Twelfth Night [SOUNDTRACK]

Product Details
Audio CD (October 15, 1996)
Original Release Date: October 15, 1996
Number of Discs: 1
Format: Soundtrack
Label: Silva America
Condition: Used (Like New)
Rating: #####
Availability: In Stock
Price: RM26.00


Track Listings
1. I'll Tell Thee A Tale
2. Shipwreck/ Illyria
3. Orsino's Horsemen/ The Disguise
4. The Rose Window/ The Food Of Love
5. Cesario's First Walk/ Malvolio's Inspection
6. Sir Andrew's Dances/ O Mistress Mine (Cabaret)
7. Take Away The Fool
8. Farewell Fair Cruelty/ Cesario's Charm
9. O Mistress Mine
10. The Lonely Night/ Malvolio's Fantasy/The Sponge
11. Cesario's Second Journey
12. Come Away Death/ Prelude To Act Three
13. Antonio's Chase
14. Malvolio Rampant
15. The Reluctant Duelists
16. A Witchcraft
17. I Am A Gone Sir
18. The Twins' Reunion
19. The Wind And The Rain


This is a great soundtrack, and it's a shame that it's out of print. It's almost impossible to find and even harder to afford.
Shaun Davey did a great job with the music, and when you couple that with Ben Kingsley's delivery (on the songs he sings) the combination is wonderful.


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The History Of Tom Jones, A Foundling

Product Details
Audio CD (October 15, 1997)
Original Release Date: October 15, 1997
Number of Discs: 1
Format: Soundtrack
Label: A BBC Worldwide Music Production
Condition: Used (Very Good)
Rating: ####
Availability: In Stock
Price: RM27.00


Track Listings
1. Tom Jones
2. Captain Blifil
3. Molly Seagram
4. Bridget's Farewell
5. Sophia's Boudoir
6. Deerhunt
7. Bridget's Letter
8. A Satisfactory Marriage
9. Blifil's Proposal
10. The First Kiss
11. Tom's Departure
12. The Stolen Key
13. Jenny Jones
14. Mr. Fitzpatrick - An Irish Gentleman
15. A View of London
16. London Society
17. Lady Bellaston
18. Fire
19. The Proposal
20. Squire Weston's Pursuit
21. The Rape of Sabines part I
22. The Rape of Sabines part II
23. Lord Fellamar's Rape
24. Hide & Seek
25. A Tragic Mistake
26. Mr. Allworthy Learns the Truth
27. Mr. Blifil's Disgrace
28. The Journey


I couldn't find it anywhere, so I had to import it from the UK. It has the most beautiful love theme I've ever heard. After ripping open the package and shoving it in my computer, I almost cried listening to it. I have learned that the first step to loving another is loving oneself. The theme really spoke to me. It is absolutely gorgeous, interlacing strings and flute (of course.) Honestly, I am usually not biased toward my own instrument, but the Tom Jones love theme shows flute at it's best. Ok, I might as well go join Thoreau in the woods. I have no reason to love the movie, but I do. I am a bit crushed, though. Both of the main actors got old and wierd. The characters are not the actors, nonetheless.


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Titus: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Product Details
Audio CD (January 11, 2000)
Original Release Date: January 11, 2000
Number of Discs: 1
Format: Soundtrack
Label: Sony
Condition: Used (Like New)
Rating: #####
Availability: In Stock
Price: RM20.00


Track Listings
1. Victorius Titus (Vocal)
2. Procession & Obsequis
3. Revenge Wheel
4. Tribute & Suffrage
5. Arrows Of The Gods
6. An Offering
7. Crossroads
8. Vortex
9. Swing Rave
10. Ill-Fated Plot
11. Pickled Heads
12. Tamora's Pastorale
13. Titus Vow
14. Mad Ole Titus
15. Philimelagram
16. Pressing Judgement from "A Time To Kill"
17. Aaron's Plea
18. Coronation
19. Apian Stomp
20. Adagio
21. Finale
22. Vivere


