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tjguitar Standard Userer	on iTunes, link at gnpcrescendo.com It says CD release to follow...can't wait, it's been ages since Vol. IV!
posted 07-14-2006 04:13 PM PT (US)

Lou Goldberg Standard Userer	Neil Norman is still alive?? What could possibly be on another sci-fi volume? I thought he recorded the themes to just about everything there was already....
posted 07-14-2006 08:54 PM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	There's been no sci-fi since 1999? These NN discs are a joke, and perhaps that's why people buy them. Priced what they are worth ($9 or less), people will buy just for the laughs. Just barely thinking, here's some raw meat for NN's teeth: The Matrix Donnie Darko Revengo de la Sitho The X-Men Battlestar Galactica TV redos Doom! Fantastic Four Harry Potters Sin City War of the Worlds Zathura Alien vs Predator.... The list goes on. Preferably, we'll get "The Thaxton Nebula Strikes Back" too.
posted 07-14-2006 09:19 PM PT (US)

tjguitar Standard Userer	track listing: back to the future mission impossible some of us have been behaving strangely the flash alfred hitchcock (funeral of marionettes) tales from the crypt halloween the art police mars attacks x men (animated) war of the worlds (tv) the crawling eye MST3k robot monster journey to the far side of the sun the lost world medley v for vendetta galactic vortex
posted 07-14-2006 10:36 PM PT (US)

Lou Goldberg Standard Userer	That's the thing about these Neil Norman efforts. Even if they are weak synth re-records he finds one of two items that you'd like to hear that haven't ever been done. In this case Stanley Black's music to The Crawling Eye, Bernstein's music to Robot Monster, and Barry Gray's music for Journey to the Far Side of the Sun.
posted 07-15-2006 05:57 PM PT (US)

firefox Standard Userer	Time to stock up on earplugs. Another Neil Norman Nightmare! >>>>>>>>>>Even if they are weak synth re-records he finds one of two items that you'd like to hear that haven't ever been done. That's like saying you'd rather eat out at a lousy restaurant than eat at home. Why would you want to hear awful and unfaithful arrangements at all? Wouldn't you rather just hear the real thing in the film with dialogue and sound effects until a GOOD re-recording comes along? Are people THAT desperate for film music that they're actually anticipating rotten film music? I've heard Norman's "takes" on these things and they're horrendous! [Message edited by firefox on 07-17-2006]
posted 07-16-2006 12:21 AM PT (US)

tjguitar Standard Userer	horrendous? Star Trek Encounters is fun and his babylon 5 arrangement with guitars is kind of neat. I have all four volumes and there's some cool stuff on there. He succeeds most when he tries to re-arrange, and not just try to re-create an original arrangement thru synths. IMO anyway.
posted 07-24-2006 11:42 PM PT (US)

Lou Goldberg Standard Userer	Trust me Firefox, I agree with you absolutely. I'm very fussy when it comes to re-recordings of music and Neil Norman versions are never what I had in mind. I guess what didn't come out so clearly in my first post is that he tends to find things that I've wanted to hear done well for a long time that no one has gotten to yet. That doesn't mean I'm thrilled he is the first one to do them.
posted 07-25-2006 01:30 AM PT (US)

tjguitar Standard Userer	From GNP forums http://gnpcrescendo.com/forum/index.php?topic=2.0 quote: The artwork has been printed and the CDs are being pressed and assembled as we speak.
posted 01-27-2007 02:50 PM PT (US)

John C Winfrey Standard Userer	Yep, I bought his first LP way back in early 80s. Long time back. LOL. J>
posted 01-27-2007 04:58 PM PT (US)

tjguitar Standard Userer	I finally won this from GNP through ebay, after like 3 weeks and ppl outbidding, got it for 8 bucks plus shippping. And didnt have to use their creepy unsecure ordering form!
posted 03-13-2007 10:06 PM PT (US)

tjguitar Standard Userer	I received it today. Not bad. Never thought I'd get the theme to the animated X Men series. This arrangement kicks major ass. I love this theme, its so much better than the crap theme in Kamen's X Men, better than Ottman and Powell's too. The Back To The Future arranagement is cool with some e-guitars at the end. Vol. 4 is still my favorite. But this one is cool just cause its the first in such a damn long time, and theres lots of tracks unavailable elsewhere.
posted 03-16-2007 06:04 PM PT (US)

James Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by tjguitar: Never thought I'd get the theme to the animated X Men series. This arrangement kicks major ass. I love this theme, its so much better than the crap theme in Kamen's X Men, better than Ottman and Powell's too. Just FYI, that X-Men theme is on this CD that came out in 2001. It's the original recording. If you watched a lot of cartoons as a child it's a really fun compilation. Kirk
posted 03-16-2007 07:55 PM PT (US)

firefox Standard Userer	"If you watched a lot of cartoons as a child it's a really fun compilation." Does that mean if one developed brain rot from overexposure to TV, and cartoons in general, one might therefore find some enjoyment in this release?
posted 03-17-2007 02:13 PM PT (US)

James Standard Userer	Well, I was talking about nostalgiac enjoyment. But to actually enjoy the music for the music's sake, yes, there would probably have to be some brain damage.
posted 03-17-2007 04:35 PM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	Wow, tj... I didn't think the NN albums were worth writing about. You turned in quite a lengthy, respectful review! http://www.moviemusic.com/comments.asp?mm=greatestscifi5&author=3140 You are the biggest NN fan! And yes, back in the 80s, when those three NN albums were all over the place... it's all we had. Arghf.
posted 03-19-2007 11:40 AM PT (US)

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