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CD Reviews
Volumes 1 - 3 (1998 - 2001)
The reviews listed below are for soundtracks and compilations.
There are over 250 detailed reviews from 1998 to 2001 (Volumes 1-3 of FILM MUSIC REVIEW).
They are arranged in alphabetical order by year and month.
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A Guide to Film Music - Scores and Songs (2nd revised edition, PineTree Press, 2002)
This illustrated guide was written by film music historian Roger Hall.
It includes a timeline of film music highlights from 1926 to 2001; a chapter on suggestions for listening to film music; a complete list of Academy Award film music from 1934 to 2000; Top 100 Scores of the 20th Century; and an extensive bibliography and discography.
Throughout the guide are many illustrations of composer autographs, such as Bernard Herrmann, Alex North, Max Steiner and Dimitri Tiomkin; and songwriter autographs as well, including Sammy Cahn, Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer, Jay Livingston, and others.
The title page of the guide has a rare score page from the end credits of E.T., signed by John Williams.
There is also an accompanying CD-R available: "Listener's Guide to Film Music."
This film music guide is a limited edition and will be numbered and signed by the author.
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Review Rundown::
The reviews were written by Steven Kennedy and Roger Hall.
The titles are chosen to cover a broad range of new commercial, promotional and vintage soundtracks. No bootleg CDs are reviewed. The comments and ratings are based on the whole CD package - recorded music, booklet notes and art design.
Ratings:
***** (Superlative - Highest Recommendation)
****1/2 (Outstanding - Highly Recommended)
**** (Exceptional - Especially Worthwhile)
***1/2 (Very Good - Better Than Average)
*** (Good - Okay)
**1/2 (Fair - Nothing Special)
** (Mediocre - Barely Passable)
* (Poor - Save Your Money)
Each month soundtracks or compilations were selected
for Editor's Choice(Best of the Month) and for Special Merit. These
soundtracks and compilations were not necessarily at the end of the month,
and are those felt worthy of exceptional value
Note: All the reviews for 1998 have been lost in a computer malfunction.
The reviews from 1999 to 2001 are still available. Scroll down this page
for the CD titles or click on these links...
Soundtracks:
Compilations:
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Two Special Categories:
Editor's Choice (BEST OF THE MONTH)
CD Soundtrack of Special Merit
Volume 3 - Soundtrack Reviews,
2001 = 63
Click on the links by months to read each review
below...
IRON MONKEY (James L. Venable) - GNP Crescendo
THE LAST VALLEY (John Barry) - Silva Screen
SPY GAME (Harry Gregson-Williams) - Decca
THE FINAL CONFLICT (Jerry Goldsmith) - Varese Sarabande
HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE (John Williams) - Warner Sunset/ Nonesuch/ Atlantic
K-PAX (Edward Shearmur) - Decca
THE LAST CASTLE (Jerry Goldsmith) - Decca
THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE (Carter Burwell) - Decca
MYTHODEA (Vangelis) - Sony Classical
THE OMEN - THE DELUXE EDITION (Jerry Goldsmith) - Varese Sarabande
THE SNOWS OF KILIMANJARO & 5 FINGERS (Bernard Herrmann) - Marco Polo
BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS & HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP (James Horner) - GNP Crescendo
HEARTS IN ATLANTIS (Mychael Danna & Oldies Songs) - Decca
THE LION IN WINTER & MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS (John Barry) - Silva Screen
