New (and yet to be shipped):
Wild Rovers (FSM)
Papillon
Hard Rain
Murder At 1600
Shadow Conspiracy
True Lies
Judge Dredd (I've never heard a note of this one...but its Silvestri)

1. Jesus of Nazareth (Jarre) - Good contribution from Jarre - though I wonder if there was a lot more material in the 4 hour miniseries to support something other than a 30 minute album. Especially like "Three Kings" and "Miracle of the Fish".
2. The Bank (Alan John) - superb mix of Hermann and Glass with some haunting vocals in the style of the medieval Church. The liner notes by composer Alan John are great for film score fans.
3. Monkey's Mask (Single Gun Theory) - another Australian score for a thriller about the murderous world of bisexual poetry. Doesn't really deliver, but as it cost $1 US, I can't really complain. There are some good string-led tracks.
4. SWAT (Goldenthal) - Go the evil guitars and the sinister track titles! The first 90 seconds of Bullet Frenzy are a masterwork.
5. The Lion in Winter (Barry) - GREAT, all capitals. Now I just have to get Silva's Robin and Marian!
6. Sinbad (Gregson-Williams) - very good. Probably not great, but then this one will probably grow on me. 'Sirens' and 'Syracuse' are standout tracks.
7. Dead Poet's Society (Jarre) - found it cheap and it was worth more than every penny.
8. The Good Thief (Goldenthal) - it took me a while to find the great Goldenthal score I needed to hear, but it is there. Some of the source cues don't work too well, but the opening piece is great.

And the unofficial releases....

1. Born on the Fourth of July - the complete score with many alternative tracks. Not cheap, but more than worth every penny.
2. Mulan - ditto. Complete score with alternatives and a great bargain.
3. Apollo 13 - 18 track complete score with alternative versions of the Main Titles, Launch and Landing sequences. Beautiful sound.

Les Enfants du Siecle (Bacalov)
La Camarera del Titantic (Iglesias)
The Dancer Upstairs (Iglegsias)
Princesses/Un Frere (Sarde)
La Bicyclette Bleue (Michel Legrand)
Hana-Bi (Hisaishi)
Sonatine (Hisaishi)
The Transporter-score (Clarke)
The Good Thief (Goldenthal)
24 Heures de la Vie d'une Femme (Nyman)
Effoyables Jardins (Preisner)
La Veuve De Saint-Pierre (Pascal Esteve)
Eva (Michel Legrand)
Lucie Albrac (Sarde)
Hasards ou Coincidendes (Lai/Bolling)

More to come.

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Originally posted by Bond1965:
Les Enfants du Siecle (Bacalov)
La Camarera del Titantic (Iglesias)
The Dancer Upstairs (Iglegsias)
Princesses/Un Frere (Sarde)
La Bicyclette Bleue (Michel Legrand)
Hana-Bi (Hisaishi)
Sonatine (Hisaishi)
The Transporter-score (Clarke)
The Good Thief (Goldenthal)
24 Heures de la Vie d'une Femme (Nyman)
Effoyables Jardins (Preisner)
La Veuve De Saint-Pierre (Pascal Esteve)
Eva (Michel Legrand)
Lucie Albrac (Sarde)
Hasards ou Coincidendes (Lai/Bolling)

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That's an insanely interesting list of titles. The Dancer Upstairs is a great score. I'm curious about the Nyman, Preisner and Sarde (part. Lucie Aubrac) scores in that list - are they worth getting?

Jz

The Lion In Winter (Barry)
Lionheart *Compilation* (Goldsmith)
Crimson Tide (Zimmer)
Kill Bill (Various Artists)
Murder In The First (Young)

New today:

• Amelie (Yann Tiersen) - After finally seeing the movie a week ago, I had to have this.
  
• The Kiss and Other Movements (Michael Nyman) - the only work on this CD I already know is Water Dances. But it's Nyman - it can't be bad.

UNE FEMME FRANCAISE (Régis Wargnier film, music by Patrick Doyle): Lovely, elegant scoring from this great composer. The 5-min-plus penultimate track with the soprano voice is a standout.

These scores are so good that my head could explode with the joy I get from them! They're simply marvelous!

Also...rounding out the month and ending this psychotic kick I was on for October:

Hulk- This isn't too shabby at all!

Seven Years In Tibet- Sweeping theme, and some darn near flawless string performances by Mr. Ma.

Batman Returns- Plagued by a sparse orchestra, this score could have been soooo much more.

1492- Guilty pleasure In all actuality though, there are some very inspired moments all throughout this one. Color me surprised.

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Originally posted by franz_conrad:

2. The Bank (Alan John) - superb mix of Hermann and Glass with some haunting vocals in the style of the medieval Church. The liner notes by composer Alan John are great for film score fans.

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When I read that this score was a sort of mix of Phillip Glass and Bernard Herrmann I thought that I would give it a go.

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Originally posted by FalkirkBairn:
When I read that this score was a sort of mix of Phillip Glass and Bernard Herrmann I thought that I would give it a go.

Well after weeks and weeks of waiting for 1m1 to ship it, it finally arrived this morning. It's only on its first listen (and it's at work) but it is living up to my expectations. Quite Glass-like in places but it does offer much more for those not too keen on the out-and-out minimalism of composers such as Glass.

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