The score to Titus, Julie Taymor's film version of Shakespeare's bloody play, starts exactly the way one assumes it will: a generous chorus pumps out a foreboding (and relatively unintelligible) chant, supported by tumultuous orchestration. The orchestra will appear again, on occasion, but trust that this is the last moment your ears will experience anything that they are even remotely expecting. Perfectly suited to Taymor's flamboyant, genre-mad interpretation of Shakespeare's script, composer Elliot Goldenthal (Alien 3, Interview with the Vampire, Heat) has fashioned a tapestry that also includes hot-tempered big-band jazz, industrial rock, circus themes, and exotic tone poems. Furthermore, these elements overlap in ways that are more detailed and inventive than the motion picture industry generally allows. Midway through "Tribute & Suffrage," at the height of a hopped-up swing session, the set metamorphoses into kettledrums that usher in a majestic, symphonic sequence. The next time jazz is heard ("Swing Rave"), the band is backed by fuzz-toned guitarists (among them Page Hamilton, of the metal band Helmet) who could frizz Brian Setzer's retro perm. Clearly it is Goldenthal, and not Hollywood mercenary Michael Kamen, who should have conducted Metallica's orchestral S&M project.


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The 3 Tenors: Paris 1998 [LIVE]

Product Details
Composer: Cesare Andrea Bixio, Luiz Bonfa, Arturo Buzzi-Peccia, Giovanni Battista Califano, Eduardo di Capua, et al.
Audio CD (August 18, 1998)
Number of Discs: 1
Format: Live
Label: Atlantic / Wea
Condition: Used (Like New)
Rating: #####
Availability: In Stock
Price: RM28.00


Pavarotti sounds old, Carreras' execution is haphazard and even Domingo is strangely uninteresting here.


Track Listings
1. Io Conosco un Giardino - José Carreras
2. Amor Ti Vieta - Plácido Domingo
3. Granada - Luciano Pavarotti
4. T'Estimo - José Carreras
5. Memories de Danton - Plácido Domingo
6. Caruso - Luciano Pavarotti
7. Medley of Romance: Sous le Ciel de Paris
8. Medley of Romance: Solamente Una Vez
9. Medley of Romance: Maria, Mari
10. Medley of Romance: Torero Quiero
11. Medley of Romance: Parlami d'Amore Mariu
12. Medley of Romance: Tu, Ca'nun Chiange!
13. Medley of Romance:
14. Medley of Romance: Te Voglio Tanto Bene
15. Voce 'E Notte - José Carreras
16. Quiero Desterrar de Tu Pecho el Temor - Plácido Domingo
17. Nessun Dorma - Luciano Pavarotti
18. Because
19. O Sole Mio
20. Medley of the World: O Surdato 'Nnamurato
21. Medley of the World: Ay, Ay, Ay
22. Lolita
23. Ständchen - The Three Tenors
24. Dicitencello Vuie
25. Core 'Ngrato
26. You'll Never Walk Alone


If you think you've heard it all, you're wrong. The three big guys are indeed back, in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower, with a rabidly enthusiastic crowd to welcome them. They sing many favorites-- "Granada," "Because," "Nessun dorma"--and there are a pair of medleys: one devoted to love songs, and one called "Medley of the World," which ends with a rendition of "You'll Never Walk Alone" that might just bring tears to your eyes. If the truth be known, the three tenors have put on 8 years since we first heard them together, and a fair amount of bloom is off their rose-like voices--with Domingo's ardency sounding a bit hard-edged, Carreras's tone even more spread than before, and some of Pavarotti's gold tarnished and his breath shorter. Suffice it to say that older CDs by these three formerly-really-great tenors are worth their weight in gold, compared to the bronze you'll find here. But the classy James Levine at the helm keeps the "event" going with passion, and it's hard not to get caught up in the excitement.


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Swept From The Sea (1997 Film) [SOUNDTRACK]

Product Details
Audio CD (October 14, 1997)
Original Release Date: October 14, 1997
Number of Discs: 1
Format: Soundtrack
Label: Polygram Records
Condition: Used (Very Good)
Rating: #####
Availability: In Stock
Price: RM27.00


Track Listings
1. Swept from the Sea
2. To America
3. Storm Came
4. Sea of Death
5. Search for Yanko and Night Meeting
6. Yanko Asks Amy Out
7. Sea, the Memorial, the Cave
8. Try to Kill Yanko and Kennedy Speaks of Things
9. Yanko's Dance
10. Love in the Pool
11. He's Your Half Brother
12. Jump on Board to the Cottage
13. Wedding
14. Yanko and Son Dance
15. Yanko's Delirium
16. Yanko About to Die: I Would Change Nothing Did Your Own Love Blind You
17. You Came from the Sea
18. To Love and Be Loved - Corina Brouder


I am always amazed when I listen to the music of John Barry. He can practically tell the whole story just with notes. You hardly need to watch the movie! I have loved the music for "Somewhere in Time" for years. When I heard "Swept from the Sea", I knew without even looking that it had to be John Barry's work. He is brilliant! Many times his work has gotten me through a tough day, or soothed me when I couldn't sleep. I also believe that he makes fifty percent of the magic in a film!