RIO LOBO (Jerry Goldsmith) - Prometheus
BAND OF BROTHERS (Michael Kamen) - Play Tone/Sony Classical
CANONE INVERSO (Ennio Morricone) - Pacific Time Entertainment
MISTS OF AVALON (Lee Holdridge) - Varese Sarabande
THE MUSKETEER (David Arnold) - Decca
PLANET OF THE APES (Danny Elfman) - Sony Classical
CAPTAIN CORELLI'S MANDOLIN (Stephen Warbeck) - Decca
IL CONTE MELISSA (Marco Werba) - Hexachord
THE OTHERS (Alejandro Amenabar) - Sony Classical
PHAR LAP/ ZEUS AND ROXANNE (Bruce Rowland) - Percepto
A.I. (ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE) (John Williams) - Warner Sunset/Warner Bros
BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES (Hugo Friedhofer) - Label X
BROTHER (Joe Hisaishi) - Silva Screen
GODZILLA VS. MEGAGUIRUS (Michiru Ohshima) - GNP Crescendo
JURASSIC PARK III (Don Davis) - Decca
A MAN CALLED PETER (Alfred Newman) - Film Score Monthly
ATLANTIS: The Lost Empire (James Newton Howard) - Walt Disney
BRIDE OF THE WIND (Stephen Endelman, Gustav Mahler, Alma Mahler) - Deutsche Grammophon
CROCODILE DUNDEE IN LOS ANGELES (Basil Poledouris) - Silva Screen
DRACULA 2000 (Marco Beltrami) - Promotional
Music From M SQUAD (John Williams, Benny Carter, Count Basie, Stanley Wilson/ Music From MIKE HAMMER (Dave Kahn, Melvyn Lenard?) - Collectibles Records
WHERE EAGLES DARE (Ron Goodwin) - Chapter III
ALONG CAME A SPIDER (Jerry Goldsmith) - Varese Sarabande
HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE (Cyril Mockridge) - FSM
THE HAUNTED PALACE & THE PREMATURE BURIAL (Ronald Stein) - Percepto
THE LUZHIN DEFENCE (Alexandre Desplat) - Silva Screen
THE MUMMY RETURNS (Alan Silvestri) - Universal
RUBY CAIRO (John Barry) - Prometheus
CLEOPATRA (Alex North) - Varese Sarabande
FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN and FLYERS (Basil Poledouris) - Prometheus (Limited Edition)
FROM THE TERRACE (Elmer Bernstein) - Film Score Monthly (Limited Edition)
SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE (Dan Jones) - Pacific Time Entertainment
THREE WORLDS OF GULLIVER (Bernard Herrmann)
THE CAVEMAN'S VALENTINE (Terence Blanchard) - Decca
ENEMY AT THE GATES (James Horner) - Sony Classical
MEET THE PARENTS (Randy Newman) - Dreamworks
THE MEXICAN (Alan Silvestri) - Decca
More Music from GLADIATOR (Hans Zimmer & Lisa Gerrard) - Decca
THE SON OF KONG and THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME (Max Steiner) - Marco Polo
BENEATH THE 12-MILE REEF (Bernard Herrmann) - Film Score Monthly (Limited Edition)
AFRICA (Alex North) - Prometheus (Limited Edition)
THE GIFT (Christopher Young) - Promotional Use
HANNIBAL (Hans Zimmer) - Decca
ALL THE PRETTY HORSES (Marty Stuart, Kristin Wilkinson, Larry Paxton) - Sony Classical
THE FUGITIVE (Pete Rugolo) - Silva Screen
ROBOCOP: PRIME DETECTIVES (Norman Orenstein) - GNP Crescendo
Volume 2 - Soundtrack Reviews, 2000 = 64
CD reviews (July - December 2000):
December:
AMANDA (Basil Poledouris) - Prometheus
THE CONTENDER & DETERRENCE (Larry Groupe) - Citadel
CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON (Tan Dun) - Sony Classical
FARSCAPE (Guy Gross and SubVision) - GNP Crescendo
JOSEPH - KING OF DREAMS (Danny Pelfrey & John Bucchino) - Dreamworks
MEDAL OF HONOR UNDERGROUND (Michael Giacchino) - Dreamworks Promo (Soundtrack of Special Merit)
OBJECTIVE, BURMA! (Franz Waxman) - Marco Polo
STAR WARS: THE PHANTOM MENACE (The Ultimate Edition)(John Williams) - Sony Classical
November:
THE DUELLISTS & THE RIDDLE OF THE SANDS (Howard Blake) - Promotional
FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD (Richard Rodney Bennett) - Chapter III Records
THE FOG - New Expanded Edition (John Carpenter) - Silva Screen
