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DjC Oscar® Winner	I know of many CDs(soundtracks) that are amazing, yet no one owns. Two for instance... 1. Titus: A truly amazing soundtack that deserves oscar nods in my opinion, powerful, nothing has been this good since Conan in my opinion (power wise) 2. Ravenous: A truly unique Cd that i can always listen too. Frightening yet amazing, like a said, a truly unique soundtrack, the use of deep drums and off key sounds make a cool sound. Anyhoo, we all have cds that no one else seems to have...so which cds?
posted 03-01-2000 07:01 PM PT (US)

Alwin Oscar® Winner	My collection is really small, but here's one I can think of: The Man in the Iron Mask Such a cruelly underrated score
posted 03-01-2000 07:28 PM PT (US)

Sean Bires Oscar® Winner	Ghost in the Shell Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind Akira End of Evangelion Patlabor 2 Yes, they're all anime soundtracks (orchestral, not J-pop).
posted 03-01-2000 07:40 PM PT (US)

Wedge Oscar® Winner	WATERSHIP DOWN by Angela Morley! I always hawk this score. No one ever listens. Magnificent, melodic, thrilling, intense and absolutely gorgeous. On my top-ten list!
posted 03-01-2000 07:56 PM PT (US)

Al Oscar® Winner	DjC, I'm glad to see someone else recognize "Ravenous." It really is a very original effort. The tracks "Journey to the Cave" and "End Titles" are brilliant. The End Titles piece, with its off-key beat and gorgeous string theme, not only fits the gory but slightly spiritual ending but also times every musical event perfectly. Nyman got that one right. Many of you probably already own Broughton's HEART OF DARKNESS video game score, but I still must recommend it. It has one of my favorite themes. Ranging from playful to heroic to sweeping, the energetic theme is an absolute delight. The score could have been more satisfying, but what is on the album is very entertaining. And now for my truly amazing soundtrack... "Beverly Hills Ninja" ...amazingly horrible.
posted 03-01-2000 08:02 PM PT (US)

JJH Oscar® Winner	We're No Angels -- George Fenton huge score. get the Varese Club release. They're selling it the Varese site! In Country -- James Horner probably really nothing special cosmically, but I love its intimacy. Nice, quiet theme tnat gets one hell of a turn in the finale track.
posted 03-01-2000 08:42 PM PT (US)

DjC Oscar® Winner	I also liked Ghost In The Shell, the music at least, another good movie that has powerful music, is Savior. The Kosovo movie of all time. Even though I could never find an actual soundtrack, i love tne musio in Savior.
posted 03-01-2000 09:18 PM PT (US)

Dave Oscar® Winner	Right on Sean! I just watched Akira again last night! I love the breathing in it. dave NP : PAYBACK
posted 03-01-2000 09:29 PM PT (US)

PeterD Oscar® Winner	Hey, Wedge, you're not alone; I like "Watership Down," too. I don't have it on CD, though; I've had the LP since it first came out.
posted 03-01-2000 10:01 PM PT (US)

Wedge Oscar® Winner	Al: "Broughton's HEART OF DARKNESS ... The score could have been more satisfying, but what is on the album is very entertaining" HOD is a GREAT album, and I love it dearly, but it's really just "Lost in Space" Jr. If you want that completely satisfying experience HOD lacks, get your hands on a copy of the Intrada LIS score release. It's incredible! Peter D: The "Watership Down" CD is a worthwile investment, especially as it's becoming hard to find! The sound-quality is terrific, and the new liner-notes, while brief, are insightful and to-the-point.
posted 03-01-2000 10:30 PM PT (US)

Kris Oscar® Winner	THE ADVENTURES OF BLACK FEATHER promo(by Jenkins & Reynolds): Great score. It really reminds me of Debney's WHITE FANG 2. Big orchestral adventure score. Does anybody else have this one? FANTÔME AVEC CHAUFFEUR (Kilar): fun fantasy comedy score. Some stuff reminds me of THE NINTH GATE. Typically Kilar. LES VISITEURS 2 (Levi): great fantasy score. Reminds me of Kamen's ROBIN HOOD score. It was probably the intention of the director or composer to make it sound like ROBIN HOOD. Others: LE JAGUAR (Cosma) THE BROWNING VERSION (Isham) EYE OF THE PANTHER (Debney) JUDICIAL CONSENT (Young) CLEOPATRA (Scott) A lot of other stuff by John Scott np: Braveheart **/***
posted 03-02-2000 03:44 AM PT (US)

Ellen B Edgerton Oscar® Winner	WATERSHIP DOWN is indeed great and is probably the one film score I noticed as a kid (I was 10 when the movie came out) which influenced my later musical interests. (ie British classical and film music) I had seen it in the film but didn't hear it again for something like 15 years when someone sent me a tape of the score, and, I cried! (and I never cry at music, ever) It's a shame that PEG went out of business but the score is now out on CD and that's all that matters.
posted 03-02-2000 04:22 AM PT (US)