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Pride and Prejudice: The Original Soundtrack

Product Details
Audio CD (May 21, 1995)
SPARS Code: DDD
Number of Discs: 1
Format: Soundtrack
Label: EMI Records
Condition: Used (Very Good)
Rating: #####
Availability: In Stock
Price: RM25.00


Track Listings
1. Pride and Prejudice
2. Dance Monatge
3. Elizabeth Observed
4. Piano Summary
5. Canon Collins
6. Piano Summary
7. Gardniers
8. Winter into Spring
9. Parting
10. Rosings
11. Piano Summary
12. Telling the Truth
13. Farewell to the Regiment
14. Pemberley
15. Darcy Returns
16. Piano Summary
17. Thinking About Lizzy
18. Lydia's Elopement
19. Piano Summary
20. Lydia's Wedding
21. Return of Bingley
22. Darcy's Second Proposal
23. Double Wedding
24. Finale


This is a beautiful accompanying piece to the wonderful series, "Pride & Prejudice", it definitely evokes the same feelings & emotions that were engendered when watching the film, which is an absolute must for any quality soundtrack score: that it must strongly bring to mind what is happening on screen at the time! This one does that.
From the delightful opening theme to the finale, every note of the score seems to fit Jane Austen's wonderful story perfectly. The orchestration is superb and the recording itself is outstanding. My favorite sections include the "Canon Collins," which has that wonderful bassoon obbligato, befitting of the bumbling Mr. Collins. And who can help visualizing Lady Catherine de Bourgh upon hearing the "Rosings" theme? An added bonus is experiencing the wonderful musicianship of pianist Melvyn Tan. As far as soundtracks go, this is one of the best!
All in all, I must say that this is a beautiful soundtrack for anyone who enjoyed the movie, "Pride & Prejudice"...highly recommended!


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Queen Margot (La Reine Margot) (1994 Film) [SOUNDTRACK]

Product Details
Composer: Goran Bregovic
Audio CD (September 12, 1994)
SPARS Code: DDD
Number of Discs: 1
Format: Soundtrack
Label: Polygram Records
Condition: Used (Very Good)
Rating: #####
Availability: In Stock
Price: RM24.00


Track Listings
1. ELO Hi - Goran Bregovic, Nero, Canto
2. Rondinella
3. Nuit de la Saint Barthélémy
4. Matin
5. Lullaby
6. Ruda Neruda
7. U Te Sam Se Zaljubia - Goran Bregovic, [Traditional Dalmat
8. Chasse
9. Margot
10. Recontre
11. Marguerite de Valois et Henri de Navarre - Goran Bregovic,
12. Mariage
13. Nuit
14. ELO Hi - Goran Bregovic, Haza, Ofra


For anyone with an eclectic taste in music who needs a change from endless Mozart, Handel, Bach et al, this is a very welcome and refreshing recording. The beautiful introduction and closing song by Ofra Haza is worth the price of the CD alone. Why "Elo Hi" did not hit the top of the pop charts the way "Pie Jesu" did must only be due to marketing.
I first heard this music when I caught the film "La Reine Margot" on TV. Although the film was excellent, it was just a little too gory, but oh, the music! It evoked childhood memories of visiting Russian churches and also recalled to mind the magnificent "Ivan the Terrible". This was the first time I had even heard of the composer Goran Bregovic, which is not surprising as music in the US is dominated by pop and country. Finding a station playing classical or other is very difficult and dependent on where one lives. The classical section of the music stores consists of Charlotte Church, Andea Bocelli and a few vintage recordings of works by 18th and 19th century composers.
I would recommend this recording to anyone who enjoys the singing of Ofra Haza, and who does not consider that classical music was only written in western Europe.


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