19

Albatross - Actually a No 1 hit in England
Black Magic Woman - Original (better) version than Santana's
Need Your Love So Bad - "BB" King song, lose the string section
I Believe My Time Ain't Long - "Elmore James" Done by Spencer, killer slide
Like Crying -early version of Danny's 'then play on' song

5 out of 5 stars essencial Mac.......2006-09-13

For me this record has 70 % of what we must know/ear from the magnificent Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac. This is the more psychadelic / experimental side, Albatross and Black Magic Woman are here also, two of the best songs ever recorded by a band, but there's also excellent tracks of experimental blues like Green knows best. Check out also their first record and Mr. Wonderful and after all, Peter Green solo and very experimental album The End of the game.

3 out of 5 stars Albatross in new colours.......2005-12-01

This is a rather different pious bird to the previous CD incarnation of the same album, which was a straight reissue of the LP that first appeared on vinyl courtesy of their old record label in 1969, at the same time as their Reprise album Then Play On. Two tracks taken from the first two albums and two of the band backing Eddie Boyd have been dropped from the new release (although there was room for them), leaving from the original album only the first four singles the band released, in 1967 and 1968: Rambling Pony/I Believe My Time Ain't Long, Black Magic Woman/The Sun Is Shining and Albatross/Jigsaw Puzzle Blues, between them totalling less than fifteen minutes.
Need Your Love So Bad appeared before in its original edit, fading after 3:45 (its B-side, an alternative take of Stop Messin' Round, was not included, and has not been added), but now this album in its new plumage is a protracted homage to the 1955 Little Willie John standard, as about forty-seven and a half minutes of the CD are taken up with various working versions and remixes. We hear the first abandoned try-outs of the song from 11 April 1968, the first three takes from the second session of 28 April and the completed 6:55 master of take four, with overdubbed horns, and strings arranged by Mickey Baker (who played guitar on Little Willie John's original). At the end, Peter Green can be heard to say, "I mucked the ending up." This didn't matter for the single edit, but when the full-length mix was proposed for an American B-side, he returned to the studio in October to re-do his vocal and guitar parts for it, and this superb 'USA Version' (which was never used) closes the album.
The other additional track is an early take of Like Crying, a song that featured on Then Play On, featuring Danny Kirwan and Peter Green alone. All the tracks have been mixed anew from the session multi-track tapes and sound stunning. Bits of studio chat and the odd musical fluff have been allowed to stand, making this more of a documentary study of a band at work than a "best of" collection.

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