TURBULENCE 2 (Don Davis) - Pacific Time Entertainment
October:
ADVENTURES OF CONAN : SWORD AND SORCERY SPECTACULAR (Basil Pouledouris) - Super Tracks
CLASH OF THE TITANS (Laurence Rosenthal) - PEG Recordings
HIGHLANDER ENDGAME (Stephen Graziano and Nick Glennie Smith) - GNP Crescendo
NOTES OF LOVE (Franco Piersanti) - Pacific Time Entertainment
September:
BLESS THE CHILD (Christopher Young) - GNP Crescendo
DINOSAUR (James Newton Howard) - Walt Disney Records
ON THE BEACH (Christopher Gordon) - Varese Sarabande
WILD ROVERS & THE LAST RUN (Jerry Goldsmith) - Chapter III Records
August:
ALL ABOUT EVE & LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN (Alfred Newman) - FSM
GUNS FOR SAN SEBASTIAN (Ennio Morricone)/DARK OF THE SUN (Jaques Loussier) - Chapter III
JAWS - Anniversary Collector's Edition (John Williams) - Decca
U-571 (Richard Marvin) - Promotional
July:
HAMMETT (John Barry) - Prometheus Recoords
THE PATRIOT (John Williams) - Hollywood Records
RIO CONCHOS (Jerry Goldsmith) - FSM Silver Age Classics
X-MEN (Michael Kamen) - Decca Records
CD reviews (January - June 2000):
AGNES BROWNE (Paddy Maloney) - Decca CD (March)
AMERICAN BEAUTY (Thomas Newman) - Dreamworks CD (January)
ANNA AND THE KING (George Fenton) - LaFace CD (January)
THE BEASTMASTER/ BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Lee Holdridge)(April)
THE CHALLENGE (Jerry Goldsmith) - Prometheus (April)
THE CIDER HOUSE RULES (Rachel Portman) - Sony Classical CD (February)
THE COMANCHEROS (Elmer Bernstein) - FSM Silver Age Classics (June)
DE ESO NO SE HABLA (I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT) (Nicola Piovani) - Pacific Time Entertainment CD (January)
DEVOTION (Erich Wolfgang Korngold) - Marco Polo CD (February)
DOLPHINS (Steve Wood) - Pangea (June)
EARTH: FINAL CONFLICT (Micky Erbe & Maribeth Solomon)- Sonic Images (March)
EAST-WEST (EST-OUEST)(Patrick Doyle)(Sony Classical)(March)
THE EGYPTIAN (Bernard Herrmann and Alfred Newman) - Marco Polo CD (February)
ERIN BROCKOVICH (Thomas Newman) - Sony/ Jersey Records (April)
ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (John Carpenter/Alan Howarth) - Silva (June)
FLASH GORDON (Howard Blake) - Promo (May)
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY (Bill Conti) - Ryko (May)
THE 4TH FLOOR (Brian Tyler) - GNP Crescendo (May)
GALAXY QUEST (David Newman) - Promo CD (February)
GIOVANNI FALCONE (Pino Donaggio) - Pacific Time Entertainment (April)
GLADIATOR (Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard) - Decca (May)
GODZILLA 2000 (Takayuki Hattori) - GNP Cescendo (June)
HIGH ROAD TO CHINA (John Barry) - Promo (May)
ISN'T SHE GREAT? (Burt Bacharach) - Decca CD (February)
JESUS (Patrick Williams) - Angel/ Sparrow Records (April)
JOURNEY OF MAN (Benoit Jutras) - Sony Classical (May)
THE LEGEND OF 1900 (Ennio Morricone) - Sony Classical (January)
MEDAL OF HONOR (Michael Giacchino) - Dreamworks (February)
MR. SKEFFINGTON (Franz Waxman) - Marco Polo (March)
THE NINTH GATE (Wojciech Kilar) - Silva Screen (March)
THE PERFECT STORM (James Horner) - Sony Classical (June)
P.T. BARNUM (Hummie Mann) - Promo CD (February)
SALLY HEMINGS: AN AMERICAN SCANDAL (Joel McNeely) - Prometheus (June)
THE SKULLS (Randy Edelman) - Decca (April)
SPLASH (Lee Holdridge) - Promo CD (February)
SUPERMAN (John Williams) - Warner Archives/ Rhino (2 CDs)(March)
Volume 1 - Soundtrack Reviews, 1999 = 50
CD reviews (Jasnuary - December):
ANATOMY OF A MURDER (Duke Ellington)
ANGELA'S ASHES (John Williams)
AYN RAND: A Sense of Life (Jeff Briting)
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (Stu Phillips) - 4 CD set and single CD
