Get hearing aids.

Had you two said you liked the music, I could not say anything about that.

As a point of fact, I don't have any particular fondness for Silvestri's Volcano. I did my side by side comparison, and since 'March of the Lava' was the only track I had any passing interest in, I sold the OST because Bateman's rendition had more...pizzazz. This is not a reflection on the competancy of the Hollywood players, simply an interpretive preference of mine. I like the stronger brass presence.

As for the Swarm; the key, I think, to a successful Goldsmith translation here is twofold: the first being the conductor's understanding of how Goldsmith's orchestrations augment his rhythms, and second, the orchestras capacity to keep up. And, in both cases, this performance is remarkably competent. I can only site the opening bars of 'The Bees Arrive' as being particularly weak.

Their performance of the main title from The Towering Inferno, while not as balanced as the original Williams is, again, quite acceptable. Nic Raine has got a handle on the driving rhythm and the string section displays sufficient verve.