Timmer Oscar® Winner	DjC, Your so right, I noticed the score when I first saw this intensely powerful film staring Denis Quaid, I would love to see a soundtrack from this (Savior) including the moving ethnic pieces released. Wedge, I'm sure I mentioned over at FSM that you were not alone in your love of Angela Morley's Watership Down?! timmer
posted 03-02-2000 04:47 AM PT (US)

HAL 2000 Oscar® Winner	Here goes: Lifeforce Iceman Quest for Fire Old Gringo King Kong Lives The Horseman Altered States Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid Eye of The Needle Cross Creek Man In The Moon (James Newton Howard, not the Carrey flik) Greystoke:The Legend of Tarzan Farewell To The King Any one of John Scott's Cousteau documentary scores particularly Dominion of The Blue Whale Raggedy Man The Elephant Man The Bear Dragonslayer
posted 03-02-2000 06:30 AM PT (US)

Al Oscar® Winner	I second HAL's mention of Old Gringo. Anyone who enjoys huge, lush symphonic music with various themes should check out this work. NP - Trailer Music CD-R
posted 03-02-2000 07:04 AM PT (US)

Scott Oscar® Winner	Far away from Home by John Scott. The Main Theme is beautiful, sweet and powerful at the same time. Awesome cd. Toy Soldiers, what can I say, awsome. The Lost World by (great, now I can't recall his name. It's Italien and for some reason hard for me to remember all the time, I'll look it up when I get home)...anyway, its the score based on the Sony Playstation game. Powerful stuff. Scott NP:IJATTOD
posted 03-02-2000 07:57 AM PT (US)

JClark Oscar® Winner	Few people ever mention the fabulous Marco Polo albums of European film scores. Among them are some real gems, by well-respected composers, for films that no Americans will ever see (I haven't seen them, and don't want to in any case): Honegger - Les Miserables (Marco Polo has three other Honegger film score discs, all wonderful); Ibert - Macbeth / Golgotha Auric - La Belle et Le Bete Those three are French of course, but Marco Polo has also done British (Sainton's Moby Dick, a R. Vaughan Williams compilation, a Sir Arthur Bliss compilation) and Russian (Khatchaturian). I recommend any of these releases to folks who aren't afraid to buy scores to movies they have no chance of ever seeing. Besides, supporting these albums presumably will generate more American releases along the Stromberg / Morgan axis.
posted 03-02-2000 08:38 AM PT (US)

JoeInSanDiego Oscar® Winner	Thanks to my good friend Wedge, I have access now to Watership Down and I LOVE IT!!! Scores I love, but no one talks about: Lifeforce (Mancini) Snow White: A Tale of Terror (Ottman) Hamlet (Morricone) Malone (D. Newman) Pacific Heights (Zimmer) Mary Reilly (Fenton) Moll Flanders (Mancina) Michael Collins (Goldenthal) the list could go on and on.......
posted 03-02-2000 09:12 AM PT (US)

mlw Oscar® Winner	I have Farewell to the King. Scent of Green Papaya by Ton That Thiet The Whistle Blower by John Scott Man on Fire by John Scott Lionheart by John Scott The Shooting Party by John Scott King of the Wind by John Scott William the Conqueror by John Scott Mountbatten by John Scott Cousteau Amazon by John Scott Cousteau Cape Horn/Channel Islands Parc Oceaniq Cousteau by John Scott Red King White Knight by John Scott Winter People by John Scott Music by Ry Cooder The 12 Chairs by John Morris The Kindred by David Newman Heartbeeps by JW The River by JW Citta Violenta by Ennio M Ivan the Terrible by Sergei Prokofiev The Night Digger by Bernard Herrmann The Mechanic by Jerry Fielding Straw Dogs by Jerry Fielding Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia by Jerry Fielding Lust For Life by Miklos Rozsa Once Upon a Time in China by James Wong [This message has been edited by mlw (edited 02 March 2000).]
posted 03-02-2000 09:35 AM PT (US)

Timmer Oscar® Winner	How about Trevor Jones excellent Last Place On Earth! NP : LIFEFORCE - Henry Mancini Pure coincidence, I've been playing this one regularly over the past few weeks. tim
posted 03-02-2000 10:03 AM PT (US)

JJH Oscar® Winner	I'd like to add Morricone's U-Turn score. NP -- Michael Nyman, MGV, 5th Region
posted 03-02-2000 10:40 AM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Oscar® Winner	- Pirates (Philippe Sarde) - Disney's Robin Hood (Name of composer forgotten, not available on CD) - I don't have it. - Who framed Roger Rabbit (Alan Silvestri; out-of-print if I'm not mistaken) - I don't have it. And I second Sainton's "Moby Dick". A great score, and another great Marco Polo recording. NP: Eric Clapton Unplugged (***/***)
posted 03-02-2000 04:51 PM PT (US)

charben Oscar® Winner	I have Dragonslayer. It's a good score, but the track list on the back of the jewel case is messed up. Anyone out there have Excalibur? That's another score with both great classical selections and original score. Another good score that no one seems to have is Final Countdown, the Pearl Harbor/time-travel/U.S.S. Nimitz movie with Kirk Douglas. I found that one years ago. I think it might be a boot, but I'm not sure. Sound quality is good. Chris Harben Atlantic Beach, FL
posted 03-02-2000 06:59 PM PT (US)

charben Oscar® Winner	Uh, me again. Just as an aside for all of you Lifeforce listeners, are any of you computer gamers? If so, Baldur's Gate has a section of battle music that plays occasionally that is lifted right out of Lifeforce. The main theme and driving rhythm are exactly the same. If any of you out there have played the game and know the score to Lifeforce, you know what I'm talking about. Chris Harben Atlantic Beach, FL
posted 03-02-2000 07:04 PM PT (US)