BERNARD HERRMANN AT FOX, Vol. 1: TENDER IS THE NIGHT/ THE MAN IN THE GRAY FLANNEL SUIT/ A HATFUL OF RAIN
BERNARD HERRMANN AT FOX, Vol. 2: GARDEN OF EVIL/ PRINCE OF PLAYERS/ KING OF THE KHYBER RIFLES
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA/ BACKSTABBED/ ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (John Carpenter & Alan Howarth)
BITE THE BULLET (Alex North) - Prometheus
THE BONE COLLECTOR (Craig Armstrong)
BREAKOUT (Jerry Goldsmith)
BROKEDOWN PALACE (David Newman)
CITIZEN KANE (Bernard Herrmann) - LaserLight
CITIZEN KANE (Bernard Herrmann) - Varese Sarabande
A CIVIL ACTION (Danny Elfman)
CONTRACT ON CHERRY STREET (Jerry Goldsmith)
CRAZY IN ALABAMA (Mark Snow & 6 songs)
DICK (John Debney)(Promo)
DRACULA (Philip Glass)
DURANGO (Mark McKenzie)
ELIZABETH (David Hirschfelder)
ENTRAPMENT (Christopher Young)
EVER AFTER (George Fenton)
FACADE (Peitor Angell)
HEAVEN'S GATE (David Mansfield)
HEIDI (Lee Holdrige) - Promo
HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (Don Davis)
THE INCREDIBLE HULK (Joe Harnell) - Promo
IN TOO DEEP (Christopher Young)
IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD (Ernest Gold)
KING KONG (Max Steiner)
LA BALIA and DEL PERDUTO AMORE (Carlo Crivelli)
MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE (Gabriel Yared)
THE MISSOURI BREAKS (John Williams)
MOBY DICK (Philip Sainton)
NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR (Dominic Muldowney)
THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA (Dimitri Tiomkin)
PATTON (Jerry Goldsmith) & FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX (Frank DeVol)
PETER GUNN (TV series) (Henry Mancini)
RAISE THE TITANIC (John Barry)
RAMBO - FIRST BLOOD, PART II (Jerry Goldsmith)
THE RED VIOLIN (John Corigliano)
SEVEN DAYS (Scott Gilman) - GNP Crescendo
SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS (James Newton Howard) - Decca
THE SONG OF BERNADETTE (Alfred Newman)
STAR-TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE (Jerry Goldsmith)
STAR WARS - THE PHANTOM MENACE (John Williams)
STEPMOM (John Williams)
THEY DIED WITH THEIR BOOTS ON (Max Steiner)
TOY STORY 2 (Randy Newman) - Walt Disney
WING COMMANDER (David Arnold/Kevin Kiner)
Compilations
Two Special Categories:
Editor's Choice (BEST OF THE MONTH)
Compilation of Special Merit
Click on the links by months to read each review below...
Volume 3 - Compilation Reviews, 2001= 21
Music from the Movies (Deutsche Grammophon)
Star Wars - The Sound of Hollywood (Philips)
GONE WITH THE WIND: The Essential Max Steiner Film Music Collection (Silva Screen)
THE FILM MUSIC OF JERRY GOLDSMITH (Telarc)
SPELLBOUND: Great Film Themes In Original Versions (Memoir Classics)
MAN OF GALILEE: The Essential Alfred Newman Film Music Collection (Silva Screen)
FILM MUSIC - John Morgan & William Stromberg (Promotional)
MOVIE CLASSICS - Music from Famous Films (Philips)
CON PASSIONE - Music by Mark McKenzie (Promotional)
SHAKESPEARE AT THE MOVIES (2 CDs)(Silva Screen)
THE WINGS OF A FILM - The Music of Hans Zimmer (Decca)
HOLLYWOOD BOWL ORCHESTRA - GREATEST HITS (Philips)
THE MAN WHO CRIED (Sony Classical)
IN SESSION - A Film Music Celebration (Varese Sarabande)
SPY KIDS (Chapter III Records)
CAST AWAY - The Zemeckis/Silvestri Collection (Varese Sarabande)
THE GODFATHER TRILOGY - 30th Anniversary (Silva Screen)
March none
THE CARDINAL - The Classic Film Music of Jerome Moross (Silva Screen)
CRITIC'S CHOICE - Leonard Maltin's Best Movie Themes of the '90s (Atlantic)
CELLULOID COPLAND - World Premiere Film Music (Telarc)
WALKABOUT plus other film scores by John Barry (Silva Screen)
Volume 2 - Compilation Reviews, 2000 = 20
CD reviews (July - November 2000):
November:
BEN-HUR: The Essential Miklos Rozsa (2 CDs) - Silva Screen
BRITISH FILM MUSIC, Volume II - Pearl Records
October:
INTO THE ARMS OF STRANGERS (Lee Holdridge & German children's songs) - Chapter III Records
September:
PRIME TIME - Original Television Music (Sonic Images)
August:
CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (and other jungle pictures)(Monstrous Movie Music)
SPACE3 - BEYOND THE FINAL FRONTIER (2-CDs)(Silva America)
July:
BEST OF STAR TREK,Volume 2 (GNP Crescendo)
ELMER BERNSTEIN: Music for the Films of Charles & Ray Eames (Amber)
CD reviews (January - June 2000):
ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN (1950s Television Series) - Varese Sarabande (April)
CINEMA CONCERTO - ENNIO MORRICONE AT SANTA CECILIA (Sony Classical)(March)
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO - The Essential Maurice Jarre Film Music Collection (Silva Screen)(March)
Electric Shadows - Film Music by Zhao Jiping (Teldec)(May)
FANTASIA 2000 (Walt Disney Records)(January)
FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE: Great Film Themes From Modern Chinese Cinema - Silva Screen (April)
Hans J. Sallter & Frank Skinner: Universal's Classic Scores of Mystery and Horror (Marco Polo)(June)
Movie Memories - A Golden Age Revisited (Varese Sarabande)(May)
MOVIE MUSIC - The Definitive Performances (Columbia/Epic/Legacy - 2CDs)(January)
NEW MUSIC FOR FILMS, Vol. 2 (Christopher Franke)(Sonic Images)(March)
JOHN WILLIAMS GREATEST HITS 1969-1999 (Sony - 2CDs)(February)
Roy Webb: CAT PEOPLE - Classic Music for the Val Lewton Films (Marco Polo)(June)
Volume 1 - Compilation Reviews, 1999
= 30
CD reviews (February - December):
ALFRED HITCHCOCK 100 YEARS: A BERNARD HERRMANN FILM SCORE TRIBUTE (Milan)
ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS...Signatures in Suspense (Hip-O)
ARTHOUSE CAFE 3 - Classic European Film Music (Silva Screen)
CARL DAVIS - THE WORLD AT WAR, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND OTHER GREAT THEMES (Platinum Entertainment)
CINEMA CENTURY 2000 (Silva Treasury, 4 CDs)
CINEMA SERENADE 2 - THE GOLDEN AGE (Sony)
CITIZEN KANE - The Essential Bernard Herrmann Film Music Collection (Silva)
CLASSIC FILM MUSIC OF VICTOR YOUNG (Marco Polo)
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS: The Essential John Williams Film Music Collection (Silva Screen)
DR. STRANGELOVE: Music from the Films of Stanley Kubrick (Silva Screen)
EVERGREEN: Music from the Films of Barbra Streisand (Sonic Images)
THE FILM MUSIC OF GEORGE AURIC (Chandos)
GREATEST SCIENCE FICTION HITS IV (GNP Crescendo)
THE GREAT MOVIE SCORES - From the Films of Steven Spielberg (Telarc)
THE IRON GIANT - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Songs and Score Excerpts) (Rhino)
IRVING BERLIN IN HOLLYWOOD (Rhino)
LEGENDARY FILM COMPOSERS - UNFORGETTABLE SYMPHONIC SUITES (LaserLight)
THE LION'S ROAR: CLASSIC M-G-M FILM SCORES, 1936-1965 (Rhino)
LOST IN SPACE (Music by Hans J. Salter, Herman Stein, Richard LaSalle, John Williams) (GNP Crescendo)
MIKLOS ROZSA AT MGM (Rhino, 2 CDs)
MUSIC FROM THE STAR WARS SAGA (Philips)
PSYCHO: The Essential Alfred Hitchcok (Silva, 2 CDs)
THE REEL BURT BACHARACH (Hip-O)
THE REEL QUINCY JONES (Hip-O)
THE SNOW FILES: THE FILM MUSIC OF MARK SNOW
SOUTH PARK: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (Atlantic)
TWILIGHT ZONE: The 40th Anniversary Collection (4 CDs) (Silva Treasury)
WATCH THE SKIES (Sonic Images)
THE WILD WEST: The Essential Western Film Music Collection (Silva, 2CDs)
ZULU: Film Music of John Barry (Silva)
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