Al Oscar® Winner	mlw, It's great to know that someone else liked John Morris's splendid Twelve Chairs score. It has some great choral moments and I still remember the theme. Did this ever get a CD release? I've only heard it in the movie.
posted 03-02-2000 07:14 PM PT (US)

Hard Target Oscar® Winner	I have more than a few that people don't have like these: The Flintstones-complete (David Newman) Cinderella Liberty (John Williams) Glengarry Glen Ross (James Newton Howard) Switchback (Basil Poledouris) One Fine Day-complete (James Newton Howard) Whispers In The Dark (Thomas Newman) Suicide Kings (Graeme Revell) Holy Man (Alan Silvestri) Phenomenon (Thomas Newman) The Jackal (Carter Burwell) and a cast of thousands!! P.O. Heartbeeps (John Williams) /**
posted 03-03-2000 01:15 AM PT (US)

Al Oscar® Winner	Hard Target, How did you get a hold of "One Fine Day"?? I've been looking for that Howard score for a long time!
posted 03-03-2000 06:42 AM PT (US)

James Oscar® Winner	The Alchemist (Richard Band) The Day Time Ended (Richard Band) The Pit and the Pendulum (Richard Band) T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous (William Ross) Scott- The composer's name is Michael Giacchino James NP - The American President (*****) [This message has been edited by James (edited 03 March 2000).]
posted 03-03-2000 07:49 AM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Oscar® Winner	"Grim Fandango", the score from the LucasArts computer game. I already wanted to mention it yesterday, but I forgot. The computer games thread reminded me of it. Don't yet have it myself. NP: Bond Back in Action (**.5/***)
posted 03-03-2000 10:08 AM PT (US)

robin4 Oscar® Winner	Speaking of Ry Cooder, I have Geronimo and love it. Are there any other scores of his that are as good? Thanks!
posted 03-03-2000 03:52 PM PT (US)

Scorro Oscar® Winner	1) A long list of Georges Delerue scores 2) The Black Stallion Returns as 1 example 3) Mountains Of The Moon (Michael Small) 4) Pelle The Conqueror (Stefan Nilsson) 5) etc. NP: Paul Gauguin (Delerue), Pelle The Conqueror (Nilsson) both = 5 *'s Enjoy! _Sc_
posted 03-03-2000 11:27 PM PT (US)

Will Oscar® Winner	Transformers: The Movie by Vince DiCola. The complete score is (or was?) available from Botcon website. Heavy usage on synths, many may think of the music as cheap, but it is in my top 5 list of scores. NP Music from the movies of Arnold Schwarzenegger (Kindergarten Cop) [This message has been edited by Will (edited 04 March 2000).]
posted 03-04-2000 09:10 AM PT (US)

Rang Oscar® Winner	Duke Ellington's ANATOMY OF A MURDER. Some very cool music. I still need to pick up the expanded release, though.
posted 03-04-2000 09:54 AM PT (US)

JEC Oscar® Winner	CATASTROPHE 1999 - Japanese CD OOP. I had the LP but haven't been able to locate the CD. Beautiful music!! CAPTAIN HORATIO HORNBLOWER -- LP release by Citadel. Robert Farnon conducted a re-recording of approximately 22 minutes for Reference Recordings. Like so many re-recordings, the tempo was too slow at times, but still good. And the rest of the music (various concert works) wasn't bad either. A portion of the LP was also reissued as part of Citadel's ADVENTURES IN HOLLYWOOD (?), I think. [This message has been edited by JEC (edited 04 March 2000).]
posted 03-04-2000 01:56 PM PT (US)

Chris Kinsinger Oscar® Winner	Here are ten more: "Steel Magnolias" Delerue "Rich In Love" Delerue "The Big Country" Moross "The War Lord" Moross "Casino Royale" Bacharach "Masters Of The Universe" Conti "Sisters" Herrmann "Where Eagles Dare" Goodwin "The Molly Maguires" Mancini "2001: A Space Odyssey" North (rejected) WOOF! What a MIX!
posted 03-04-2000 10:02 PM PT (US)

James Oscar® Winner	One more: Alice in Wonderland (Richard Hartley)
posted 03-05-2000 10:43 AM PT (US)

HAL 2000 Oscar® Winner	Another one I don't think has been mentioned yet. David Shire's Return to Oz. Great score. I only have it on LP. Don't know if it is or was ever available on CD.
posted 03-06-2000 09:50 AM PT (US)

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